Parked alongside it is an E30 sporting an M42 motor, also running a rear disc conversion, so it’s safe to say that Dani knows his way around an engine swap and the odd chassis upgrade, and has pretty clear ideas about what he wants each car to be able to do.
E36 M3 VELOCITY STACKS DRIVER
He’s still got that E36 seven years later in fact it’s his daily driver and has been treated to an M52 conversion, M50 manifold, full M3 front suspension and rear disc conversion. “My dad used to own many E30 325s and E34 Tourings, that’s where my passion began.” His first BMW, an E36 316i, was handed down to Dani at the age of 17 by his older brother – it had been his first car too, and has now been in the family for 12 years.
It’s impressive to note that Dani has no fewer than five BMWs in his current stable “I’ve been interested in them since I was very young,” he explains.
“I had the front and rear arches slightly widened for better wheel spacing too, and I fabricated my own front splitter for better traction and downforce” The fact that he’s a BMW and Mercedes Specialist Vehicle Technician by trade helps a lot, naturally, as he’s far from fumbling about in the dark here indeed, the staggering breadth of parts and upgrades in the spec list is led partly by his inherent knowledge of what goes where and works with what, and partly by the fact the he’s got Bavarian petroleum coursing through his veins cut him open and he bleeds little M badges (not literally of course, please don’t try that). He fancied doing stuff, then he did it – it really is that simple. But Dani Simmons’s history is very much hands-on, and that’s what has informed this astoundingly detailed E30 creation. That’s not to sideline the opposing crowd who’ve modded cars from scratch but with the aid of skilled pros, of course – we can’t all be experts, and there’s a whole flourishing industry set up to serve such purposes. Built, not bought’ is a pretty common phrase on the scene these days – modifiers who’ve solely achieved their goals in the confines of a single garage with just a cup of tea and a crackly radio for company are rightly proud to wear their achievements on their sleeve.
0 kommentar(er)
