BMW 326rb build thread...

[bardabe]

Originally Posted by Slidin240Wayz

Is that a turbo that helps prevent surge?

Carlos

i think so it really looks like it. (larger turbo inlet, holes in the inlet as well kind of liket he To4Z and the SPL T51R Kai

[S13FREEAAK]

Originally Posted by Slidin240Wayz

Is that a turbo that helps prevent surge?

Carlos

Yep, those housings are referred to as "Anti-surge housings".

[MeSs]

This is the wildest project ive ever seen.. Lots of them in Norway (VW caddy with rwd and CA18det, or VW golf 2 with rwd), but this beats it..

[Dream240]

I'm just curous, maybe I missed the post where you mentioned it but how are you gonna cover up the tranny now that you've made room for it in the tunnel? Also what's the black plate for under the brake reseviour in the last set of pics?

project looks great BTW. keep it up.

[rubberbiscuitt]

it's awesome to see self done projects. and so good.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by Dream240

I'm just curous, maybe I missed the post where you mentioned it but how are you gonna cover up the tranny now that you've made room for it in the tunnel? Also what's the black plate for under the brake reseviour in the last set of pics?

project looks great BTW. keep it up.

The plate is just a backing plate because i moved it away from the centerline and the new holes were exposed.


the tunnel is going to be fabbed from aluminum, removeable with zues fasteners...

[240sx2jz]

hey ctnewman make sure to allow for enough driveshaft angle, i made the mistake of not having enough angle i was thinkin that the minimum working angle would be the best and it was not (ie i had a working angle of 1.5-1.0 degrees) so and cause intense vibration.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by 240sx2jz

hey ctnewman make sure to allow for enough driveshaft angle, i made the mistake of not having enough angle i was thinkin that the minimum working angle would be the best and it was not (ie i had a working angle of 1.5-1.0 degrees) so and cause intense vibration.

it's not that you need to minimize the working angle, you just need to have equal working area +/- .5 degrees between the two joints.

[240sx2jz]

you also want a certain amount of angle on the u joits to make sure that they wear evenly, but that alo depends on how fast your driveshaft will get up to.

[Happy240sx]

Newman for fu#$ing Prez!!

[ctnewman]

the car is being painted green.

Olive army super high gloss...

The cage and engine are being done a really dark bronze. MMMM...

This is what i did tonight... It's as far from the reservoir as i can get it. May need a heatshield. The DP and mani are getting coated with swaintech white lightning. The DP will be completely enclosed by the tunnel.












also, put my order in for these bad boys... 8-12 weeks.

17X10 & 17X8.5. Gold finish.

3.875 lip inna da rear

[lazierhobo]

those are some of the sickest wheels ever. exactly what that car wants.

i really like the out of the box exhaust solution.
keep up the good work man.

[Neejay]

Nice piping and all...but dude, will that coating decrease the heat THAT much to be in the cabin?

EDIT: Ohhhh, I get it now. The tunnel is removable, so you're gonna put it back on top. Gotcha.

[ctnewman]

yeah, the piping won't be visible except from under the car, and if you remove the tunnel.

[cmcdougle]

that's a weak looking steering column.

This is a crazzyyyyy build though. I wish I would have kept up with this more.

['90RPS13]

^~~Haha, I had to read all the pages today. VERY interesting build up. Props to you Newman.

[bing]

gawd i fucking love you man...

i am coming to see this on monday.

also... you gotta see some of the pics i have of chris's VH45DETT S13 build... it's moving along just as well as yours.. two of the craziest projects in the out there are right here in the north east.. fuck

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by cmcdougle

that's a weak looking steering column.

good, that way when i crash, it won't stab through my body...

[Neejay]

Originally Posted by bing

gawd i fucking love you man...

i am coming to see this on monday.

also... you gotta see some of the pics i have of chris's VH45DETT S13 build... it's moving along just as well as yours.. two of the craziest projects in the out there are right here in the north east.. fuck

You should make a thread and post some of those pics.

[BLITZZZ]

i liked everything you did up until the downpipe, just seems kind of power robbing, all the bends and such, you couldnt fit it under/over the steering column and position the exhaust to the left side of the vehicle?

If you leave it like that i'd recommend cerramic painting/coating the whole downpipe and heatwraping it, overall the downpipe looks great though

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by BLITZZZ

i liked everything you did up until the downpipe, just seems kind of power robbing, all the bends and such, you couldnt fit it under/over the steering column and position the exhaust to the left side of the vehicle?

If you leave it like that i'd recommend cerramic painting/coating the whole downpipe and heatwraping it, overall the downpipe looks great though

it will actually flow a lot better than most downpipes, because it doesn't go right into a 90 bend down. It is important to normalize the gas flow early on. Also, there is less than 270 degrees of total bend. Most Downpipes have 2 quick 90 degree bends that are 100% opposed. This is a much greater air turbulator than what I have, which is a smooth, nearly straight section for a solid few feet downstream of the turbo.

The DP will be swaintech coated. If i ran it down the left side of the vehicle, it would intrude on to the driver's side, which i do not want, while i have some flexibility with the passenger seat location, I need the driver's seat to be placed perfectly, you dig?

[SimpleSexy180]

OMG. This is one sexy build. cant wait to see this finished.

[BLITZZZ]

yeah, i dig, good explanation

[ctnewman]

Friday:

Originally Posted by ryanmcell

All this work Newman and you still plan to sell once it's done? If you do still plan to then you have to have a buyer lined up already right? If not, I'll make the first bid by offering up my first born.....

As it looks now, I'd probably sell the lotus and keep this, but chances are I will just keep all 3. :P

I'm still waiting on some exhaust parts, so in the meantime:

Yesterday, I removed 58 LBs of sound deadening from the trunk, as well as all the carpet. I put the 8 Gallon fuel cell into the spare tire well. The Summit 8 Gallon cell has no sending unit, so I can see myself running out of fuel once or twice. I may make a holder for an extra fuel can of Just In Case fuel.

I scored some strips of 16GA 304 that i will make hold down straps with. Today I also plan on mounting the WG. I am not doing a dump, I've decided i hate WG dumps, so i will try to tie it into the exhaust a ways downstream... probably at the second straight section.

If i still have time remaining, I am going to look into mounting the IC, while also performing a bumper tuck. (To do this you remove the pressure from the gas springs behind the bumper and press them in)

This is a pic of an aluminum bumpered car that's been tucked and painted, I think the only change needed is painting the door moulding black.



THIS IS THE COLOR I WANT + Fat gold wheels = sex:





it's BMW urban green. only came on a few Z4s



Saturday:
Got everything I planned for accomplished today.
First:
Fuel Cell




Next:
Wastegate mounted to manifold





Then:
Added some flex to the downpipe


After:
Connected the WG to the DO with some tube and a flex joint (minimize internal, thermally induced, stresses)





The completed Downpipe:

[Ninjabread]

Shit is rad. I talked to Bing yesterday at a local meet and we were discussing your build. Keep on truckin!

[Nachtmensch]

i hate you.

i want an E30

[Indolent]

Originally Posted by ctnewman

The completed Downpipe:

that mini flex pipe on the dump tube is cute

[Bryants95240sx]

Nice work man, cant wait to see it finished.

[drftwerks]

any cover fro the brake mc and booster?
or floor mounted pedals?

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by drftwerks

any cover fro the brake mc and booster?
or floor mounted pedals?

I think i am going to remote mount the reservoir. That's really all I'd need, the MC itself is pretty far away from the DP. 4 inches or so. Only the res was close.