Making a track toy - E30 M3

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  • Holland
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2008
    • 7176

    #316
    I wish I could afford a S14, lol.
    1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

    Originally posted by DEV0 E30
    You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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    • bimmer
      Wrencher
      • Feb 2007
      • 249

      #317
      Originally posted by jahnaboi
      All this jitterjabber for every thread. Great car and motor/everything choice. If I had your wallet size I'd do that to every M I could get a hold of. Seems like you're already on your way going down the list. M5 (check). M3 (check). Kudos.
      I´m done with ///M swaps :D
      Thordur

      1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
      1989 E30 M3 with S85

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      • Wh33lhop
        R3V OG
        • Feb 2009
        • 11705

        #318
        Originally posted by kristov
        Looks fast!

        Do you need to pump the brake pedal once to get brakes to grab high up?

        I have a similar setup to you and need to pump the brake pedal once before it grabs as normal. The first time i brake the pedal is very low.
        I know this is a 9 month old post, but this is called pad knockback and it is basically a function of how much runout (axial play) there is in your wheel bearings (and how much grip you have, more cornering Gs means more wheel bearing stress). The disc shifts axes when you corner hard (no wheel bearing is perfect, they will all have end play), which winds up pushing the pads back into the calipers. That is partially why floating rotors are so prized, because they can shift axes relative to the wheel bearing, which lets them keep the same axis even if the wheels haven't, and they won't force the pads back into the calipers every time you take a hard corner.

        I'd imagine that if you replace your wheel bearings, or if you have a 4-lug E30, do a 5-lug conversion as they tend to have bigger, more robust (and precise) bearings, that will help this problem. Or the aforementioned floating rotors.

        There is an excellent stoptech article on this should you want to read more.
        paint sucks

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        • Wh33lhop
          R3V OG
          • Feb 2009
          • 11705

          #319
          And to the OP, this is an incredible car, I loved watching you chase down that GT2. :D
          paint sucks

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          • bimmer
            Wrencher
            • Feb 2007
            • 249

            #320
            Originally posted by Wh33lhop
            And to the OP, this is an incredible car, I loved watching you chase down that GT2. :D
            That was fun but I am not sure he was 100% on it ;)

            I´m on par with GT3RS's and need to find the missing power,
            should be faster.

            Anyways, here is a video where I follow a friend in his
            S38B38 powered E30 cabrio:
            Thordur

            1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
            1989 E30 M3 with S85

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            • kishg
              R3VLimited
              • Sep 2006
              • 2624

              #321
              nice vid thor.
              '12 F30 328i Sport Line
              '91 SpecE30 #523
              '00 Ford F-350 Dually Tow Vehicle

              BMWCCA #360858 NASA #
              128290

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              • bimmer
                Wrencher
                • Feb 2007
                • 249

                #322
                Here is another one from Spa where I´m making slicks out of R888's :D

                Thordur

                1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
                1989 E30 M3 with S85

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                • chucko
                  E30 Addict
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 509

                  #323
                  You were spotted at the ring recently. Any new vid footage?

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                  • ak-
                    R3V OG
                    • May 2009
                    • 12422

                    #324
                    Hey are you retired or something, what is or was your job if u mind asking?

                    1991 325iS turbo

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                    • bimmer
                      Wrencher
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 249

                      #325
                      Originally posted by chucko
                      You were spotted at the ring recently. Any new vid footage?
                      http://www.s14.net/forums/showpost.p...9&postcount=23


                      I´ll post a trip report soon - until then here is my fastest lap in this trip:



                      Originally posted by ak-
                      Hey are you retired or something, what is or was your job if u mind asking?
                      Hehe, no not retired - a bit too young for that at 39.
                      I run a company that does 3d visualization.
                      Thordur

                      1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
                      1989 E30 M3 with S85

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                      • bimmer
                        Wrencher
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 249

                        #326
                        Car now back in Iceland because of the bloody recession

                        Had some fun last weekend at our local drift track :up:

                        Here is a video and a pic:


                        Last edited by bimmer; 11-16-2009, 11:58 AM.
                        Thordur

                        1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
                        1989 E30 M3 with S85

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                        • vivalegreg
                          E30 Fanatic
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 1313

                          #327
                          wow epic pic
                          e30s r kool

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                          • bimmer
                            Wrencher
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 249

                            #328
                            Fixed the video link :oops:
                            Thordur

                            1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
                            1989 E30 M3 with S85

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                            • e30damen
                              E30 Modder
                              • May 2007
                              • 945

                              #329
                              Nice video!
                              PNW E30 Crew : 1991 E30 S50, 2000 E39 M5

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                              • 325ix
                                R3V OG
                                • Aug 2009
                                • 7783

                                #330
                                this thing looks great. Good luck with the project. The s50 will be sweet

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