Thinking about installing an BMW M6 engine in my Z

[grannyknot]

Got the other side finished and the rest of the stitch welding done and a few other patches,

Now this the job I have been putting off cause I'm not sure if I'm up to the task, compound angles, multiple layers and not much room to work without removing the quarter panel and I really don't want to do that. Oh, and those patches on the inside lip of the wheel well, that's not my work.

I'm way down that rabbit hole now, got most of the garbage out of the way before I called it a day.

Edited February 20, 2017 by grannyknot

[EuroDat]

Looking good Chris. The bracing looks very neat and tidy. Did you get that idea from someone or your own inventiveness? Are you doing this because you can't use the tower brace over the bmw engine?

Must be a pleasure to work on now all the metal is so clean.

[grannyknot]

47 minutes ago, EuroDat said:

Looking good Chris. The bracing looks very neat and tidy. Did you get that idea from someone or your own inventiveness? Are you doing this because you can't use the tower brace over the bmw engine?

Must be a pleasure to work on now all the metal is so clean.

Thanks Chas, ideas, who knows where they come from, some are mine some are stolen. Yes can't put a brace over the engine so I thought I would try to stabilize things a different way.  But I have just found out a few days ago that I don't have to have the stock air box now that I'm using a stand alone FI management system,  the air box was the reason I couldn't have the brace bar in the first place,            oh man.So much for my ideas.

I may end up with something like this, in which case I would have plenty of room for a cross brace.

The car is a joy to work on now, I'm dipping every project from now on.

 

Edited February 21, 2017 by grannyknot

[EuroDat]

1 hour ago, grannyknot said:

Thanks Chas, ideas, who knows where they come from, some are mine some are stolen. Yes can't put a brace over the engine so I thought I would try to stabilize things a different way.  But I have just found out a few days ago that I don't have to have the stock air box now that I'm using a stand alone FI management system,  the air box was the reason I couldn't have the brace bar in the first place,            oh man.So much for my ideas.

I may end up with something like this, in which case I would have plenty of room for a cross brace.

The car is a joy to work on now, I'm dipping every project from now on.

I don't mind stolen ideas. Prevents a lot of R&D & redo work. I never get it right first time

If you can fit the brace, I think I would do it. With the other braces you made, you should not need to brace the towers back to the centre of the firewall. That would help keep it clean.

I can imagine dipping would be addictive. It really looks clean.

[wheee!]

Very true. I wish there was a facility close by me. I would definitely considered that over sand blasting. I still have the outer shell to sand off now too as I didn't sand blast any sheet metal.

[grannyknot]

Got the gas tank filler panel tacked in, what a pain, no room to move,

and started in on the floor pans, they are in fairly good shape so I will be able to keep the replacement panel to just the flat piece  .

[wheee!]

Looking good!

[grannyknot]

Thanks Mark, we might end up finishing about the same time.

Battery box is in, haven't completely finished the main seam on the floor pan but couldn't resist moving a head on the stock floor pan rail and the Baddog rails,

[wheee!]

That is some very nice welding my friend!

[grannyknot]

The headers came back from High Tech Coating today, they use the same ceramic coating that Jet Hot does.  Now I have to figure out a way to install them without banging, scraping or scuffing them,

[Captain Obvious]

I just had a headergasm.  

[grannyknot]

Finally finished the welding today So glad, feels like I have been welding all winter.    P/S rail was pretty banged up so had to do some surgery to get it to fit inside the Baddog rail, I'm sure after I look at it for a while I will pull the welder back out and start filling in and fine tunning but for now have to clean the shop and get ready for primer prep.