my kraut burner

[hakhawk]

first run on megajolt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjhWR_KOac

and a driving vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAi0xDPDM-M

will have to get some new videos eventually

[PRO-STAR]

looking good ....i to like the carbs

can i hear pleaseeeee

[hakhawk]

supposed to retain 2/3 of the original suspension travel and no point of the car to be lower than 100mm from the ground. i dont pass either of those :p most of the laws regarding mods are fair bs, but hey, gotta make their money somehow dont they!

[eskimopunk]

Good stuff man. Nice to see vic plates

What are the laws over there to do with lowering and such?

[ollycarbs]

Great, i will compare this evening, perhaps i am not so short as i think.
Thank you!

Still a great job you are doing on your bimmer!

thanks, i measure mine yesterday, it does 610mm, i am glad to finally not have shorten the strut sleeves!
i am currently working on the Volvo 4 pots caliper conversion, some news on my thread soon!

you work really hard! that's great! Thanks

[brat]

very good guy his car is getting amazing!

[hakhawk]

ok, did some more work today, got the battery cable hooked to the kill switch, went to test it and killswitch has shat itself. gotta get a new one tomorrow. welded up the hole the old grommet left. its rough, but ill clean it up best i can and seal it good!!



then when the killswitch packed it in, i decided to move onto the pedalbox. it still needs grinding back and the clutch master cylinder hole sorted, but its nice and solid now.







and heres what i have to work with, yay for RHD bmws!!!!(note sarcasm)







and where my feet will be. clutch pedal rubs the steering column at the moment. might try and bend it a bit to clear, just have to watch the balance bar on the brake pedal.

[hakhawk]

cheers, i took around 4 inches off the strut tubes from memory. i have pics of mine next to stock ones if you want.

[ollycarbs]

**ollycarbs**

615mm from the top face of the strut top(where it touches the strut tower) to the bottom of the hole that the ball joint goes into.

Great, i will compare this evening, perhaps i am not so short as i think.
Thank you!

Still a great job you are doing on your bimmer!

[hakhawk]

**ollycarbs**

615mm from the top face of the strut top(where it touches the strut tower) to the bottom of the hole that the ball joint goes into.



and some more work. got the battery terminal in, got the kill switch half hooked up, got the power wires from fusebox hooked to battery terminal.



battery terminal in engine bay, this will have one wire goto starter, then wire from starter to alternator



and the old grommet hole, one 5mm round rust hole beside it, and a bit of surface rust. not bad for 30 years worth of crap buildup!

[hakhawk]

so some goodies turned up today

aluminum flywheel(with new bolts)
new brake master cylinders(original ones i decided were too big :p)
fittings to suit(for the remote reservoirs)
ireland engineering camber kit, mucho more camber adjustment for me!!
safety wire pliers
swaybar nylon bushes(2 sets, so if/when they flog out, i can swap em in straight away)
spherical bearings for future control arms(needed them to confirm measurements/angles)
stainless steel brake line, gotta make some new lines, so might as well add a bit of bling(couldnt find anything on ADR's and stainless line, if anyone knows, tell me)
inner rear wheel bearing seals, can finally get the wheel bearings done!!



and i got some more supplies from work to keep going on the wiring.

got the fuse holders and relays done and mounted(i think theyre done, still need to test it all :p). miscalculated position of the relays, so had to move them over a bit. hole in the firewall is for battery terminal(its right where a welded bracket i dont need is, proving to be a pain to remove :p). once ive welded the hole from the old grommet, ill ziptie up all that wiring monster in the corner, so its all neat. would looooooooooooooooooooove to redo all the wiring in the car, but thats just a wee bit too huge of a job for this round.



and lhs guard wiring tied up, still waiting for ballasts so i can wire them up. gotta move onto rhs guard next. oh, and i found an old commodore bonnet cable that was more than long enough to reach in the new position, so bonnet now works again.

[ollycarbs]

that's great! many thanks!

[hakhawk]

yeh, ill chuck the tape measure on it tomorrow for you

[ollycarbs]

still some hard work there! really love that!

btw, can i ask you something while the car is partially disassembled?
Can you measure the height of your complete front strut, from the bottom of it to the top of the shocks, even approximatively, i am really wondering if mine are not too shorts and they really seem to be from what i see on the last pics you posted.

If you can't, no big deal... i will see.
keep up the good work!

[hakhawk]

yeh, still there. havent seen it, coz its been in the shed for the last 2 weeks :p driving dads old vr while i do some stuff to it.