AWD E36 BMW

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Big day was Big, woke at 3am and my brain booted up, I had an idea in mind for the LCA mounts based on using the factory subframe, it was a bit complex but was the only way it would work, fast forward and I’m now building a custom subframe..

Yet another trip to Bendigo, traded in the bolts I’d bought to do it the other way collected some steel and supplies then headed for the donut truck that was at the park, dropped into chat to Craig, he passed on the donuts so 6 for brunch was about my limit, figured I better burn em off so got stuck into the LCA mounts….boring boring boring… Many holes!

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

ooohhh what kind of donuts  

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Hot jam donuts 

[Vsl98Participant Victoriavs ute with l98 and 4l60e View build HERE Member since: September 10, 2018 Posts: 63]

They from the park in kangaroo flat

Vsl98

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

That’s the one 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I actually bought the boys at work a mixed dozen from Krispy Kreme Friday, must be something in the air

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by  VRSenator065.

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

mmm donuts… is the nothing they can’t do aglhhh (Homer Drool)

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Done for the day, brackets done now with added lightness!

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Made a start on the LCA mounts today, of course it’s nothing like what I’d planned to build… Car had other ideas, lots in the way of plan X, geometry is good and it’ll be as strong as a very strong thing..

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Figured out the other LCA mount location, started on some gussets for the front mount beam then ran out of Mig wire.. DOH thought I had another spool of .9 there, guess where I’m off to.. also made the LCA baseplates, will cut them down and lighten them as I go.

[MicksParticipant View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2019 Posts: 1 773]

IJ your work reminds of a fb page I use to frequent no more cause I don’t have access. This bloke does custom chassis work. Called Disguyz customs very neat stuff. If Mick gets the folding stuff together he could build my VF ute into a Tonner!!

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Had a quick look Mick, his work is awesome, mine is “functional” because RaceCar 

There’s no reason for me to do pretty when the car can end wadded up into a ball of scrap at any moment…

[MicksParticipant View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2019 Posts: 1 773]

“when the car can end wadded up into a ball of scrap at any moment”

Lets hope not mate!

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Yep, let’s not talk about that!!

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Shit happens guys, the 240z was the last pretty car I built, with how my race cars get driven there’s a better than even chance of it happening so I’m a realist..

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Spent the morning resurrecting a pair of tyres for the rear of the Tonner after Craig pointing out the rear right was getting down, figure I’ll chew up a bunch that were replaced early and still had life left.

Yep I was right, gonna need to trim them a touch…

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I’m gonna just say it, I dont really know what I am looking at, or what needs to be trimmed!!

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

And of course the LCA and the Steering Arm want the same space around full lock… DOH, had to go to the supermarket so dropped by to see our local cage builder, I got him to bend me up 4 pieces of tube, disaster averted..

 

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

I’m gonna just say it, I dont really know what I am looking at, or what needs to be trimmed!!

That’s the bottom of the Strut where the control arm will bolt up, the big square plate will be the pointy end of the arm 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Thank you Obi Wan!!

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Today’s Issue, the LCA mounts need to go in a very specific place in space to work how I want, it has to be relative to the front mounts and I want a 10mm drop to give it a touch of antidive under brakes..

Add to this there are a few obstacles in the way and nothing “easy” to locate from it’s had me thinking.. 4am Brain solved it then went back to sleep leaving it to 8am Brain to make reality..

I built a jig that locates off the front LCA mounts, this will allow me to build out to the car utilizing the existing BMW mounting holes as it needs to be removable to get the engine in/out, second pic is a rough proof of concept on the LCA’s.

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