Front struts.
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Glamor shots ;-)
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Progress on the cage.
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Wow! Two racecars being built here at the same time. Nice cage, what are the specs of the tubing? Also, never seen Ohlins shocks on a car, looking good. Source on the camber plates?
-John
Looking real nice.
Man I like the simplicity of the rear shock hangers. Are those adjustable height to weight jack? (clevis on a threaded rod?) If I do anything over again it would be that. I had a hard time guesstimating setting my rear ride height and relocating the shock. Mine turned out ok, but scratched my head about it. Your rear space being all cut out gives lot's of 3D thought freedom. Nicely done.
88 M3
91 318is
91 318i
83 320is
08 X3 3.0si
"If it flys, floats, or f*cks, rent it!"
Thanks for the compliments.
The tubing is 1.75 x .095
The camber plates are from Vorschlag for an E46 M3.
https://vorshlag-store.com/collectio...e46-suspension
Thanks man... appreciate it.
Honestly, I wish I could say that I came up with the design but sadly I did not. The suspension and engine rebuild are being done by legit pros so I can't take any credit. I really liked the way he designed the whole rear end.
Putting the clevis on a threaded rod would be smart, but not. They are a fixed position so any ride height adjustments is on the coilovers themselves. And yes, lots of headscratching here too, fortunately I've had some really qualified help to tackle those kinds of questions.
Loving your build thread too by the way, keep it up!
I'm super late to this thread but this is by far the best build I have ever seen on these forums since I've been on them!
93 E36 S50 c38 stg2
00 B5 A4 GT2871r
01 E46 325i - 343,782 (Stolen 3/2021) RIP
2019 WRX
auto->manual conversion crew / bf.c motor swap crew
This is really awesome. I wish I had the time for such a huge project.
Real looking forward to see this finished some day ;-)
Keep up the great work
Simply over the top outstanding work! I really love the chassis/cage work you are doing!
Thank you for taking the time to take the pictures and do the post updates.
Daryl
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Sexy welds and the front end getting ready to locate shock towers.
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Amazing. Just curious the price of the coils? Also what spring did you choose? I need something new for my S52 swap and not sure the spring rate that would be best for the extra weight.
What a difference from how you started, went from cage welded to floor to a no floor tube chassis with a shell! Very nice!!!
Always FUN TO DRIVE - Build Thread & Tech info - 79 320/6 track car build thread -- Videos of track car -Adam in car Auto-x video - Start-up video - 4/2011 Adam's TOP BMW time San Diego BMWCCA - 4-5-15 Dyno break-in run new M20B25 - Exhaust Thread - Link
The coils were about $3,000 for all 4. They were a custom made job though, as I'm not using a true E46 upper mount in the rear, so that bumped the price up a bit.
The springs are Eibach. 400 lbs up front and 200 in the rear. This is a total guess on the part of myself and the fabricator I have helping me. The plan is to try it out and change the weight as needed once I can drive it around and feel it out. Hope that helps 🤙🏽
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Some progress.
These are not the actual wheels but just being used for mockup as the cage and suspension is being finalized.
What do you expect the weight to be when completed ?
Will you be keeping the US rear bumper sheet metal
Cage work is pretty much done, just needs on bar to complete the front end. Next, on to sheet metal work!
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