Half-Life | '91 DS 318iS Slicktop | Track & Weekend Warrior

[Digitalwave]

I haven't trimmed those. The one that fits the worst is the one from the water pump to the top of the thermostat, but it's not that bad.

Thanks for the kind words all!

[jeenyus]

Did you trim your IE silicone coolant hose? Mine sits a little high and Ive been thinking about trimming part of it back.

Car looks fantastic as usual. Always an inspiration.

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[Digitalwave]

Some pictures from Cars & Coffee last weekend. Photo credit to Mike Melnick.

[AWDBOB]

Such a good update! I installed my brake backing plates a while back but haven't bought the adapters yet to finish off the install. Also, great news on the E36 firing up!

[Digitalwave]

Time for a little update. Not a lot has happened since the last. From the last track event all I really needed to do was to change out the front rotors, install some brake ducting, and do a nut & bolt safety check.

I got some backing plates, and I 3D printed some adapters to go from the stock valance brake duct inlets to a 3" neoprene hose. Taking a cue from "Get Black Flagged" on Youtube, I routed the hose through the stock undertray. This holds the hose out of the way nicely and retains the stock aero/cooling of the undertray.

I also installed Turner rack limiters, as my wheels rubbed at full lock and I didn't want to put undo stress on the brake cooling hose.














View from inside the bay. The hoses are tucked in nicely underneath the frame rails.






16mm rack limiters






My tires are about 60% used up so I had them flipped on the rims so I can use them on the other side of the car for their remaining life.







The E30 is ready to go for another weekend at Sebring in 2 weeks. With it all squared away I've been working on my E36 a bit. It's running OBDII in an OBDI chassis, so I had to do some wiring for the swap.

2 pins in the X20 had to be swapped, and one pin from the X6001 had to be moved into the X20. I also ran the diagnostic wires into the cabin so I can have an OBDII port inside the car. Past that I then shrunk wrapped and bundled up all the other pins that weren't being used, so I could remove the other 2 connectors that don't exist on an OBDI chassis.








Condor Speed Shop always comes through with the best bushings in the biz.





Removing the M52 manifold from the engine was a pain, but then installing the M50 manifold with the roll cage in the way proved to be impossible. I just couldn't get the manifold over the studs no matter what I tried. The only way would have been to drop the front subframe, which I didn't feel like doing. So I removed the studs and just used bolts instead.




Pretty much everything is in the bay at this point, I just need to install the catch can.




Last thing I had to do was fill up the tank and test the fuel pumps. It has a Bimmerworld dual pump setup, and as it turns out one of the pumps was dead. After temporarily bypassing it, I was ready to crank the car up.




I was a little shocked that my EWS bypass and wiring worked as the car fired up almost right away after sitting for years. More updates to come soon!

[wworm]

If these are still available you should snag em

[paynemw]

i love your car.

[Digitalwave]

Great build...Sorry if I missed it and I know this is a long shot, but you don't have those tan sport seats still, do ya?

Those sold quite quickly to a local concourse type of car actually. Glad they went to a good home!

Good bit of luck with the towels not ruining anything

Haha man that's kinda funny about the towels and the thermostat... I had exactly the same mistakes/issues. Glad you worked it all out! Car is looking good.

Ditto.

Awesome update! I am so jealous of how clean your bay/under the car is. It looks great. Also, with the towels, I’m glad I am not the only one who has done something like that. Part of the fun of this hobby, I suppose.

For real, I felt like a royal idiot with the towels. I ended up having a good laugh about it. The thermostat wasn't my fault of course, but I almost lost it at that one.

Crappy picture, but here's the biggest crack on the front right rotor. There's 4-5 other smaller cracks too. I need to get some ducting and backing plates on the front.

[Joeyz31]

Awesome update! I am so jealous of how clean your bay/under the car is. It looks great. Also, with the towels, I’m glad I am not the only one who has done something like that. Part of the fun of this hobby, I suppose.

[rzerob]

Haha man that's kinda funny about the towels and the thermostat... I had exactly the same mistakes/issues. Glad you worked it all out! Car is looking good.

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Ditto.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Haha man that's kinda funny about the towels and the thermostat... I had exactly the same mistakes/issues. Glad you worked it all out! Car is looking good.

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[dmanb2b]

Great build...Sorry if I missed it and I know this is a long shot, but you don't have those tan sport seats still, do ya?

[econti]

Good bit of luck with the towels not ruining anything

[Digitalwave]

I'm honestly not sure what I would do if/when something happens to this motor. I'd love to see what a really crazy M20 build could do, but I think based on time, money, and effort, I'd be really tempted by a basic 24v the next time around.

At Sebring I was keeping up with 2 different E46 M3's both on slicks (I was on street tires). They pulled me a little bit on the straights, but not dramatically.

[wworm]

Love seeing updates on this car. So you ever think you'll build a stroker motor?
I'm diggin the purple in the engine bay too. Bummer about the koseis, those would be a perfect wheel for this car.