First UK thread

[Rick Irwin]

First oversized pic of an actual UKspec car that is in the UK, to be posted in the first post of the first thread of the UK region forum.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/ttype87_photo/118.jpg

Quite an accomplishment, I know..

[Ausby]

looks like the brake booster is on the wrong side. welcome

[Rick Irwin]

looks like the brake booster is on the wrong side. welcome
Indeed, it _is_ on the wrong side. This is my favorite pic of my car; At first, I thought the right-hand-drive setup would be troublesome for the SBC swap, considering everyone seems to be putting the LS1/LT1 ect into the leftys.. But it turns out that the brake booster and steering shaft are much farther outboard on the UK spec than on the german/euro/US spec E36. This = awsome.. because I won't have to plumb another hydro system into the equation. I'll be able to keep the factory brakes and rack+pinion. All I really have to mess with is motor mounts, tranny mounts, drive shaft, cooling system, and electronics... And of course the other 376 things I haven't thought of yet.

edit: here's the US spec w/ eng/trans removed, for comparison. These guys had to do some wacky stuff to make the power brakes and steering work with the LS1 swap. I on the otherhand, am going with the L98 TPI/700R4 instead, for purely economic reasons.

http://nash8503.com/images/100_0130_copy-758x505.jpg

[Rick Irwin]

On top of that, my 4-banger came with a 4.44 rearend gear ratio! killer!

[Roy Johnson, Jr.]

First oversized pic of an actual UKspec car that is in the UK, to be posted in the first post of the first thread of the UK region forum.


Well put! :D Welcome to the forum! :nice:

You guys will have to help let others in your area know about this section so it can take off!

[Patch]

:rollingla


This guy is at Lakenheath?!?! that's awesome. I had some friends there working on F111's when I was in the USAF. Talk about some good memories :D

[Formulized94]

more pics

[fattylngpnts]

pics pics!!

[Ausby]

pretty cool to see how other people do stuff differently

[redvictor]

he he,at least you have one actual brit posted in here....
first time i've seen this forum so i joined up....