BMW powered 280 project

[Zacky94]

Another toy brought today , seem to have a decent write up for the money
Don't know where it will be going yet tho maybe behind one of the vents
We will see!

[mk1fan]

I want a digital dash in my S.

[Zacky94]

I'll let you know what it's like when it comes!
It's the only way I can have a speedo apart from a gps one

[DamianS3]

Zacky94 said:

I'll let you know what it's like when it comes!
It's the only way I can have a speedo apart from a gps one

Not sure of your speedo issues but I am looking at a skydrive gps feed for my s series speedo following engine swap.

Cheers Damian S3

[Zacky94]

Sounds good something like that was an option , this one has a magnetic pick up and you program the wheel size in etc and calibrate it from there
it might be more hassle than it's worth but doesn't look too complicated looking at the mauals

Cheers , zack

[Zacky94]

Few more goodies turned up today for the old girl
Sorted a alloy radiator and some twin kenlowes off ziga
(Thanks a lot mate spot on)

And an alloy thermostat housing , the plastic BMW one tend to break very easily so it's worth it's weight in gold

Also to come is an alloy expansion tank so that's the coolant side of things sorted bar some silicone hoses and bits and bobs

Will keep it updated as the workshop is ready for it to go into now

[mrzigazaga]

Glad it got there in one piece mate..

[Zacky94]

Been a while for an update but I have been busy with her !
It's in the work shop now at last!

Done a fair bit of prep to the body work found a lot of stress related issues witch I'm in the middle of sorting out / replacing for new panels etc.

The engine bay is completely bare ready for some paint some more prep and I hope to get it ready

The body is off just hovering over the chassis at the moment so after it's out the way I can crack on with the welding up and other new bits to fit

Bit bloody cold at the moment for most things but I'm still plodding on
I'm getting the Prop shaft sent off after Xmas to be made properly I think

Then it will be going back together!
My phone is playing up at the moment so pics are abit crap I will take a few better ones

[MarkTVRchim]

Zacky94 said:

Another toy brought today , seem to have a decent write up for the money
Don't know where it will be going yet tho maybe behind one of the vents
We will see!

I bought one of these a couple of years ago for a classic Mini Vtec conversion I was building. The speedo function worked very well and proved accurate when compared directly to a GPS. The rev counter function was rubbish, it didn't seam to be able to keep up and the reading was rather random.

[Zacky94]

I'm not amazingly fussed about the rev counter but that's a shame!
I'll report back when it's plumbed in and see if I have the same problems

To be fair tho I wasn't expecting it to be spot on for the money I payed
Bearing in mind most stack dashes are well over a grand

Cheers for the heads up

Zack

[Campbell]

No updates Zacky

[DamianS3]

Speedo update just in case it's of interest. I have sent my TVR s speedo to speedy cables they will replace with modern unit that can work with chim speed sensor.

Bonus is it will look like the removed unit even working upside down as s units do.

Takes 12 weeks mind so not so speedy but seems best option comes with lcd trip and odometer too.

Thanks

Damian S3 Duratech

[Zacky94]

I havnt really touched it over the winter to be honest far to cold to be doing body work ,
Have welded the o/s outrigger up , been thinking about the engine managment side of it recently,

I've done some reading around and because the abs module is disconnected the ECU thinks the abs has a fault and will in turn limit the revs to 5500rpm witch is a bit of a pain losing 1000+ rpm

So an after market standalone ECU maybe an option currently due to not being a lot in the way of flashing bmw ECU's

Plus I can ditch the air mass and the throttle bodies can be fitted aswell as a 3.0l crank witch will stroke it out to a 3.0l
Should be good for 240-250horses witch I think is plenty for that car

Getting back in the workshop now the weathers better so should see some more updates , it's been a while but I've been a busy lad I'm afraid! ,

Zack

[mrzigazaga]

Any news on this one....

[Waynester]

Yep..any news?? Looking forward to seeing how it looks now! Blue is the best colour for a Wedge!

Good choice on the engine, especially given your area of expertise! I had an E39 523i for years..smoothest quietest engine ever (with the BMW exhaust of course).
Mine was a 1996 Nikasil engine that everyone said don't touch! But I never had a problem with it. Yours being an M52TU avoids that worry of course.

Updates please!

Edited by Waynester on Saturday 12th September 03:41

[gmw9666]

This one Keith lol?

Howdy Zack.....how's the old girl? She on the road yet?

[kestor]

Would you be able/willing to share the Wilwood caliper part #??