e30ftw 396 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Ashkan, if you mean the end cover over the battery tray I got mine ex Germany for $76 shipped IIRC, 1 week wait too. P/N 51711380392 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 UPDATE: Time to step this sh*t up a bit. Cold Airbox time. Big thanks for Ollie's cad skills in sorting this out from his airbox design and to my dad for cutting the mock ups and no thanks to stationary warehouse for charging me $20 per sheet of 1.5mm thick cardboard. Dad runs a cutting business which specailises in cutting materials / foam / plastics / composites etc. Company is called cutlines. Anyways here we go.. Top down view 3d The design at Dads work. measuring the card VIDEO: explaining how to program the design for the different tools (Pen, Knife, pizza wheel, hole punch etc) Setting up the drag knife for depth Tooling up the head Air pressure check. Marking the the 'origin' on the card with laser. This will be the return or known point on the card. VIDEO: card being cut photos this is seriously the best way to prototype Sorting out the fold lines with the perf tool whole system Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 Needed to make some room first ... Out comes the PITA bracket VIDEO: Time to cut some sh*t few adjustments to make as you can see .. I also need to buy a silicon 135 bend and alloy 89mm joiner After this I ran around and re measured everything and marked it on the prototype where changes need to be made. We will do this process again and try the card up at the car next time. Once its all matches its off the the laser cutters to cut this out of anodised alloy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 I also decided to give mounting the new radiator fan a crack... was plesantly suprised it wasn't the end of the world and I didnt need to fabricate any mounts. I just used old parts kicking around the workshop for brackets .. worked a treat! e36 pusher fan gave it a clean up with some decreaser and an airgun placed it in the location to workout if it would fit .. and it does The bumpers were just getting in the road so off they came Needed to make up some brackets from old parts. The bottom just bolted pretty much to the bottom lip the top just needed some extra metal .. which I found and converted All finished and I tested it up to temprature and connected a battery pack to see it bring the temp down .. it worked Also note the FL smile headlights im gonna chuck on MMMMMMM smilies e30's are the only car I know of that actually look just as tuff with no bumpers as they do with them 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRTDVL 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 i keep forgetting is this a street car or a race car? If it's a race car are you going to run a toggle switch for a manual override on the fan? I know it's something i want to do on the 205 via a 3 stage switch (auto, low, high), Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 Yeah probably will heath. doing the wiring for the fan next week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zenetti 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 few adjustments to make as you can see .. I also need to buy a silicon 135 bend and alloy 89mm joiner Looking good Josh. I should have a silicone joiner and alloy pipe for you at work. I will check tomorrow and let you know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 Looking good Josh. I should have a silicone joiner and alloy pipe for you at work. I will check tomorrow and let you know. Oh nice! .. im after black if you have it availible .. if not red .. but as most it goes probably will be blue Need 89mm (3inch) Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 bad ass! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 Need 89mm (3inch) 3 1/2 in!! And airbox should sit lower???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 my internal conversion chart has never been great. Anyways its 89mm I need. Yeah, you should see the mocked up model I have for ollie with all the changes written on it. Hes going to hate me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 That card cutter is epic, does a real good job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 That card cutter is epic, does a real good job. haha yeah I kind of feel a bit nasty cutting just cardboard on it. Its a 1/2 million $$$ cutter to buy new. This table can cut up to 9mm thick (think vaccum packed materials and composites like carbon fiber blah blah ... Dad just finished doing a job for these guys. http://www.skysails.info/ He cut 115 prototype models which are being used in testing to tow ships in europe. At the moment it can tow a full container ship and save around $2500 us an hour in fuel costs. The system is fully automated and in bad weather the sail stalls itself into the wind and can be winched back in and housed on deck. Check the vid on their website. The biggest sails have something like 20tons towing capacity. Amazing stuff really. There are talks of it being tested on pleasure craft in AKL too watch this space. Here is the super strong light weight material for it. Now in yellow for added visual safety. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 Lovin it Josh.. I REALLY need an CAI also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 Nice work Josh. it looks like you had to move the box quite far forward so that the afm sat in the right place. Tony is right, it is sitting a little bit high, i'm not sure why though. Anyway looking forward to making the changes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 I made it move under its own power today... so very close to taking it for the first drive. Did the fan wiring tonight, just need to finish it up and get the bumpers back on. Intial thoughts on the clutch is it bites very very nicely and is not heavy at all. Big thanks to Ray and co for spending a few hours doing brakes / clutch / power steering and GB fluids. Much appreciated fellas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 More proof that it's impossible to modify an e30 without removing the bumper at least once! Those sky sails rock - seen them before. I'd be interested to see what size/speed pleasure craft they'd go on considering that most small, modern, powered vessels move faster than the wind. Lots of shipping companies playing with different methods of wind bludging now-a-days. How does the card not move with that cutter? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 More proof that it's impossible to modify an e30 without removing the bumper at least once! Those sky sails rock - seen them before. I'd be interested to see what size/speed pleasure craft they'd go on considering that most small, modern, powered vessels move faster than the wind. Lots of shipping companies playing with different methods of wind bludging now-a-days. How does the card not move with that cutter? haha thats true! yeah pretty cool stuff, not sure what where how on that .. or with the timing .. but its being POC'd at the mo. The white belt has thousands of tiny holes in it, you can see a rather large cust coming off the cutter, a massive vaccum pump runs and sucks the card too the table during the cutting process. If you have multiple layers stacked such as material then you just put a layer plastic to vac pack the material down during the process. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Update [special edition] wheels are back. Specs: 5x120 PDC fr 18x8.5 15j rr 18x9.5 32j polished lip red/gold BBS 4 prong with rings caps hub centric rings front wheel 15mm spacers with flush cap bolt to keep it legal reverse face, for extra toughness black anodised bolts custom gun metal silver with darker mix testing the caps (not pressing them in just yet .. will let the paint harden another week) custom black anodised bbs bolts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) First! sh*t is b a n a n a s Edited April 15, 2010 by Ari Gold Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy J 1 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Damn.... that is all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshnz 2 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 I think I just accidentally a BBS wheel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 yeah .. I must admit when I saw them ... this happened Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 ssssooo evil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerry 10 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 yea that is mad. good choice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
