 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  06-26-2006, 06:19 PM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 67 |  Build your own 357ti.
I had a bad accident at the track last week and totalled my 357ti. While the body was destroyed it appears the drivetrain survived unscathed. Once we get it pulled out and confirm everything is OK I'll be putting it up for sale as a complete plug and play kit.
I haven't come up with a firm price yet, but engine, transmission, driveline, and exhaust with all the accessories to make it work would be in the $10-12,000 dollar range (it would take twice that amount to duplicate what I'm selling).
I'll also have suspension parts, brakes, custom differential and any salvageable parts available for sale.
Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll have a complete list ready to post in the for sale section, but since there has been so much interest in my car I wanted to go ahead and give everyone a heads up.
John |  |  | | 06-26-2006, 06:24 PM | #2 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 60 |
You are not injured? Totalled? Was this that awesome 357ti project chronicled on this board and completed no more than a few weeks ago?
Noooooooooo! | | | | | 06-26-2006, 06:38 PM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 67 |
No, I'm fine. The safety gear all worked as designed. A car in front of me blew an engine and I hit his oil slick at 100mph. I went off track, hit an embankment, flipped end over end, rolled and landed right side up.
Without a cage and six point belts etc. it is doubtful I would have survived, let alone hop out and walk away. | | | | | 06-27-2006, 04:33 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 |
jcarp- Sorry to hear about your accident.. Luckily you are not hurt. Just as a general question how does the track you were on handle that kind of situation? I was reading up on the waiver I have to sign to drive out at Sebring and they actually hold the driver of any car that drops oil or damages any track items liable for those items or any damages that result. They specifically talk about dumping oil on the track and damaging other vehicles and track barricades/tire walls.
Is there any way to get insurance to cover a car while driving competitively on a track?
I'd be interested in what you have in the way of suspension once you know what is salvageable.. | | | | | 06-27-2006, 04:55 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 411 |
Well, I'm glad you were wise and got the all the safety equipment. Just sending my condolences. __________________
I'm back with a different 95 ti | | | | | 06-27-2006, 05:39 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: southern CA Posts: 127 |
That sucks man, truly a unique ti. Glad that you are ok __________________
1996 318ti
sport model, m3 bumper cover, velocity splitter, AKG shift knob, factory clears, super sprint exhaust, UUC floormats, UUC tranny mounts, UUC clutch bushings, UUC shifter bushings, Powerflex LCABS... replaced with treehouse eyeballs, front sway bar bushings, RTABS, TMS rear shock mounts, Bilsteins, Xbrace, sparco strut brace, AKG subframe bushings, AKG differential mount bushing, M coupe shifter, meyle ball joints and sway bar endlinks | | | | | 06-27-2006, 06:39 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 456 |
NO NONO NO NO NON ON ONO ONO NONON I cA nT t Ype..
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.. . | | | | | 06-27-2006, 06:40 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 456 |
IM SO SAD FOR YOU MAN. Many people are gonna be crying when they hear about this. | | | | | 06-27-2006, 08:04 AM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 92 |
Sorry to hear about your loss, it will stick in my mind as one of the meanest ti's I have ever come across. | | | | | 06-27-2006, 06:34 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 67 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by mohaughn jcarp- Sorry to hear about your accident.. Luckily you are not hurt. Just as a general question how does the track you were on handle that kind of situation? I was reading up on the waiver I have to sign to drive out at Sebring and they actually hold the driver of any car that drops oil or damages any track items liable for those items or any damages that result. They specifically talk about dumping oil on the track and damaging other vehicles and track barricades/tire walls.
Is there any way to get insurance to cover a car while driving competitively on a track?
I'd be interested in what you have in the way of suspension once you know what is salvageable.. | No, our track doesn't hold a driver responsible for dumping oil. It's basically 'don't drive what you can't afford to walk away from'. | | | | | 06-28-2006, 06:28 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by jcarp No, our track doesn't hold a driver responsible for dumping oil. It's basically 'don't drive what you can't afford to walk away from'. | The first rule of track days and racing. You can however end up paying for any track property you tear up. Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 06-28-2006, 03:17 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
Whoa! Sorry to read about this. Did you ver get it dyno'd? __________________
My Former Rides
1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies
1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition
| | | | | 06-28-2006, 04:24 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 121 |
This is really a shame... particularly after doing such an over-kill and fantastic job. Have you considered just finding another Ti (or even E36) shell and transplanting? Any pics yet? | | | | | 07-13-2006, 01:44 PM | #14 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 5 |
Ok im a big dummy what is a 357ti | | | | | 07-13-2006, 01:55 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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