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[Bearmw]

Minimalism gone wild. I love this build.

[petrolhead]

Tyres check. I weighed the rims and located them accordingly to each corner. While balancing them, I tried rotating tyres on rim do different positions so I'd get away with less of those glue-on weights. Not much success there..



Spare is a 145/80R14 regular tyre. Ofcourse, it can only be used on front axle because of it's slightly different radius. I put on stickers to remind myself about it.


And there it sits

[Skarpa]

Looking forward to seeing this live.

[econti]

Why even put a spare in and not just a patch kit? Surely that would be lighter

[petrolhead]

Why even put a spare in and not just a patch kit? Surely that would be lighter

Surely it is.
This happened to a friend of mine a few years back during a trackday

That got me re-thinking the neccessary equipment on a car. I can always leave the spare at the pits when I'm on track.
Another thing.. Those spray-inside-the-tyre type repair foams clog the tyre valve, and I'd want to clean it off when I get the chance to repair a puncture properly. Proper repair meaning a patch istalled inside the tyre.

[econti]

Fair point, was just curious. How on earth did he manage that?

[petrolhead]

Fair point, was just curious. How on earth did he manage that?

I can't remember the specifics.
Anyway, just about everyone else too has commented "WTF a spare tyre on that thing?" :D
And it's good to have a spare on board when driving to the E30-meet. In the past I've had to give mine to some young guy who destroys his rears due to shitload of camber wear :D
-I did leave the spare un balanced to save weight ;). No one in their right mind would drive fast anyway with a 145/80R14 in one corner.

[Kershaw]

Fair point, was just curious. How on earth did he manage that?

He hit the brakes too hard.

[2mAn]

Fair point, was just curious. How on earth did he manage that?

Look like some cheap rep wheels to me. Dont trust those, but I would trust factory wheels

I cant wait until this is all done. Im really curious what the final weight ends up being

[petrolhead]

With factory parts you end up with a ... stock E30. And who wants that? That's not the last or first wheel I've seen destroyed.

Im really curious what the final weight ends up being

It'll just be a figure "for now". My intention is to continue after I get a bit of driving done. More punch, less weight, better handling. <-Hopefully a project for every winter.

[petrolhead]

Adapter for TPS, modded from original S14 adapter piece.








The mrs. re sprayed the rear shelf lining black

[litu]

Dam that looks cool :)

[petrolhead]

Bumpers, lids, doors more or less done.


The pic is shaken & stirred, but anyway.. Started making front air dam/splitter/ what ever:




After that, I guess the engine's next.

[Bearmw]

Sick in a unique way.

[Skarpa]

Surely you must love sheetmetal work ;)