Can The E30 BMW Go Endurance Racing? [Episode 4] -- /BORN A CAR

[@MikeyGaumann]

Really liking this series so far. I love how greasy Ryan always is, looking like "fuck we gotta stop for a second so I can explain what's going on", and then go straight back to it. I'm basically a human shop rag myself, and I'm all about E30's and 2002's, so I really enjoy watching these. Looking forward to more!

[@DarkestGinge]

I actually really like Ryan as a presenter. Such a chill guy to watch

[@XtremeChiliPepper]

Absolutely agree! binge watching this newer series once I found it, what a warrior, love all the details and BS that is showed about what it actually takes to do this irl!!

[@67bevplut]

Welding a nut to the bleeder screw is the way to go.

[@wobblysauce]

Or just add weld on weld to grip it.

[@stanthorne9541]

This series is great. I love the authenticity and honesty of the spirit and build. No sponsor plugs. Just the documentation of honest hard work to go racing.

[@MagnusAndersen1996]

"You didn't even sand it" "No, I didn't even clean the dirt off it" xD

[@bargym2312]

Love it! If this gets one kid to go out and pick up a wrench and get to know his/her car a little better it is a huge win! Keep up the great series

[@AppleJack76]

Well done! We too have run Nitto NT-05's in the Western ChumpCar Division. Placed 3rd in our 1st event at Auto Club Speedway in October of 2016. The tires held up for the entire 10 hour race and we still had life in them.

[@Lolmaro.]

From a 2000$ car to a 15000$ car lol

[@MNIceMan44]

best series on UA-cam

[@finchers_garage]

I've done the "grabbed the hot soldering iron" dance before. I definitely feel your pain. Now I lick my finger and tap the iron, even if I know it's off!!

[@kingcrunch85]

I could so relate to that rolly cart moment. LOL

[@RyanSymancek]

Gotta love them rolly carts

[@GlennnD]

Ryan is awesome ! No shouting. Just pure info ! (Y)

[@MobiusHorizons]

I'm really loving the series. Nice Job!!

[@blacksheep4310]

Wer schaut denn aus Deutschland zu :) klasse Video!

[@WestBerlinCustoms]

Schwarz-Rot-Gold im Intro und ein E30 Coupe als Basis - da ist Zuschauen doch fast Pflicht! ;)

[@blacksheep4310]

Haja so ist das :D

[@xXRoneightyXx]

Aus dresden - 1timefav.blogspot.de gruß

[@blacksheep4310]

Is eigen Werbung Zeit? Dann lasst mir auch en Abo da :D

[@emicmoto]

mega sache das ganze : ) purer motorsport

[@RonsRides]

lol nice dancing at the end fellas

[@canyoneagle]

Loving the series. Looks like fun! Well, injuries and sleepless nights excepted.........

[@RandomGenera7ed]

Any video with Ryan in it is guaranteed to be great. Keep it up mate!👍

[@gregmossed]

One of the greatest things I've ever spent $20 on was a pair of coveralls. It's awesome to not trash out a bunch of clothes, and be able to take them off and go somewhere/into a car without getting it filthy.

[@MichaelBolten727]

Nice job. I can't believe you do the front sub alone!

[@rijste94]

Loosen the motor mounts and lift the engine up slightly. That's how you take off the oil pan without loosening the subframe.
It takes some wiggling but it works.

[@Wrx_dylan1]

You have no idea how much joy "do if for dale" on the 240 brought me lmfao

[@Cher007]

9:46 DO IT FOR DALE! HELL YEAH BROTHER!

[@prettynormalme27]

takes me back to my formula student days! awesome series. cant wait for more! :)

[@olekaarvaag9405]

Great work Ryan! Sucks with the bleeder screw, but I'm glad you made it. Looking forward to the race!

[@eureka3695]

drive needs more content like this!!!

[@OddisProductions]

Well done boys. A for efforts. Well prepped E30s are addictive.

[@onepunchtyler]

I'm kinda allergic to botch jobs but other than that, awesome series!

[@RyanSymancek]

This was a rushed series from the get go. If I had months to settle in and focus on a proper build, then I would have. But with other work and the fact that the turn around times for this production were so hard to meet, we had to get shit done fast. I wouldn't say we cut corners, we just got done what we needed to and could with the time we had (with hopes that the engine would keep ticking the way it was). Thanks for watching!

[@onepunchtyler]

Yeah I get you. You had no choice because of time. Some scenes were painful to watch, but just a tiny bit :) But I think I can handle it so no worries :D No, it's all fine. You did what you had to do.

[@robertinasalome9800]

More stuff like this, so called "the real deal" :)

[@Qgal5kap123]

The yellow dot on the tire, should be aligned with the valve. That reduces the need for wheel weights. I am however happy to see that you taped your weights. ;-)

[@RyanSymancek]

We had to blow these tires on with a torch. I wish I got footage of that. It was crazy! After making explosions, my concern of where the yellow dot was wasn't that great ;)

[@Qgal5kap123]

So you used the flammable gas trick to set the bead? That's pretty neat ;-)

[@metaomicron72]

America has so many grassroots races. Drift,Rally,Endurance. I dont even thing people here know what drifting is...

[@andrewallen5478]

DO IT FOR DALE!

[@will4825]

Damn rolly carts! Nice work Ryan.

[@RyanSymancek]

Haha Thanks dude!

[@MrFlapOJack]

Overhauling the suspension is fun 👍

[@niismo.]

best yt channel ever

[@GrahamBartle]

good episode

[@pauljr8379]

Love your videos, guys! Rock on!

[@knechtel]

Digging the DirtFish hat 👌🏼

[@macberry4048]

we don't get to see all the work but we get to see all the dirt. I like these real world videos were you get to see what can go wrong not in a satanic way but like the best way to do things so you're not going back and forth to the store

[@repeatrepeatrepeat]

great content!

[@RJTillRacing]

I guess we'll find out next time, but ive found the HP+ to be inadequate as a track pad. Crazy good initial bite from cold make them a great autox pad. Check out Porterfield or one of Hawks endurance pads. Also the NT05 is a bit slower than the current crop of 200tw tires. I like the AD08R if you are running 205s. Free tires are free tires though!!

[@RyanSymancek]

Hahah yeah free tires were free tires. I was really impressed with the NT05's though, but haven't tested anything else. The HP+'s did burn up quick. I didn't detail it much in the next video. We went through two sets or fronts during Barber. A better endurance pad would be nicer in the future, yeah. That makes a lot of sense for an AutoX pad.

[@Northern_]

Lots of E30 track guys loving the PFC08's. They seem to put in the work and still last well.

[@arthurswanson6865]

Should have poured beer on the solder burn

[@KitelessRex]

Loving this series! Keep it up boys!

[@crusadergamer4995]

Nice car

[@Carlos_Jzx]

Yeah do it 4 Dale!
I can't believe that is on NJ. lol

[@GL-oo9kc]

Awesome series! :)

[@MrToolean]

Hawk HP Plus is not a race compound. Look into DTC60's or 70's. You also need adjuster in the rear to get a proper alignment.

[@Northern_]

Came here to post the same thing about the Hawk HP+. They're well known for fade in anything beyond autox (Talking E30's here...). In addition to the DTC pads, PFC08's are really popular for track use.
For trailing arm adjusters, there are a bunch of different approaches, but most also come with significant drawbacks.
Eccentric RTABs spin, e39 eccentric bolts slip/spin, the "posi-lok" which don't slip suffer from adjustment "resolution" from the coarse teeth. There are some much nicer setups out there, but cost rises rapidly after this point. Subframe risers are a good compromise for anything that's street driven and lowered, but not really for dedicated track cars or anything stock height (or higher)

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

Gotta prep dance.

[@salimkhanjm1457]

Nice dance

[@FoxMrD_1]

Try the Maroc Challenge with that car. That'd be a true endurance race.

[@CMFL77]

Loving this series so far!
Hopefully by now you've had a proper nights sleep & shower! haha!

[@polton00]

dem solder burns :( goodluck at the race

[@ChardDavis]

ok... I'm sub'd ... drive is back!

[@maxime_vhw]

do it for dale xd nice one

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

Hey I used to live in Hackettstown! And Budd Lake for a min...

[@Retrobeemer]

Nice work guys! I used Hawk (with Wilwood 4 pot) in my old 325 e30 race car and they were great. Especially given their price! I'd use them in my M3 but sadly they don't do them to fit my Tarox 6 pots. Are Nitto available in Europe?

[@driftlifeclutchtwice5197]

As he looks back at the beep the door made when leaving the part store lol

[@javidaderson]

Now Desert Racing.

[@matiasrivas8251]

nice. i hope you upload some videos onboard during the race!!

[@johnmoreno3054]

i "liked" the video before i even watched it

[@slipknotmoealbin]

Didin't need no spring compression tool, just bend the springs out! What could go wrong? :thinking:

[@cdeprima1209]

Those parts can be unforgiving sometimes, yikes!

[@rodrigobaamonde9756]

if you are lowering the underfraim why not go with nylon bushing? seems like you ve done the hard part allready and it seems to go a long way on the feel of the car, convenient if you are racing.

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

I was hoping they would do that. I am about to do my nissan truck with poly bushings.

[@chrissilva5659]

Next time u run into a stuck bleeder try torching it doesn't always work but does 90 percent of the time.use map pro or oxy takes about ten mins with map pro

[@infrequentflyer4271]

dude looks like he hasnt slept in months

[@metaomicron72]

Wish I had sponsors like they do or some help here and there with equipment

[@Erik-ek9du]

Should've just replaced the steering rack while the subframe was out of the car

[@dastokene30og]

by the end of this video i was just wondering who had a welder nearby to tack and back the bleeder...

[@boblast5582]

you're doing an endurance race and you went with street pads? I mean hp+ are pretty aggressive for a street pad, but its still a street pad...

[@SoulSkate808]

Does anyone know what paint they used to repaint the car? Love the look of the Matte Black!

[@darylwilliams5917]

What was the wheel/tire size combo used? I noticed you had rubbing issues. Was that resolved by only rolling your fenders?

[@DerikDraven]

Newtonites unite lmao

[@dutchboss509]

my buddy has raced E30's in endurance racing for years now.. SCCA has E30's all day

[@dutchboss509]

curious how you know enough to build a race car in a shop with no tools, but dont know how to bleed brakes with a broken bleeder? thats year one greenhorn mechanical shop know how

[@RyanSymancek]

Yeah it's a new shop haha. Didn't get all the stuff in there at that point. We knew the bleeding technique, but decided to err on the side of caution and try to find a new caliper. I didn't really explain that situation that well I guess. It was hard cause it happened around midnight and we we're hustling. We didn't get much time to explain what was happening or even get a good shot of what happened. I did what I could all through the night, and had a friend of Alex's source us a brandy new one at IMC Parts... so I just decided to play it safe and get new.

[@dutchboss509]

fair enough.. not sound practice but would have gotten you on the road..

[@anthonysmalawipredators8794]

has he ever blinked

[@alinorodahr1422]

why don't you use drilled discs , at least for front? that was more expensive than its performance? I'm worry about brake over heat ! :)

[@deerpeter1]

Did you change out the oil pump Ryan?

[@bloodrace]

Second!

[@MichaelStarlin]

You dont even need to remove the whole subframe....

[@speier]

Did you end up buying the brake caliper at Guten Parts in NJ?

[@aardvark__2552]

am i the only one who thinks ryan looks like luke skywalker?

[@ebbyfrystires5696]

Where's the glass? I noticed there is no rear windscreen or rear 1/4 glass

[@TheRunner72]

How did you guys like the Hawk Pads?

[@Sameruitiger]

This guy always looks like has done 3kg of Coke before shooting and still looks tired

[@dylanp4537]

Nice "Do it for Dale" tail on that car. What type of car was that and do you hang with Cleetus Mcfarland from 1320 at all?

[@RyanSymancek]

Haha, no we don't know him. But yeah, that's what we're referencing with the sticker. It's a Nissan 240sx rally car. There's a My Life as a Rallyist video coming out with the car in it at some point soon!

[@dylanp4537]

Ryan Symancek Awesome man! Love the videos. Great concept of budget racing for everyday people. best of luck with everything!

[@johnmoreno3054]

did we blow the 5k budget out the window?

[@marcuseh]

Love the wheels ...anyone know the type?
Ps....so glad i have a E30 325i there is just something special about those cars

[@RyanSymancek]

The company that makes them is XXR. I'm not sure the model.

[@gregg8432]

You cant use the stock toe hook in chump car?

[@natgeoba7377]

do it for dale

[@DKs13drifter]

The Duck on the hood is nothing new. Last time we used it was at the Tajik Rally. Our Rally Breed Lancer 4x4 was named HANZO and the Duck at the front was the fist what the people at our over 9000km journey saw. facebook.com/zuerihighlands

[@Ray-dx2pf]

Did i see a GT4?

[@VemacRD350]

drill and retap the bleeder hole!

[@RyanSymancek]

Queue Mr. Regular quotes!

[@artokiiskinen1058]

this does not look like Ryan has a girlfriend. Or if he does, she is one understanding lady.

[@why3011]

what's the point of this comment

[@alwcurlz]

That's the way East coast people are. It's normal over there. :-)

[@max5314]

Whats the total spend?

[@jeanfranco9354]

Is that the guy from the 70's show???

[@RyanSymancek]

Yes

[@SanMarinoM3cs]

us bumpers are too ugly

[@HenzPowell]

3rd

[@WyFoster]

Hey guys, multiple times race and class win in ChumpCar here with an e30. Check my channel for footage.
Drill the shock towers and physically move the bolt holes over for more camber, run some brake ducts and take the points hit. It is worth it, also use PFC 08 brake pads are my recommendations so far in the video.

[@WyFoster]

Bridgestone RE71s or Falken Azenis tires. The Hankook RS4s are coming out soon too so that may be a tire of choice.

[@RyanSymancek]

The adjustable camber plates worked pretty well. I guess we could drilled, but it was easier to do it that way. Thanks for the other tips! The Hawks were pretty good, but the did wear quicker than I expected (but that coulda just been the heat from no ducts). Will have to try the PFC's. I've heard good things!

[@WyFoster]

Yeah, definitely easier. just a way to save yourself a few points for the future.
Our e30 is running massive aero. Splitter and wing each end is only 10 points and I think the plates are 20 or 25?! so worth while trade off if you got the time!

[@sp33der617]

I gotta think you're going to want higher heat pads, I haven't seen a car where HP+ were enough for track use, nevermind an enduro. I'd start with Hawk Blues.

[@E30Fred]

For sure, HP+s are nowhere close to a real race pad like an 08 or 11, also, there are certainly better 200TW tires for endurance racing like ZII. RE71R and Rival S 1.5 might not last a 2 day event depending on track, track surface, and driving style. Love this series! Keep up the great work guys!

[@ahmedza9303]

no engine work or upgrades? or even an oil change?

[@kingcars]

They had to drain the oil to swap out the pan, so I *think* it's safe to assume they put new oil back in.

[@ahmedza9303]

kingcars oh yeah sorry i forgot that part , yeah but otherwise that's all the engine had , the body & suspension seems all good but the engine is still old and i am sure it doesn't have all of its power from factory , my point is no engine work that's strange

[@nickamarit]

Are you guys gonna copyright the rubber ducky hood logo mod? :D

[@RyanSymancek]

I called the copyright office and took a quack at it, but they didn't think something this stupid would fit the bill.

[@nickamarit]

lol, can't wait to see the ducky aero mod in action in your next vid!

[@Retrobeemer]

Ryan Symancek It Daffy's logic.
;0)

[@changmoon]

Whats the wheel specs?

[@8172008]

RE; the issue may have been solved quickly with the right sized 'easy out' to remove that bleeder screw. ( @ 8:35 ) :---)))))))))))

[@bideomanlol]

Dave exactly what I was thinking!

[@RyanSymancek]

We didn't have an easy out kit with us. We were calling and texting around to see who had what... and I was able to lock down a caliper before a kit (believe it or not, but it was like midnight on a Wednesday).

[@Nayr_uk]

One thing you can do is pop the piston out using air, push it back in but fill the chamber with brake fluid then push the caliper back slowly 95% of the way, hook up your brake pipe to to the caliper loosely and have the nut 99% of the way in so its hard to push the fluid out but it can still get out when you push the piston back. When the piston is all the way back, tighten the nut straight away and that will seal the system. Isn't as good as bleeding it the correct way but will give you a pretty strong pedal in diar times.

[@8172008]

Ya, I did catch that. Makes it kinda tough finding goodies late at night. Back in the '60s, I remember an auto parts store that was open 24 hrs. in San Jose, CA. Never tried it but that would be handy, huh? That sorta changed our joking about getting things from "midnight auto supply", if you get my drift. lol To be honest, I would probably have gone with the new one and later fixed the old one and have a spare. :---))))))))))))

[@bcredeur97]

Couldn't have just loosened the brake line to bleed them? Or is something weird on E30's that doesn't let you do that?

[@ericp.9497]

However, it's the fluid in the caliper that's been subject to the highest temps. In order to flush that, you need the bleeder screw which lies beyond the cylinders. To loosen the line would simply bleed fluid from the line.

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

Eric Pommerer Broken bleeder screw would probably not pass tech.