The car is awesome. The wheels... not so much.
nice
looks awesome! Love the meaty tires... what's the specs of the wheel/tire?
TRM Coilovers 670F/895R | BBS LM | Corsa RSC36
Was nice rolling the E39 out with this over the weekend!
Cheers
Mat
Originally Posted by hakhawkOriginally Posted by geargrinder
post up the final product! its looking good so far
1996 328i (m52B28US) OBD1 euro ZF 5spd. 3.23LSD conversion / Chem. PnP Head/ DINAN stg.2 CHIP/ VAC race valves/ S52 cams/ A/C delete/ fan delete/ Washer Fluid resv delete/ ARP head studs/ Cometic 140MLS / VAC Solid Engine/trans Mounts/ CAI / 2.5"Borla race exahaust/ NGK R spark plugs, M50 Mani, S50 Oil Res, Riot Racing HFTB, SAMCO Hoses, JBR FW, X-Brace, Mtech Front Bumper, RE RSMs, stoptech SS lines, Bilstein sports, H&R Race Springs, S52 Reinforcement plates, Kosei K1 w/ bridgestone RE960as, Brembo/stoptech slotted rotors, M3 Trailing arms, M3 Calipers, M3 Axles, ACS strut brace, weight reduction.
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Nice work so far, how difficult is it to build carbon fiber pieces? Is it something that can be mastered over a summer?
yeh probably. im using a lost foam method for building mine, which means wrapping over foam, and dissolving the foam later on. since its a one off, destroying the mould doesnt matter. but i think it will take more work to get a nice flat finish
its really nice to work with, im using 2x2 twill weave, and it shapes to most curves without much work, some bits i had to cut to get where i wanted, but will try and cover those join areas with the next layers. i managed to wrap the whole box with one sheet, minus one patch i had to add because i cut wrong, and ended up with a small gap :p
if you've ever used fibreglass, its much nicer to use than the chopped mat fibreglass, which is all ive used before this.
once im finished, i'll throw up a bunch of pictures i took as i went
love love the car but the style of wheels just don't fit the car in my book, or at least square 17x9 or17x10 with 255's
i like the wheels, but the past week have been looking for something else, possibly 3 piece 5 spoke. not sure what i want though. im waiting on new coilovers to arrive, so need to wait for them so i can do some measuring and check clearances to work out what i can fit in the front. think id struggle with 10s in the front though. maybe 9s
any ideas on wheel styles? ive also been considering getting new lips/barrels for my simmons and making them fit with proper tyres, but i think im over the mesh and multi spoke wheels for the moment
crappy photoshop i did
yeh the fikse look nice, i like the hidden hardware look on them, fun bits buying them being in aus, anything over $1000au and we get stung with import taxes. that and i dnt want to spend a fortune :p
bar the hidden bolts, theyre very similar to the aus made simmons fr17s, which ive been looking to snavel a cheap set, because i can get barrels and lips made locally fairly cheap
might have to throw my simmons up for sale and see if i get any bites
Sweet car. I wish we had that Motor in our m's in the us.
Very nice man. Like all the detail shots
New bbs look nice. New specs? Always liked your car.
TRM Coilovers 670F/895R | BBS LM | Corsa RSC36
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