s2 on the way wrote:[/quote]
what's the offset of the wheels?
et 35 or so as you said they are gonna rub on the fronts?
not sure if its much different on the 90's than the coupes, but there are guys running 18x9 et 32 or so with 235's and no rubbage on inside or out...
and you've got flares too eh?[/quote]
18x9 ET20 and hoping to run WAY more than 235's. Probably more around 265 or 275. No flares yet. I was looking at the 034 ones but the red coupe that just posted pictures did not impress me at all. Back to the drawing board....
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:12 am
by a_CQ
e46 M3....if I ever decide to paint my car, it'll be it.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:26 am
by turboskipper
So the weight of the wheels comes in at 25lbs.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:13 pm
by Wizard-of-OD
Very nice Preston
18" on a B3 is going to be quite a feet.I had fibreglass flares all around to clear my magnesium wheels. :-)
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:34 pm
by subvertdesign
Wizard-of-OD wrote:Very nice Preston
18" on a B3 is going to be quite a feet.I had fibreglass flares all around to clear my magnesium wheels. :-)
:pics:
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:42 pm
by turboskipper
Rear brakes are done!
Calipers from the front of a porsche boxter, A8 (first gen) front rotors that are vented and slotted along with a nice prototype apikol brake bracket. There will also be a hydraulic ebrake just like the one in Hap's 'green Monster'. Brendan at Apikol suggests nice parts! Also need to flip the bleeder and cross over.
Close up:
Side shot with the front and rears:
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:10 am
by audifreakjim
Nice, kinda nice not having to turn down the rotors huh?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:09 am
by bimmerboy
What e30 is that?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:22 pm
by turboskipper
audifreakjim wrote:Nice, kinda nice not having to turn down the rotors huh?
That sucked! I blew through a nice tool on the lathe doing that and the chips coming off of there were super hot when they hit my arms!!!
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:23 pm
by turboskipper
bimmerboy wrote:What e30 is that?
Hmm... I dunno. Its my roommates car. 2 door 33_ if I remember right. Has an E36 M3 motor in it and getting a bosch motorsports controller right now.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:55 am
by turboskipper
Working on fenders now. Also got some 275's mounted up. I'm worried that they are a bit tall and might need to get a lower profile tire. Fenders are based on a 944 turbo.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:44 am
by Audilard
Where did you get those fenders from and what are doing with the fronts?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:23 am
by Mcstiff
Said that they are based on a 944 turbo.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:43 am
by PRA4WX
a_CQ wrote:e46 M3....if I ever decide to paint my car, it'll be it.
The CQ looks sharp with them. Still think I'll build my own, however.
More on the 944 flares?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:50 am
by RSCoupe
944 flares huh? Hmm, interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing how they look on there. :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:06 am
by turboskipper
There is a local guy here that made them up for some mustang. He is going to spray up another set that are a bit thinner so I can bend and blend them a bit more into the body. They are way too wide as well so I'll be trimming it back a bit. I really like the 'old school' boxy look rather than the curvy stuff out there.
For the front I'll probably graft onto some factory Audi fenders similar to the rear. If lots of people like them he is willing to make molds, etc rather than me just doing a one off job blending the ones he already makes.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:52 am
by turboskipper
Been a bit slow on progress these days with other projects going on. I did manage to get a seat tacked in place and the pedals in. Pedals can move forward or back. Basically three settings, forward an inch or back an inch from the center location. We took some steel tubing and welded it through some square tubing for the pedals to bolt to. That way the square tubing would not compress when the pedals were bolted to it. We welded 5 tubes in for each square support tube and then reamed them for a nice tight bolt fit and then milled them square top and bottom. Came out nice. I have the pedals elevated so the articulation of your ankle works for the bottom pivot pedals. Once the cage goes in I'll add a panel to rest your feet on and a dead pedal.
Hard to see but the holes for mounting can be seen here....
You can see how the pedals attach here and the bias bar for the brakes. A remote bias knob will be added to a panel for switches and such.
Added a couple more support bars. All done...
Seat moved back... might be a tad high at the moment but just tacked for now until the cage is in.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:01 am
by RSCoupe
Looking good, I really like the pedal setup.
Wow, that seat is high. Drop it to the floor!
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:08 am
by Audilard
Who cares about pedal setup!? :wink: We want 944 fender updates!!!! :-D
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:26 am
by 123quattro
Preston, you are going to want to lower that seat a ton.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:26 am
by turboskipper
RSCoupe wrote:Looking good, I really like the pedal setup.
Wow, that seat is high. Drop it to the floor!
Problem with dropping it are two things... I'm kinda short and moving the seat back starts to reduce visibility along the hood line. Right now with helmet on I still have 1-2 inches to the roof. I agree though, I'm thinking it is a bit high.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:32 pm
by RSCoupe
Ahh, I didn't realize you're kind of short. I'm used to everyone on here being freakishly tall (6'-4"+). :wink:
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:50 pm
by pitts
hehehe, I'm about 5'6" so the stock interior in these things are just about perfect for me...
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 2:04 pm
by audifreakjim
RSCoupe wrote:Ahh, I didn't realize you're kind of short. I'm used to everyone on here being freakishly tall (6'-4"+). :wink:
