316 superlite

[petrolhead]

Just read the whole thread. Great work!

I wish I had the metal/fab skills you do!

Thank you.

Oh, seems that some of the pic links aren't working :/..

[petrolhead]

I took my car out for a blast :D. Bit of sandblasting here&there.

[petrolhead]

Made a windscreen washer system.. I'm going to make the hood detachable so I can't run hoses & spray jets there.. Whole system weighs 0,5kg everything incluced.


-That bent pipe is a support that goes from A-pillar through firewall corner to the shock tower bottom.




..another crappy pic of the support..


Wheel with max camber, fully compressed. I needed to see what the "worst case scenario" is so the support pipes don't interfere with the tires.


Completely unrelated, building camber & toe adjustments for friend's E30

http://petrolhead.kuvat.fi/kuvat/BMW...907_185412.3gp

Before sandblasting parts and welding..


make sure everything's level and re-check while working..


Digital angle gauge comes in handy..

http://petrolhead.kuvat.fi/kuvat/E30-taka-akseli+s%C3%A4%C3%A4d%C3%B6t/VID_20140907_184408.3gp

[petrolhead]

Last hole I'm cutting to the shell:


-Done


Except for the driver's side rocker panel I'll be replacing:



:???:

[petrolhead]

Last of sandblasting stuff, done! I wipe blasted spots with this:

-which is a phosphoric acid. It's protects bare metal from rust til I paint it, and the acid reacts with small rust residue that remains in metal pores. Just before primer I wire brush it off.

Inside of rocker panel requires a few quick fixes:





No.... I am your father!


Saving huge amounts of weight by replacing hand brake pipes with aluminium items :)

[David9999999]

The amount of work here is amazing. I can't wait to see the finished car!

[petrolhead]

The amount of work here is amazing. I can't wait to see the finished car!

Thanks. Don't hold your breath waiting to see it finished though. Budget and money being the limiting factors, I set my self couple of goals: To have it more or less ready for paint shop by the end of the year, and to have it running for 2016 season.

Couple of crappy pics, sandblasted places under primer paint..




..aand I bought a set of Powerflex black rear subframe bushes. Should be stiff enough for a road car, together with an E36 diff cover and mountings.



..more random pics:









Small accident that we had taking the shell out for sandblasting.. Requires some pulling, measuring and beating:

You make do with what tools you have :).

Testing if our tools are up to making flares to 8mm fuel pipes. No fancy AN-connectors here:


Above mentioned bushes.. They do feel stiff as hell.

New side bearings for differential:

[petrolhead]

No progress, none, zip.
We've been doing an engine & steering rack & brake swap to my co-mechanic's 316i.. some random pics here.

[petrolhead]

I got around to doing a couple of small things on my own car..

Putting on the driver side rocker panel. Only a few welds here and there, rest of it done with panel adhesive.




We had this small mishap a while ago, dropped the chassis of the rotisserie, bending the front frame.

Tack a piece there and start pulling..

As a result of dropping it, front chassis rails (or what are they called?) we're bent inwards by 6mm?


Work in progress.


Bit more fixing and it'll be agood as new..

[CorvallisBMW]

Nice work. What engine is going in it?

[petrolhead]

Started work on fuel delivery system. Mountings for second fuel pump and filter









A lot of fuel hose going back and forth :)

Nice work. What engine is going in it?

M10B20 with S14 throttles, 300/300 deg. cam, 262 close ratio box.

[petrolhead]

Some sort of spacer needed here. Center hole of the strut towers is SMALL, no room to move the adjustments about. Or some other solution? I'm open to suggestions. Cutting the strut tower is my last option, I'd rather not do that. It may lose some stiffness if cut the center hole bigger and lose that "lip".

Other than that, not much happening. Car will be easier to work on once we get it rolling. I do have a scissor lift at the garage :D
To that end, I ordered a pair of rear shocks, short Koni Sports.

I read somewhere that E46 rear mounts are supposed to be stiffer/stronger than E30 OEM ones, so..


Seem to fit OK

[petrolhead]

Almost exactly 6 years after I started on it, the project stands on it's wheels again :)




I hope the rest of it will be done in less time..

Ordered a fuel tank. Have to get one now, can't fabricate tank mounting points without one.

[Bearmw]

Pure inspiration.

[petrolhead]

Pure inspiration.

You're making me blush.


This sure makes life easier:

Test fitting a few parts & making mountings for them: CLICK!

Started work on the windscreen frame. When it's all welded, I'll beat it to the right shape (curvature in corners) and seal the seam with panel bonding adhesive.