Re: E36 LS1 Beta
Updates: We've been working on the LS1 swap steadily during the recent crazy weeks of new product arrivals, intense R&D on shocks/camber plates, new motor mounts, and lots more. As we've mentioned before, we're all about KEEPING functional ABS on our E36 swap. Very important to racers and street driven cars alike! To make room for the headers on the driver's side this means we must "move" the stock ABS actuator. This means a new bracket, plumbing new lines, and keeping the unit below the Master Cylinder for proper gravity feed of the flex lines and bleeding. Here's the ABS relocation work, in progress... (pictures)


Bracket template and .125" steel plate; plate bent, drilled and mounted (2 holes have to be drilled, w/ good access)


ABS unit mounted using OEM isolators. Note height relative to Master Cylinder


Our third brake flaring tool kit ($$$) for Metric Bubble Flaring of new 4.75mm lines. First hardline made.


First line installed, fit snugly to chassis. Will add brackets with rubber isolators for hardlines. Two flex lines from reservoir to ABS are clamped, low pressure hoses.
That was what I did yesterday while Hanchey and Paul installed a set of the new AST/Vorshlag coil-over shocks on my M3 as well as a set on his STi (with hand built rear camber plates). <- Pics soon.
OK, enough goofing off... Now I'm back out to the shop to finish up the other 4 hardlines for the brakes then it goes to header fab tomorrow. The headers should take "3 or 4 days" but we will budget 2-3 weeks, to be safe. These will be custom built, stainless, 1-3/4" primary, 32-34" long tube headers with 3" collectors. We'll work on the other header options after these are in production (merge collectors, shorty style, larger primaries, etc). Once the car comes back from header fab it will be a full court press to get it plumbed, wired and running on the stock motor/ECM for some shake down testing. 7.0L build-up is in progress.
While this Beta car is out for header fab our white 325i comes in for its drivetrain removal in preparation for another LS1 install.
Updates: We've been working on the LS1 swap steadily during the recent crazy weeks of new product arrivals, intense R&D on shocks/camber plates, new motor mounts, and lots more. As we've mentioned before, we're all about KEEPING functional ABS on our E36 swap. Very important to racers and street driven cars alike! To make room for the headers on the driver's side this means we must "move" the stock ABS actuator. This means a new bracket, plumbing new lines, and keeping the unit below the Master Cylinder for proper gravity feed of the flex lines and bleeding. Here's the ABS relocation work, in progress... (pictures)


Bracket template and .125" steel plate; plate bent, drilled and mounted (2 holes have to be drilled, w/ good access)


ABS unit mounted using OEM isolators. Note height relative to Master Cylinder


Our third brake flaring tool kit ($$$) for Metric Bubble Flaring of new 4.75mm lines. First hardline made.


First line installed, fit snugly to chassis. Will add brackets with rubber isolators for hardlines. Two flex lines from reservoir to ABS are clamped, low pressure hoses.
That was what I did yesterday while Hanchey and Paul installed a set of the new AST/Vorshlag coil-over shocks on my M3 as well as a set on his STi (with hand built rear camber plates). <- Pics soon.
OK, enough goofing off... Now I'm back out to the shop to finish up the other 4 hardlines for the brakes then it goes to header fab tomorrow. The headers should take "3 or 4 days" but we will budget 2-3 weeks, to be safe. These will be custom built, stainless, 1-3/4" primary, 32-34" long tube headers with 3" collectors. We'll work on the other header options after these are in production (merge collectors, shorty style, larger primaries, etc). Once the car comes back from header fab it will be a full court press to get it plumbed, wired and running on the stock motor/ECM for some shake down testing. 7.0L build-up is in progress.
While this Beta car is out for header fab our white 325i comes in for its drivetrain removal in preparation for another LS1 install.
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