i've got a few boxes here from the bodyshop, so i dont know what i've got and what i haven't yet.
what, you need some steve?
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You got the making of at good chistmas gift there Glenn, not many get E30 M3 V10 for christmas 
Even if you had to build and pay for it, not bad!
Remember to take some pics outside before you push it in the garage, mush easier to get the Imola II 'flare' trough the lens
Even if you had to build and pay for it, not bad!Remember to take some pics outside before you push it in the garage, mush easier to get the Imola II 'flare' trough the lens
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i finally got the car home on friday evening, and had a good look over it on saturday. i'm very happy with it. the pictures i've taken though dont seem to show the colour as dark as it is, i'll have to see if i can turn the flash off.
anyway, i had a play with it today.
i need to be able to get the car in and out of the garage to work on it, but the engine is in the way, so the best place for that was back in the bay!
i'd forgotten how tight it was going back in
also put the rear quater windows back in, which took longet than expected, with a lot of swearing at the rubbers, also put the sunroof rear drains back in.
anyway, i had a play with it today.
i need to be able to get the car in and out of the garage to work on it, but the engine is in the way, so the best place for that was back in the bay!
i'd forgotten how tight it was going back in
also put the rear quater windows back in, which took longet than expected, with a lot of swearing at the rubbers, also put the sunroof rear drains back in.
the engine didnt look like it would physically fit in the engine bay.
At last!!! U'll have it running by new years day mate 
I might be in brynmawr just after xmas day so might have to 'pop' by.
Well done bud, looks mega impressive. What news on the ecu?
I might be in brynmawr just after xmas day so might have to 'pop' by.
Well done bud, looks mega impressive. What news on the ecu?
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Fack me Glenn that donk is tight !!
next time lube the window rubber with wd40 they will slide right in !
fitting the cog box in this will be epic !
next time lube the window rubber with wd40 they will slide right in !
fitting the cog box in this will be epic !
Yay progress Looking forward to see you cracking on with it!
Looking forward to see you cracking on with it!
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that prop is off an e60 m5. i bought it as i needed the first few inches for my own prop. i may use the u/j's off it too. i got it for a good price.MIKAM3 wrote:What model do you use ?
thanks.senna wrote:Hi Glen, excellent work:
Will the fact that the steering rack has moved forwards induce a form of Bump Steer?
i'll be making a small alteration to that crossmember, to move the rack closer to its original position, to deal with bump steer. i dont think it will be affected though, not until you've almost got full lock on.
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not on the conversion side of things, adem,turk wrote:any progress bud?
i've been bolting things back onto the car after getting it back from the bodyshop.........
sunroof & mechanism
head-lining
boot trim
rear axle
door trims.
almost finished those things today, and i've started to look at what i'm going to do about brake activation. i think i'm probably going to mount a servo behind the dash. going to have a deeper look at it this week.
......i know!
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Glenn...
Awesome.. well, she's red now
Would love to pop over and have a look... been a journey so far for you
Awesome.. well, she's red now
Would love to pop over and have a look... been a journey so far for you
E30 M3 Unichip Alpha N style conversions, this is the ultimate for extracting the best out of your S14 M power car.
Also, Live mapping of your Standard Motronic ECU for optimising all your modifications.
www.sabre-tuning.co.uk
Also, Live mapping of your Standard Motronic ECU for optimising all your modifications.
www.sabre-tuning.co.uk
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after looking in more depth at the brake activation, i decided not to mount a servo inside/behind the dashboard. its possible to do it, but there just isn't enough room to hide it completly.
so i've decided to mount the sevo/master cylinder in header tank area, as i'll be using the M5 header tank.
i've used a clio servo, and will use a m/cyl off a 750i.
i'm basicly using some of the parts off a rhd e30, mainly the rod that goes across the inside of the bulkhead, behind the heater box. the part i've fitted on the 'battery tray' is a 'modified' pivot bracket from behind the rhd glovebox. i haven't done the pedal box yet, i'll get pics of that once its done.
if you look close at this next pic, you can see the hole i've made to allow the activation rod to come through the bulkhead, and i've used a rear axle abs 'grommet' to neaten up the hole
rear axle fitted........
also re-dyed the parcel shelve's black......
so i've decided to mount the sevo/master cylinder in header tank area, as i'll be using the M5 header tank.
i've used a clio servo, and will use a m/cyl off a 750i.
i'm basicly using some of the parts off a rhd e30, mainly the rod that goes across the inside of the bulkhead, behind the heater box. the part i've fitted on the 'battery tray' is a 'modified' pivot bracket from behind the rhd glovebox. i haven't done the pedal box yet, i'll get pics of that once its done.
if you look close at this next pic, you can see the hole i've made to allow the activation rod to come through the bulkhead, and i've used a rear axle abs 'grommet' to neaten up the hole
rear axle fitted........
also re-dyed the parcel shelve's black......
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wrong side??
each leg of the 'L' pivot piece, is at different levels,
so the rod from the pedal, can cross the servo push rod without interference.
i'll get a pic up of it once i've done it.
each leg of the 'L' pivot piece, is at different levels,
so the rod from the pedal, can cross the servo push rod without interference.
i'll get a pic up of it once i've done it.
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i've almost finished the 'in car' part of the brake activation today.
just need to clean up some welds, and tidy up some of the cut-out's etc, but here's a few pics of how i've gone about it. it's mostly made up using the parts off a rhd car. i'll also have to relocate the heater pipes slightly.
i probably would of put the servo/m cyl down behind the nearside headlight area, but i wanted the original airboxes, and one of them will be in that area.
i thought i'd try and get some of the car, without the flash, although it does have a fair bit of dust on it now........
and one with the 25mm 750i master cylinder
just need to clean up some welds, and tidy up some of the cut-out's etc, but here's a few pics of how i've gone about it. it's mostly made up using the parts off a rhd car. i'll also have to relocate the heater pipes slightly.
i probably would of put the servo/m cyl down behind the nearside headlight area, but i wanted the original airboxes, and one of them will be in that area.
i thought i'd try and get some of the car, without the flash, although it does have a fair bit of dust on it now........
and one with the 25mm 750i master cylinder
Liking how this is coming along.
I think it would be worth blanking up the master cylinder and bleeding it to test though.
I would be interested to see how much the brake pullrod flexes now that its been turned into a pushrod. This is something I always look at when designing a linkage.
Hope I havent thrown a spanner in the works but it would be a pain to find out after the car is built.
Sean
I think it would be worth blanking up the master cylinder and bleeding it to test though.
I would be interested to see how much the brake pullrod flexes now that its been turned into a pushrod. This is something I always look at when designing a linkage.
Hope I havent thrown a spanner in the works but it would be a pain to find out after the car is built.
Sean
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no probs sean,sean_318i wrote:
I would be interested to see how much the brake pullrod flexes now that its been turned into a pushrod.
i had a good play about with this before i decided to use it. its suprisingly strong. i could get most of my bodyweight on it, and it was still straight.
i would of used it as a 'pull' rod, but there wasn't enough room to put the reverse lever on the clutch side of the pedal box.
i've 'tested' this set-up after i'd fitted it,and i was pleased with its performance, i'm confident it will be fine.