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sideways.taff · 18-06-2008, 22:18

Right, the radiator has gone in and is mounted on tabs at the bottom, I still need to make tabs at the top but its so tight in there they aren't really needed lol but better to be safe than sorry.

With the rad in I thought it best to mount the valance, so I cut the two centre mounts off and offered it up.. christ its tighter than I thought, there's 2mm clearance at the sides and about 20mm in the middle.. more punch and flare required!

With all the grilles and lights back in it looks totally standard!

I dont have pics because I left the camera in the house and it was raining too hard for me to be bothered getting wet just for the sake of a couple of pics!

I've also converted the hubs to studs rather than bolts.. Makes life a whole lot easier. Time will tell whether they are man enough for the job!

Hammond · 18-06-2008, 22:21

Taff, word on the sheep vine is that you've done an R234567GTS-R front end swap!?

MJG · 18-06-2008, 22:21

Sounds good dude just make sure there is a bit of crash protection there for tyres/cones as the valance's don't do much in terms of protection. You'll especially wanna make sure there is a bar at the bottom front edge of the rad, without one there my rad would've been toast on it's first outing at Teesside.

sideways.taff · 18-06-2008, 22:25

Yeh, don't worry I have plans for some protection bars, just need to squeeze them in there somewhere.

sammysideways · 19-06-2008, 04:55

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Originally Posted by sideways.taff

Right, the radiator has gone in and is mounted on tabs at the bottom, I still need to make tabs at the top but its so tight in there they aren't really needed lol but better to be safe than sorry.

With the rad in I thought it best to mount the valance, so I cut the two centre mounts off and offered it up.. christ its tighter than I thought, there's 2mm clearance at the sides and about 20mm in the middle.. more punch and flare required!

With all the grilles and lights back in it looks totally standard!

I dont have pics because I left the camera in the house and it was raining too hard for me to be bothered getting wet just for the sake of a couple of pics!

I've also converted the hubs to studs rather than bolts.. Makes life a whole lot easier. Time will tell whether they are man enough for the job!

sounds cool. good work fella

prob a dumb question on my part how/what you use to convert to studs? really wanna do this on e36

Lee · 19-06-2008, 08:00

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on there sam,

sideways.taff · 19-06-2008, 10:05

As the man Lee said, I got them from Rally Design yesterday. They just screw into the original hubs and the small machined section without thread tightens up against the hub allowing you to get the nut back off. Pretty cool really and makes changing wheels quickly a hell of a lot easier than faffing around trying to match up bolt holes.

cefiro_drifta · 19-06-2008, 10:29

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Originally Posted by sideways.taff

As the man Lee said, I got them from Rally Design yesterday. They just screw into the original hubs and the small machined section without thread tightens up against the hub allowing you to get the nut back off. Pretty cool really and makes changing wheels quickly a hell of a lot easier than faffing around trying to match up bolt holes.

if i were u taff i would maybe, if u can, stick a weld or two on the back of those studs to stop them coming out. I had the same on my 4 & 5 stud convertor hubs and even with lock tight and julians strong hand tightening them on to the hub after about 5 wheel changes the studs came out when undoin the nuts ...

sideways.taff · 19-06-2008, 10:52

Good plan spearchucker.

ringer · 19-06-2008, 12:04

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Originally Posted by ringer

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Originally Posted by sideways.taff

hehe, I know I'm gonna have to show some restraint with this one lol!

Whatever.....

sideways.taff · 19-06-2008, 12:18

I'm showing lots of restraint.. I would have gone bonkers with a mental cage, and a newer engine with lots more powers... hahaha so shush.

MJG · 19-06-2008, 12:20

Bigger engine Bryn

Do it.... Do it.... Do it....

sideways.taff · 19-06-2008, 12:28

hahaha.. you going to fund this bigger engine then Mike?!

No? Didn't think so.. be happy with a mapped M30 then!

MJG · 19-06-2008, 12:40

Ok Ok, well mine is a monster anyway and yours will be better so it's a win-win-win-win situation

sideways.taff · 26-06-2008, 20:56

Some pics for Karan to show how I've modded things and made brackets to fit the rad:

Split the bumper away from the heavy crap behind it:

Started making mounts for the now lightweight bumper..

And got busy with the hole saw. Holes behind the number plate for track/practice days.

Silverfang · 26-06-2008, 21:19

I see you got some blanking plates in the end, did that ad on E30Zone do the trick?

Karan · 26-06-2008, 22:10

nice job bryn!

i started doing mine today i have a MIG coming tmro in the post so once ive worked out how to MIG stuff ill get it together finally

decided on an s14 apex 56mm rad, not as good quality as the koyo on my s14 but should be ok.

heres a few so far, ive done it so that the top bar will be removable and have the top rad mounting tabs on it too....

i managed to keep the lower horizontal section and it needs to be notched out about an inch for the lower rad hose which will go under the notched horizontal section.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/9076/dsc02329ff9.jpg

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1301/dsc02335ws3.jpg

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1616/dsc02337li8.jpg

MJG · 26-06-2008, 22:29

Pah, dash to the standard front end stuff, make it all outta box!

Saved me loads of room around the front end, fits my massive e28 radiator no problems, and gives a handy front jacking point!

No proper pics I've just realised, but I have this one showing my engine bay (airbox removed to clean it up)...

Dex · 26-06-2008, 22:35

wow thats your rad? looks small dude!

MJG · 26-06-2008, 22:56

Mine? Nah dawg, it's full length of the front of the car, proper massive just not very thick (ooer). It's lasted me fine every drift day so far so it's obviously big enough

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18-06-2008, 22:18	#301 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	Right, the radiator has gone in and is mounted on tabs at the bottom, I still need to make tabs at the top but its so tight in there they aren't really needed lol but better to be safe than sorry. With the rad in I thought it best to mount the valance, so I cut the two centre mounts off and offered it up.. christ its tighter than I thought, there's 2mm clearance at the sides and about 20mm in the middle.. more punch and flare required! With all the grilles and lights back in it looks totally standard! I dont have pics because I left the camera in the house and it was raining too hard for me to be bothered getting wet just for the sake of a couple of pics! I've also converted the hubs to studs rather than bolts.. Makes life a whole lot easier. Time will tell whether they are man enough for the job!

18-06-2008, 22:21	#302 (permalink)
Hammond oh, snap! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canterbury Posts: 4,961	Taff, word on the sheep vine is that you've done an R234567GTS-R front end swap!?

18-06-2008, 22:21	#303 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,863	Sounds good dude just make sure there is a bit of crash protection there for tyres/cones as the valance's don't do much in terms of protection. You'll especially wanna make sure there is a bar at the bottom front edge of the rad, without one there my rad would've been toast on it's first outing at Teesside.

18-06-2008, 22:25	#304 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	Yeh, don't worry I have plans for some protection bars, just need to squeeze them in there somewhere.

19-06-2008, 08:00	#306 (permalink)
Lee Skint Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Doncaster Posts: 864	Professional Motorsport Parts, Spares & Rally Equipment from Rally Design on there sam,

19-06-2008, 10:05	#307 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	As the man Lee said, I got them from Rally Design yesterday. They just screw into the original hubs and the small machined section without thread tightens up against the hub allowing you to get the nut back off. Pretty cool really and makes changing wheels quickly a hell of a lot easier than faffing around trying to match up bolt holes.

19-06-2008, 10:52	#309 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	Good plan spearchucker.

19-06-2008, 12:18	#311 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	I'm showing lots of restraint.. I would have gone bonkers with a mental cage, and a newer engine with lots more powers... hahaha so shush.

19-06-2008, 12:20	#312 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,863	Bigger engine Bryn Do it.... Do it.... Do it....

19-06-2008, 12:28	#313 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	hahaha.. you going to fund this bigger engine then Mike?! No? Didn't think so.. be happy with a mapped M30 then!

19-06-2008, 12:40	#314 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,863	Ok Ok, well mine is a monster anyway and yours will be better so it's a win-win-win-win situation

26-06-2008, 20:56	#315 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,457	Some pics for Karan to show how I've modded things and made brackets to fit the rad: Split the bumper away from the heavy crap behind it: Started making mounts for the now lightweight bumper.. And got busy with the hole saw. Holes behind the number plate for track/practice days.

26-06-2008, 21:19	#316 (permalink)
Silverfang No longer K1 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UH's workshop / Milton Keynes Posts: 1,006	I see you got some blanking plates in the end, did that ad on E30Zone do the trick?

26-06-2008, 22:10	#317 (permalink)
Karan dorifto kingu! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 991	nice job bryn! i started doing mine today i have a MIG coming tmro in the post so once ive worked out how to MIG stuff ill get it together finally decided on an s14 apex 56mm rad, not as good quality as the koyo on my s14 but should be ok. heres a few so far, ive done it so that the top bar will be removable and have the top rad mounting tabs on it too.... i managed to keep the lower horizontal section and it needs to be notched out about an inch for the lower rad hose which will go under the notched horizontal section. http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/9076/dsc02329ff9.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1301/dsc02335ws3.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1616/dsc02337li8.jpg

26-06-2008, 22:29	#318 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,863	Pah, dash to the standard front end stuff, make it all outta box! Saved me loads of room around the front end, fits my massive e28 radiator no problems, and gives a handy front jacking point! No proper pics I've just realised, but I have this one showing my engine bay (airbox removed to clean it up)...

26-06-2008, 22:35	#319 (permalink)
Dex kut! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clogsville Posts: 9,425	wow thats your rad? looks small dude!

26-06-2008, 22:56	#320 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,863	Mine? Nah dawg, it's full length of the front of the car, proper massive just not very thick (ooer). It's lasted me fine every drift day so far so it's obviously big enough