Castro Motorsport: Kato Racing's LS7 "E40Z06" M3 Race Car Build

[e30polak]

More work on the rear flare!







With a bit more shaping







More to come tonight!!!

[e30polak]

More updates from last night! All flares and bumper extensions should be done by tonight!

[e30polak]

That widebody is insane, it reminds me of the bmw off of NFS Most Wanted. It's killer.

LOL, ya it's pretty nuts! 3" wider than stock up front and the rears will be just over 4" wider than stock!

I like the way you tackled it by removing the lip, extending, refitting the lip! Any plans to flare out the bumper to suit?

Ya and this is Chris's first widebody project! His brother has done all the other flare work for us in the past!

Front and rear bumper extensions will be made once flares are finished!

[The Simps]

I like the way you tackled it by removing the lip, extending, refitting the lip! Any plans to flare out the bumper to suit?

[Garrett B]

That widebody is insane, it reminds me of the bmw off of NFS Most Wanted. It's killer.

[e30polak]

The widebody fender flare project began today and Chris and the guys have made quick work of it. These are not the finished product, but they are a really good solution for our track day this Saturday.

The wheels specs (with 25mm spacers all around)

Front: 18x11 et5 with a 315/30/18 Hoosier A6
Rear: 18x12 et0 with a 335/30/18 Hoosier A6

I'll post more pics of progress tomorrow night!

Starting the process





Adding the edge of the factory flare back on







Metal cleaned up





Some bondo added (just for shaping)







Primed and done for the time being, other side being tackled as I post this!

[imolae30]

Fab work on the exhaust is amazing, engine is sweet, great build! Love the hard work!

[e30polak]

Loving the headers and exhaust work. Whole car is badass.

Thanks!

[Johnsea]

Loving the headers and exhaust work. Whole car is badass.

[MommysLittleMonster]

[e30polak]

So Radium Engineering came on as a sponsor for the project and hooked us up with one of their awesome fuel surge tank, which we will be setting up to dual AEM 320lph pumps to be ready for E85 if we decide to run that fuel.

This piece is absolutely gorgeous, and dealing with Radium for this product has been a great experience!

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Also here are a few cleaner shots of the wheels, more to come as we start the fender flare process!

[Offczarkowski]

Incredible. Love the exhaust.

[e30polak]

BIG UPDATE! The Forgestars are finally here! Kalon ordered 6 18x11s and 2 18x12s. We're going to see how the car does with a square set-up versus a staggered set-up on the track.

The E39 M5 3.15 ring an pinion are also being put in, along with a mild rebuild on the stock M3 diff. The longer gears will definitely help put the torque down better, as we get wheel spin at 80 in 4th gear on the freeway, with sticky 285s out back!

Radium Engineering also came on as a sponsor for a fuel surge tank and a dual AEM pump set-up to prepare us for E85 down the road. Those parts will be at the shop early next week!

Enough blabbing and onto the goods:

[e30polak]

Bad. Ass. Can't wait to see more of this car. Any plans for aero soon?

Yes, we absolutely plan to put aero on, Kalon needs to save up a bit more money for a proper wing though.

Here's a preliminary sketch I did of my vision for the car:

[M0HNKE]

Bad. Ass. Can't wait to see more of this car. Any plans for aero soon?