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sammysideways · 25-05-2008, 01:44

just bit of weight removal today. nothing to major.
chopped all unwanted brackets etc out of the car. learnt a important lesson, dont grind to close to windows as you get metal in them

lucky for me there windows i eventually wanna replace with plastic

was going to use polycarbonate for windows, anyone know what thickness?? one ive replaced rear windows ill take out motors and chop the rear inside of the door too.
tommorow hoping to chop up my bonnet and fit my bonnet vent.

also finally got round to revoving air con pump and the last remains(removed rad yonks ago)

just gota tidy the inside up a bit ready for when clarkey fits my super duper cage. Viscous fan is off awaiting new water pump and lower temp thermostat before hooking rad etc back up again and getting it running

oldroydsr4 · 28-05-2008, 19:07

I went for 4mm on my e30 as this is the original thickness and the rubbers can be re used

jamespa28 · 28-05-2008, 19:12

Awesome, I actually looked at buying this myself a while back but didn't want a welder in my daily!

Love E36 tourers, be good to see this in action one day

sammysideways · 28-05-2008, 23:02

yeah i gota admit i cant wait till its finished. hopefully get my 80oc thermostat and new water pump fitted when i get home from bdc round 3 and then start her up..wohoo.

sideways.taff · 28-05-2008, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammysideways

anyone know what thickness??

I'm going like for like on the E30 with 4mm polycarbonate replacing the 4mm glass on all but the windscreen.

sammysideways · 28-05-2008, 23:14

cool...4mm it is then. bryn you found anywhere good to buy the polycarbonate from?

sideways.taff · 28-05-2008, 23:33

not looked into it recently mate.

sammysideways · 02-06-2008, 21:03

weird day today!

went to fit my new 80oc thermostat to find that my car didnt have one, some muppet had removed it. fitted new one and connected everything back up including the rad. Ill have to remove rad again to fit water pump but wanted to check id got the injectors to seal ok and my copper pipe bodge to work too.
Been trying to bleed the rad, can i do it?hell no. was out there for twenty mins with air still coming from the bleed nipple ontop of rad, am i doing sumat wrong?

Starting to lose enthusiasm quickly, still have nasty running fault which i cant find. runs nice when cold but lumpy and misses when warm. my worrys is it may be HG or nikasil. going to take to bmw and get diagnosed. Problem is no trailor so im kinda stuck at mo as cars in bits ready for cage and its outa tax and mot.

Anyone know someone with a trailor whos near oxford that can help? im really getting my head in dumps with it not running right..so expect me to break it next week!

unless anyone knows some bmw experts that can help?

griffo20022 · 02-06-2008, 21:14

Ooooo i'll be after some bits if you break it

Just kidding dude, just keep your head up and keep at it man you'll get there in the end

Did you not know wether it was a nikasil or alusil block when you bought the car?

BTW that 80c thermostat should fit my engine too shouldnt it? If so have you got a part number and manfacturer of it? Just wondering if it's worth putting a lower thermo in even though i'm not doing the rest of the fan delete mod

sammysideways · 02-06-2008, 21:22

nah i didnt know about nikasil issues before buying so kinda my own fault really. yeah im determined to build it just its a case of me having a problem and no solution.

thermostats a bmw part. i think the part numbers 11531265084 i believe, ill check tommorow but just ask them if its 80oc as they do know what temp there rated for.

sammysideways · 03-06-2008, 14:25

anyone got a trailor and can help? also need the contact details of bmw specalists in my area(oxford)they need to have diagnostics i think. im going to bite the bullet and bend over and get raped by a bmw dealer or specalist but at least ill have a proper working and running car.

royal · 03-06-2008, 14:35

How many miles has it got Sammy? I guess it has high milage? if so its extremely unlikely to be a Nikasil problem. From what I've heard these normally show before 50ish k miles and if they havn't by then then its very unlikely to become a problem later on. I'm no mechanic but the fact that its ok when cool and has problems when hot will point to specific things to check. The lack of thermostat is not a problem, people often remove them if it has gone and they can't get a replacement for whatever reason. They just help the engine warm up quicker by stopping the coolant flow from cold. I'll ask crazydave what he thinks if you want as he's an engine guru.

cookwibble · 03-06-2008, 14:44

oi sammy, i texted you! come meet me at norfolk on sunday, you can have a skid, get your spirits up!

sammysideways · 03-06-2008, 14:54

please royal, much appreciated. i still hope its a sensor thats stuck on cold start but i suppose its like owning a CA18DET you constantly paranoid that something bads going to happen. id cheer myself up if i had a compression tester and knew how to use it.

ben im tempted fella, may come up. not sure about skidding ive seen the damage those barriers do.

cookwibble · 03-06-2008, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammysideways

ben im tempted fella, may come up. not sure about skidding ive seen the damage those barriers do.

wont be using em dude, cones

T.K · 03-06-2008, 18:18

Break it!

sammysideways · 03-06-2008, 18:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by T.K

Break it!

yeah cheers..tit

sammysideways · 04-06-2008, 22:50

bit of a update, had uras bonnet vent left over from when i had the s13 so thought id make the most of it

i know im probally going to get flammed from you lot but i dont really care, looks better imo and aids cooling so all thumbs up from me.

first of all choped the metal support from behind the bonnet

then chopped a hole for the vent to sit in

slotted the vent in and started riveting. went a bit ott with the rivets but should be nice and strong. fits a bit rough and ready as the vents obviously not made for a bmw but kinda looks ok from distance but bit untidy up close.

whilst there i took off the horrible ac schnitzer badge the previos owner fitted, going to replace with stock bmw one

didnt like the finish near the washer jets so gave a skim of filler to try and get it to sit right

sanded it down and started painting but was a bit cold and paint reacted. ill get some more pics up tommorow when ive painted it properly.

also ordered carbon canards and some dtm mirrors

Baba · 04-06-2008, 22:52

Cool! Some progress there. The bonnet is good. Extra cooling

cant go wrong.

BTW Sammy it was really cool to hang out with you on Friday night

It was a funny night

. See you soon mate

sammysideways · 04-06-2008, 23:00

lol..i spent 9 hours on it. i was mega paranoid to make a hole that big in my bonnet. everytime i went to cut i had to drop the grinder take my measure out and double check!lol

its far from perfect first two vents have no rivets in as the shape of the bonnet wouldnt allow the fibreglass to sit against the bonnet so couldnt rivet it without causing cracks/damage to the vent so theres now a bit of a gap. aslong as air doesnt get between and lift the vent then feck it, just another gap for heat to escape.

likewise baba, friday was a cool night. was cool chatting to you and gav. sorry about eating the dog treat!haha lol

02-06-2008, 21:03	#48 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	weird day today! went to fit my new 80oc thermostat to find that my car didnt have one, some muppet had removed it. fitted new one and connected everything back up including the rad. Ill have to remove rad again to fit water pump but wanted to check id got the injectors to seal ok and my copper pipe bodge to work too. Been trying to bleed the rad, can i do it?hell no. was out there for twenty mins with air still coming from the bleed nipple ontop of rad, am i doing sumat wrong? Starting to lose enthusiasm quickly, still have nasty running fault which i cant find. runs nice when cold but lumpy and misses when warm. my worrys is it may be HG or nikasil. going to take to bmw and get diagnosed. Problem is no trailor so im kinda stuck at mo as cars in bits ready for cage and its outa tax and mot. Anyone know someone with a trailor whos near oxford that can help? im really getting my head in dumps with it not running right..so expect me to break it next week! unless anyone knows some bmw experts that can help? Last edited by sammysideways : 02-06-2008 at 22:16.

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25-05-2008, 01:44	#41 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	just bit of weight removal today. nothing to major. chopped all unwanted brackets etc out of the car. learnt a important lesson, dont grind to close to windows as you get metal in them lucky for me there windows i eventually wanna replace with plastic was going to use polycarbonate for windows, anyone know what thickness?? one ive replaced rear windows ill take out motors and chop the rear inside of the door too. tommorow hoping to chop up my bonnet and fit my bonnet vent. also finally got round to revoving air con pump and the last remains(removed rad yonks ago) just gota tidy the inside up a bit ready for when clarkey fits my super duper cage. Viscous fan is off awaiting new water pump and lower temp thermostat before hooking rad etc back up again and getting it running

28-05-2008, 19:07	#42 (permalink)
oldroydsr4 gripper Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7	I went for 4mm on my e30 as this is the original thickness and the rubbers can be re used

28-05-2008, 19:12	#43 (permalink)
jamespa28 dorifto kingu! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester, England Posts: 1,500	Awesome, I actually looked at buying this myself a while back but didn't want a welder in my daily! Love E36 tourers, be good to see this in action one day

28-05-2008, 23:02	#44 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	yeah i gota admit i cant wait till its finished. hopefully get my 80oc thermostat and new water pump fitted when i get home from bdc round 3 and then start her up..wohoo.

28-05-2008, 23:14	#46 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	cool...4mm it is then. bryn you found anywhere good to buy the polycarbonate from?

28-05-2008, 23:33	#47 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,177	not looked into it recently mate.

02-06-2008, 21:14	#49 (permalink)
griffo20022 BMW Driver... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 1,144	Ooooo i'll be after some bits if you break it Just kidding dude, just keep your head up and keep at it man you'll get there in the end Did you not know wether it was a nikasil or alusil block when you bought the car? BTW that 80c thermostat should fit my engine too shouldnt it? If so have you got a part number and manfacturer of it? Just wondering if it's worth putting a lower thermo in even though i'm not doing the rest of the fan delete mod

02-06-2008, 21:22	#50 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	nah i didnt know about nikasil issues before buying so kinda my own fault really. yeah im determined to build it just its a case of me having a problem and no solution. thermostats a bmw part. i think the part numbers 11531265084 i believe, ill check tommorow but just ask them if its 80oc as they do know what temp there rated for.

03-06-2008, 14:25	#51 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	anyone got a trailor and can help? also need the contact details of bmw specalists in my area(oxford)they need to have diagnostics i think. im going to bite the bullet and bend over and get raped by a bmw dealer or specalist but at least ill have a proper working and running car.

03-06-2008, 14:35	#52 (permalink)
royal S1- F.T break! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,191	How many miles has it got Sammy? I guess it has high milage? if so its extremely unlikely to be a Nikasil problem. From what I've heard these normally show before 50ish k miles and if they havn't by then then its very unlikely to become a problem later on. I'm no mechanic but the fact that its ok when cool and has problems when hot will point to specific things to check. The lack of thermostat is not a problem, people often remove them if it has gone and they can't get a replacement for whatever reason. They just help the engine warm up quicker by stopping the coolant flow from cold. I'll ask crazydave what he thinks if you want as he's an engine guru.

03-06-2008, 14:44	#53 (permalink)
cookwibble dorifto kingu! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,995	oi sammy, i texted you! come meet me at norfolk on sunday, you can have a skid, get your spirits up!

03-06-2008, 14:54	#54 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	please royal, much appreciated. i still hope its a sensor thats stuck on cold start but i suppose its like owning a CA18DET you constantly paranoid that something bads going to happen. id cheer myself up if i had a compression tester and knew how to use it. ben im tempted fella, may come up. not sure about skidding ive seen the damage those barriers do.

03-06-2008, 18:18	#56 (permalink)
T.K kudo fruiting Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,721	Break it!

04-06-2008, 22:50	#58 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	bit of a update, had uras bonnet vent left over from when i had the s13 so thought id make the most of it i know im probally going to get flammed from you lot but i dont really care, looks better imo and aids cooling so all thumbs up from me. first of all choped the metal support from behind the bonnet then chopped a hole for the vent to sit in slotted the vent in and started riveting. went a bit ott with the rivets but should be nice and strong. fits a bit rough and ready as the vents obviously not made for a bmw but kinda looks ok from distance but bit untidy up close. whilst there i took off the horrible ac schnitzer badge the previos owner fitted, going to replace with stock bmw one didnt like the finish near the washer jets so gave a skim of filler to try and get it to sit right sanded it down and started painting but was a bit cold and paint reacted. ill get some more pics up tommorow when ive painted it properly. also ordered carbon canards and some dtm mirrors

04-06-2008, 22:52	#59 (permalink)
Baba A Super Slider Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Essex Drifters Union Posts: 5,349	Cool! Some progress there. The bonnet is good. Extra cooling cant go wrong. BTW Sammy it was really cool to hang out with you on Friday night It was a funny night . See you soon mate

04-06-2008, 23:00	#60 (permalink)
sammysideways dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,425	lol..i spent 9 hours on it. i was mega paranoid to make a hole that big in my bonnet. everytime i went to cut i had to drop the grinder take my measure out and double check!lol its far from perfect first two vents have no rivets in as the shape of the bonnet wouldnt allow the fibreglass to sit against the bonnet so couldnt rivet it without causing cracks/damage to the vent so theres now a bit of a gap. aslong as air doesnt get between and lift the vent then feck it, just another gap for heat to escape. likewise baba, friday was a cool night. was cool chatting to you and gav. sorry about eating the dog treat!haha lol