2nd e30, 87 Lachssilber Revival

[Northern]

I need to catch up on the videos soon, I've been slacking.

I have such a weird disjoint in knowledge for composites.
On one hand I've done a ton of repair work from my old job, but on the other, I've basically never manufactured something and there is hilariously little in common between the two.

For the clay issue, I think the edges just need to be very smooth and consistent. Then it should be much easier to clean up.
I don't know what the consistency of that clay is, but you might be able to smooth it with a tongue depressor or squeegee.
Maybe even using a finger in a latex glove with a drop of water or solvent depending on what seems to work with the clay.

If you're not vacuum bagging the carbon layup, it's really going to want to bridge over the edges instead of conforming to the shape of the mould.

[Reichart12]

Do you think the garage temp is affecting things?

Possibly, probably 10-15 degrees F below optimal temp. Hurrying some steps were probably more of an issue.

I need to catch up on the videos soon, I've been slacking.

I have such a weird disjoint in knowledge for composites.
On one hand I've done a ton of repair work from my old job, but on the other, I've basically never manufactured something and there is hilariously little in common between the two.

For the clay issue, I think the edges just need to be very smooth and consistent. Then it should be much easier to clean up.
I don't know what the consistency of that clay is, but you might be able to smooth it with a tongue depressor or squeegee.
Maybe even using a finger in a latex glove with a drop of water or solvent depending on what seems to work with the clay.

If you're not vacuum bagging the carbon layup, it's really going to want to bridge over the edges instead of conforming to the shape of the mould.

The water on the clay is a good idea. I bought the high temp clay thinking I'd be doing this more in the summer so trying at ~50-60 made it hard to work with. I think the bits that really stuck behind were my little addon chunks and if I did it in larger more solid pieces, less should stick. I learned most of what I'm doing from other youtube videos mainly Street Bandito. It's been a fun process so far.

[Jb325is]

Nice!

My recommendations:

• Shape your clay flange with a mixing stick/tongue depressor to create a small "vertical" wall that's normal to the surface of your gas door. This should be deep enough to account for your laminate thickness and, as mentioned before, give you a more uniform end of part area
• Hand-cut your surface ply to be a nice fit into your mold cavity. Then use carbon strips or "bootlace" all around the edge of the gas door to avoid bridging. These strips should be between your first and second plies.

[Reichart12]

Well, no real updates again for you all but I did take new photos so here's to 2022. In the past I tried to always do a yearly goals post around my purchase anniversary of the car. Missed it by a few weeks so here go now. Had the car 8 years btw.

• Install ITBs
• Make one carbon fiber part
• Install Mtech e28 wing (going on three or four years of this goal)
• Autocross a bunch

[econti]

Ride height on that thing is just peachy, I love it

[mike.bmw]

You may be starting a trend - owners by their E30s. I only have my "wagon selfies" at the moment! lol...

Photos are excellent as always!

[Reichart12]

Ride height on that thing is just peachy, I love it

Thanks! H&R race springs with 16" wheels works a good combo.

You may be starting a trend - owners by their E30s. I only have my "wagon selfies" at the moment! lol...

Photos are excellent as always!

Ha thanks. This was from that 70-200 shoot I mentioned the other day. Thinking back on it I have a few "selfies" from 2016, 2018, and now 2021. It's fun to look back on both myself and the car over the years.

[2mAn]

Let’s make a 2022 deal. You get good at carbon fiber and I’ll get good at rust repair. We can help each other out...

[Reichart12]

Let’s make a 2022 deal. You get good at carbon fiber and I’ll get good at rust repair. We can help each other out...

Youtubers Collab!!!! I have a propane heater coming this week so I should be getting back to another part attempt. Let's get this work done

[Reichart12]

Assembled the ITBs to look at on the bench. Not ready for install yet, but at least they look good. Here's the video link for that. Will update with some photos here but I got a new computer and can't remember my Flickr log in info.

https://youtu.be/Y3-4VfR627Q

[moatilliatta]

YouTube’s is meh. I’m here for the photos and stories though :)

[Reichart12]

Ok, found my Flickr info so here are a couple photos to go along with the Youtube video. Basically just wanted mock the ITBs up earlier than install. They went together quite easy. The instructions from RHD are just photos and its a match the piece to the diagram type of install. Different hardware sizes but it's all pretty intuitive once you get working on it. I have autocross set for March 6th, so probably the weekend after that I will try to install Megasquirt again and get a base M20 map on there. And then following that get the ITBs installed and do some road tuning for that. Trying not to do dyno tuning right away as I'm still traumatized $$$ from dyno tuning the 2.9L that never got running good. Definitely do want to get a dyno pull pre and post install just for fun. The 6th runner was in my hand for this first photo... big fail on my end.

[Northern]

ugh those pics are so nice. I really want an M20 build someday. Should've never screwed up my original engine.

[Reichart12]

ugh those pics are so nice. I really want an M20 build someday. Should've never screwed up my original engine.

You're telling me. I wish I still had my 2.9L M20 for these ITBs.

[moatilliatta]

Good photos, really complements the metal and mechanical ness of them.

I think I enjoy the quality of the photo more than that they are ITB’s

Will you do a built M20 again?