Pastelblau 520/6
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Pastelblau 520/6
Hello E12 enthausiasts
My name is Rob and i live in the south of Holland,
So, time to introduce my E12 here in this nice SUB:
It's a 1977 520/6, so one of the first with the baby six engine.
The car is imported from Germany to Holland in 2002, and thats when i bought her. So it's mine for 13 years now, and has always been a daily driver ever since.
The first M20 engines had one big issue, and thats a cracked head near cylinder 5. I've had 2 cracked heads in one year, but the last head (a 1981 head) is still holding.
It had a 3 speed auto, but soon i've converted her to a 5 speed manual.
Last year i've converted the engine from carb and dizzy to a megasquirt setup with sequential injection and wasted spark ignition, the car never drove that good as it does now.
Because she hasn't a roof over her head, the paintjob has a nice old patina, and there are some rusty spots.
A few years ago the rear doors became a temporary fix and the panel under the rear bumper was repaired.
Plans with the car are preparing it for classic rally's, sonice rally color sceme idieas are welcome
time for some pictures:
Engine bay(with new rad):
Worn seats and fire extinguisher:
Dash:
Cruise control handle in steering column:
clocks:
Homemade tripmaster:
And megasquirt display:
Nice options are:
- cruise control
- tinted windows
- slide-tilt roof
- electric mirrors
- power steering
My name is Rob and i live in the south of Holland,
So, time to introduce my E12 here in this nice SUB:
It's a 1977 520/6, so one of the first with the baby six engine.
The car is imported from Germany to Holland in 2002, and thats when i bought her. So it's mine for 13 years now, and has always been a daily driver ever since.
The first M20 engines had one big issue, and thats a cracked head near cylinder 5. I've had 2 cracked heads in one year, but the last head (a 1981 head) is still holding.
It had a 3 speed auto, but soon i've converted her to a 5 speed manual.
Last year i've converted the engine from carb and dizzy to a megasquirt setup with sequential injection and wasted spark ignition, the car never drove that good as it does now.
Because she hasn't a roof over her head, the paintjob has a nice old patina, and there are some rusty spots.
A few years ago the rear doors became a temporary fix and the panel under the rear bumper was repaired.
Plans with the car are preparing it for classic rally's, sonice rally color sceme idieas are welcome
time for some pictures:
Engine bay(with new rad):
Worn seats and fire extinguisher:
Dash:
Cruise control handle in steering column:
clocks:
Homemade tripmaster:
And megasquirt display:
Nice options are:
- cruise control
- tinted windows
- slide-tilt roof
- electric mirrors
- power steering
Megasquirted '77 E12 520-6
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
Welcome!
Nice extra computers you have installed.
And cruise control.
Nice extra computers you have installed.
And cruise control.
grt Remy
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BMW e21 M315 1983 75pk+ 110Nm+ Double WEBER DCOE 40
BMW e21 323i ED. S 1982 143pk 190Nm
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
I do like!
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
bmw e12 e21 wrote:Welcome!
Nice extra computers you have installed.
And cruise control.
Yes, cruise control comes from a E23, handle fits right in the steering column without any modificatons.
Creating a speed pulse signal was the biggest challenge.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
How did you do that!?
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
Very nice,
As for the rallye scheme, I was thinking of the Gulf scheme because your car is already blue, it just needs the orange striping and gulf logo
Martin
As for the rallye scheme, I was thinking of the Gulf scheme because your car is already blue, it just needs the orange striping and gulf logo
Martin
I took the corner at high speed, came in the ditch, drove straight through a garden, flipped over 4 times and then I lost control of my steering-wheel!
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
I've mounted a proximity sensor to the diff, the proximity sensor 'counts' the propshaft bolts at the diff side. I do not have any pictures, installation is done more than 10 years ago.323baur wrote:How did you do that!?
a proximity sensor is a sensor that senses metal objects. Normal use is in factory lines (to count beer cans).
The sensor i've used is supplied with 12V.
Now the sensor also provides speed pulses for the tripmaster and the megasquirt display.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
Yess, i'd found that one already on the net, like it much, only the gulf sign is often not allowed in classic rally's, it's done on porche's and Ford GT40's alsoe-einundzwanzig wrote:Very nice,
As for the rallye scheme, I was thinking of the Gulf scheme because your car is already blue, it just needs the orange striping and gulf logo
Martin
blue and orange match very well.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
If I'm not mistaken a proximity sensor is the approach that was also used in laer models like the E30, fitted on the diff
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
Sounds sophisticated...and too difficult for me. But nevertheless, top option!
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
Other option is a GPS driven converter to cable, we posted some info about this a while ago but I can't seem to find it
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
Where for do you need this speed signal?323baur wrote:Sounds sophisticated...and too difficult for me. But nevertheless, top option!
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
I do like cruise control, because im lazy
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Pastelblau 520/6
There are sensors for digital tripmasters into classic cars with cable driven speedo, these sensors are fittet between the speedometer cable and then provide a digital speed signal, Maybe this is a easier solution for your cruise control setup.
check this page : http://www.handawebshop.eu/Webwinkel-Pr ... atrip.html
And if you have a manual, then a swicht to detect clutch engangement is also needed and there is no bracket available for this switch in the E12 and E21 pedal box.
check this page : http://www.handawebshop.eu/Webwinkel-Pr ... atrip.html
And if you have a manual, then a swicht to detect clutch engangement is also needed and there is no bracket available for this switch in the E12 and E21 pedal box.
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