View Full Version : Paul McCarthy's Barrysmotorsport M3 2011
jonosilvia
16-04-10, 20:06
The new and improved barrysmotorsport M3 with fiberglass doors boot bonnet and new paintjob complete with mental driver :)
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/jonosilvia/DSCF1024.jpg
Aidan Hogan
16-04-10, 20:11
Sounds Sweet :D
Love this car,Hate the fuckin noise tho!Blows the head off ye
WANGAN-JZX
16-04-10, 21:49
Yah love that car too....what kinda power is it making?
love it.sounds mental my favourite car in pd
Conor sr_20
16-04-10, 22:22
Serious machine:)
And both the boys no how to drive it:cool:
Mental pilots:D
i think john has been hard done by PD once or twice.....
but the lad sure knows how to drive....
--Sinead--
17-04-10, 11:01
i think john has been hard done by PD once or twice.....
but the lad sure knows how to drive....
Ya I think hes been hard done aswell! :rolleyes: I hope he does really well this season, he really deserves it, savage pilot! :D
i heard he crashed this in fermoy today dat true?
yep he did which was a pity was def best of da day
Aidan Hogan
17-04-10, 19:52
is he ok???????????????
x2 :eek: :confused:
pmc-drifter
17-04-10, 19:55
Ya he wrote off alright, he's fine just a bit pissed off over all the work done to it.
Dennis Healy
17-04-10, 20:02
Ya he wrote off alright, he's fine just a bit pissed off over all the work done to it.
sorry to hear, hes a savage driver.
joey banana s14
17-04-10, 21:25
ah god thats sum cunt savage car + driver
DaveM-sport
17-04-10, 22:04
Only bent metal anyway (what metal wad left in it after lightening)
all the good bits survived with only a few scratches including most importantly John himself which was lucky considering it was a very sudden stop from nearly 50mph when he hit it... Who knows what the inital entry speed was.
I'm sure the M3 will be back in no time in some sort or reincarnation or other.
Gutted to see her like that, as always was on fire today!! Pure nuts!! I think the whole mpower crew are fuckin tapped but great to watch! Brian, this means you!! Stoopid question but will he be running tomorrow?
the best car to watch in action last yr imo and gutted to see it in its current state, hope everyone is ok??
Well, my cam battery died just before that accident ...
Savage car and i take my hat off in front of the driver, nice combo they are together, pity that shait happened last night ...
Yes the main thing is that everyones ok, but we all know its a rough motorsport ...
I wish ye good luck in next run :)
i have the run in photos, I'll make a gif tonight or tomorrow and stick it up. The shell is dead but John is ok all be it a little/lot sore.
jonosilvia
18-04-10, 20:24
While Qualifying John decided that he wasn't happy with some of the work that was done to the car so he decided to make a few modifications of his own. Unfortunately this involved killing the car.
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/jonosilvia/DSCF1030.jpg
He Qualified 6th and lost his first twin battle against Michael sheen in his brothers standard blue m3.
Rd 2 should see the yellow beast re-shelled and screaming again
fair fucks to john for gettin straight back into the seat and qualifying in a car he never drove,compared to the spec of the cars he was against on sunday he done really well,be good to see him back in the yellow thing again,busy 5 weeks ahead:p
Prodrifter86
18-04-10, 20:30
just seen the pics and thank god he's ok!!! and it's a bitch after he did all the work on it!!!!!! but a car can be replaced so thank god he's ok!:)
Awwsome stuff from John to come back from what happened saturday.
Deffo should have run again against Mike. And we will have to keep him
away from those guards HAHA!!!
Sorry about the shaking.....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/photography/cars/prodrift_2010/round_1/saturday/oops.gif
Ouch though.
In case anyone is wondering that is playing back at the speed it was shot so that is how fast he stopped.
im dizzy watching that muttly :0....
fair play the man still smiling and he done really well in his bros car..
look forward to supporting him in the next round
im dizzy watching that muttly :0....Imagine how he felt in the car!!!!
pmc-drifter
19-04-10, 16:13
Holy shit lad she was a fair smack alright..
he got rattled hit the wall some shot
t'was a heavy smack alright, I saw it live! Is it going to be repaired or reshelled?
I'v a 4 door 316i with a good body for cheap if a reshell is on the cards;)
Oh definatly a reshell. That one is dead forever. I ond't know about him needing one, I was told he has one.
was a fair smack heard he has a shell i think he has a in car camera that would be a interesting watch
Pick up a 316 shell for 400quid Engine interior inclusive,Wont bother JP,Great guy to build the Beemers it seems,Drove great all weekend,Even yesterday after the shake up!
I also have a FREE 316 4 door clean shell if you need it man!! Let me know.....
pmc-drifter
19-04-10, 22:29
He had a camera inside alright but unfortunately forgot to turn it on for that run. He has a shell alright but sound anyways lads.
jonosilvia
25-04-10, 20:56
Update!
Work has already started on the Barrysmotorsport M3 mk2 Shell
Engine and gearbox out, wiring loom out, sound deadining out,interior gone, doors boot bonnet gone,
This fine example of a 4dr 318is thought its mass going days were over
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/jonosilvia/DSCF1033.jpg
All going to plan she will be seeing some serious wall tapping action at Rd 2:D
pmc-drifter
25-04-10, 21:02
Correction - she is only a 318i not the special 318is:D
jonosilvia
25-04-10, 21:13
sorry you are correct the 318is had 8 more valves and a massive speed increase of 7mph (is FTW)
Are you sure its not shell mk3??? Didn't the Rosegreen incident kill mk1?
i was gutted for this legend of a man and car last week cant wait 2 c this new build on track screaming.
i is d bruno ya
DaveM-sport
26-04-10, 02:43
the car was straightened after the Rosegreen incident:)
Would the two of ye shut up with your 318iS jokes
the 4 door iS actually was special since it was built so BMW motorsport could use an E36 as a touring car and 320bhp from them wasn't too bad either. Shame the road car was left with a shitty 140 though and fookall other nice parts besides a plack on the dash! :rolleyes:
jonosilvia
26-04-10, 08:24
:rolleyes:
Touched a nerve there johnny I reckon Poor Dave!!!:p
look forward to seein this at rd2-- big decals down the side------FTW--For The Wall-- a speed restrictor might be a good modification for this one to ensure she lasts more than one round--:D
@dave --they wont be laughin when your diesel crank powered iS s4252874 passes them out:cool:
pmc-drifter
03-05-10, 21:00
Progress has been made, cage is in, wiring is all sorted so engine is ready to go in next weekend...
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/pmc-drifter/DSCF0097-1.jpg
The original shell looking sad
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The heart:)
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/pmc-drifter/DSCF0100.jpg
Good to see some progress being made!
jonosilvia
04-05-10, 11:38
My eyes are burnt out out of me from all the welding
Lets hope they stand up to the next impact.:)
pmc-drifter
04-05-10, 14:13
Tis a tasty job alright :D
hey the old shell is surely worth 100 euro!! the windscreen is mint in it!!......it even has a PD visor :D:D:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Hope its ready and running just as good as before for round 2! Its just not the same without the deafening roar of that M3! Some car!
DaveM-sport
05-05-10, 05:22
this really was the only way ye were ever going to ge rid of all that heavy bulkhead sound proofing and messy wirig and air-con stuff I suppose :D
hey the old shell is surely worth 100 euro!! the windscreen is mint in it!!......it even has a PD visor :D:D:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Ah yeah...has a history too even!
Up on donedeal now shur with a picture of it's good side and "Never races or never rallied" :D
Be interesting to see the previous owners face looking at how it ended up because as far as I know he was one of those anal freaks that even goes replacing little bits of interior trim if it had any bit if a mark on it.
That windscreen would want to be worth a fair bit to go to the hassle of getting it out in one piece too if you were bothered to do it!
jonosilvia
05-05-10, 14:54
Unfortunatlely both windscreens are badly cracked.
Must check to see if there was windscreen cover on the yellow one
i absolutely love this car!!! its insane and the driver?? legend!! hard done by is right!:mad:
jonosilvia
08-05-10, 23:37
Day 4 of the build
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/jonosilvia/DSCF1035.jpg
Just waiting for some new BarrysMotorSport Fudgies and she will be running next saturday
serious work goin in there back yard special lol
car is comming on mint lads fairy play;) must say love d axel stands ye animals:D cum on punshestown
Really love the spirit here
pmc-drifter
12-05-10, 16:52
Colour???:D
Need you ask :D
Robbie Daly Ps13
12-05-10, 16:53
Colour???:D
Stupid question........!
love watchin this car slide,cant wait to see it back in action;)
Need you ask :D
NO....glad to see she'll be rebuilt for round 2.
pmc-drifter
23-05-10, 15:28
UPDATE. Got the engine running last weekend and all the drive-train sorted. Just left the house there to go into johnnys unit to be sprayed during the week. Great success.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/pmc-drifter/DSCF0103.jpg
BC coilovers from BARRYSMOTORSPORT :)
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/pmc-drifter/DSCF0104.jpg
How it looked today up on the trailer.
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All that's left inside is the bare essentials
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/pmc-drifter/DSCF0108.jpg
The hatchet crew that keep the dream alive :D
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/pmc-drifter/DSCF0111.jpg
Left to Right: John McCarthy(general butcher/driver), me Paul McCarthy(general butcher), Johnny Hall(chief butcher), Ian Gentles(EWS expert:D), Richard McCarthy(spray painter) .
Roll on punchestown should be a good weekend hopefully as good as last year!
Emmense effort by all the lads,JP deserves the very best results after this!
Congrats and well done to all involved in the butchery
Fair play lads good too she her almost ready for action again:D
punchestown has just got exciting ;);););)
fair play to everyone involved
Robbie Daly Ps13
23-05-10, 18:34
Top work lads............!
was hopin jp wud be wud be at punchestown :)
dont spray it :) looks grand the way it is :D
jonosilvia
23-05-10, 20:38
Shakedown Footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE6alO2daUs
Few More Pics of the Handy work
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/jonosilvia/DSCF1049.jpg
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Aidan Hogan
23-05-10, 20:53
Nice and loud again :D
well hall love d shades:cool: fair play 2 all d hatchet crew ye are d men looking foward 2 seen dis car at p-town hope she goes well for ye gona b a savage weekend!!! cum on jp for super lap!!!!!!!!!:D
jonosilvia
23-05-10, 21:15
Thems my seeing Glasses Bruno
Fair play to ye lads:cool:, looking forward to see the car in action in punchestown:eek:
ha ha u d man lad love d test drive 2 ye are some men:D
Fair play gettin her ready lads :cool:
Dunnedriftin
23-05-10, 21:58
as git said, dont spray it till after punchestown.... god knows john might go wall tippin again :p
jonosilvia
28-05-10, 21:23
The Beast is Back
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/jonosilvia/FinishedM3.jpg
Thats unreal lads ,Congrats
woop woooop :D well done lads
joey banana s14
28-05-10, 23:55
great work lads well done to all:D
fair play lads its lookin very well:)
DaveM-sport
20-07-10, 00:22
John broke yet another bloody gearbox the weekend before last showing off and doing rings at Cork Motorfest:rolleyes:
Well, I suppose they were being done in 3rd gear too:p
3.38 here is where he broke it:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlyoGLRBNgM&NR=1
Have a few more spare ones sourced again now though so should have 3rd and 4th gear ready for the next round again
anyone know what clutch john is using?
as im finding it next to impossible to find
an uprated one for my m3.
pmc-drifter
11-08-10, 21:28
He is using an excedy hyper single i think it is, its an unreal clutch. Get onto barrysmotorsport he will sort you out - 087 6704159
DaveM-sport
11-08-10, 22:23
Can't really get any better than the Exedy one although it is pricey unfortunately:(
Shame it'll only ever been seen once though before it goes in!!!
http://www.verstaerkte-kupplung.de/catalog/images/hypersingle.jpg
Can't really get any better than the Exedy one although it is pricey unfortunately:(
Shame it'll only ever been seen once though before it goes in!!!
http://www.verstaerkte-kupplung.de/catalog/images/hypersingle.jpg
€1400 to be exact.
DaveM-sport
12-08-10, 22:43
Yep:o
At least the friction plates are pretty cheap in comparison if we ever burn the fookers out though:p
Cheaper alternative would be an E34 M5 clutch and lightweight flywheel though like the one below. Last time I checked I was able to get these for about 350 quid when I was going to get one before I got the Exedy clutch and flywheel off Mike.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1457/p1040771.jpg
oldskooler
13-08-10, 05:07
thats serious twine for a clutch lads, then again its all needed for the wingnut behind the wheel!!
Question here, how these widened arches are made, from plastic ?
Where can i get them or what solution is used on that beemer ?
Cheers
pmc-drifter
01-10-10, 22:17
Question here, how these widened arches are made, from plastic ?
Where can i get them or what solution is used on that beemer ?
Cheers
The rear arches are fiberglass CBY arches got from driftkits.eu, front arches are the same as them JUN style ones for s13's...
pmc-drifter
07-02-11, 15:18
Long time since their was any update on this thread. Seen as how john is giving me a sponsored drive in this car for the 2011 season :D I will be updating it in the next few weeks, I have to sort out the back of it after the last round of prodrift in fermoy when john "tapped" the wall again, that fermoy wall loves him!! Other than that she is good to go again, will prob do a few other bits to it before the start of the season.
Hope your gettin the finger out up dere we need all the cars we can get
For the FTW haha!!!
pmc-drifter
07-02-11, 20:09
Hope your gettin the finger out up dere we need all the cars we can get
For the FTW haha!!!
The finger is out alright but all the concentration is on the new machine to get her done. Dont worry this machine will be rocking the wall in 2011 too :D
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