Street Build Starting

[evil02]

Looks good !   That looks like a cool engine leveler!

[NeueKlasseGuy]

 

Time for another update on the building of "blue 72". Terry has been busy with proper fitting of the engine. He fabricated some custom engine mounts to move the engine back a bit more. This should give us ample clearance to the radiator:

 

  

 

He has also been working on plumbing the brakes and wrapping up installation of both front and rear suspension:

 

 

 

With racing season beginning in early March I am hopeful that Terry can get things pretty well buttoned up before he gets REAL busy.

[NeueKlasseGuy]

Time for another update on this project.

 

 

Terry has the S14 in and tied down. I think I mentioned that he had to fab custom engine mounts to get the engine located down and back where we wanted it. he also installed the remote oil filter and a cool double pass oil cooler up front next to the radiator:

 

 

At the back end the fuel tank is in, plumbed, and wired.

 

 

We had the FI expert come by the shop and go over the installation. He gave Terry a list of parts we will need to get the system working. Once those arrive Terry will install them and the FI guy will come back and do the fine tuning.

[NeueKlasseGuy]

Terry has been working on some details for the last week. Here is where we're at with a few.

 

 

The gauges we ordered have arrived and he has them in the dash insert. I went for a retro look with satin rings and a Euro type face. We were able to combine 4 gauges in the left unit- fuel level, oil pressure, oil temp, and water temp.

 

 

Terry test fit the rear wheels and the spacing looks pretty good. We will be putting 195/50-15s up front, and 205/50-15s in the rear.

 

 

We will be using a coil on plug set-up for the ignition. He has all the details worked out for this set-up.

 

Stay tuned for more updates!

[NeueKlasseGuy]

It's been a while since I posted an update. There has been a lot going on, just not much visual stuff. Wiring the fuel injection doesn't look like much in a photo.

 

Travis has completed the exhaust system. That certainly is worth a couple of pictures. The Toyos on the car are just place-holders. We are still looking at tire options.

 

 

 

 

 

[NickVyse]

That is such an awesome car with so many gorgeous details. I hope you'll let me put that on the m2bmw.net site when you're done, probably taking the crown of nicest s14 engined 02 out there.

[NeueKlasseGuy]

Thanks Nick. It's been a fun project and one that showcases the skills of the guys at Racecraft.

[ingramlee]

On 3/11/2019 at 11:41 PM, NeueKlasseGuy said:

It's been a while since I posted an update. There has been a lot going on, just not much visual stuff. Wiring the fuel injection doesn't look like much in a photo.

 

Travis has completed the exhaust system. That certainly is worth a couple of pictures. The Toyos on the car are just place-holders. We are still looking at tire options.

 

 

 

 

 

This build is absolutely sick! In a good way.. ?

[Harv]

Dang!

 

john

[EricB]

Beautiful build.  I really like the gauge cluster.  Very similar to my build in a lot of ways.  If you ever want to take any of your cars out to Oregon Raceway Park let me know.  It would be fun to run with another vintage BMW on a club day out there.

[NeueKlasseGuy]

A few more pictures of the progress Travis and Terry have made in the last week or so.

 

Engine installation is complete. All plumbing and wiring is done and Travis added a bit of bling to the rocker cover:

 

 

 

The battery and battery box in the trunk are done. The cover will be going out for powder coating. You can also see all the wiring and plumbing for the in-tank high pressure fuel pump:

 

 

[NickVyse]

finally a boot mounted battery that doesn't compromise boot space or risk a fuel line or electrical wire getting damaged. simple. elegant. obvious!

[irdave]

On 2/9/2019 at 12:50 PM, NeueKlasseGuy said:

Terry has been working on some details for the last week. Here is where we're at with a few.

 

 

The gauges we ordered have arrived and he has them in the dash insert. I went for a retro look with satin rings and a Euro type face. We were able to combine 4 gauges in the left unit- fuel level, oil pressure, oil temp, and water temp.

 

 

Terry test fit the rear wheels and the spacing looks pretty good. We will be putting 195/50-15s up front, and 205/50-15s in the rear.

 

 

We will be using a coil on plug set-up for the ignition. He has all the details worked out for this set-up.

 

Stay tuned for more updates!

 

Any more on this?  I'm starting on my new ECU thanks to @jimk, but haven't determined which ignition I want to move to...

[NeueKlasseGuy]

More progress to report. But before I do that I thought you might find it interesting to see how Racecraft approaches a job like this. Here is a typical work log that I get from them about every 2-3 weeks showing what they have been working on and how long it has taken:

 

 

Bill O'Donnell has begun working on the seats in earnest. The car had Recaro seats from an E21. They were in pretty bad shape and required a complete tear down and redo. I have chosen a brown leather for the seats with black trim on the door panels. Look back in the thread for samples.

 

 

 

 

We found a nice spot to tuck the oil cooler:

 

 

Finally, a couple of beauty shots:

 

 

[JsnPpp]

Wow! This is a wonderful thread, thank you for sharing. Not sure how I missed this before.

 

Props to everyone who has a hand on this build. Gorgeous.

 

Jason