For as long as we can remember, we have been obsessing over the idea of one day being able to build a real race car. Gutting the interior, installing bucket seats with harness seatbelts, stiffening the suspension, power-tuning an engine, you name it. In 2022, we finally set out to make this obsession a reality. Our starting point is a 1994 BMW E36 318IS, for a number of reasons. First of all, it is fairly attainable. You don't need big budgets to buy, modify or maintain an E36, and we won't feel bad about gutting it because the 318IS is often overlooked anyway and we're probably doing it a favour, by building into a proper enthusiast machine. The second, and most important reason, is that the 318IS was the basis of what later became the 320i race car that would win countless races and put the E36 on the map as an immensely succesful touring car. A 318IS four door is the closest you can get to that infamous 320i, and in this series, we'll see our bonestock E36, slowly transform into the actual 1994 racecar it was meant to represent when rolling out of the BMW factory. So take a seat, strap in, and let's embark on an epic adventure!

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