4th Gen drift build
04-18-2013, 07:06 AM
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I water jetted the flat piece and milled the other. I have a file for the WJ part, made the block on the fly. They are cast steel. I'll have a bracket in a couple weeks that will bolt to the stock upright and do the same thing as this made from 7075. Notching/taching the halo to the main hoop tonight!!
04-22-2013, 02:51 PM
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And it started to snow again.
No heat 
I might just do tie rod spacers, for the sake of time.
I'll PM you if I'll need them
Thanks
04-24-2013, 09:12 AM
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Tie rod spacers wont do anything to add angle on a stock GM rack. That's why I'm looking at the BMW rack, external stop, so spacers add more rack travel. But this bracket may add to much angle as is so the bmw rack may not be needed anymore
04-24-2013, 09:43 AM
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Do you have more on the BMW rack, rather curious now.
Difficult finding these kind of mods anywhere from all the googleing I have done.
Difficult finding these kind of mods anywhere from all the googleing I have done.
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04-24-2013, 11:55 AM
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We have never seen anybody do a BMW rack swap but looked like a viable option because it can run spacers.
In general to do this kind of swap you will need several things:
1. Custom fluid lines because I don't think the fittings on the new rack will be the same, also might need to adjust the pressure based on the new rack requirements/limitations
2. Fabricate new mounting tabs on the subframe to attach the rack to the car
3. Custom length inner tie rods. I don't imagine a BMW has the same track width
4. Tie rod ends that are the right pitch to seat in Chevy knuckles and thread into the BMW inner tie rods
In general to do this kind of swap you will need several things:
1. Custom fluid lines because I don't think the fittings on the new rack will be the same, also might need to adjust the pressure based on the new rack requirements/limitations
2. Fabricate new mounting tabs on the subframe to attach the rack to the car
3. Custom length inner tie rods. I don't imagine a BMW has the same track width
4. Tie rod ends that are the right pitch to seat in Chevy knuckles and thread into the BMW inner tie rods
04-24-2013, 12:26 PM
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We have never seen anybody do a BMW rack swap but looked like a viable option because it can run spacers.
In general to do this kind of swap you will need several things:
1. Custom fluid lines because I don't think the fittings on the new rack will be the same, also might need to adjust the pressure based on the new rack requirements/limitations
2. Fabricate new mounting tabs on the subframe to attach the rack to the car
3. Custom length inner tie rods. I don't imagine a BMW has the same track width
4. Tie rod ends that are the right pitch to seat in Chevy knuckles and thread into the BMW inner tie rods
In general to do this kind of swap you will need several things:
1. Custom fluid lines because I don't think the fittings on the new rack will be the same, also might need to adjust the pressure based on the new rack requirements/limitations
2. Fabricate new mounting tabs on the subframe to attach the rack to the car
3. Custom length inner tie rods. I don't imagine a BMW has the same track width
4. Tie rod ends that are the right pitch to seat in Chevy knuckles and thread into the BMW inner tie rods
04-30-2013, 06:05 AM
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I put the BMW rack on hold since this bracket is a much easier/needed fix at the moment. Adding 26* over stock, looks like Im going to need a 9" wide wheel with a 10-15mm offset or more. I'll know more on that setup next week when I bolt it on. If its not enough angle then I'll add the E36 rack. I once fabricated a Mustang II rack to fit on my Fbody, much more challenging than putting this E36 rack on.
04-30-2013, 06:13 AM
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Here's a picture of the steering bracket in CAD. Will bolt to two of the bearing bolts and the stock tie rod pickup on the up right, and re-locate the tie rod pickup closer to center and a bit lower since all these cars will be lowered anyway.
05-16-2013, 09:00 AM
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Every time I plan to work on the car I get an emergency order for something. Plus all the other jobs I have in line already. Its a good thing money wise, but personal time is really hard to come by these days. I need to just take some PTO days at my day job and build the car
