The oft talked about but seldom seen (actually, it's been done a lot more than one might think) e21 power rack conversion. It shaved over 35lb off the front end.
A shitty pic, yes, but if you look close you can see the new floor and tunnel. The floor is flat with the shaft being totally encased in the tunnel. This'll allow the underside to be sheeted in baby's ass smooth aluminum.
This is a pic taken a few weeks ago during the mock up phase. Things have changed a bit but the idea is pretty clear. The tunnel cover bolts to the floor and is removable. The center bearing mounts allow for fine tuning the driveshaft. Worth noting.... I will NOT be doing another one piece driveshaft experiment. That's what got me into this shit in the first place!
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For those not familiar with what's been done to this thing, here's a glimpse of what now lurks under the floor. At this point it's a full ladder frame and if I were a betting man, I'd say its a smidgen stiffer than stock
Before anyone starts giving me shit about the cage....it's not totally done yet. There are footwell braces going in, a few more X braces and the door bracing is getting changed.
In the down time the motor's been back apart for a crank scraper and a re-ring job. One hole was a tad loff in its leakdown figures and given the intended use of this pile, it came back apart.
I'm wierd that way.
OK, I'm just plain wierd.
