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1984 318i Build


SamHolzmann

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Ahhhh the good ole build thread.  Been a very tame winter

I wasnt planning to rewrap the whole car but after a few panels we noticed my car has seemed to turn and orange color. So a whole re wrap began.

Not sure exactly why is changed, but i imagine the level of heat the rear tires gave off, the dirt build up after drift days, and the fact the I never took that great care of the outside are definitely factors.

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Next, after burning up a ton of coil packing wires last year, @Tkuhn rerouted a couple things and make everything quick disconnect so if they burn up I can just plug a new set in instead of rewiring. Currently designing some clips to hold the connectors down.

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Still fighting cooling issues, i finally decided to install an oil cooler with the s54 oil filter housing @DrLeadFoot sold me like a year ago. Putting the cooler in the brake duct/fog should provide the freshest air possible. 

Getting into 3D printing awhile back I designed and printed some custom ducting to get all the air flow possible. Pictures are of the V1.2 duct, V1.3 (last ducting picture) has been printed with small changes to make fit up to valance perfect. I have some plans for 3D printed radiator ducting, but those plans are on the back burner till the car is up and running.

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Lastly, the whole kit on the car got fixed and freshened up along with ditching the IS side skirts I had on the car for something that a little lower. 99% of the car will be white this year rather than the white with black lower ascents.

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Finally a build update:

I cut the front of my car off, built a tube front, and then everything decided to snowball.

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With the tube front done, I decided to do some wheel tubes to keep water/dirt out. I've always wanted to experiment with composites and saw this as an opportunity.

After modeling the entire tube front, I created the wheel tub in solidworks, 3d printed the molds, and created carbon fiber wheel tubs/liners. Also, a special resin was used and the passenger side tube was post heated allowing to withstands 500+ deg temperatures.

 

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The tube front moved the position of the oil cooler, therefore a new ducting system had to be designed.

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Made up some bumper brackets to adapt the factory crash bar.

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Once everything critical was mocked up the bay was painted, finally assembly has started and is beginning to start to look like a car again. I still have to finish painting a few of the brackets and reclear all of the carbon pieces. I know I have missed a lot of small details, hopefully they make it here sooner than later. 

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