Pitchblack Motorsports Rally e30 318i (now with M50) - and some Porsche 924S stuff.

[irish44j]

Also stole an idea from WDCR Rallycross chair Adam Kimmett after seeing it set up in his GC Impreza....."helmet net" over the back seat deck. I just happened to have an old cargo net from an Infiniti G35 (of all things) sitting around the garage. So rigged it up. This could come in handy for a few things.

[epiphy]

I really like your cupholder solution. Gonna have to steal that idea from you ;)

[irish44j]

thx, yeah it works pretty well. Don't know if I mentioned it but the epoxy didn't hold very well, so I reinforced it with a small L-bracket that actually holds it now.

[phenryiv1]

Also stole an idea from WDCR Rallycross chair Adam Kimmett after seeing it set up in his GC Impreza....."helmet net" over the back seat deck. I just happened to have an old cargo net from an Infiniti G35 (of all things) sitting around the garage. So rigged it up. This could come in handy for a few things.

Oh I am stealing this one...

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love the helmet net idea also! its going in the SE30!

[95maxrider]

Am I the only one not getting the purpose of the "helmet net"? Seems like it would be much harder to reach back there to get your helmet than to just leave it in your or the passenger seat.

[phenryiv1]

Am I the only one not getting the purpose of the "helmet net"? Seems like it would be much harder to reach back there to get your helmet than to just leave it in your or the passenger seat.

I can see it being useful to hold helmets from paddok to grid, particularly when you have co-drivers.

[95maxrider]

I can see it being useful to hold helmets from paddok to grid, particularly when you have co-drivers.

Meh, the floor/my head have done a fine job so far. Maybe the problem is that with my racing seat, it's pretty much impossible to reach into the back of the car, so grabbing a helmet from the net would require me to open the rear door, defeating the purpose. It's not like you can keep a helmet on it when you run.....

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Am I the only one not getting the purpose of the "helmet net"? Seems like it would be much harder to reach back there to get your helmet than to just leave it in your or the passenger seat.

I dont have a passenger seat, and I dont like leaving my helmet on the passenger floor because it doesn't get a chance to air out.
I usually leave it on the roof of the car after i go out on track. A rear net could come in useful when you dont want to/cant leave it on the roof.

[irish44j]

I dont have a passenger seat, and I dont like leaving my helmet on the passenger floor because it doesn't get a chance to air out.
I usually leave it on the roof of the car after i go out on track. A rear net could come in useful when you dont want to/cant leave it on the roof.

this.

plus I'm just calling it a "helmet net" because I tossed a couple helmets into it for the pic......but it will come in useful for stashing other stuff on transit to/from the track, place to toss my sweatshirt that won't be covered in dirt, put the helmets during the drive-throughs, etc.

In reality, it may turn out to be useful, it may not. Bottom line is that it didn't cost me one single cent (ok, I did have to use two zip-ties), so why not give it a try.

[irish44j]

It's not like you can keep a helmet on it when you run.....

I'm going to let small children ride in it when I run

:o

[irish44j]

today's plan for car-related projects (on several cars) was interrupted by the motor on my washing machine catching fire and smoking up the house. Awesome. Went and picked up a "spare" washer from the in-laws' house. The big trailer was loaded up with about 500lbs of stuff, so I just took the little one. Lol..



So after installing that and tearing apart the old washer (lots 'o nice sheet metal there, and saves me a trip to the dump), back to car stuff.

First order of business was to put a down-turn exhaust tip on the car, to keep it quiet. The car still sounds VERY loud inside, but I think it's because it's totaly empty and getting resonance. I had my wife drive it up the street and it didn't sound loud at all on the outside. She says it's actually quieter than the WRX, which is fairly quiet with the SPT-option exhaust on it.

Whatever, here's the tip. exciting.





A shot of the front end with skid on.



Then the mail came with my wiring resistor/converter from etrailers.com. Hookup was a snap and it works great. This one gets power from the battery (conveniently located in the trunk) and acts as a relay, so it doesn't stress the factory wiring or relays with too much load. All hooked up, and did a quick test-trip with the trailer around the neighborhood. Not loaded with the tires, but it doesn't feel like it's there with the cargo box full of stuff. I'm happy I did the box the height I did....makes it visible when backing. But with this short neck, it's still pretty lousy to back up a driveway off a curve, lol.

the kit



install - it comes with 3M tape on the back, so it just sticks right to the inside of the trunk.



stealth wiring, through a grommet behind the bumper :)



I can pull it into the trunk so the plug sits behind the bumper when not in use



and some shots of the car with the trailer :)

[irish44j]

DE30s team member Jesse Reitz was giving me a hard time about having white trailer wheels that "didn't match."

So took a few minutes today to address his concerns, with the leftovers of the paint used to paint the euroweaves a while back....







Finn was not impressed....

[kts]

You need to spray the spare too. ;)

And then find a way to make the trailer wheel setup fit on the E30 and take photos of said ridiculousness.

Then Finn would be impressed.

[irish44j]

You need to spray the spare too. ;)

And then find a way to make the trailer wheel setup fit on the E30 and take photos of said ridiculousness.

Then Finn would be impressed.

trust me, the thought of fitting some bottlecaps onto the trailer has crossed my mind. But would need some serious spacers!

hah, the spare stays white, because the "top" of everything is white and it's sitting flat :)

the car roof is going to be white soon enough too, once it warms up enough. Black roof gets too hot out in the sun all day at events..