My first BMW E82 135i

[1 Eyed Monkey]

Car looking tops, JB!!!!

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

So some more mods came along.

Got a H&R stud kit for the wheels, Which should make swapping over wheels at the track easier.

Also managed to get a Bmw M Performance rear exhaust and did a res delete. And wow I've definitely been missing out.

Ordered some King Race bearings and I already have the bolts and everything else for the big end maintenance, Just wondering if the Vac Motorsports baffle is worth the 5k or not...

 

[lorenzovv]

The builds coming alone Nicely Well Done car looks very nice

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

So after waiting quite some time, I finally got my sump baffle and will do rod bearings while I'm at it. So got a set if ACL race bearings.

 

[heatherly57]

nice ride man, beyond gorgeous

 

[NabbyM32]

Really awesome build man - Coming along sweet.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

So I did my Rod bearings after examining my oil filter, I had some wear and the copper was starting to come through so I was happy I caught it in time. And thought let me check where I'm getting oil from what I thought was a rear main seal. But that was bone dry so I cleaned up the bell housing and I think it was the sump gasket that leaked.

Struggled my ass off trying to bleed the clutch after the slave cylinder broke. After some research I found that the brake booster compartment has 2 sections and if the reservoir isn't full to the brim it pulls air through.

Was quite a big job and I made a few mistakes that were corrected, Overall it took about 5 days to complete everything. I also changed diff oil and gearbox oil while I was there.

I also found some Vanos Bolts from the recall done on my car from 2015. Bmw just left them in the sump. I ordered new ones that I wanna just check them and be sure they're okay.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

So yesterday we went to Zwartkops for Round 6.

On Wednesday we went for testing with street tyres and managed a best of 1:19.6

Also found my meth nozzle was blocked badly so that didn't help on track.

After having the coilovers readjusted and added some Camber the car really felt like it was on rails. Managed a best of 1:13.8 on the day.

I really need to get this hybrid on and get onto a better brake setup, And also getting Light weight seats and half cage.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Some more pics

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Some more pics

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Haven't updated in quite some time, Last year at Formula K I managed a 3rd place Finish and nothing has really changed on the car.

Hopefully this year I can try do brakes and LSD along with rear diff and subframe bushes.

 

[MR_Y]

Well done!

 

[///M Individual]

Awesome pics and time bud!

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

So not much has changed on the car, opted for a set of EBC USR discs and want to give the Endless ME20 a go next.

Also changed the lpfp to a dw400 in the hope of getting closer to fitting that hybrid.

Also added a bms diff brace and oil filter cap.

Vilaca Round 1 was at Red Star and I managed a 2:16:599 and 5th in class so nothing to write home about.

Next event is Phakisa and I've never been there either but it looks seriously fast.

 

[Anees]

Quality mods going into this build

When is the event at Phakisa? Is it open to the public? I stay near to Phakisa and wouldn't mind popping in

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Quality mods going into this build

When is the event at Phakisa? Is it open to the public? I stay near to Phakisa and wouldn't mind popping in

Yes it's open to the public and it's on the 13th of May.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Here's some pics from Red Star

 

[M3boi]

Lakka.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

So my Evaporator has been leaking and as such I haven't had aircon which really sucks.

What sucks more is the job it is to do the repair. But if I wanted aircon again I'd have to do it.

So you have to remove the entire dash to get to this evaporator. Luckily had my brother help me and we managed to get it done in a couple of days.