Scum class 318 + Mtech + vortech v2 + unicorns - vortech + Turrrrbo

[pandaboo911]

moar pics of some stuff I've been doing

cleaning brakes, gonna run e46 fronts


oil thermostat welded and painted




completed assembly


+ this


sorry blurry pic, cluster is back in and working with s52

shitfuck


some porn and cereal bars


also picked up a mint set of e36 vaders, manual, non heated
they look weird but fuggit i want that comfort

[pandaboo911]

front suspension is off, oh noes


here's what's happening.
Cooling down the spindle to prepare for the stub axle sleeve to be shrink fit






preheating the sleeve



hitting it with the torch



end result



Victory! that fucker is on there.
More soon

[88SuperETABD]

Thank you thank you thank you! Great idea with the ice popsicle bag things. I was trying to figure out where i was gonna find a fridge to fit my crank shaft for the oil seal spacer.

Edit:
Holy shit. after going back and looked through your build, i realized by like page 2 after seeing your garage that it was you Matteo! lol.

[pandaboo911]

Thank you thank you thank you! Great idea with the ice popsicle bag things. I was trying to figure out where i was gonna find a fridge to fit my crank shaft for the oil seal spacer.

Edit:
Holy shit. after going back and looked through your build, i realized by like page 2 after seeing your garage that it was you Matteo! lol.

Yooooooo. Glad you found my thread

[golde30]

Interesting installation on that 5lug kit.

[kronus]

Hmm, I wonder if you can push it on with the nut.

[pandaboo911]

Hubs are on. This was a battle

First time on, the hub went on crooked, had to pull it off.

Went down to my local shop and had them attempt to press it on using their hydraulic press.. no dice
solution? One socket and one big hammer.

With the hub about 75% on, I tapped in the nut from the other end, applied loctite, and used the nut to pull the hub the remainder of the way.

After copious amounts of hammering..







Next challenge is the brake caliper adapter..
I'll let the picture do the talking



fuuuuuuuuuuck

[golde30]

That's pretty far off. You gonna send it back or open up the holes?

[ngampleh]

what about rear conversion?

[pandaboo911]

That's pretty far off. You gonna send it back or open up the holes?

Shipping back is not really an option, they shipped from Lithuania.
Opening the holes or ovaling them is not an option either because the adapter will shift during use, which is obviously bad.

Only option is to remove material from the caliper carrier, and mounting ears. Might grind some material off the carrier. Not sure yet

Grind away this portion

front 5 lug conversion FTW !!!
what about rear conversion?

already done. look through the thread

[kronus]

well fuck, that's pretty far off. Are the holes not aligned, or is the undersize relief stopping it from sitting where it wants to be?

[pandaboo911]

well fuck, that's pretty far off. Are the holes not aligned, or is the undersize relief stopping it from sitting where it wants to be?

the holes line up, the adapter will bolt to the strut no problem.
The brake carrier is flat on the bottom where the mounting holes are, and that flat portion contacts the mounting ears before the holes line up.

There is enough room in the adapter relief as well. The problem is the carriers need to be closer to the center, toward the hub. If that makes sense. The material I marked in red needs to be removed. It protrudes into the relief area as you can see

[kronus]

ohh, I see. The caliper carrier is interfering with the original mounting location. I had to bump the brightness to see what's going on:



Are you sure you've got the caliper and adapter the right way around? Which caliper carrier bracket are you using?

edit: yeah you have it right. interesting.

[Max399]

Hey guys, as i wrote in the FS thread, some calipers do need a little play to fit. This one needs a little notch in the carrier to fit. It is ok, nothing bad will happen if you do that. We already discussed this with OP in PM's.

Max.

[pandaboo911]

went to tap my spindles for the locking bolt, but my drill is too small for the 14.5mm drill bit, it doesn't have a reduced shank..
should've realized that earlier.

So I ground the carriers instead, it didn't need much, just a slight crescent on each side to clear the mounting ears.
Still a great product! I highly recommend, easily the best option out there for 5 lug conversion. Big e46 brakes and a wider track width up front = insane handling / braking

Here's the pics













Test fitting.. The calipers just touch the wheel spokes a tiiiiiny fucking bit, literally scratch the paint off, and nothing more. I think I'll sand the caliper faces a bit to prevent that



Barely clears the wheels by a few mm, so yes these brakes will fit inside 16s