BikealarmBlair's V8 Powered E46 BMW
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Nice work Got Some E90 mirrors from VasJ he'd already started fitting the drivers one but some muppet decided to modify his car before he'd finished 
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A few hours with belt sander/air saw/drill I got the drivers one something like it should be still needs a small adjustment to get the top edge where I want it, altho the triangle is the same shape it's a different size so a bit of creativity is going to be required to make them look factory & I'm going to have install the motors from an E46 as the E90 is canBus.Â
 A few hours with belt sander/air saw/drill I got the drivers one something like it should be still needs a small adjustment to get the top edge where I want it, altho the triangle is the same shape it's a different size so a bit of creativity is going to be required to make them look factory & I'm going to have install the motors from an E46 as the E90 is canBus.Â
I've done just over 2000 miles in it since UBMW @ SantaPod and I'm still loving it so much in fact it's become my everyday car I've still got a few bits to finish re-do but that's to be expected with a project of this scale.
My diff needs a rebuild while I'm doing this I'll be changing the ratio from 3.64 to 3.2 to make 6th gear a real overdrive.
The gearbox needs some love too I'm having difficulty changing gears at higher rpm so at the moment I'm deciding which way to go either the new Tremec T6060 box or rebuild my box with new carbon shift pads & syncro's.
I've got a patch of rust that's appeared on the inside of the left rear arch so this needs sorting too & I'm also considering refurbishing the dash trims & seat backs with Carbon Fibre.
SimonLpearce came over the other night to collect his HSD's for his track slag so took him for a quick spin around the estate & think he was impressed.....
Not sure how much or any of the above will get sorted before the magazines feature it as I have a new job so can't spend half my week at DynoTorque playing with it anymore but I'll do my best to make sure it's as close to perfect as I can.
Few more pics I've found
Must have been dirty.... Dad washing it for me!
My diff needs a rebuild while I'm doing this I'll be changing the ratio from 3.64 to 3.2 to make 6th gear a real overdrive.
The gearbox needs some love too I'm having difficulty changing gears at higher rpm so at the moment I'm deciding which way to go either the new Tremec T6060 box or rebuild my box with new carbon shift pads & syncro's.
I've got a patch of rust that's appeared on the inside of the left rear arch so this needs sorting too & I'm also considering refurbishing the dash trims & seat backs with Carbon Fibre.
SimonLpearce came over the other night to collect his HSD's for his track slag so took him for a quick spin around the estate & think he was impressed.....
Not sure how much or any of the above will get sorted before the magazines feature it as I have a new job so can't spend half my week at DynoTorque playing with it anymore but I'll do my best to make sure it's as close to perfect as I can.
Few more pics I've found
Must have been dirty.... Dad washing it for me!
Did you ever get to the bottom of the ABS issue? Was it constantly lighting the ABS warning lamp on the dashboard or was it just the soft pedal and poor ABS performance issues? Were you able to run what's known as a bleed sequence on on the modulator at all? There should be an option to run it in the BMW service computer I'd imagine. If you've completely drained all of the fluid from the car, you can often end up with air in the modulator itself which is impossible to get rid of without running the pump in the modulator during bleeding.
Also....you'll probably find that due to the bigger brakes at the back, the ABS response will be a bit overly aggressive on the back. It expects smaller brakes, so the pressure build up will probably be a bit overly aggressive.
Also....you'll probably find that due to the bigger brakes at the back, the ABS response will be a bit overly aggressive on the back. It expects smaller brakes, so the pressure build up will probably be a bit overly aggressive.
ArosaMike said:
Did you ever get to the bottom of the ABS issue? Was it constantly lighting the ABS warning lamp on the dashboard or was it just the soft pedal and poor ABS performance issues? Were you able to run what's known as a bleed sequence on on the modulator at all? There should be an option to run it in the BMW service computer I'd imagine. If you've completely drained all of the fluid from the car, you can often end up with air in the modulator itself which is impossible to get rid of without running the pump in the modulator during bleeding.
Also....you'll probably find that due to the bigger brakes at the back, the ABS response will be a bit overly aggressive on the back. It expects smaller brakes, so the pressure build up will probably be a bit overly aggressive.
It was several problems rather than one. We'd used lines which had to big an internal bore, the abs module was leaking & the M3 rear sensors needed swapping for 325 items. Also....you'll probably find that due to the bigger brakes at the back, the ABS response will be a bit overly aggressive on the back. It expects smaller brakes, so the pressure build up will probably be a bit overly aggressive.
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