E30-323ti 66 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 Can you move the subframe further forward if you only need "a little more space"?? This will give you a bit more castor but may move the wheels too far forward in the arches!?!? Just a thought... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 It looks like the E30 M42 sump is out, The front sway bar will be in the way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 started to weld up the new front sub frame and control arm mounts tonight, but ran out of gas for the mig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Can you turn it around and remount it behind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Can you move the subframe further forward if you only need "a little more space"?? This will give you a bit more castor but may move the wheels too far forward in the arches!?!? Just a thought... yer- I looked that, but I think I will be modifying the sump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Can you move the subframe further forward if you only need "a little more space"?? This will give you a bit more castor but may move the wheels too far forward in the arches!?!? Just a thought... yer- I looked that, but I think I will be modifying the sump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) Can you turn it around and remount it behind I think the exhaust may be in the way,but I will check that out Edited March 1, 2010 by rot62 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 I have decided that I will modify the sump. So there's no turning back all the front mounting points have been welded in place now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 The factory E36 steering coupling is to long for the 2002 engine bay. I so made a shorter one out of two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 A new toy arrived today (not the RC car) here are my first attempts at ali welding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 394 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 You have some awesome fab skills going on for that front end. Good work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 Wow, Nice TIG.... that's something I really want to have a go at... Projects going good man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks for the replies, I hope the certifier thinks its a good job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c.robertson00 11 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 With your inlet manifold are you just going to cut the two flanges and then weld a piece of alloy pipe between the two then smooth the inside out?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 4, 2010 With your inlet manifold are you just going to cut the two flanges and then weld a piece of alloy pipe between the two then smooth the inside out?? yes that's pretty much it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) I have finished modifying the sump, so it was time to move onto the engine mounts. I needed to make to new mounts on the cross member as the standard mount holes were to close to the chassis rails. Also new mounts for the block were needed as well. The rubber engine mounts are for a skyline . In the second picture you can see the cut out in the sump so the engine could moved forward. Edited March 7, 2010 by rot62 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted March 6, 2010 (edited) http://www.vg30.com/images/oilpantop.jpg Did you consider Adding Wings on the sump to Bring a little extra oil capacity ? I have seen this done on a few cars where portions of the sump have been chopped out, some to add extra capacity some to simply return capacity back to stock Edited March 6, 2010 by Jimmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 7, 2010 http://www.vg30.com/images/oilpantop.jpg Did you consider Adding Wings on the sump to Bring a little extra oil capacity ? I have seen this done on a few cars where portions of the sump have been chopped out, some to add extra capacity some to simply return capacity back to stock Yes I did. And may still do that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 7, 2010 Got the rear gearbox mount done, shortened the gear selector by 150mm, welded in the hanger bearing mount, Made the new front half of the drive shaft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted March 7, 2010 Love it, great read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 8, 2010 Mounted the E36 Radiator after work today. Also put the rocker cover back on. I painted it with some VHT wrinkle plus and gave it a round oil cap to try and give it an old school look Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) I dummy fitted the steering column off the E36. It looks like I need to use the standard E36 coupling and not the shortened one I made a few days ago. I'm not happy with the angles that the universal's are running at. I can't do much to the steering until my pedal box turns up. Edited March 8, 2010 by rot62 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 66 Report post Posted March 9, 2010 Got on the piss after work so not much progress tonight. Did make a start on the inlet manifold- cut up a toyota beams inlet manifold to rob the runners out of it and drilled the holes for the side draft flange Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted March 9, 2010 I feel retardedly slow when I read all these updates ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted March 9, 2010 ^ Me too! Awesome progress (again) Eddie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
