hakhawks cosmos e36 coupe

[hakhawk]

so probably the last update for about a month, been getting some things welded

part of the cooler piping, ive left one piece off for now, ill get that welded on the car, along with the rest.



part of the charger intake, need to add bypass valve pipe and catch can fitting, again, need to position when on the car



and im making the best of the plenum i got with the "kit". it originally had no lower mount points, so was relying on the silicon hose and plastic trumpets to support it. ive had mounts welded on, just need to tap a thread once its bolted on. one mount was in the position of the IACV hose, so have moved that, it should allow me to use the original hose aswell



and had the holes in this plate welded up, will tap this for the oem intake air temp sensor.



thats about it, expect updates mid february

[STU?]

awesome build mate, just read the whole thing. Love what this car is about , looks the tits but still very usable (just what im aiming for with me 32 skyline). Ill be keeping an eye out for updates keep up the good work.

[hakhawk]

took the car for another drive, oil pump and such are nice, steering wheels like one tooth out of whack at the rack, but has always been a touch off. might be enough now to spin the steering wheel around one tooth. no biggie really.

everything else is peaches, so have a couple pics







and a shitty insta video

http://instagram.com/p/xbjpMjjz09/

[hakhawk]

a mate was concerned that one of my ps hoses was touching, turns out it was, so i adjusted the hoses this morning, the hose was touching the sump, and had already roughed up the surface from the short runtime last night



and while the front was off, i had a quick play with some cooler piping, got a couple bits to get welded together, means hopefully less work next mockup session. pipe im touching wont be welded, want to sort that one out later after some thinking.





havent had a "through the gates" shot for a while

[hakhawk]

so to start the new year off, i decided to pull the engine apart!!

namely i decided it was time to install the dual pickup oil pump and sump(with supercharger drain fitting) to the car.

so to remove sump, its either engine out, or subframe out and support engine. old holden driveshafts are good for something!! i removed the entire front suspension at the same time, it was easier, and allowed me to install the helper springs for the front coilovers ive had sitting around for at least 6 months





straight into it, had to swing power steering pump out the way, move all the power steering lines, as one goes under the sump and others just get in the way.



so heres the new sump vs old sump. new one has much better baffling(less oil splashing up onto crank and slowing it down), narrower oil holding area and 2 sump plugs(means ive gotta remember to buy a spare crush washer every oil change!!)



the old baffle gets to stay gone, free weight savings!!



and new pump in, had to change a bracket on one of the main caps, so had a sneak peek at the bearings, and they look fine. loctited the oil pump nut on again, as they are known to come loose

you can see the big pickup tube at the back, and the small hose is the return for the front of the pump pickup(cant see the mesh, its hidden behind sunlight)



had to purchase a new dipstick and tube, as theyre different lengths



put it all back together, my modified power steering lines still clear the sump nicely, front drain will get oil all over the swaybar every change



and thats all the pics i have, tomorrow ive gotta spin the coilovers down a touch to compensate for the helper springs, and have a play with a few other things while its in the air, maybe do some more intercooler piping mockup

but i filled her up, threw some power steering fluid in(need to finish bleeding that tomorrow), and she runs fine, no scary noises. will take it for a rap tomorrow arvo hopefully.

one step closer to booooost!!

and alst but not least, happy new year to everyone, expect more updates and pics through out the year! aiming for supercharger installed by april ish

[philohlean]

oooh nice work! Keep up the good stuff man

[hakhawk]

close enough

[hakhawk]

so bit of work on the duct this weekend.

got the plug to a point i was happy with and threw on some paint and release wax



zip tied the plug to the front piece, best way i could think of to keep it tight in position but not be permanent





2 layers of fibreglass



had to cut the plug a bit, because there were a few high spots that stoppped it slipping off, but got it out



now i just need to fill some holes, pinholes, smooth out the high spots and get it all neat and itll be ready to wax for carbon intake!!

also, did a quick measure yesterday, the inlet will be ~3.8" diameter once i cut the final piece shorter(its long to allow for excess that i can cut off). plenty enough for the 3.5" charger inlet me thinks.

[hakhawk]

It's quite refreshing to see an E36 with a big tyre on it. How are you getting on with the supercharger build?

cheers!! been a bit slack, ive got most everything purchased that i need, still need to get things welded on the plenum, piping, etc. need to install my gt sump(with drain welded on) and oilpump, install my rebuilt vanos unit. hard bit is getting time to do it, as the cars my daily. have a long weekend for new years, so might do the sump if the weather plays nice

[Minuki]

It's quite refreshing to see an E36 with a big tyre on it. How are you getting on with the supercharger build?

[HoZy]

Just a couple of photos from last night of Hakhawks E36

[hakhawk]

woop woop!! wheels are on, theyre no rf's but i like!! gotta love a meaty tyre

of course after a super sunny day, the skies had to open up on me, so went back to work and fitted them



will get the caps sorted out for them next year i think







i'll get this bumper aligned properly oneday!!



will organise some decent pics in the near future

[hakhawk]

tyres monday, still need to fix center caps and get locks

[e34///M]

its vinyl wrapped :p itll go black again, i just felt like a change for a bit

ahh pheeww good .. caz i been watching your build thread since day one tid-be-a shame

[hakhawk]

its vinyl wrapped :p itll go black again, i just felt like a change for a bit