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C-C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
That is an awesome build! I'm surprised they let you race without a cage though; they don't let you do hillclimbs without one in Americaland.88 325is - S52 powered
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I've been weighing up S14 vs Beams 3SGE conversion for my 318is that had a blown head gasket. I have found as S14 in the US, but but it probably needs a rebuild. I figure that will cost too much. You are a brave man and the car looks awesome.Comment
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Thanks mate! Get your wallet out if you buy the S14. IMHO it is totally worth it! Don't get me wrong there are much cheaper ways to get more power, but few will be as cool as a S14 :)
Yer kinda scary like that in Aus. Dont need a cage unless you are racing someone else lol it is next on the list though!Comment
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Just purchased some goodies from turner motorsport :)Comment
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I few more random snaps. Hopefully I will have a few small things to add in the next week or so.
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This arrived from Turner motorsport. New ATE super blue fluid, brass caliper bushes and some assorted wheel spacers (5mm and 15mm). I istalled the caliper bushes this arvo and will do the brake fluid tomorrow and change a few things.
I may be running the clutch line from the brake reservoir. This would get rid of the clutch reservoir and tidy up the engine bay which we all love :) Progess with the car has been a little slow as I am in the middle of starting up my own business so that is consuming all of my time and most of my money :(
I have a few more things I will purchase before I get the roll cage installed. Next up is a VAC S14 fuel rail, solid seat mounts and a set of new 90mm studs. I am also getting the car mod plated on tuesday so hopefully road registration shouldn't be to far away!
I love it when new parts arrive :)
Driveway workshop
New vs old
Installed :)
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Time for an update!
In the last for weeks my main goal for the car is to have it registed so I can learn to drive it and hence make my racing better.
For people who don't know, in Queensland it is quite hard to get a modified car registed. To start with I drove over to a local mechanic to get a roadworthy. This is when problems started.
Problem number 1 – Brakes felt quite spongy so I figured I would bleed the brakes and flush the brake fluid. Easy right? No! Being a BMW both front brake bleed nipples decided to round off. So I left the brakes until new brake nipples arrived from Turner Motorsport, along with new ATE Super clue brake fluid. Once they arrived it was a straight forward process and all went to plan. Now the brakes fell quite hard :)
Problem number 2 – Water temperature was running a bit high when I was in traffic. When I got to the workshop I realised that coolant was pissing out of the radiator cap and out from the overflow. I thought it was getting hot because there was no airflow through the radiator at traffic lights etc. and when it got to hot it popped the cap.
I was trying to avoid putting a thermo fan in because I had never installed one before, was a bit concerned about punching a hole in my $800 PWR radiator and also the gap between the water pump pulley and radiator is about 50mm. After asking around I made the decision the install a smaller fan off to the right hand side. I did this because before the top and bottom radiator hose are on the right side of the radiator so I figured that's where most of the water flow would be. I carried out the install and it was VERY easy. I really don't know what I was worried about.
With these issues sorted the next stop was the transport department to have the vehicle inspected and get my registration. Water temperature seemed to be alright although a little higher than I would like (just above half way). On the way home the temperature got even higher and again the radiator cap pissed out coolant. At this point I had a good look at the radiator cap and realised that it wasn't on all the way as it has a two stage lock. FACE PALM!!!!
With the radiator cap on properly I hit the road again in my newly registed car to visit my girlfriend (about 25 minute drive). Water temperature stay below half the whole way even without the thermo fan! Super happy about that. Then something bad happened....
Problem number 3 – Belt squeal! On the way home after a 'spirited' drive I notice I had quite a bit of belt squeal at idle. Surely just a belt adjustment right? Incorrect! The toothed bracket that the adjuster sits in had destroyed the teeth so the alternator was moving around! So now I can't tighten the belt at all. What a disaster.
This brings me up-to-date.
I will source a new alternator bracket this afternoon and keep driving to sort more little issues.
I also order VAC floor mounts for my seat so I can sit lower in the car. Once that is sorted I want to make a carbon switch panel in the dash. Then get a roll cage.
On with the pics!
Round brake bleed nipple
New nipples!!!!!
Some brake fluid.
Up on stands ready to bleed brakes
Old brake fluid
New brake fluid.
Leaking coolant :(
New thermo fan
New license plates! Wooo
Loose drive belt
Stuffed adjustment bracket
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Looking good man, glad to see that its finally registered. Means you can bring it round sometime after you get the alternator sorted out! Also, sure you got enough super blue? :PComment
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I had some free time yesterday and decided I would make a new dash insert from carbon fiber.
Here are a few of the build pictures. I have decided to make a bunch on these and they are for sale.
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Small update.
Vac floor mount plates arrived. Very nice piece of work. I now sit a little lower.
They took a bit of test fitting to get the right seat position. Not sure if I sit lower enough. There is still room under the seat so I could drill another hole on the back side of the mount and seat another 2cms lower. I will see how I like it.
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