E30 #Driftslut

[jalopi]

spal fans make a huge difference

also gotta remember a s52 is 2 less cylinders making heat at idle

oh yeah, apparently alot of legit race cars don't even have radiator fans, apparently once you get up to speed the fans actually become a big restriction

not to say you shouldn't have fans, that'd be dumb on a car driven on the street, but i'd stick with just one 14 or 16" fan and let the ram air setup do the rest of the work

[IronFreak]

Lots of good inof getting tossed about in here, most informative posts ive read on r3v in awhile haha!

[325est13psi]

got my wilwood pedals installed thanks to the garagistic mount, he was having a sale

still need res's and lines

anyone ever made a aluminum gas pedal, one that doesnt just clip on?

[jalopi]

i imagine it'd be pretty easy with some sheet, a little stock and a hinge for the mount at the floor. can you weld aluminum though? not sure how else i'd attach the sleeve for the throttle linkage

[325est13psi]

i can weld aluminum, just looking for ideas...
i kinda regret not just buying the full pedal box floor mount but it was way more money iirc

[IronFreak]

Aluminum pedal would be cake to make.......hmmmmm..... add a foot hook to it as well.

Just be careful with aluminum......I've been welding for a long time but this was a first for me while tig welding....

I was welding a coolant bung onto this KA24 manifold......filler balled....enough for it to break free and explode on the inside of my shoe....



and this morning....



Needless to say I can't wear a shoe on that foot without extreme pain.

I did finish welding that bitch out barefoot though...... #hardcore.

[IronFreak]

got my wilwood pedals installed thanks to the garagistic mount, he was having a sale

still need res's and lines

anyone ever made a aluminum gas pedal, one that doesnt just clip on?

Pedals look good, I have the same setup for my car. got them used with all the res' and MC's for $275. making a copy of the garagistic bracket off a buddy.

[325est13psi]

sorry about the foot!

i was going to make my own bracket also but really didnt want to spend that much time under the dash test fitting and what not
i can stay plenty busy with all the other stuff i have to do

[jalopi]

fucking christ that sucks. bet that was the fastest you've ever ripped a shoe off in your life

[IronFreak]

fucking christ that sucks. bet that was the fastest you've ever ripped a shoe off in your life

Yup bruised the shit out of both knees as I flung them up into the bottom of my welding bench haha. somehow the cup on the torch didn't break as it crashed into the concrete.

Also-

I wouldn't screw with the bracket either if I didn't have one to make a copy from.

Whats your fuel system going to look like? Is this going to stay N/A, plans for boost?

[325est13psi]

i think i may pick up a fuel cell... e30 tank is pretty old and dirty, and beat up from being
so low

i left enough room for it in the trunk, ill fab up a surge tank myself, i want to turbo eventually but that just seems so far away i dont want to think about it, im going to miss the sounds from under the hood on the m20 turbo

[unloadedak]

Pedals look good, I have the same setup for my car. got them used with all the res' and MC's for $275. making a copy of the garagistic bracket off a buddy.

no you don't, it's all still in my car. lol

[IronFreak]

no you don't, it's all still in my car. lol

Technicalities........

[CBdrift]

what kind of steering angle mods are u running?

[325est13psi]

im using e46 arms and cut/modded e36m3 knuckles