BMW Spec E30 Race Car Custom Work by G Rides
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01-21-2010, 08:47 PM
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BMW Spec E30 Race Car Custom Work by G Rides
This BMW was brought to G Rides for a few projects.
Project 1 was to mount a battery more securely in the stock location.
Old Battery, held in by some hooks attached to a plastic battery tray. Not much room for more, the metal hooks just fit next to the battery, tight space.
Decided to go with an Optima Red Top, a new battery box and tray. Found a nice battery box that would fit in the tight space. Built a metal tray to be used as a base for the battery box, required metal cutting, bending, welding, some measuring, etc. The battery box and the new tray we fabricated are well bolted together, the design of the base of the battery box did not lend itself to welding.
This new set-up bolts into factory mount points.
Project 2 was to build jack points in the center of the car. This was done with angle iron sandwiching the sheet metal seem and through bolted. This car was getting jacked up just on the sheet metal seem which had rolled over the seem and just needed more strength. The Seem was bent back then the angle iron was added, it's strong now.
Project 3 was to add some strength to the exhaust as it's only attached towards the front and back, no real support in the center. We bent, drilled a metal strap bolting (included some rubber isolators to allow exhaust to still wiggle as needed) it to a couple of factory mounting holes. Bottom of strap was welded to the exhaust.
Project 4 was to mount the 3rd brake light and wire it in. We made this bracket from scratch, bolted in the light and wired it.
Off to the races.
Project 1 was to mount a battery more securely in the stock location.
Old Battery, held in by some hooks attached to a plastic battery tray. Not much room for more, the metal hooks just fit next to the battery, tight space.
Decided to go with an Optima Red Top, a new battery box and tray. Found a nice battery box that would fit in the tight space. Built a metal tray to be used as a base for the battery box, required metal cutting, bending, welding, some measuring, etc. The battery box and the new tray we fabricated are well bolted together, the design of the base of the battery box did not lend itself to welding.
This new set-up bolts into factory mount points.
Project 2 was to build jack points in the center of the car. This was done with angle iron sandwiching the sheet metal seem and through bolted. This car was getting jacked up just on the sheet metal seem which had rolled over the seem and just needed more strength. The Seem was bent back then the angle iron was added, it's strong now.
Project 3 was to add some strength to the exhaust as it's only attached towards the front and back, no real support in the center. We bent, drilled a metal strap bolting (included some rubber isolators to allow exhaust to still wiggle as needed) it to a couple of factory mounting holes. Bottom of strap was welded to the exhaust.
Project 4 was to mount the 3rd brake light and wire it in. We made this bracket from scratch, bolted in the light and wired it.
Off to the races.
Last edited by Gary@G Rides; 02-15-2010 at 01:05 PM.
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01-25-2010, 09:06 AM
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Engine is stock, no internal mods are allowed, the guys with the most hp tend to be the ones with the freshest motor. Brakes I believe are stock calipers and you can play with pads and fluid. These guys have a lot of fun.
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