Mykk's BMW V8 T-bucket, version 1.5:
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Good going, Mykk! I'm sure they don't grow on trees. Did you find it at a used parts source of from an individual?
Mykk
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It was located roughly 100miles away from an individual with a shop, not a terrible distance.
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Todays progress was a bust;
Pitman arm doesn't fit the splines of the steering gear:
The driveshaft came in, it has the correct measurement written on it but it actually measures 20 1/4" on the U-joint centers and is to short:
...and finally the steering arm threads are too short to get through the spindle and the caliper mount:
But it appears the actual billiards ball shifter will work out
The steering arm itself is a beautiful piece and I have a few ideas to try to get it to fit this build:
Pitman arm doesn't fit the splines of the steering gear:
The driveshaft came in, it has the correct measurement written on it but it actually measures 20 1/4" on the U-joint centers and is to short:
...and finally the steering arm threads are too short to get through the spindle and the caliper mount:
But it appears the actual billiards ball shifter will work out
The steering arm itself is a beautiful piece and I have a few ideas to try to get it to fit this build:
Mykk
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Another idea I wanted to try:
The available headers for this engine are sparse, and the ones that do exist are meant to fit in a specific body application and are very expensive. A more talented fabricator would be able to make headers that would work far better than what I have come up with.
Instead, I use headers for an engine that has a similar bore spacing (Ford Modular V8's) and then modify the flanges to bolt to the BMW heads. In the past I've used aftermarket header flanges for the BMW, welded them directly to the Ford header flanges and then clearanced the bolt holes in the ford flanges. It isn't pretty but it worked.
This go-round instead of welding the BMW flanges to the Ford flanges I wanted to try converting the BMW flanges into bolt on adapters. So I've notched the BMW flanges where the Ford bolt holes line up and fitted studs and welded them into place.
A fabricator would've made their own adapters and threaded in studs, but I do what I can with what I've got.
Now to countersink the bolt holes for the cylinder head so they will sit flush.
I know exhaust is a long ways away on this build, however I wanted to experiment with a couple of different mufflers on these headers and bolt them up the currently running Bucket #1 to make a decision on which one's will get permanently welded in place.
The available headers for this engine are sparse, and the ones that do exist are meant to fit in a specific body application and are very expensive. A more talented fabricator would be able to make headers that would work far better than what I have come up with.
Instead, I use headers for an engine that has a similar bore spacing (Ford Modular V8's) and then modify the flanges to bolt to the BMW heads. In the past I've used aftermarket header flanges for the BMW, welded them directly to the Ford header flanges and then clearanced the bolt holes in the ford flanges. It isn't pretty but it worked.
This go-round instead of welding the BMW flanges to the Ford flanges I wanted to try converting the BMW flanges into bolt on adapters. So I've notched the BMW flanges where the Ford bolt holes line up and fitted studs and welded them into place.
A fabricator would've made their own adapters and threaded in studs, but I do what I can with what I've got.
Now to countersink the bolt holes for the cylinder head so they will sit flush.
I know exhaust is a long ways away on this build, however I wanted to experiment with a couple of different mufflers on these headers and bolt them up the currently running Bucket #1 to make a decision on which one's will get permanently welded in place.
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There's a great thread from Indycars about building headers. He wanted something different and built his own. Check it out . . .
Well since you made the above statement, I'm guessing you wanted to know more ...... RIGHT ???
This will be a build thread, but it won't be about a TBucket. They will be mostly about performance,
but looks will certainly be in my thoughts as I come up with their shape. Also I'm trying to get them
tucked in close, so the wife does not...
GM spends millions of $$ on exhaust-sound research, and puts a lot of engineering know-how into the design of exhaust systems, especially for 'performance' vehicles. I'm looking forward to the systems you guys come up with.
Well since you made the above statement, I'm guessing you wanted to know more ...... RIGHT ???
This will be a build thread, but it won't be about a TBucket. They will be mostly about performance,
but looks will certainly be in my thoughts as I come up with their shape. Also I'm trying to get them
tucked in close, so the wife does not...
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