e30 PBMWC RaceCar - site now complete with build photos etc

[cragles]

The car has been finished a couple of months, so we finally had a chance to complete the website. Theres a lot of build photos etc on the site, as well as race reports for Neil's highly successful first 2 races!!

The site is http://www.team156.co.uk

[DUBGT]

Have just been through the entire build and pics. Great to see!

Congratulations on your first results, not too shabby!!!

James.

[Jon_Bmw]

Cragles, I am probably being thick, but how come you started 4th on the grid? Do they do it to mix it up a bit, so in effect you are still 19th despite starting 4th on the grid?

Brilliant result, and I guess you'll be even more competitive in the PBMW with similar cars.

[ROC]

Cragles, how did you go about relocating the washer jets onto the wipers?

Thanks,

Rich.

[Jon_Bmw]

Rich, I am not sure if this is how cragles did it, but I know that a phase 2(92 onwards) Pug 405 mi16 has the washers on the wipers, so you could pinch them off that. Other higher end 405 models might have the same system. They work really well to be fair.

[ROC]

Thanks Jon, that's a great help

[SteSE]

Good stuff, nice website too! If possible could you please get some outside and inside shots of the sunroof. I've got plate over mine and also cut out the rear tray which has rusted

Re washer jets, i've seen an XR2 track car where they lengthen the washer jet tubing, up the windscreen wiper with a sort of spout at the end. Direct onto screen jobbies

[SteSE]

One more thing

Hoow much did the xsport cage cost?

Thanks

[JimmyC]

Cragles, I am probably being thick, but how come you started 4th on the grid? Do they do it to mix it up a bit, so in effect you are still 19th despite starting 4th on the grid?

Brilliant result, and I guess you'll be even more competitive in the PBMW with similar cars.

It was a handicaped race Jon ;)

Hence a 320 beating a full on fire breathing M3.

The aim is that over the course of the race everyone should cross the finish line at the same time.

Good result though!

On the wipers, I used Mercedes sprinter jets that go onto the wiper, the took the hose though into the scuttle space and out the vent.

Great looking site Neil, you could do it as a job ;)

[cragles]

hi all, neil here

Cragles, how did you go about relocating the washer jets onto the wipers?

Thanks,

Rich.

The below is nicked from the pbmw forum and specifically black potatoe, its the guide we used

"Just finished

10mtrs of 7mm irrigation pipe from B&Q a heat gun a couple of old screws & some cable ties...

If anybody is interested...

1)Cut out old pipe keeping enough to reach the battery and refit the T piece.
2)Remove drivers side wiper arm and lever out panel below it
3)with a pair of needle nosed pliers remove a little mesh from this panel just to the left of the drivers side wiper and little on the far right, just enough to be able to feed the pipe through to each wiper.
4)behind the battery you will find a couple of plastic fixing screws the heads of which are about the size of a 2p, leaver them out as they leave ideal sized holes to feed the pipes through.
5)feed enough pipe through the bulkhead and then through the panel you have made the openings in to get within 2 inch's of the end of each wiper leaving a little slack so the wiper doesnt pull it when it moves, then refit the panel and wiper blade.
6)Next heat up the end of the 7mm irrigation pipe thats in the engine bay with a heat gun and push it onto the T piece, as it cools it will form a very tight seal, do this for both pipes.
7)take a screw thats head is just too wide to go into the other end of the pipe, I used some I had just removed from inside the sun roof, now again heat up the wiper end of the pipes and insert the screw into it point 1st, when it cools it will again form a tight fit sealing the end of the pipe.
8)cable tie the hoses to the wiper blades, leave a little slack in the ties
9) using a 1mm drill bit drill 6 holes in each pipe
10)rotate pipe slightly so that the holes angle towards the screen and tighten cable ties

test & admire your top bodge"

Good stuff, nice website too! If possible could you please get some outside and inside shots of the sunroof. I've got plate over mine and also cut out the rear tray which has rusted

cheers, the pics on there are probably as good as it gets
http://www.team156.co.uk/pbmw_build_photos_002.asp

the outside is covered by a vinyl now, its just a steel plate with loads of pop rivetts, probably about 5cm bigger than the hole in width and length, xsport did it for us when they did the cage, 'bout £1.1k for the fitted rollcage,
believe their prices have gone up now though

you're right jimmy, right back to designing this flyer! lol

cant wait for brands hatch!

[JimmyC]

Neil also designed and manages http://www.pbmwc.co.uk