HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 Time to update the concept touring with a major repower. Out with the S54 and in goes a S65 with M-DCT. Time for Quest fabrication to do their magic,especially with headers to be fabricated from scratch. First photos show the S65 and DCT in place. So far we have custom made engine mounts,gearbox mount and steering shaft. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 Looking awesome! Will you be using e46 steering rack etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 Just now, zero said: Looking awesome! Will you be using e46 steering rack etc? Will be sticking with the E46 rack to cause as little disruption to the steering geometry as possible. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0-60Motorsports 8 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 Amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 Exciting. Pleased to see this is going ahead. This E46 chassis has become one of the most lucky chassis out there with the engines its been privileged to have under the hood! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 Do the touring e46 chassis suffer the same issues with spot welds popping and floor cracks as the coupes and sedans? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted November 13, 2016 1 hour ago, BreakMyWindow said: Do the touring e46 chassis suffer the same issues with spot welds popping and floor cracks as the coupes and sedans? We didn`t take any chances with this build and did the the rear subframe reinforcement as part of the M3 concept chassis/body build. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted December 29, 2016 Finally some quieter time to focus on the wiring side of things. Working with a full E92 M3 car loom and all modules laid out. Unravelling/depinning anything we decide that is not needed. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0-60Motorsports 8 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 Awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted December 31, 2016 Looks like my kind of fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted December 31, 2016 Wow, I'm lost just looking a those pics. Thats a lot of spaghetti on the floor.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted December 31, 2016 2 hours ago, Michael. said: Looks like my kind of fun! Hi Michael, Your`e more than welcome to come and inject some of your wisdom. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 50% of the loom extracted and put into the not needed pile. SRS,lighting,pdc,speaker,comfort access take up the larger volume of wiring. Thanks to James for his hours put into unravelling the spaghetti. Edited January 2, 2017 by HELLBM 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted January 2, 2017 Holy crap that looks daunting! Good to see it being done properly though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0-60Motorsports 8 Report post Posted April 2, 2017 Any updates Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted April 2, 2017 12 hours ago, 0-60Motorsports said: Any updates Waiting for the headers to be made at the moment. Luckily there are plenty of other projects to be occupied with. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0-60Motorsports 8 Report post Posted May 11, 2017 Sounds good. Looking forward to seeing some updates when you get round to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted June 16, 2017 Change of plan with the drivetrain being reverted back to S54 at the request of the new owner. Interesting conversion - manual to smg along with brembo brake upgrade. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0-60Motorsports 8 Report post Posted June 16, 2017 Nice upgrades. Car looks stunning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted June 17, 2017 What sizes are the Brembos? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nmaisey 6 Report post Posted June 18, 2017 On 6/17/2017 at 5:00 PM, zero said: What sizes are the Brembos? Those brembos are from a 996 C2 Porsche. Painted in velocity yellow 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
