And yet another V8 swap...

[Jack89i]

Where did you get that gold reflective heat shielding? does it just stick on?
Might do this for my swap, looks way better than my cosmoline covered, torn up mat

[Yorl]

I guess I'll be keeping them... We will see. I have to make this one run first!!

[artoo93]

This is looking great!! Can't wait to see more! BTW, what are you doing with those "rare" cams when you build your new engine?

[e30_302]

Badass pedal setup. I could def see that on my cars future. That would let me put the reservoirs in the cabin in view, which would be nice.

[jalopi]

What are the pedal ratios, 6:1 or something? Setup is legit, I'm sure your pedal feel will be great AND actually stop the car.... something I need to work on

[Yorl]

I had a couple of 5/8 around, so I'll start from there, play with the brake bias and see how it feels. Right now I just want to start it. Once it runs, I'll fine tune it at the track :D

[jalopi]

Haha well it's better than the ghetto shit I've got in my car now, so props

At least the dual brake masters will help ALOT with pedal feel/stopping. What size masters did you end up using?

[Yorl]

Well, I really like floor mount pedals, and when it came to buy the pedal box I said... well, why not!?!?? :D
:drink::drink:Beer time!!:drink::drink:

[jalopi]

Sweet pedal box - how come you didn't use a firewall mounted setup like what garagistic has though? Could've kept the stock gas pedal that way. In any case, the pedals look great bro - stay warm.

[Yorl]

Ok, a bit more work today. If you ignore the wires, interior's looking good!!!







Today I connected the rear lights, fuel pump, central locking, windows and mirrors to the new fusebox, re-installed the carpet, seats and pedalbox.
Getting there....

[Yorl]

Not cheap, but I only want to build this car once. Well, maybe a hotter engine, but that's it.....

[jalopi]

Holy crap, those clusters are awesome! Just too much money for me though

[Yorl]

Well, haven't done much lately... by not much I mean nothing! I just installed the new fusebox inside the car and this weekend I'll start re-wiring everything. I also have a reservoir for the pedalbox, and I got my x-mas present, because I'm such a good boy :D










And now, for the xmas present...




I also have a Race Technology dash2, but I find it too modern for the M3. Everytime I see the stack, boner

[jalopi]

Well, if it doesn't feel like it's flexing and the clutch disengages fine, it's probably not flexing. Besides, it sounds like you did do it the legit way anyway.

[Yorl]

0 flex. I first cut and welded some strips to the floor, to make it completely flat, then I cut a thick steel plate, drilled and with helicoils for the pedal box. That plate is welded to the now-flat floor, and some reinforcements are welded to the sides and back to the seat mounting points.
Cut a hole in the carpet and voila, done. Looks good once everything is installed, I fit fine and, as far as I can tell, there's no flex. I've done some other cars the same way and never an issue, but I guess I'll let you know for sure when I take it to the track.