"Mad Max's " S54 powered E9 project

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Let me help with that a little bit. Here's a lightened version of that shot.

Ian

Gas filler weep hole.jpg
 

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More Projects in the trunk , got a Battery tray made incorporated with a rear strut tower brace , and started on a new trunk floor

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base plate for Battery tray

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Tabs for strut brace welded in place

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Strut Brace tied in with Battery Box

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The assembly fit in the trunk

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1st step of new trunk floor made out of sheet metal
stay tuned for step two of the new floor which may be controversial !
 

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Since this project is "outlaw" I decided to continue in that direction . The missing pieces Ive decided to get creative with and make my own but in the outlaw style . The trunk mats were missing along with the fuel tank and spare tire well . So as an experiment Ive decided to make a very different trunk mat , and if it looked allright Ill carry it into the cabin

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first we traced , and cut out the shape of the floor ( notice the cut out for battery box) ( and for the relocated fuel filler) , we wrapped the edges in plastic edge trim.

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plotted out where we would make our holes using a cad program , then laid out the work, marked it, center punched it, and drilled pilot holes for the tool

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Dimple die tool in action

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the discarded material

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Dimple die set

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Finished piece

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there are few things that need to be done to finish the trunk but you get the idea of what it will look like
 

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That's awesome.

I would definitely add a strong telescopic magnet in the trunk lid toolbox bc you are going to spend a lot of time trying to fish nuts, bolts, keys, screwdrivers etc... from that one.
 

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decided to carry the outlaw look into the interior, started on the dimple die flooring for the floorboard in front of the rear seats

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laid out the work , and center punched

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holes drilled for the dimple die tool

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cutting and pressing the holes

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one of the finished pieces

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and placed where they will fit

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once the seats and interior are put in the car and the sheet metal is painted it should be a neat affect

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will be interested to know what you guys thinks, Its outside the box that's for sure
 

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i think it looks really cool Brendan, i would hate to drop change down there as it will be hard to get it out (non-magnetic) ... dirt + dust won't be a picnic either, if the panel is easily removable, it would probably be fine.
 

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continuing with the "outlaw" look, completed another floor panel , 5 of the 6 done . this piece was a bit trickier to fit the shape of the floor, and required using the brake to bend the panel where it transitions into the firewall

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Laying out the work , and center punched

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after stripping out one of the bolts for the dimple die tools ( A ton of heat is generated ,along with the torque require to operate the tool it quite easy to strip out the bolts )
instead of throwing the bolt away I made a center punch out of it that fits the tool , worked extremely well and saved a bit of time on the layout

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Drilled pilot holes and then pilot holes for the tool

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put the piece in the brake to bend for the transition into the firewall, and cut out for the hump where the wheel well come

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finished panel after punching and dimpling 85 or so holes , wore myself out and several tools , profanity was involved !

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Just one more panel to go !
 

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i dropped by and saw the car on Friday + spent a little time with Brendan. this coupe might not be everybody's taste ... and far from original ... but it is an innovative take on a coupe that when complete should drive amazingly and be fast as hell. the quality of the workmanship is quite amazing in person. keep it going Brendan!
 

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i dropped by and saw the car on Friday + spent a little time with Brendan. this coupe might not be everybody's taste ... and far from original ... but it is an innovative take on a coupe that when complete should drive amazingly and be fast as hell. the quality of the workmanship is quite amazing in person. keep it going Brendan!
Thanks Scott !

finished up the fabrication of all the panels, hundreds of holes drilled, punched and fitted. still need to tweek some stuff, install fastener's and get powder coated .

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Made the driver panel in two pieces , to ease in fabrication , this piece has 3 bends in it , and was a tricky fit with the pedal box

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the larger panel installed


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Holy Guacamole.... this is going to be so sick.

Awesome. 2 thumbs up.

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Peter, you're fired ... no more interior design visions from you ... gotta love those rustic brown leather door pulls, etc. ...
 

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I was hoping someone would be able to identify the "shrunken head" on the left. It would make a great addition to Brendan's car, complete with the radiator clamp choker :)

Yes Kiz, the original, that was the best $280,000. movie ever made!!!
 

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one of my pet peeve's are knee bars, I can't stand roll cages built like that .
 

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Yes, but how innovative is the passenger seat, I mean think of the possibilities! You can really carry on a great conversation with your passenger on long drives-
 

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The task of this project Ive been postponing , was taken on . Installing the e36 front suspension into the E9 has been no small under taking . The Arc Asylum piece gave the appearance that it wouldn't be that big a deal, unfortunately that piece really does not aid at all , the install of a later engine or the suspension . As previously posted , we moved the frame mounts to move the subframe several inched further back in to the chassis which allowed us to install the engine , and fixed one issue with the suspension , leaving several other problems with the suspension. The rear pickup points still needed to be located, and then for the suspension to work correctly the inner pickup point needed to be raised in the subframe 2 ish inches . Not a small undertaking . Anyone familiar with e30, 36 46 front suspensions knows how the inner ball joint is mounted . There is a tapered hole for a 3 ish inch stud to go though . it was this piece that needs to be raised up to allow the entire range of motion of the control arm , and so that at ride height it is in the correct position . The Arc asylum piece puts this pick up point to low so that the suspension is maxed out when the car is at ride height .

We pulled the subframe back out of the car , cut out the section of it that holds the tapered pick up point . cleaned up the tapered socket so as it could be relocated higher up, Welded the socket at what use to be the top of that point , making it the bottom of the pick up , and leaving the section up on the bottom for clearance , then we reinstalled the frame to confirm that what we did would work . Once confirmed that this change will do what is needed , the frame will come back out , everything will be boxed in , gusseted , to strengthen it and finish it. So part 1 is done , just need to "finish " it off.

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the engine supported by a deadman while we pulled the subframe out to modify it

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the subframe before the pickup point is modified ,

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cut out section of the subframe and the hole which was the top of the pick up point , now to be the bottom

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you can see the relocated pick up point welded in place,

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reinstalled the control arm in the raised pickup point

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this allows the suspension full range of motion , and correct's the geometry , still need to pull everything back apart to finish the piece, box it in and gusset everything in for strength and protect it against the elements , etc

Very happy to get this part of the project behind me , its one thing to "bag " a car and slam it on the ground , it's another to make the suspension actually work
 
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