New member from Holland ( incl pics )

[dazleeds]

awesome nuff said

[Tom944]

We did some work again yesterday. The summer is great to do some works on the car in the weeks off.

We finished the inlet except for the heatshield which will be made later. Also the external brakefluidreservoir is put in.





The brakelines are put through the car so after an afternoon creating the lines they we're finished.







Then offcourse it needed fluid and we pumped the air out.





There still was a large bit of wires we didn't need in the car. After finding out what was what and what we wouldn't miss we took that part out.







The engine bay looks pretty nice now. We're thinking about an e30 m3 harness cover to finish it up.

[Jhonno]

what rad have you used there?

[Tom944]

what rad have you used there?

It's an e36 rad with a spal fan in front.

[CiLK_WuRM]

Amazing. I love what you've done with the place.

[Taz]

hi:

this is an amazing project!!

best of luck

keep them pics rolling

[Tom944]

Yesterday we did some work again. We put in the M3 harness covers to protect the wiring + it looks a lot nicer.





Then we started making the body fit. Some lightweight fenders and all need some work to fit. Offcourse this will be painted in the future.





Here you see how the airfilter is placed with the grills on.



Then we made heatshield which will keep hot air from the airfilter. With the headlights replaced by metal gauze the coldair feed will be there.

[Tom944]

Today we got the wheel studs in the mail. 80 mm ( extra long ) so we can easily use them with slide on spacers. With them we got black lugnuts.



( A picture off everything right )

[dazleeds]

top notch mate

the coolest project ive seen so far

Daz

[aauser]

Fantastic - keep the updates coming!

[Rosc0PColtrane]

careful with spacers, try find ones that bolt onto the hub. I had slide on spacers and ate wheel nuts for a past time.

Looking fantastic, keep the pics coming. The adoring zoners need more pics!!!

[AC-SCHNITZER]

love this project
glad to notice there is some e30 action in the benelux
i'm from belgium...

[Silverfang]

That is just the nuts, the engineering work going into that car is second to none! My hat comes off to you sir, and keep it up! Hopefully in a few years i might get my track car finished.

[LowLevel]

Which gearbox are you using with the M50 motor?

We use the gearbox from the same model e34. Shifter linkage is a different story.

Are the ratios in the E34 gearbox the same as the E36 325 manual gearbox?

Are the ratios in the E34 gearbox the same as the E36 325 manual gearbox?

[316vinni]

cool i like it

[tbmw]

very good project

[Tom944]

Cool reactions again, thanks! At the moment there aren't any updates because I went on a holliday. I did make a new site but at the moment it is in dutch. Maybe it's nice to have a look ( www.rotoba-racing.nl ) using babblefish o.a.

Are the ratios in the E34 gearbox the same as the E36 325 manual gearbox?

Yes they are. Sorry for the late reply but as said, I was on a holiday.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

more pics! moe pics!!! The is like teh A team for E30's!! Great work!!!!

[Tom944]

Last week we did some work again. We took out the heightadjustments in the rear because the car was on the lowest setting still to high. Just to see how it looks. With the Muzzi Rear Subframe Bushes, the camber still is relatively low when lowering the car. When the car is finished, it will be put on scales for cornerbalancing.





Then we installed the studs. I hate the BMW bolts.



After that it was time for the clutchreservoir. Because the external brakereservoir hasn't got an exit for the clutch, we use one from a bike. Installed, filled up, "un-air" and the clutch works. On the next pictures you can see it on the rightside next to the brakebooster. And some pictures of the enginebay, almost finished. The only thing missing is the oilcooler and strutbar.







The car at the moment, you would almost think it's an E30 !

[scottybeemer]

lookin good mate keep us posted

[green-blood]

when I win that Euro Millions jsckpot you are hired mate!!!!!!!

WOW

[stuartgallafant]

i've just caught up on this project from a link from the H&R ARB's thread...

i must say mate, that is absolutley amazing! you deserve a medal fella! well done

[Dr Firefly]

Beautiful workmanship - bet you could never pay anyone to do such a good job, it's got to come from the heart.... Aww shucks, I'm getting all choked up...


Seriously though, a lovely job.

[shazE30]

that is one badboy project wish i had the skill,time and place to do it........good luck mate

[Taz]

top project!

is that a pre-facelift front lower valance?....

[Tom944]

Thanks mates!

It indeed is a prefacelift lower valance. It's just the base for the bumper and fenders to connect to.

Last week we finished the exhaust, a picture and a movie :



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8988768866

At the moment we are putting the body together to make it ready for paint.

[Tom944]

Oyeah, the Dtm style end is already cut off

[ed325i]

Oyeah, the Dtm style end is already cut off

Thats what I have done on my cab.
Looking and sounding good

[EThreezero]

Absolutely awsome project mate, id forgoten all about it glad to see its gettin there

[tobias]

now thats how you make an entrance

keep up the good work

[Andy335Touring]

now thats how you make an entrance

keep up the good work

Sorry O/T, are you from Sweden ?

[d1mmy]

Its looking great. Cant wait to see more pics.

[ed325i]

How is this project coming on

[spence_star]

The project looks brilliant, i cant wait to see the final product