DCColegrove's Daily Driver:

[DCColegrove]

Nice car

Soon to be epic thread.

Yeah... Just hang on... I'm looking for something here that's really going to cause an uproar

I do controls engineering at Delphi, GM, Dow, etc. We do solder some wire and you wouldn't believe the amount of vibration those machines make.

You gotta' be really good with an iron to do it right though... My hands shake too much...

[dannyyisntt]

FYI you are not supposed to solder that wire... or really any wire in a high vibration environment. Crimp connectors are your friend

I do controls engineering at Delphi, GM, Dow, etc. We do solder some wire and you wouldn't believe the amount of vibration those machines make.

[SamE30e]

Nice car

Soon to be epic thread.

[DCColegrove]

This was maybe three months after I bought it... I think it got its running gear pulled out this day

Come on dan. For someone who keeps us updated step by step on the fabrication of a brace i'd expect you to keep a detailed and photographed log of everything you've ever done to the car with before and after weights. Don't tell me i'm the only one who does this.

I have my notes...

[einstein57]

Okay... I did indeed miss calculate the kerb weight... I think my conversion from kg to lbs was defective (I'm no math wizard)... @2255

At any rate....

Rather than me telling you all how (that would be silly of me under the circumstances wouldn't it)...

Here is a project for one of you:

First you are going to need a clean stock e30 and a large space to work in (Airport hangars work well for this). You will also need a bunch of money and time (get together and pool your resources).

Completely disassemble the car (completely... you have probably seen pictures of this).

Weigh every single component.

Re-fabricate, substitute or throw away items PRN. ABS, Aluminum, titanium, Teflon and (oddly enough) hobby shops are your friends here...

Come on dan. For someone who keeps us updated step by step on the fabrication of a brace i'd expect you to keep a detailed and photographed log of everything you've ever done to the car with before and after weights. Don't tell me i'm the only one who does this.

[DCColegrove]

Alloy rivets, closed cell seat foam, and lightweight wiring? That will net you about 200 wasted hours of your life and 2 lbs of weight savings. I bet with all the chasis bracing, this thing weighs more than stock.

The amount of time spent is insane unless or course you become obsessed and get some kind of perverse pleasure from the process...

My friend whom I've worked with on this stuff for years is possibly the worst OCD case I've ever seen... He makes a very good living at it though...

My DD only has a front and rear brace to the tune of about + 3kg.

[atomic]

[DCColegrove]

FYI you are not supposed to solder that wire... or really any wire in a high vibration environment. Crimp connectors are your friend

It's a trade off... Conduction vs physical joint strength.

[DCColegrove]

yes they are hollow- I work at a BMW dealer here, and a couple years ago, I changed one that a buddy of mine cracked in half installing it-- so F**K your master mechanic self. I am not straight out lying like you!

Go some place else will you... Before I loose my temper and call you a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles.

[BeirBrennerE30]

FYI you are not supposed to solder that wire... or really any wire in a high vibration environment. Crimp connectors are your friend

[DCColegrove]

Jesus... All I have are these really bad cell phone shots....

[Lof8]

Alloy rivets, closed cell seat foam, and lightweight wiring? That will net you about 200 wasted hours of your life and 2 lbs of weight savings. I bet with all the chassis bracing, this thing weighs more than stock.

[mikeedler]

yes they are hollow- I work at a BMW dealer here, and a couple years ago, I changed one that a buddy of mine cracked in half installing it-- so F**K your master mechanic self. I am not straight out lying like you!

[DCColegrove]

are m42 cams indeed solid?? honest question because i dont know. all i know is the m50/s52 variants

No. they are thick walled though.

I do have some sets of composite cams for M42s that are really light... Not in the car though.

[DCColegrove]

Yes. M42 cams are hollow.

I'm jerking the Nozzle's chain.


(Thanks Farbin... Nozzle... I dig it)