fiasco Andrew Steere Professional Moderator Location: South Central Nude Hamster Join Date: 12/29/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 2,008 Rally Car: too rich for my blood, share a LeMons car |
<sarcasm meter calibration> WTF </sarcasm meter calibration> Andrew Steere Lyndeborough, NH KB1PJY |
ericlangbein Eric Langbein Infallible Moderator Location: Annapolis, MD Join Date: 01/26/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 9 |
Dave, thanks for the thoughts and feedback- the only cars I've rallied have been AWD and FWD, and I had the power to create brake squishiness with either, I never really thought about not needing to left foot brake as aggressively with a RWD car. I will probably look for a 325 or 328 stock setup. I don't know if what I have is the same as M3 or not, I was told it was from a 330, but I do know that there's no way any amount of caliper clearancing wil get 15" wheels over them- the 17" wheels on the car now are a tight fit.
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DaveK Dave Kern Mod Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX |
I remember reading about the E46 330 stuff as an upgrade. One thing to keep in mind is that the M3 used different brake bolt spacing on the knuckles than the other E36 cars...so if you're after cheap spares...probably smarter to stick with the non-M parts. Dave |
Doivi Clarkinen Banned Super Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
Derik made his own setup using Brembo calipers and mounts he welded to the knuckles. Otherwise pretty similar to what Hintz has. |
heymagic Banned Mod Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Derik only uses the brake pedal as a spacer between the clutch and gas pedal....and the gas pedal is screwed down to the floor... ![]() |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Wot da fock wot da fock? Or to be just a smidge more succinct: Wot da fock youse wot da focking about precisely? John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
bruvs1 Mod Moderator Location: manchester u.k Join Date: 09/06/2013 Posts: 2 Rally Car: euro bmw 320is, bmw compact 330is |
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DaveK Dave Kern Mod Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX |
Certainly enjoying the hell out of it when its running! Still haven't had a chance to dig into the engine yet...and now have another one that will need some TLC as well. If I'm lucky, it'll just be a set of bearings, but if it needs more than that, I'm looking for sub $1000 engine options so I can just drop in a new used motor. Plan for the Compact over the winter is to get the Harry Hockly kit put on the car and get the S54 up and running. Loads of work! Also thinking about modifying the kit slightly so that I can run factory urethane bumpers as they take the abuse of getting run into stuff better than the fiberglass parts. Dave |
bruvs1 Mod Moderator Location: manchester u.k Join Date: 09/06/2013 Posts: 2 Rally Car: euro bmw 320is, bmw compact 330is |
Hockley kit was a pain to fit, so much so we cut the front arch off the hockley wings and grafted them on some steel wings to get the gaps correct, rear arches were ok , bumpers aren't great and had to go to great lengths to make good , we also have a sport front bumper that will be modded to fit eventually , finally finished are car and hope to test soon :-)
Bruvsmotorworks.co.uk |