Mykk's BMW V8 T-bucket, version 1.5:

[Mykk]

How it currently sits with the radiator, grill and headlights moved up to the perch crossmember:



MsPaint skills removing 9" from the frame. I think it would work out for the better. Even adding the internal sleeve would be worth it.

 

[Spanky]

The short wheelbase T's handle like a go-kart. The longer wheelbase gives a smoother ride, but . . . pick your poison. Mine is 103".

 

[LongJohn]

Then you can get real stupid! My first car was 144”. The new car is 166”!

 

[Mykk]

Shifting gears for a different project today.

With the awkward shape of the tank under the cowl I knew I wouldn't be able to fit mechanical gauges in the dash. So I made myself digital gauges on a touch screen.

Using a Raspberry Pi 5, full version of the tuning software and a 7" DSI screen. The software autoruns at startup, then conditionally it will auto run the self tuning side of the software making perpetual adjustments to the running VE table in a constant learning mode similar to like Holley EFI. Finally the boot SD card and the OS are Write Protected for a Read Only mode as to not currupt the boot data when power get's disconnected.

The dash and gauges are my own making and I can change them up as desired.











Once the body get's painted in semi-gloss black the screen should blend in and just about disappear when turned off.

Don't mind the zero oil pressure on the digital gauge. The sensor isn't hooked into the EFI controller on Bucket V1 but will be on V1.5

 

[LongJohn]

Damn! People are smarter than anybody! Lol

 

[Mykk]

This mornings project. Modifying, cutting up and mounting a random bracket adapted over to be a master cylinders mount on the frame

 

[Mykk]

My spare time is getting more and more limited but I am determined to get at least one thing a day started or mounted on the build.

Getting the main transmission mount crossmember in place and tacked in place:













I've given myself holes in the bottom of the frame to rosette weld. I've even got enough DOM tubing left to make two 11" legs of the K member.

 

[Mykk]

Making the "K" in the transmission K-member:



Finging a mount location for the external fuel pump:

 

[Spanky]

Hey Mykk, do you use some sort of isolation bushings/washers when mounting your fuel, pump? Mine is kinda noisy mounted directly to the frame.

 

[Mykk]

Hey Mykk, do you use some sort of isolation bushings/washers when mounting your fuel, pump? Mine is kinda noisy mounted directly to the frame.

Not on the mock up/fab steps but absolutely I will come time of final assembly

 

[Mykk]

Mounting the 6an bulkhead to use as a return line from the fuel system:

 

[Mykk]

Finding a mounting location, and welding on the mount tabs for the fuse block. Making a switch panel for the Ignition, headlights and the toggle to use for turn signals.

Mounting the switches backwards under the center of the seat was an idea I wanted to test out. In mock up it seems like it'll work pretty good.

 

[Mykk]

Today's Project: This was one of the weird idea's I wanted to try even before I started the build. Along with hanging the differential off a rear perch, a transverse leaf spring on a jaguar IRS.

Made the leaf spring shackles, drilled out the 1/4" leaf spring mount plate bolted to the control arm brackets. I have a loose plan how to support the bottom leaf spring mount plate from the upper differential perch and take the load off of the control arm bracket bolts in the differential.







We'll see how it goes on this idea.

 

[Spanky]

Pretty innovative, Mykk. I'm eager to see how it works in real time.