Sammy J 1 Report post Posted August 17, 2009 Have you tried assembling it? The 2.93 might be thicker if the matching pinion is a different size (smaller)? Am mentally struggling to see how smaller gives a taller ratio tho, so maybe I'm wrong. have tried assembling it and it sits really far to one side and the bearings dont seit where they need to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Sammy Give Justin Neil a call, he is ex Durally Gears and was their top boy before he decided to work from home. He is a wizard at this type of thing & was the dude who did an awesome job of the gearbox On Rileys 340i <h1 class="org fn">Justin Neil Engineering Ltd</h1> 1036 Lower Styx Rd Brooklands (03) 3298518 Edited August 17, 2009 by Jimmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted August 30, 2009 time for an update, Radiator is mounted in place and all plumbed up along with all the other plumbing. Have had a bit of difficulty with drive shafts and the PCD of the flange that bolts to the rubber donut being different but have fixed that by getting an aluminum one made up and pressing some rubber inserts with steel tube to absorb the vibration. Have just put the 2.93 open diff in to get it on the road and driving for now. exhaust is made up and bolted on..havnt started it yet Have put my set of wilwood brakes on! mm they are so nice haha! If any of you guys are interested i have copied the brackets, hats, bolts etc that i used and kept all the part numbers to bolt straight onto an e30. So if anyone is interested PM me and i will get a quote for making a set up depending if you want all the hardware too or just the instillation kit. items left on the to do list now are: master cylinder under the dash air filter fluids finish putting the dash and interior back together cooling fan washer bottle overflow bottle So the list is getting down to the final little things now so hopefully not much longer. enjoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted August 30, 2009 Sweet! What'd the brake kit set you back? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) Just over 2grand. And just incase anyone is wondering the red e30 is the 325i that was on trademe at miligan motors, my mate kerry who came to the meet just bought it Edited August 31, 2009 by Sammy J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifty325i 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2009 Just awesomeness!! you no when you were taking that photo out of the sun roof there was a cop directly across the road looking at you lol was so fuuny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) Just awesomeness!! you no when you were taking that photo out of the sun roof there was a cop directly across the road looking at you lol was so fuuny yeah i saw that when i sat down, it was a real oh f**k moment, cop must have been in a good mood though so its all good Edited August 31, 2009 by Sammy J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bvm8w 1 Report post Posted August 31, 2009 yeah i saw that when i sat down, it was a real oh f**k moment, cop must have been in a good mood though so its all goodbrakes look awesome sammy, I get mine fitted up on thursday, soo excited! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted August 31, 2009 hot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Well fellas its time for an update. To be honest not much has been happening just finishing off all the final little things that take all the time. The dashboard etc is all back together, electric fan controller mounted and set up, exhaust is finished and painted, clutch is bled, air filter set up is sorted and worked perfectly, iS lip is getting prepped for paint this week and last but not least the brakes are sorted (master cylinder and all). What i had to do was move the bracket over that holds the factory M/C about 60mm towards the outside of the car and remount the factory master cylinder in the new position. This gives me a straight push using the existing linkage and M/C also being able to keep the factory bias and the advantage it looks much better than the other idea i had. Im getting the cert guy to come and have a look for me on Thursday and explain everything to him. Fingers crossed everything is all good! Once the cert fellow has been i will be down to Crowesport to get a full alignment and have the cars suspension set up by Trevor Crowe who used to race these and many other BMW's including the 635 JPS car from memory. Hopefully he can set up and fix the rear camber so it handles good whilst being at the lower height. I'm also looking at getting some camber plates for the front, Any recommendations? Also will more than likely be having a strut brace made to fit straight across my motor with rose joints in it so i can apply some torque to keep the front stiff. I have been trying to think of some personalized plate options, any ideas? Cheers guys, pics to come on Thursday once everything's complete. Edited September 22, 2009 by Sammy J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted September 22, 2009 Go with Vorshlag or Ground Control camber plates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
louis297 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 drive it to school once its done lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 drive it to school once its done lol haha yeah mate i will be, the boys have been waiting for it to finally be finished Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 Go with Vorshlag or Ground Control camber plates. cheers i will have a look at them, you dont need to cert camber plates do you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 You are supposed to have a Cert for Camber plates yes. Ground control plates are for the ultra win, I may be biased (Well and they have caster adjustment and more camber adjustment than the Vorshlags) The only way you'll get your rear camber sorted is with some offset trailing arm bushings or some serious trailing arm pivot point moving. But unless you are going to lower it excessively then you should be ok with 2-2.5 degrees back there for now. You'll need it for the track Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 You are supposed to have a Cert for Camber plates yes. Ground control plates are for the ultra win, I may be biased (Well and they have caster adjustment and more camber adjustment than the Vorshlags) The only way you'll get your rear camber sorted is with some offset trailing arm bushings or some serious trailing arm pivot point moving. But unless you are going to lower it excessively then you should be ok with 2-2.5 degrees back there for now. You'll need it for the track Im not planning to lower it any more than i have already but it wears out tires dam fast! what were a set of GC camber plates worth if you dont mind me asking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Haha it's no secret! http://www.ground-control-store.com/produc...tegory.php/CA=8 330 USD. Exchange rate is pretty good at the moment so they'd be a great deal. They are amazing plates really. The rear is a different story. For a simple solution you may want to look at these: http://www.akgmotorsport.com/e30products.html About a 1/3rd of the way down: Rear Trailing Arm Bushings, Acentric They will bring the camber back a bit, but you'll need to check them every now and again, they come out of adjustment. All I can recommend is Loctite and massive torque and good rubber grease and they should be sweet. Edited September 22, 2009 by Incary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifty325i 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2009 I got my Ground Control camber plates (FOR NORMAL TYPE SPRINGS) for about $550landed, and they are good no doubt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 Hows it Sam ? the only way to remove camber from the semi trailing arm is with a slotted adjustment setup on the sub frame. Check out the IE kit, I reckon we could copy it and produce something locally ? Riley has the offset rear camber bushings in his car, he still has mad 4deg camber. they probally work allright for a very mild adjustment but im not sure they are the way to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 hey mate, yeah i figured there would be slotting or something.. yeah i think we could do that. How should we go about doing that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 If we can find the correct bolts & eccentric washers, its a matter of designing the plate that that the eccentric washer runs from so it forces the bolt up or down in the slot to correct for negative camber. with a bit of time 3d modeling & a E30 sub frame & suspension arm to copy from I should be able to knock something together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 sweet well i can get bolts and anything from Blacks easily so we should head in there maybe and see what they have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antony 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) info here. BMW Part # - 33321095102 - Eccentric Bolt BMW Part # - 33321092310 - Eccentric Flat Washer BMW Part # - 33326760668 - Self-Locking Collar Nut Cant wait to see this!!! Edited September 24, 2009 by antony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Cheers mate, appreciate it! will keep things updated with pics James thats quite helpful and explains things... Edited September 24, 2009 by Sammy J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2009 that is some really good information, this is starting to look very reasonable to achieve, Sam if you want to order a set of bolts I can use them to determine the size & shape of the brackets (based off the photo i can reverse scale it as we already know the diameter of the bolt hole for reference) then we can have a set machined up. & get them on a sub frame & try it out and see if it has enough adjustment. I'm sure if we can do one as a test and confirm it, then we could do a a few extra brackets for various people that might need it ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
