D.Basson - The Garage

[Dewald Basson]

Are you leaving the shadowline window trim for last?

:biglol::biglol:

Of course the most difficult DIY mod can only be done once I have gained enough exp.

I am not a e46 master yet.

 

[Gizmo]

Plastidip them, very simple to diy.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Plastidip them, very simple to diy.

I know, it is not going to happen :=):


I like the chrome.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Installed the rear springs last, made the difference I was expecting. The rear does not step out to easy now.


I would seem that the sway bar bushes are kaput :indifferent-:

Will be ordering to those in the not to distant future.

One thing I noticed was the the rear H&R springs where physically higher compared to the stock springs?

 

[sash]

nice Dewald, i would assume the spring rates differ and allow for the HnR to be lower but still would have thought that they would be either the same height or shorter.., interesting.

 

[moranor@axis]

we need more pics

 

[Dewald Basson]

we need more pics

I did not take pics of the springs next to each other. First things firsttire with Ralf and alignment then we can see what the real result looks like.

 

[FiRi@Rennzport]

Wow....Dewald this cab keeps evolving. Looking good buddy. Keep them coming. Next up short shift. ..*hint hint*

Photos are awesome as wwll.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Wow....Dewald this cab keeps evolving. Looking good buddy. Keep them coming. Next up short shift. ..*hint hint*

Photos are awesome as wwll.

Thanks Firi, yes a short shifter will happen :rollsmile:

 

[Ralf*]

this car is looking awesome, and your workmanship of changing the shocks etc yourself was well done ! :clapper:

 

[Dewald Basson]

this car is looking awesome, and your workmanship of changing the shocks etc yourself was well done ! :clapper:

Thanks Ralf, the tires are nice a quite. Enjoy it quite a bit :rollsmile:

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Pics from the dyno day.

 

[Gizmo]

Why you cut off the dyno figures?

 

[Dewald Basson]

Why you cut off the dyno figures?

There was two pics one did not want to up load?

It worked :rollsmile:

 

[Dewald Basson]

Side view of some dirty rake:rollsmile:

 

[FiRi@Rennzport]

Side view of some dirty rake:rollsmile:

Lol....it's no more a 4x4. ...what you doing bro [WINKING FACE]

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[moranor@axis]

front is now the correct height

 

[KPM3_30]

Why you cut off the dyno figures?

There was two pics one did not want to up load?

It worked :rollsmile:

Are those numbers correct Dewald? Correct me if I am wrong:

That works out to 90kw... With your car you should be seeing, +-150hp/112kw?

 

[Dewald Basson]

Side view of some dirty rake:rollsmile:

Lol....it's no more a 4x4. ...what you doing bro [WINKING FACE]

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Had to do factory inspection for work. 2 km of a proper dirt road/hectic ripples in the rain, the gps speed on that road is 7km/h :biglol:

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front is now the correct height

Because of those high rear springs you gave me :crazylaugh:

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Why you cut off the dyno figures?

There was two pics one did not want to up load?

It worked :rollsmile:

Are those numbers correct Dewald? Correct me if I am wrong:

That works out to 90kw... With your car you should be seeing, +-150hp/112kw?

I don't read much in to the figures, when I had the car on the dyno at F&R it made 145whp(106wkw or something) and 188wNM. So who knows :hammerhead:

The curve looks good, still makes power all the way to the redline same as before and the torque is similar to what i was before.

I can tell you that after I installed the new suspension bits it does pull noticeably stronger, probability able to put the power down properly.

 

[moranor@axis]

did you fit the thin rear spring pads?

 

[Dewald Basson]

did you fit the thin rear spring pads?

Standard new fresh ones from BMW.


I did notice before installing that the H&R was higher(-+20mm) than the OEM ones.

I did not measure the car height. But it does not matter because the reason I installed them was because the rear was lose and now it does not step out as it did with the OEM springs. So I am happy.


The rake is very noticeable once the car is parked between other cars. You can see the roof-line "sloping" forward.