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budperm
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Posted: June/09/2010 at 07:14 |
I have to say I am quite proud of my son's self taught mechanical skills.
He can do just about anything he wants. Electronics, welding, sheetmetal work, parts fab, painting, Fuel systems, Eng computer work, suspension mods. PC based fuel curve tuning.
You name it! I can't do half the stuf he can and boy does he like to rub it in!
Per request here are picutres of SOME of his projects!
1984 BMW 325e. Chopped, dropped, canted, turboed, tubbed, painted....etc.
He got tired of pulling the engine and tranny and fighting the front grill and radiator support structure so he modified the chassis. 4 bolts and 2 locator pins and the front of the chassis comes off and he can walk the engine staight in and out!
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Bigdaddy0381
MODERATOR Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13682 |
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Good show!!!! I loved doing things like that when I had time and no kids. I loved racing and building trucks. Now the most I will do to a car is lift a truck every now and then and maybe change the oil.
Grab us more pics bro.
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P&Z Firearms , Pro gun cleanings and gun repair and wood refinishing.
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scooter65
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NICE BARN!
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SVT_Tactical
MODERATOR Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 31233 |
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Should be a nice sleeper it looks like! Tell him good work!
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"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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Locating and installing the intercooler for his turbo
He fabbed up custom ignition using 6 coils from Jeep Wrangler 4cyc for 10K rpm plus capability.
Fabbing up the cold air feed tube from intercooler to throttle body.
Installing a CoilOver conversion to front suspension
CoilOver conversion complete.
Installing a turbo Oul Cooler
Beefing up the rear suspension control swing arms with cross members.
Converting from 4 lug to 5 lug hubs
Rear assemblr ready to install after hub and swingarm mods. Now at or exceeds M3 level.
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SVT_Tactical
MODERATOR Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 31233 |
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Very nice work.... he should think of a custom fab shop in the future.
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300S&W
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Yep. MONEY to be made.
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"I ain't got time to bleed!"
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MODERATOR Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 31233 |
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Don't you wanna back him Bud? you can be the money behind the man to get him started.
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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I already am the money man behind him damn it!!! Most of ethequipment is mine and I haven't been able to get into my own 30X40 polebarn for a couople of years now!!!!
I didn't even have room enough to pull my zero turn mower in to air up last monday!! ARGH!
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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I copied them to my thumb this morning and it took 10 minutes!!!
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I can't wait to see the finished product!
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budperm
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He is building a hardtail chopper right now. Once thats finished he will go back to the BMW
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Yeah i remember you saying that so he can go on a trip. I am sure you remembered those pictures of the motorcycle too didn't you!
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budperm
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He stripped her to the bone to lighten her. He also stripp all paint down to bare metal and totally repaionted entire car in Sliver which is very hard to keep matched because of eth amount of solids and metalflakes in the paint! He removed almost every ounce of weight he could cause he wants to road Rally her!
Yet an other front end confguration trying to find his look. I think he had 5 different front ends on her before deciding to go completely Euro.
Cut out the Spare tire well in trunk.
Welded in band strap clamps for a NOS botttle.
Dressing it up some more!
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budperm
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budperm
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This ones for Mark (Go Gators) Finally received the long backordered replacement carpet!
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Installation time.
Look Ma new carpet.
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lucytuma
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Wow, I'd also be proud.
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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - Thomas Jefferson
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mike650
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That's Great!!!
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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budperm
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Recover the back deck
Back deck and rear seat re-installed
He couldn't stand that old ratty look y Nos bottle making his pretty trunk look bad, so he bought a new one!
Hand built ECU he ordered from Sweden and put together himself with my help. Mounted in hte glovebox for easy access. Serial interface to laptop for fuel curve tuning.
here is the rear axle assembly freshly pulled for the Hub, swingarm and coilover mods.
Earl this is why that trick you sent me for good hung-ups don't work on Beamers. Diff is limited slip.
She's out of the barn for a little testing! About 2/3rds complete.
A little stationary tuning and fuel mapping.
Found this one of the beginning where he had just pulled the old engine the first time.
Cleaning up the engine bay. its amazing how much better it makes things look. He also did away with a ton of wiring and routed everything else hidden for a clean look.
Time to staert on the engine. Hot dipped, Decked, honed, Cyclinders O-ringed (popular in Europe) Block enhancements, crankscrapper Oil gally porting...etc.
Block done now the head. Ported and polished. Re-enforcing brackets added across headbolts. New OEM stretch Headbolts (bad Idea). New cast rocker arms.
Head done! TURBO TIME!
The beast ready to make noice!
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budperm
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Oh yeah, when I said he stripped everything i meant everything!!
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