hakhawks cosmos e36 coupe

[hakhawk]

got this message rom my mate today, whats everyones thoughts o colour choice? im leaning towards the ssangyong one

heres some possible wheel colors. if the sun comes out before you pick it up ill take some more pics. left to right weve got ssangyong premium wine code WAC. color features crystal red, and lilac pearl mixed with jet black. (my pic of the liter). then Lexus premium brown aka tigers eye mica code 4t2 which has yellow and red pearl mixed with other solid tinters to make the amber brown color. then bmw demask code B03, which has the standard red pearl in it, also looks nice.... these colors really bang out in the sun

(oh and if your wondering ive cut a piece of a trashed 200sx bumper for a test panel)

[rozayE36]

been following for a long time. You've come a long way. Top work.

[danielsahhhn]

nice edit & filming. Cars lookin schmick!

[MarkOwl]

that thing is awesome mate!

[hakhawk]

Here we go, first test run using hozys quadcopter, gimbal and go pro.

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[hakhawk]

haha, i need to get the centers done first, once i decide on a colour

[daywalker]

Yes this is right you get 9x17 ET 19 squared, So put some tires on and let us see :-)

[hakhawk]

theyre 2" lips, 6.5" barrels. measures up as 9" ~et19.

im happy with the sizes, i wanted a square set of wheels instead of staggered for a change. fitment in rear is pretty much identical to my style 5s, and front is pretty much same as alpinas. i wouldve been happier with a bit less poke in the front, but not worth the effort.

[daywalker]

What have you calculated?

This are 8,5 ET 13 Front Lip was 2" Barrel 6"
This are 9,5 ET 13 Back Lip was 2,5" Barrel 6,5"

What have you put on now? May the back wheels can come a little more wider.

[Minuki]

The RF's look really good man. I cant wait to see this up and running.

[hakhawk]

so, after an agonizing 4 months wait, my inner barrels arrived. NOTE: dont use concept-wheels.be unless you're willing to put up with little/slow communication and a LONG wait time.



so what to do? bolt a couple together and test fit on car, to make sure i got my measurements right



rear looks good



front pokes a touch, calculations say it should be about the same as the alpinas



yep, im happy. now to decide on colour and get them coated!!

[hakhawk]

decided to be semi productive today and fasten the power steering hoses properly.

i used some flat bar and an old random bracket to make a brace going across the bottom of the radiator where the old oilcooler mounted. then using some insulated p clamps, bolted the 2 hoses down, which pulls them back a bit to clear the intercooler fins, so they dont rub.



then i bolted the 2 hoses to the block using some p clamps again, and added a hose separator to the 2 hoses near the radiator(not pictured)



also happy that so far theres no leaks from the power steering setup.

[hakhawk]

cheers, yeh, its a bit of a suck, but im not over fussed any more. ive decided i dont need the car to be slammed for it to look friggin awesome!!

so today was fun, started rebuilding the vanos unit, and managed to stuff a couple seals in the process, so now i need to wait for new seals to come in before finishing that



so i gave up on that for now, and made up the brackets for the intercooler.

modified aircon condenser bracket bolted back on, top rubber grommet got in the way, which i hadnt anticipated, oh well.



little bit of space between oil/steering cooler and intercooler, ill make sure hoses dont rub the core.



thats some decent angle, and i need ALL of it to fit this thing!! notice i added some cardboard, because last time i bent some of the fins, need to straighten them back out once its done.



top brackets done, with rubber bushes to hopefully reduce chances of fatigue on the cooler due to the suspension stiffness. i need to trim some of the radiator cowl off to make it fit now, but only a couple small areas. bolts are m6, but i can go bigger if i need



lower brackets, again with the rubber bushes, m8 bolts on these ones



and another front shot, i'll get the brackets tacked with the cooler in place on the car, double check bumper clearances, then get them welded completely.

[Dooleyz]

Love the build mate shame about the laws for the minimum ride height over there

[hakhawk]

got my power steering cooler today, so i spent the afternoon hooking up the cooler and relocated res, and ditching the old setup.

i didnt want to butcher the oem return hose "just in case" i have to revert it back, so i picked up a 318 return line from the wreckers to modify, which i didnt get a picture of, but its just a typical steel line, but without the "cooling" loop in it that the m3 has.

i bolted the cooler to the existing engine oil cooler, which by my calculations should clear the intercooler when it goes on(i may have to bend the bottom of the radiator to clear the hoses a bit more worst case)



the hoses are tied together with protective extra hose and cable ties, i'll sort out p clamps once i know its permanent.



and now theres so much more space for cooler piping under the plenum. needs a damn good clean though, stupid leaky old hoses