Hello,
I am building a gravel E36 compact for stage rally here in the USA. This car will be built on a small budget while hopefully being effective rally machine.
Here are the basic plans and outline:
-318ti donor car
-M52 2.8 (iron block)
-Standard gearbox with 4:10 or 3.73 188mm LSD
-Fully bias ajustable boosterless brake system using modified standard pedals and calipers from a 328i.
-Bilstein suspension mostly bespoke (we don't have much as far as a rally aftermarket in the States). More on this later.
-Full FIA 253 J roll cage with a few extras required by Rally America and NASA regulations.
As the car sits it is pretty much all stripped of the stuff that won't be needed. The Cage has been started and outlined by the main hoop and half laterals. Now it's time to start connecting them. I plan extending the rear damper mounts to use a common 10" travel bilstein. This will need to be completed before the cage gets tied into the towers.
Here are pictures of the progress so far.