BMW E30 Build Thread

[sm1995]

Thats an astonishing number of box frames!

Eagerly waiting to see more progress :)

[nicjasno]

Thats an astonishing number of box frames!

Those box frames are a true godsend.

[nicjasno]

Doesn't quite fit. Oh well, we'll have to use inline engines and/or electric propulsion.

[AttentionSpanner]

Maybe you could use some of the smaller pneumatic cylinders? Looks like it would be more "in-scale", but unsure whether it will be powerful enough...

http://s17.postimg.org/wgownjqsf/pneumatictable.jpg

The frame looks really cool though!!!

[nicjasno]

I'm aware of them and have made engines with them. But i'll try to make an electric drivetrain, to make the car fully r/c. Maybe with a 2 speed automatic gearbox.

[Aleh]

Cant wait to build your car! Hope this time you'll fimish the project!

[Epic Technic]

The car looks great, really well done! Maybe you could make a small engine by using the fake Lego engine components, like this.

I would definitely recommend you to look at his channel for more videos and info about the engine. I'm not sure if it would have enough power to move the E30, but with your skills, I'm sure you could improve it.

[nicjasno]

Maybe a fake i6 that just looks the part and an electric motor setup hidden underneath.

[Boxerlego]

Great looking model. If only the LPE engine could fit, that would be neat to see working. I support the idea for using Magnetic Power Electric motors are always a good reliable choice for a model this size.

[AttentionSpanner]

Well, you could use a similar engine + motors setup as Sheepo has on the front of his Land Rover Defender (with more motors, obviously)... Does that mean you'll include a gearbox like the one from LPE Power Episode 1 too?

[Victor Imaginator]

Doesn't quite fit. Oh well, we'll have to use inline engines and/or electric propulsion.

(image)

Looks like extreme drag racing tuning. So, it fit model somehow)

[AttentionSpanner]

Looks like extreme drag racing tuning. So, it fit model somehow)

It looks more like someone decided to stick a huge boat engine in front of an E30...

Maybe a fake i6 that just looks the part and an electric motor setup hidden underneath.

Or even an I4, like the S14 engine found in the M3...

[J_C]

How to put engine from Spitfire into your car in 5 easy steps. It is bonkers, but I like it.

[Nebulaire]

Very nice project

I like you 325i, you did great restoration work

If ever you come back to rhe ring, please tell, I should go with a friend with his M3 E46

Edited September 11, 2016 by Nebulaire

[nicjasno]

I am at the ring every year in the beginning of august. Was there from the 11th to 15th of august this year :)

Pics from this year:

[Nebulaire]

NIce pics.

If ever I go to the ring in august, I will tell you

[nicjasno]

The Dropbox folder with the files and images you will need:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j834hctryh...
 

Edited July 11, 2017 by nicjasno

[Didumos69]

This remains to be a very interesting build. One thing I couldn't help noticing: The u-joints for the rear axles are not aligned to obtain constant velocity:

[nicjasno]

True. I did not pay attention to this when assembling.