Ryan's Hennarot 318is (s54, slicktop conversion, MT2)

[mike.bmw]

That sounds really really really nice. I've found from taking in-car HPDE video that it doesn't usually convey speed or acceleration well. Your video looks pretty quick so I can't even imagine what it must be like in person!

[rjmcdermott81]

On another note. I finally got off my butt and made a driving video. I'm driving it a bit like a ninny - granny shifting, not double clutching like I should.... Keep in mind this is a 7k rpm tach and the redline is actually 8k. Car is really gelling nowadays.

[rjmcdermott81]

Yea we're going to need that project here too...

I'm documenting it much more detail and I'll definitely post a build thread as soon as I get over the first major hump. I'm toying around with timelapse video on the gopro. Wish I would have done this for may paint job.... Also, you can see that I got my little helper a welding mask so he can be in there with me.

[2mAn]

Yea we're going to need that project here too...

[rzerob]

EV FD. If you are doing a build thread on here or another forum please attach a hyperlink. The only thing I do not like about the EV with the motor in the rear is it leaves you without the option of a manual.

[mike.bmw]

That's the plan man. Going slow because I've been busy with work but it's a good distraction.

BTW - I really dig you AW 318is.

That's going to be awesome!

Thanks! I may have another project soon. Will know more by tomorrow afternoon. :)

[rjmcdermott81]

It's 5 in the morning here, but am I seein that right? Electric motor FD RX7?

The E30 is looking great!

That's the plan man. Going slow because I've been busy with work but it's a good distraction.

BTW - I really dig you AW 318is.

[mike.bmw]

It's 5 in the morning here, but am I seein that right? Electric motor FD RX7?

The E30 is looking great!

[rjmcdermott81]

I haven't posted in quite a while. The car has been great and the paint is holding up with out any issue. I do have a slight "halo" effect where the sunroof was? but I knew that might happen going in. I've been distracted lately by a new project...I'll let you guess what is happening with this car/subframe/motor combo:




I also helped my son modify his truck - that's +5 hp's there:


Went to the motherland...where they had the M3 in the correct color :)


But on the e30 I upgraded it with a Thule bike rack:


and over the holidays I removed the nasty old 90s tint. I think I did this the hard way but I got pretty good at it toward the end...as usual. It took me 3 days of taking it in spurts. I used a lot of heat from a heat gun and a razor blade, finished with goo-gone to remove any leftover residue. Much nicer now without that yucky tint that was starting to haze over.

[rjmcdermott81]

My 3 year old daughter and I walked out to the car tonight and she said - dad, where did your red car go? How did it turn orange?

Gotta love hennarot...depending on the lighting the color changes between orange and red.

[rjmcdermott81]

How’s the steareo turn out?

What was the low oil pressure issue?

I'm not an audiophile but man I think it sounds really good. That little mini sub does way more than I would ever want. I don't want my trunk and license plate buzzing like a highschool kid.

Low oil pressure - it was most likely a loose rubber o-ring on the pickup tube. But, there was some scoring on the gears in the oil pump and the main bearings were close to going out of spec...so I had the shop replace the mains, oil pump, and pickup tube o-ring. Took care of the problem. I think it was probably the o-ring but it's such a pain to get the oil pan off with the s54 I went ahead and had them do it all.

[rjmcdermott81]

Willing to sell the ones you aren’t using? Or able to make me a couple of those custom made ones? I need one side for my rear bumper because someone hit my car..

Sorry man. I'm going to hold on to mine. I hope you're able to find some but if you want to make them let me know and I can tell you how.

[moatilliatta]

How’s the steareo turn out?

What was the low oil pressure issue?

[hakstern]

Willing to sell the ones you aren’t using? Or able to make me a couple of those custom made ones? I need one side for my rear bumper because someone hit my car..

[spiDmang]

Such a cool thread and build! Great job on this car. Love the Henna/S54 combo...that is my eventual goal for mine