BMW E36 Coupe Track Car
20-08-2008, 04:15 PM
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Hopefully in October indeed - I need to find out how much it is to rent a trailer to drag the track-car over there 
Failing that, it will be going there in Easter next year
Failing that, it will be going there in Easter next year
22-08-2008, 07:22 PM
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08-02-2009, 03:36 PM
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not a case of getting bored Mal - had to get shut sharpish as the garage extension was coming along and we needed space for materials etc etc and also to dig the pit
07-07-2009, 09:07 AM
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Today was a bit of a steady day. The plan was to clean up the remainder of the wiring loom and get the engine running with what was left. This was started by removing the ECU plug and belling out the wires with the aid of handy wiring diagram - how handy
Then the wires i needed were labled up to quickly identify them when the wiring begins
Was a bit cold at 9 this morning so the heater was on for a bit
Anyway. once the wired had been belled out and checked, labled and double checked, it was time to see if the engine would run. ECu live to the battery, relays clicked, starter feed to the batttery and the engine fired into life perfectly. Absolutely spot on
So with that done, the wires were temporarily shoved thru the bulkhead and the ecu cover was refitted etc etc.
Then my nice new OMP steering wheel and boss arrived- 350mm alcantara 3 spoke - superb. Checked the fit and excellent.
So with that done, it was time to modify the steering column to remove the ignition switch, barrel and steering lock. Now, this would of been easy, but BMW, unlike Ford, use the face of the alloy barrel as the bush/bearing for the collapsable collumn. Not a problem, weld a piece of pipe around the column and then file the alloy down to fit and bray into place. Only job left to do there is fit the new bearing in the column. Happy times Taped up for asthetics, not that it will be seen, but heyho.
Next on the agenda was to make a mockup of how I want the Alloy Dashboard to be - this was done using paper and selotape - very easy to do and saves so much hassle at the alloy stage
Once that was done, quickly scribbled on where I want what parts.
And then with the steerywheel fitted
All in all, not a bad days work. Now i'm off to play in Autocad to make a template for cutting and drilling for the switchgear and gauges etc etc
Then the wires i needed were labled up to quickly identify them when the wiring begins
Was a bit cold at 9 this morning so the heater was on for a bit
Anyway. once the wired had been belled out and checked, labled and double checked, it was time to see if the engine would run. ECu live to the battery, relays clicked, starter feed to the batttery and the engine fired into life perfectly. Absolutely spot on
So with that done, the wires were temporarily shoved thru the bulkhead and the ecu cover was refitted etc etc.
Then my nice new OMP steering wheel and boss arrived- 350mm alcantara 3 spoke - superb. Checked the fit and excellent.
So with that done, it was time to modify the steering column to remove the ignition switch, barrel and steering lock. Now, this would of been easy, but BMW, unlike Ford, use the face of the alloy barrel as the bush/bearing for the collapsable collumn. Not a problem, weld a piece of pipe around the column and then file the alloy down to fit and bray into place. Only job left to do there is fit the new bearing in the column. Happy times
Taped up for asthetics, not that it will be seen, but heyho.Next on the agenda was to make a mockup of how I want the Alloy Dashboard to be - this was done using paper and selotape - very easy to do and saves so much hassle at the alloy stage
Once that was done, quickly scribbled on where I want what parts.And then with the steerywheel fitted
All in all, not a bad days work. Now i'm off to play in Autocad to make a template for cutting and drilling for the switchgear and gauges etc etc
hiya
Great project by the way, I have been reading through a few of these threads and few months ago after talking about doing a track attack car to thrash to and around the ring this year (over far too many beers), the next day i was in co-ownership of a e36 328is.
The original years budget was spent in the first 23 days and thanks to comments like “if wer going to get new suspention we mos wel get fully adjustable” and “wow these seats are really light” we have now tripled the spend and doubled the work we had anticipated.
I have stripped out most of the wire loom but It would be a great help if I could get my hands on that wire diagram you had in the quote above. Do you or any one on here have a copy of that?
Regards
Simon
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