E30 M3 Steel Bodywork Conversion

[Farbin Kaiber]

Crikey mate, ya takin the piss?

Aussie accent my arse.

LOL @ the kiwi/aussie mistake.

[bmwmech1]

LOL @ the kiwi/aussie mistake.

Good point... sorry mate, didn't mean to offend anybody, Lol!

Garey

[dirtysix]

No offence, not Canadian ha!

[bmwmech1]

No offence, not Canadian ha!

Goodonyamate!

Garey

[truekid]

This is absolutely down right amazing. I am with the others and I have absolutely nothing else to add to this thread except keep up the amazing work.


- Imran

[Danny]

Garey, you're the fuckin man!

[bmwmech1]

This is absolutely down right amazing. I am with the others and I have absolutely nothing else to add to this thread except keep up the amazing work.


- Imran

Quite the transformation, huh? And to think the shell was just rusting away in your driveway a year ago, Lol! Thanks man...

Garey

[bmwmech1]

Garey, you're the fuckin man!

Thanks man, it's a long haul, but getting closer...

Garey

[Good & Tight]

This is absolutely down right amazing. I am with the others and I have absolutely nothing else to add to this thread except keep up the amazing work.


- Imran

This...^^^^ I've been soaking it in since day 1.

[bmwmech1]

This...^^^^ I've been soaking it in since day 1.

Thanks man, how's the cage coming? I haven't looked at your thread recently...BRB

Garey

EDIT: What's up with that? no new updates? Lol... waiting for the next installment...

[assblaster]

can i come live in ur shop

[dirtysix]

Goodonyamate!

Garey

You're ontoit.

[bmwmech1]

can i come live in ur shop

Haha... I feel like I already do, sometimes, Lol!

Garey

[bmwmech1]

You're ontoit.

Yup, I got it now...;)

Garey

[bmwmech1]

Worked last night til late, got the exhaust tacked all the way back to the gas tank area. I may try to get it finish welded today, we'll see. I think this was more involved than fabbing the cage, Lol! A lot of fitting, trimming, tacking, re-fitting, re-trimming, re-tacking, ad-nauseum... The biggest issue was the fact that the two cylinder bank exhausts come down at different angles and end up at different points, length-wise. Trying to make them symmetrical, so they end up at the same point going into the cats, was a challenge. Plus, I was trying to keep the exhaust tucked up and even with or above the plane of the bottom of the front subframe, so it was tough... pics...







The plan is to place the mufflers sideways, since they have the inlet and outlet on the same sides, in the hollow area left by the gas tank. From the X-pipe, I'll use opposite 90 degree bends into each muffler and then out and to the rear...







Til next update...

Garey