1984 318i Build

[nick.e46.330i.]

straight6pwr said:

is that what the dashboard looks like with the vinyl/foam removed? its awesome!

Yes it is. He just plated over the radio and hvac panel

[SamHolzmann]

Interior paint is 100% complete and the motor was fired up this weekend. Things are looking promising. 5 days till the car and i leave on the maiden voyage to automotion, I really need to get more high quality pictures instead of all these one off my cellphone.

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[B C]

Megasquirt? Or TRM chip

[SamHolzmann]

Rk tuned

[B C]

Just looked it up, Glad they offer free tune adjustments

[SamHolzmann]

Just about have all the bugs worked out. Clutch master cylinder decided to go a few hours into drift day 58 this last Sunday. Car felt and drove extremely well and cannot wait till drift day 59.

[patsbimmer1]

Looks good!  I'd love to see some vids of this thing in action!

[i_love_cars]

i don't know how i missed this thread when it started. Just stumbled on this today. Car looks awesome dude

[ThatRatRodProject]

i_love_cars said:

i don't know how i missed this thread when it started. Just stumbled on this today. Car looks awesome dude

Same

[Jdesign]

Looks great! I dig the color combo. What are you doing as far as cooling and radiator fans?

[SamHolzmann]

Aluminum radiator with a slim puller fan. Keeps everything cool even on hot days at the track.

[SamHolzmann]

Got a hold of some footage. Still in my break in period at 7 psi.

[KaiserRolls]

Sounds so good. Shawano is an awesome track as well

[SamHolzmann]

Drift day 59 is done and over without a hiccup all day. Feels really good and is a blast driving the car to its full potential.

[B C]

Just saw the video clip, stellar car and driving!

[SamHolzmann]

Need ideas for rerouting my oil feed line in a cleaner fashion.

[GunMetalGrey]

I had tucked mine under the motor lift point in the front and snaked it around the outer edge of the valve cover. I heat wrapped it in the areas that were near the turbo. 
Worked fine, looked alright.

[SteelBlue]

This car is sick.

Great work man.

[SamHolzmann]

Been awhile since ive made an update but have done a few things here and there with the car. 

After getting caught in the rain a few time i decided to finally make my sunroof brackets and got a hood for the car. Neither stayed on very long but at least i can use them. Ironically i had to leave The Brew Haus car show early because i decided to drive out their without the sunroof and hood when it started raining.

Locally i found someone selling an SLR angle kit for my car and picked that up. Was imaging it was going to be a simple install, I was wrong. The SLR arms are much longer so I had to find extended brake lines. Turns out I could only find them from WiseFab (another steering angle company) and that was out of the UK so i went off on my own. A couple fitting and some steel braked line later everything was great. Then the kit creates a stupid amount of angle and before full lock the inside of the wheel hit the control arms so i had to make rack shims. After it all i am extremely pleased with the kit just wasn't expecting so many unseen issues.

[SamHolzmann]

Motor started knocking last week and came out. Turns out rod bearing #6 spun but once we started grinding the crank down the journal on #6 was cracked which we believe to be the culprit. Motor should of been rebuilt and back in the car in less than a week but was sent rod bearing for a euro s50 not us. Motor got all new bearings, rings, new gaskets, new oilpump, one rod, dual valve springs and titanium retainers and keepers, and a whole lot of cleaning. Timing was very inconvenient but shit happens.