AS I made the shift from P-Cars over to the Spec E30 series I was astonished at how inexpensive it was going to be to build a race car from sratch. I kept track of every expenditure. For anyone who’s interested in getting involved ususally one of the first questions they ask is how much is this going to cost. To help answer that, here’s my build sheet with all the prices associated not including labor for parts install and taxes.
1989 BMW 325i Race Car build budget:
Car $2200.00
Roll bar install $1750.00
Window Net $75.00
Battery Kill switch $25.00
Limited Slip Diff $300.00
AMB Xponder $300.00
Rotors (Zimmerman X drilled) $207.00
Hawk racing pads $170.00
Sacks Clutch Kit $213.00
Sparco Corsa Seat in blue $463
Sparco Steel Seat Side Mount $45
Sparco 6pt Racing Belts $227
Sparco “Pro� Steering wheel $142
Sparco hub adaptor for BMW $52
Brey Krause Seat Brace $250
Roll bar padding $25
Suspension Components
H&R Springs (per rules) part # 50404-88F/R $400
Bilstein Shocks and Struts part # P36-0335 or P30-0334
Front, part # B36-2027 Rear $400
Fixed Camber Plates $125
Sparco Strut tower brace $230
Rear Shock Mounts $90
Delrin bushing font control arm $90
rear sub frame bushing $120
Adjustable trailer arm bushing $200
22 mm front (non adjustable) 19 mm rear sway bar (adjustable) Suspension Techniques Sway bar Kit $320
Custom Exhaust (remove Cat) $300
Wheels $460.00
Toyo RA-1 Tires $480.00
Paint $1000.00
Total $10760.00
Obiously there are places that you could reduce costs if needbe…I spared no expense when building the car so this should be the upper end of what someone might spend.
Hope this helps any perspective races interested in getting started.