E30 Zone

Done a fair chunk of mapping, however this has highlighted some rear suspension issues (mainly the fact that all the bushes are screwed). Add to that the fact that I have just got married, money is a little tight so it has been shelved for a while. Project will most likely be picked up over the wint...

I am assuming you mean the exhaust, which is 3" from the y pipe rearwards.

Very small update, fuel system complete & exhaust all finished. Had the car running for a while to get up to temperature and test noise level. New exhaust is 85db, 1 meter @ 45 degrees, 3000 rpm! It's whisper quiet, but over 5k rpm it sounds like an angry god gargling :-) Happy is an understatement.

Another weekend of work on the BMW, initially attempting to get the fuel system sorted. 044 Bosch Fuel pump sourced, bracket made and fitted to the car: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/yflujygc10.jpg Then we realized that the fittings needed were not included, D'oh, so turned something u...

Right, long break over (during which, I finished my dissertation and David made a guitar, from scratch!) so bit of a minor update from sunday. The prop clearance to the fuel tank was a nagging concern to both David and I, so we decided to rip it out and do a proper fuel system. So, tank and swirl po...

e21Jason wrote:Looks like the front end of an elise

Series 1 exige, which has been taking a large chunk of my time. Pretty much done with that now, so my attention is back on the BMW!

Had a bit of a trial fit of the new upright today, works well apart from some minor teething troubles. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/UprightFit2.jpg Wish bone angles now look a lot more sensible, even if it is a little hard to tell from my dodgy pictures.... Original: http://img.photob...

Took advantage of the weather today to whip the engine and box out. Box being cleaned, as its filthy..... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/GearboxClean.jpg Then flywheel and clutch on...... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/FlywheelFitted11.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/...

Another little update, this time illustrating why I have had no time to work on the BMW lately.... Essentially, a friend asked if I could take a look at his uprights with a view to relocating the outboard pick up points and changing the type of bearing used. After a load of reverse engineering of th...

Properly sharp ring gear man!

Fingers crossed my work load will lighten soon, so we can crack on! We arent too far away from being done!!

No time for any progress lately, but today something good turned up in the post!!

It took a while to arrive, but looks like it will be worth the wait. Weighs less than 5kg too

Not a great deal going on lately, apart from a silencing frenzy. Basically we set up an experiment, consisting of a decibel meter placed 1 meter away from the exhaust opening, at 45 degrees. The engine was then held at 2750 ish rpm, and an unsilenced sound pressure level was recorded. Unsilenced - 1...

Yet more time on the TIG for David and I today. Started by making some cheapo V bands in to self centering ones, by knocking some exhaust tube through until it protrudes by a few mm: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0287.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0286.jpg The...

More work on the manifolds and down pipes today, not a great deal to show for it though, as most of the day was spent TIG welding. As seen here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0282.jpg Possibly a little scrappy, but ok considering its cast 304 stainless to plate 316 stainless. Also ...

Right, manifold time... We only really had time to work on saturday, so the manifolds are only around half done, but something is better than nothing! We started off with our laser cut flanges and some cast iron stainless steel bends, below: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0269.jpg W...

Its been done to a golf and a couple of other things IIRC, so shouldnt be too much of a ball ache!

fuzzy wrote:thats a lot of shavings for a little knob. and the thing you made was quite small as well.

cheers! The worst thing is, it warped while drying and is therefore no longer spherical, cracked and un-useable lol

Right, firstly happy new year folks! We managed to fit in some time on the car between doing the respective family things, so here is the progress david and I made over the festive period..... The brake and exhaust parts we were waiting for didnt turn up as early as expected, so we decided to get th...

DanThe wrote:Updates?

In the build thread

Right, after last weeks' lack of real progress, this week has been much more fruitful. Continued with the drive train first, and after making clearance for the massive prop, moved on to the 2nd driveshaft adaptor. Leaving the diff looking like this...... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/I...

Lol supra turbo diff with touring shafts. It's all sorted now, after a long evening of work.

Cheers all.

Lol supra turbo diff with touring shafts. It's all sorted now, after a long evening of work.

Cheers all.

Cheers, need to shorten one then. Oh well.....

Hi all, Just having a bit of a nightmare in the work shop, I dont suppose that anyone knows if the drive shafts on a 1993 E30 Touring are the same length for both passenger and drivers side?? Additionally, does anyone know if there is a shaft thats roughly 20mm shorter flange face to flange face tha...

Not a great deal of progress today, it was mainly modifying the petrol tank and trans tunnel to take the larger diameter prop shaft without fouling. However, I found out that david had made a useful gadget for his other half, to help with making pasta of all things! http://img.photobucket.com/albums...

The Prop is a Dave Mac special, in the same spec as he makes for the NASCAR types. Its good to go, trust me.

Regards the Steel, its EN9, the drive shaft is tapped through using M10x1.25 bolts full depth, so again will be more than strong enough.

Right, another day on the car today. The focus was on getting the wheels turning, so with that in mind some GCSE maths was in order lol http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0215.jpg Which allowed us to mark this billet......... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0216.jpg with...

Picked up the prop today, quite a chunky affair, given that its 1440mm in overall length and will have to live with shaft speeds potentially over 9k RPM..... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0213.jpg Pictured next to a coke can and 300mm steel rule for size comparison. Not had chance ...

Right, after a little break due to work commitments, we decided to throw some fuel in the thing and see if starts! Bear in mind that its just a thrown together loom, dodgy map, no lambda sensor or headers, so its a bit of a lash up. 1st attempt: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/?action=vi...

Right, no sign of the bends so the manifolds have been put on hold for now, although there is still more than enough work to be done... We started off by soldering the ecu together. We started with this (image shamelessly stolen from the interweb as I didnt take a picture prior to starting the solde...

Not really had much chance to do anything this weekend, so not a great deal to say! Knocked up some exhaust manifold flanges in CAD and had them laser cut from 316 stainless: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0139.jpg Bought a hydro hand brake for the bargain sum of £60, just needs a l...

Not a lot done this weekend as we are waiting for delivery of some bits. Finished off the mounting of the drivers and passenger seats: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/b3rk/IMAG0136.jpg This was a time consuming job, with a lot of in and outing of both seats and tacking/cutting and retacking o...

DanThe wrote:Keep away from trees!

Nice job on the MC,

Aye, even though I am fairly sure that accident wouldnt happen here in england, I thought I would rather be safe than sorry...

Right, spent 6 bloody hours on the motorway saturday doing a total of 120 miles! Traffic sucks balls. The end result of this nightmare is a pair of lightweight bucket seats that we needed prior to finishing the cage, just to make sure we didnt encroach on the driving position too much. So on sunday ...

Like this a lot! Who are your friends???? I would need weeks and hundred phone calls to get a bending die cut in that size, you get it OVERNIGHT!! :mad: Cheers, hopefully it will live up to expectations. As for the dies, its not who you are, its who you know :wink: so true. And to rub it in you are...

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