Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Bi-monthly contribution to the car industry, seems weekly at this velocity lol.

Needed an undertray to protect debris and stuff flying into the engine bay which may or may not have caused my power steering belt to pop off at the track.

Turns out OEM plastic one is quite hard to come by so this alloy one was chosen instead. They're readily available and also cheaper than a brand new OEM one.

Oh yeah new dust sheilds for the rose joints because Black Friday sale dis dat.

 

[Duncan]

who made the undertray? obviously the main shape is pretty simple but looks like it has a large 90 bend too which is not so easy to do neatly in the shed

[robbo_rb180]

1 hour ago, Duncan said:

who made the undertray? obviously the main shape is pretty simple but looks like it has a large 90 bend too which is not so easy to do neatly in the shed

Gktech

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

15 hours ago, Duncan said:

who made the undertray? obviously the main shape is pretty simple but looks like it has a large 90 bend too which is not so easy to do neatly in the shed

Greg Kruse Tech lol..

Funny enough he's bought a F80 M3 and racing it.

I sense GKtech parts for it now. He does post things on what he plans to do and you can tell the BMW FBO purists are eye twitching and getting all hot and bothered LOL...

It's like getting a custom exhaust, using SP Mufflers, an AES valve, etc. BMW fan boys will all have heart attacks.

 

 

 

[BK]

On 04/12/2022 at 5:16 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Bi-monthly contribution to the car industry, seems weekly at this velocity lol.

Needed an undertray to protect debris and stuff flying into the engine bay which may or may not have caused my power steering belt to pop off at the track.

Turns out OEM plastic one is quite hard to come by so this alloy one was chosen instead. They're readily available and also cheaper than a brand new OEM one.

Oh yeah new dust sheilds for the rose joints because Black Friday sale dis dat.

 

I like, but no make any GTR versions.

f**kers

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

26 minutes ago, BK said:

I like, but no make any GTR versions.

f**kers

I reckon you nearly could email Greg and tell him he needs to make them lol.

But at the same time, he's too busy playing with his F80 M3 now.

[r32-25t]

Guess gktech won’t be around much longer once the bmw sends him broke lol

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

OEM clutch on the fan assembly seized, probably why it always sounds like a taxi.

Went online to buy a new aftermarket clutch, turns out it doesn't fit.

Shit box.. 

 

[Duncan]

can you measure the PCD for the fan and the coupling? I just went through this on the stagea and have a GKTech adapter I can't use that might fix your problem

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

3 minutes ago, Duncan said:

can you measure the PCD for the fan and the coupling? I just went through this on the stagea and have a GKTech adapter I can't use that might fix your problem

Will head down into the garage of sadness soon 🥲

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Just measured it, it's 134mm. OEM requirements is about 143mm.

Looks like might need the Dayco 115847 instead.

Fuarking.

[admS15]

Isn't the consensus with these, oem only. Everything else is shit seems to ring a bell. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

23 minutes ago, admS15 said:

Isn't the consensus with these, oem only. Everything else is shit seems to ring a bell. 

EFI Solutions has no stock 😞

Just Jap wants $649 

Lol...

[r32-25t]

The dyco fan clutches are shit as are the Davis Craig ones 

[admS15]

On 17/12/2022 at 2:16 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

EFI Solutions has no stock 😞

Just Jap wants $649 

Lol...

I see, that would make me look for alternatives too. 2nd hand? 

[Murray_Calavera]

Yep, I went 2nd hand for that reason too. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

This one is already a 2nd, 2nd hand one 😭

I've destroyed two already, they don't seem to like high RPM and track use. Them seem to seize and become static units.

Might have to buy a 3rd, 2nd hand one...

 

[Murray_Calavera]

Hmm in that case, maybe its worth trying a brand new one for science? If it lasts 3 times as long as your previous ones it might be worth it?

[r32-25t]

The after market ones just stay locked up as well, you either need to bite the bullet and get a new one or go electric 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

I might have to, Amayama has one for $520.

Fk this car, shit box.