BMW E36, Wilma project

[Spirit]

like where its going but tyre size and wheel dimensions aint working for me

[IGOR989]

like where its going but tyre size and wheel dimensions aint working for me

I have Style 32 18" 8J and 8,5J rims with 205/35 and 215/35 tyre waiting for her.

[royalife]

yes! keep up the work pal!

[SLammed Hooptie]

you're going to kill your front tires with that shim set up! I went thru 4 sets of tires getting 2k miles out of them before I switched to camber plates...

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[da_joint]

unless you drift that car i recomend remove one of the shims,it's too much camber for a daily.

[IGOR989]

you're going to kill your front tires with that shim set up! I went thru 4 sets of tires getting 2k miles out of them before I switched to camber plates...

.02

unless you drift that car i recomend remove one of the shims,it's too much camber for a daily.

Thanks, for the advice.

I'm thinking about that. I'll probably remove one shim after I test drive her. It won't be a daily anyway.

[IGOR989]

She looks like this on Style 32 18" with 20mm spacers. In the back she needs 5mm more, but in the fronts I think 20mm spacers will flush when I remove I shim.

Sorry for the crappy cell pics.





Less than a finger clearance



I'll post some more pics when I get goodies this month.

[IGOR989]

I got myself a new toy.





Pics of ported and polished head, soon.

I decided, that a V8 M60B40 needs much more care than I tought so Im putting in the M50B25 for now.

I also took my M50B25 engine apart for cleaning, sand blasting, port/polish and changing all the gaskets. The bottom part will stay intact, I'll work mostly on the top part.









Ready for sand blasting, not all the parts on the picture.

[Super4]

Really nice project keep up the great work .

[IGOR989]

Really nice project keep up the great work .

Thanks man, I appreciate the support so much.


My buddy cleaned my head for me.

Tomorrow, we're starting to port the intake.

[IGOR989]

We did some work today.





DIY valve press

[IGOR989]

Finished P&P pictures, soon.

For now I can show you my Powerflex rear trailing arm bushes I got from UK. Bushes on my new daily E36 318iS Coupe were busted all the way. The ride is VERY unstable, car is moving left to right... inpossible to drive it, so it's in my workshop now. But I got my bushes so it's gonna be on the road soon.

[IGOR989]

Played around a bit yesterday.










And I did some work on the engine block.

[Buck6687]

have you had to modify the sum at all or did moving the subframe work 100%?

[IGOR989]

have you had to modify the sum at all or did moving the subframe work 100%?

I just had to cut the subframe and move back for 2-3 cm. But It still doesn't clear the hood and it's still too far in the front. And of course you have to manufacture the engine brakets/mounts to bolt it down on the body not subframe. Steering column is in the way of the exhaust manifolds, etc. etc.

I think the better engine to use is N62B45, more then M60B40.

That's why I'll put M50B25 in it for now, while Im looking for N62. N62 has an oil pick up in the back of the sump (in E65 7er) and in the middle in X5. Only way to to it with M60 is to dry sump it.