FuturisticConcept Art BMW E36 with a V8 on a bottom dollar budget

[Jdesign]

Learned something about M3 mirrors yesterday. -If you blast one off with your hip, they snap right back together with snap pins.

I always thought they were fixed. Good to know!

[m42b32]

Jdesign said:

Learned something about M3 mirrors yesterday. -If you blast one off with your hip, they snap right back together with snap pins.

I always thought they were fixed. Good to know!

I learned this in a parking lot the other day! Somebody whacked my mirror and I came back to a note and my mirror hanging by a wire. I was pissed for about a minute till I realized they just pop back on. I'm sure it gave the person who bumped it a heart attack haha

[Earl]

At least they left you a note

[Jdesign]

m42b32 said:

I learned this in a parking lot the other day! Somebody whacked my mirror and I came back to a note and my mirror hanging by a wire. I was pissed for about a minute till I realized they just pop back on. I'm sure it gave the person who bumped it a heart attack haha 

WOW. A good citizen indeed.

[straight6pwr]

this thing is starting to have a great feel to it. i think the hood needs something more going on though to balance the rack/wing. inspiration:

[Earl]

Is that an FD RX7? 

[HipMF]

don't think so. looks like a 3000gt.

[Earl]

It's a Dodge Stealth. Thanks for making me look at 3000gt's to get me there=P

[Jdesign]

Im really confused as to whats going on there, but it dooes look pretty cool. Hmmm.... Maybe I could run a throttlebody for a "open exhaust" dump through the hood?

[Jdesign]

How about just using the skeleton of another hood? The E36 hood has very little bracing under it.

[Earl]

[Jdesign]

Yeah that, but not that.

[Jdesign]

So I feel like an idiot for never checking this but this is my current predicament. I was going to go to the final drift event this weekend, but now that's looking like its going to be a stretch. 

I had a what I thought was a spare 3.93 open diff for this car that I welded and was going to install last night. Problem is that its not the same style as what is in the car. The front half mounting position only has one mounting ear to the sub frame and the one I welded has two. So if anyone has an open 3.93/4.10 E36 diff that has one front mounting ear, I will trade you or buy it from you.

For sale/trade-

• 3.93 Welded
• 3.91 LSD 

This is the diff/ subframe I have in the car:

This is the diff I welded:

I assume I cannot use this diff because the front mounting ears are not the same. Am I correct?

[Daggerty]

Idk if that is from an e36

[Jdesign]

With much headache and research I have discovered that the new diff I welded is for an E46. On the hunt for an E36 unit thats open in the 3.91-4.44 range.

[Jdesign]

Jdesign said:

With much headache and research I have discovered that the new diff I welded is for an E46. On the hunt for an E36 unit thats open in the 3.91-4.44 range.

@Daggerty to the rescue! I have another diff to weld, thanks again!

[Jdesign]

I plumbed the hydro handbrake and mounted it last night. Bent all the lines, flared them, and was able to secure them into the oem location for the most part. Im happy with the results, I just hope they don't leak. I was unable to bleed the system as I was by myself and too lazy to use the power bleeder. I also trimmed the silicone mat I made to cover the giant hole in the tunnel where the shift comes through. I plan on welding the new diff I got today and installing it asap.

On a side note; bubble flares suck. 

Bubble flare and adapter

Double flare and adapter

Hardline mocked up with grommets in the tunnel

Its hard to capture how well the lines are fit to the chassis of the car underneath but there is some factory formed areas that help tuck the lines away from anything that might snag them. You can kinda see that below. Note that I also added some urethane tubing to areas of the lines that could possibly rub on surrounding parts.

Final setup with the tunnel boot/mat trimmed and a joystick for a yet to be determined purpose. If anyone has and good ideas on what the joystick should do, please chime in  

[B C]

Rofl @ the joystick. You should connect washer nozzles on the roof that spray front/back/left/right based on the joystick position

You know, zombie deterrent.

[patsbimmer1]

Your flares look pretty good!  If you do it enough then i'd suggest a hydraulic flare tool.  They make a huge difference!

[Earl]

The trigger on the joystick should cause your headlights to flash violently and the car should make a childs laser sound=)