Cement
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I'm more of a nissan in a bimmer sorta guy buuuuut ... is there a park / neutral switch in play as well as the clutch ?
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Forum post quotes that include three pages of images 😆
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Dang that's so close, might have to ask for the calibration certificate 🤣 Be interesting to see what the front rear split is hmm
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I've put a small mortgage through Racelab for Speedflow fittings ... pretty sure they can make the hoses up for you there also. Same as GSS and other places. Pop in and see Neil for a chat Don't be put off assembling yourself also its all pretty straight forward 👍
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Have a welder at home if you want to fix the leak @Sammo, I think we are in the same sort of area.
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So much work going on here !! Great progress updates Probably not applicable as you're on the mainland but I'll mention here anyhow in case its useful in the future or for others ... highly recommend https://www.beattys.co.nz/driveline in Auckland for driveshaft work. Just make sure they note 'fussy paint job' on it like they did for me 😆
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I have no specific knowledge in bimmer land but if you end up needing to tweak things with some new / aftermarket items I'd highly recommend AdrenalinR (https://adrenalinr.com/). Used two of their mufflers on my car and was impressed with the product, plus its kiwi made !!
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Awesome @Eagle I'd be super keen to hear ... i was super close to getting one in their Black Friday sales recently !! Thanks for the route @Sammo, once we get past the Christmas and new year period and I can hopefully / finally relax a little I'd love to take a spin (with tool box in boot) Been thinking I should catch up with you as the resident super beautiful interior consultant to set some direction also hah ... reminded every time i look over at my sagging window trim and rear panel fabric flapping around since an old workmate jumped in the back the other week.
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And we now have WoF and rego 🤠 Hopefully I get a windscreen sun visor for Christmas and some window tints hah. Where shall I legally drive to first ?!?
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I only get an audio file ? But I get the jist A major milestone indeed !!! The rest is details hah
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Checked the 80-120 acceleration measurement is working, the display is just hanging out in the glovebox for now. Will look to right align the metrics and change colour based on value or something later I think ... loads of tinkering one can do in that space !!
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Will follow the thread its looking awesome and no hate from me, I just passed my cert today for VQ37 in E46 I'm trying to think now if I have some sage words of wisdom ... errrrrr ... Do the non glamorous things on the way through while you can and have access. I had to fix my new fuel lines to the body at 300mm centres behind the engine ... soooo easy to do before final fitment, a real shitter of a job to do after. If you've not already got a certifier on the case I'd sort that and have a quick convo or site visit, get them to point out any specific concerns etc The LVVTA forum is useful for questions https://lvvta.proboards.com/ You'll already have discovered this one by now I think, take your 'high' budget figure and double it 💸 Mini-tub the rear and get a good LSD ? 😂
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Ta daaaaaaaaaa ... WoF booked for tomorrow then rego and then ... sheeeeeit, not sure what then !?!! I guess I can actually drive the thing ... like a real car ?! How odd 🤯
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Loving the fab work, looking forward to the next update
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No certification re-check tomorrow unfortunately due to the certifier getting Covid and pushing everything back a week. That has been a blessing in disguise as I've had time to not rush things. I never mentioned that after flashing the standard Uprev ROM to the ECU I was unable to get past 70 km/h ... I thought that was very strange as my code to send the speed to the ECU was not functional (did not show speed in my OBD dongle). Upon investigation today it turned out it was in fact working !! Just calculating incorrectly. So have corrected that and now have an accurate speed signal to the ECU which is great as some of the tables reference speed. Did a little data logging from the Arduino and from Uprev just to ensure they lined up when actually driving and have had great success.
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Some good engine pr0n in here ... not sure why your crank is blue but i'll just assume its a BMW thing 🤣
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Nope, this was at Race Lab where I got all my AN fittings and hose from ... would be surprised if many alignment places have the gear ? Would be more race car setup / suspension places like Autolign. I have a friend in the race car business in Hamiltron who might know. Will see if I have his number and flick him a message 👍
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Bit of an interesting one today ... got the car onto a set of corner scales to see how it looks. This was with minimal gas in the tank, maybe 1/8th and no driver. With me sitting in there it was quite well balanced left to right at the front which is cool. So its a 52/48 split front to rear ... full tank of gas (lets say +40kg) makes it 49.4% rear give or take. Would be really interesting to see some numbers from a 330 and M3 in RHD to compare !!
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I'll get some video at some point once certified and fully road legal, its fairly fun as it is but suspect it will be even more so when you can drive it hard and bang through some gears etc. Went in for cert yesterday and came away with 13 things to address, only a couple that will need some thinking about ... mostly tidy-up items like heat proofing a brake line, some receipts for various bits, get a wheel alignment etc. Also, wheel bolts were 0.75 turns too short ... thats 1.1mm from memory 😂 Luckily found some UK made items from Racerproducts yuuuusssss. Hoping to get in for WoF recheck within the 28 day period but unsure if i can get all the cert items finished by then to be honest. In other progress, got the UpRev 'tuner' cable today so can try to address the wacky idle issues (noted for cert unfortunately, rats). Should be fun to do some proper data logging at last !! Also got in on the HPA Black Friday sales and got the tuner starter course for 50% off which is pretty sweet. Couple of shots from today, the lads at my tyre guys (JP Tyres, Glenfield AKL) were pretty interested and commented on how it looks beneath ... first time i have seen its belly on a hoist after starting at it from 30cm on my back for 2 years !! Still need to get some better shots before i drive it more.
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Thanks Going for cert Monday so hoping for a fairly pleasant experience there !! It's quite fun and would be super keen to see how it feels compared to a 330 and a M3 if I ever get along to a meet or similar where other BMW folks hang ... on the other hand also keen to see how it feels compared to a 370Z haha.
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Trying to get the Arduino side of things complete, at least for the physical install ... which involves my glove box display and temp sensor i am going to put in my engine bay electronics box to see how hot the ECU(s) are getting. Doing this since in Nissan land they are mounted in the cabin. Have been implementing some performance monitoring on the Arduino also which should be a bit of a laugh, taking the ABS wheel speeds so can do things like 0-100, 80-120, 100-0 times or what ever. Poor mans Dragy 😅
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Just to round this one out ... replaced clock spring today. Horn working and airbag light off after code clearing
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E46 Dashboard Brake Light On - Why ?
Cement replied to Cement's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering
I'll get it jacked up shortly and bridge everything out to see if there is any change 👍 -
What speakers do I have and what are good replacements ?
Cement replied to Cement's topic in Audio & In Car Entertainment
Definitely nothing in the rear near the arm rests, only the two on the parcel shelf. As far as the amp goes I managed to find this image which may show something useful ? -
What speakers do I have and what are good replacements ?
Cement replied to Cement's topic in Audio & In Car Entertainment
Definitely aint 10 speakers hiding in there (rears in parcel shelf only, fronts are the driver down low in the door and tweeter by the opening handle), I wish there were hah ... when I say dead I mean stuffed, the rears both produce fart bass etc. Only one is not working at all (drivers door midrange). Feeling like after the cert next week I'll pull things apart a bit to see exactly what is in there, then I can also sort the rear parcel tray which apparently should not be blue Just looking to get back to a reasonable factory sound which is pleasant to listen to really ... not going for any sound offs or uber hifi.
