Vanne's Coupe Build Thread.. Updated 16/05/17

[RvsBmw]

Originally Posted by Vanne

lots been happening, havent reported much of it,
but heres a picture today of the "3" heading off for paint. Heck yeah, its only been 3 frikkin years.

Nice! Looking forward to the painted car . Any update on the headlight project, already some changes?

[Vanne]

Originally Posted by RvsBmw

Nice! Looking forward to the painted car . Any update on the headlight project, already some changes?

Yeah headlight project going well ahead.. The parkers section of the oem lights is now the main led beam. the 2 seperate internal pieces are now one. Getting close to fiberglass the back section together. Looking to get some clear yellow shrink wrap to wrap the lens in. yeah the lights will be yellow.

[Michael9218]

Good to see the project is still moving along. Can't wait to see the car painted.

[Vanne]

me too mate, me too. Heading to the paint shop to check on progress when i land back from Boston tomorrow morning. as before, i am sure there will be yelling involved. lololol kidding...

but all bullcrap aside, i am looking forwards to getting the dash finally in there..

[Vanne]

Finally happening..







It's all in the prep work...

[Vanne]

[F360C]

Originally Posted by Vanne

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Ohhhh Flossman or Geoff Steel carbon hatch?!?!?!?!?!?

I really want one of these if it drops as much weight as they say.

[RvsBmw]

Originally Posted by F360C

Ohhhh Flossman or Geoff Steel carbon hatch?!?!?!?!?!?

I really want one of these if it drops as much weight as they say.

I think it's plastic window for the hatch.

[Vanne]

Flossmann carbon kit

[Vanne]

Sneak peak...

[RvsBmw]

Originally Posted by Vanne

Sneak peak...

Looks red to me

[Vanne]

Yep, yep it does

[racerbruce]

Vanne -
Love the Gulf decal....reminds me of its presence on LeMans and F1 machines in days past....you're one step closer to releasing The Beast....

[Vanne]

Been a while, finally doing some work on it to prep the dash in.

I also got a new race batt. The braille 11 was on the way out. sad really as they are pretty expensive. I opted for a LiFePO4 battery, due to the safety aspect of not wanting to overheat and catch on fire/punctured. weighs in at 3.2kgs, so lighter than my old Braille.. absolutely amazing battery. The form factor is larger than the Braille, but the weight is much less.. easy 2kgs saved. that's a few more big macs i can have.

[eggman51]

That's coming together nicely!

What is the rear wing?

[Vanne]

why, glad you asked, its the carbon version of the Flossman GT2 DTM wing

https://www.flossmann-motorsport.com/en/rear-wing/gt2/

Its really wide.. Dont inform Nasa, they will probably want it back...

[eggman51]

Very nice! Love the Flossman stuff. I ordered a Voltex swan neck for mine, which is supposed to arrive this spring.

[Vanne]

Very cool, just a heads up, mine also came with carbon swan necks, but due to the height, found it unsuitable, too much lateral movement. which is why i made my own out of 9mm Alu.

[eggman51]

Understood. The Voltex uses aluminum mounts made bespoke for the E85 (yeah, yeah.. I shoulda bought a coupe hehe).

[Vanne]

I do love that voltex wing though, real nice. cant wait to see it mate

[Vanne]

Okay, just a heads up for those looking at a racedash.. Probably best to stick to the tried and true methods like Aim, as Racepak isn't really compatible with our stock ecu. works great if you have an aftermarket ecu, but not for stock. Probably should have known that as there are zero write ups for BMW with rackpak dash'es. The older ones do work, but your having to but sensor modules. Its an expensive exercise. There are options for OBD2, but I need canbus here.

[Vanne]

And then... After a few days of puzzles...