325TI - Project Mpact
Discussion
Max M4X WW said:
Love the track update and photos.
I think the wings and bonnet should stay on the wall though... IMHO obviously!
Thanks, ah I wouldn't be putting the M3 front on the Compact... just thinking of adding the lumpy bits (arches and bonnet bulge), but that's me looking into the future as the front arches need work now due to rust bubbling up I think the wings and bonnet should stay on the wall though... IMHO obviously!
SlimJim16v said:
Impressive engineering again, though possibly slight overkill. Glad you finally got to enjoy it. Maybe look at what suspension geometry others are using on their M3s?
Yes I've been been doing a bit of research. It's not far from what others are using, the front only has 1 degree of camber..... so maybe it could do with a touch more. I'll soften the front dampening at some point and see how that goes.
PaulGT3 said:
Can't tell if you are running the standard staggered wheel setup? My 325Ti felt quite understeery on the standard wheels until I moved to a square setup - I believe some run 4 of the standard rear wheels and apologies if I've missed that from this thread.
Thanks for the input, It's running the standard staggered set up at the moment. I never had a problem with understeer before the swap, but then again it feels like a totally different car now. I think it's one of those niggles that will get sorted eventually after a lot of faffing. But I'll keep an eye out for another set of rears, thank you 
lufbramatt said:
Love the threads latest twist... as an Airfix product designer I love that you even put the part number tabs on the frame! Amazing
That sounds like an interesting job, I'd like to know more! Your the only one that's mentioned that, people usually point and say "whats the squares for" 
geeks said:
You realise people pay good money for talking points like this right? Thread continues to deliver!
Glad the car behaved at Snett, looking forward to the next update as always!
Thanks, Yes I can see why.... the amount of late nights/hours that went into it Glad the car behaved at Snett, looking forward to the next update as always!
It did behave well, probably won't be doing another track day until next year...... more tinkering in the meantime!
Court_S said:
amc_adam said:
That is f
king cool as. Please say that you’re keeping that?The rear shot of the 325ti looks brilliant with the quad pipes.
Thank you, I'm quite chuffed with the photos they got...... looks nice on the move, after all the months it sat still on the ramp
I note, by the way, that the first few pages of this thread are now devoid of images, they are all deadlinked. If you have the time, is there any chance you could go back and fix these? Thank you.
Also, I'd like to reiterate that I am utterly in awe of the quality of workmanship and resourceful engineering on display here. You should be on a six-figure retainer to at least one of the big OEMs.
Also, I'd like to reiterate that I am utterly in awe of the quality of workmanship and resourceful engineering on display here. You should be on a six-figure retainer to at least one of the big OEMs.
cornish said:
I would spray the whole ‘air fix, thing in primer so the panels match the carrier for an authentic look.
Looks great and love all your work.
Thank you, that was the original idea to spray the frame in grey but I couldn't make my mind up with what I wanted to do, I even debated stripping the panels back to bare metal and polishing them or turning them into Art Car style.... but that's as far as it got before i needed to fix it to the wall to get it out the way Looks great and love all your work.
RoverP6B said:
I note, by the way, that the first few pages of this thread are now devoid of images, they are all deadlinked. If you have the time, is there any chance you could go back and fix these? Thank you.
Also, I'd like to reiterate that I am utterly in awe of the quality of workmanship and resourceful engineering on display here. You should be on a six-figure retainer to at least one of the big OEMs.
Thank you for the kind words.Also, I'd like to reiterate that I am utterly in awe of the quality of workmanship and resourceful engineering on display here. You should be on a six-figure retainer to at least one of the big OEMs.
I have debated putting another engine in the donor M3 shell as there is nothing wrong with the shell itself (apart from the paint job), quite like the sound of a 2JZ , but unfortunately I have too many other projects to complete so maybe someone else could take the opportunity to build something quite different.
As for the first few pages of images I have no idea whats happened there! Thank you for notifying me, I'll spend some time and try and get my head round whats going on... i'm no computer wiz
Weekendrebuild said:
Are you looking at swapping the front end on compact to the m3 ?
Nope, although I've seen it done a few times....in my opinion it makes the Compact look a bit out of proportion. The future plan is to have the M3 wider arches, and bonnet, but keep the compact headlights/bumper. That's a long way off yet, if it does eventually happen.amc_adam said:
Nope, although I've seen it done a few times....in my opinion it makes the Compact look a bit out of proportion. The future plan is to have the M3 wider arches, and bonnet, but keep the compact headlights/bumper. That's a long way off yet, if it does eventually happen.
. Yeah it does a bit , Ive just done it on mine it’s a hell of a lot of welding to get the original compact lines to flow nicely into the widened front I’ve only ever seen it done by roughly cropping them , which looks s
t . I’m allso grafting in the rear quarters from my donor car that’s the next job. I was wondering if you had tackled the rear ( no pun intended) 
Edited by Weekendrebuild on Friday 20th December 19:43
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