WIBIMMERS

So it’s been some time but this project is not dead. Updates will be coming. Re-designed front frame section sneak peak. 

Quick update. with some actual fab work being done.

The past couple weeks I have been putting in some hours gettin some of the front frame done. I’m gonna attach some photos if you have any questions let me know. I’ll try to explain. 

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Update. 

I gotta finish welding up the last control arm but here’s 3 of them. 

I used 3d printed jigs to replicate the tube lengths and made up a quick fixture. 

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All 4 done and ready to go. They will be powder coated in the future but first I gotta get some mock-up done. 

Pulled the frame out from underneath the car and worked on getting the front end mounted to the frame. Holiday week is letting me get some shop time in. I’m just waiting on the rear wheels  From basset racing. and then I will have everything to make it a roller. Glad to see all me card board templates and napkin drawings are working out. 

Alright first off I'm sorry. There's been a lot of change of plans from my last post.

1st off I stopped posting in wi Bimmers because my 540 I swap wasn't going to go through. the guy I was going to get the car from turned into a real dickhead and didn't want to sell it to me.

So I started exploring other power train routes I ended up picking up an aluminum LS 5.3.

And between all of this I realize making my own frame was not possible to be street legal.

so I also started exploring other frame options.

I was able to find a 1936 Buick touring sedan frame that came with the title. So I purchased it and it is registered with the state and I now have a legal frame.

Progress photos

Currently the car is sitting on the frame and I am fabricating door jams.

During this process I have been designing a front control arm independent suspension.

The purchase items that I will be using with the suspension will be

-mustang style 2 pinto spindles

-5/8 hiems joints

-pinto ball joints

- QA1coil over shocks.

There will be custom control arms.

So the reason I am posting all this is because I finally got the 540 I E 34 from the guy I was trying to purchase it from.

So I have been pondering these ideas for a while and I believe I can make the get rag 420 transmission bolt up to the LS motor.

Therefore I will be able to use the driveline, the rear subframe, Differential, and control arms out of the 540 I

The reason I am not going to using the M60 Motor is because I am concerned about the reliability.

But this morning I purchase the car. Had to tow it to my house put some new gas in it checked all the fluids and a new battery and turned the key and it started right up.

Runs and idles and there's no codes all around it sounds really healthy.

So I still have many plans for it and it will get finished.

Figured this would visually appeal to some people.

I built my first pc this past couple weeks.

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Today I started on the steel frame. Basing it off the wood proto type.

To make the bends I made slit cutts. To make it easy to bend.

Then I made an opps an over bend and welded a rail. So I re cut it open and bent it back

Build list

-X370 Msi gaming pro carbon

-A12-9800 am4 processor (will be upgrading to a ryzen 5 1600x)

-Asus strix GeForce gtx 1050ti

-650rmx corsair modular power supply

-2x Kingston ram 16gb 2133

-Samsung evo 250gb SSD

-3.0 thermaltake liquid cooler with a 240mm radiator

-NZXT s340 mid tower case

Rgb's are a pain to take pictures of. But here's one.

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Another update. I recently order a lot of supplies to get my project. This is going to be a picture update. And I designed up some clutch and brake pedals.

Not ordered yet but soon will be the tires

I am looking for a 3.73 or 4.11 medium case diff.

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Sunday progress motor mounts done (wil have small pad between mounts. Next up is transmission mounts should be easy lots of room. Then to the rear subframe where heavy modifying will need to happen.

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Better pictures. I havent had alot of time to look at the car.

But here is some rough body lines. And a front look. I hope your as excited as I am.

Happy thanksgiving update. This is gonna be a Picture update. Photos might not all be in order. 

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Let's start with my bimmers.

1989 bmw 325i sedan gray

1989 bmw 325i sedan black

1998 bmw 323i coupe green

I Also have a very stretched ruckus

I will be soon starting a build thread on my most recent project.

It will be doing a bmw rat rod.

Chassis will be tube steel.

Engine and driveline will be 540i bmw

4.0 v8

Body will be a 1935 oldsmobile 4 door touring sedan.

Stay tuned for my build.

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MattY said:

NZXT fuckin rules.

i5-6700k

GTX1080

32GB DDR4

512GB SSD

I almost went all white. She looks great.

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I just took everything apart and put it back together. And the vacuum line was pinched on the valve cover everything is working correctly now.

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Another update.

I started making the standalone engine management wiring harness out of the oem harness.

Im shaving all the unnecessary plugs and wires off the harness.

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Great progress and success today with my custom wiring box. I have an official standalone engine management system for my M60b40.

After reading a lot of wire diagrams and taking a step out of my comfort zone. it all worked out in the end. This is the first time I've done any really serious wiring on a car.

--Ill let the pictures do the talking

Before

After

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Did some work today got a wooden mock up frame done. no where close to done. But it's a start.

Quick up date. Here is the car I picked up.

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