been spending the weekend in the garage, and made some good progress i must say. First disappointment was the rear diff, i probably got an early 3.46 diff cause the crown wheel is too big to
fit inside my 16v housing, need to investigate this further.
Fitted my rear diff conversion from Elbe Engineering, aprox 75% constant lock-up. Easy to fit, huge improvement from the ASD.
Replaced my old Nürburgring springs with the Evo specific i got from H&R Motorsport department, these are shorter but are just as stiff 320/220 nm/mm. Will eliminate the huge arch gap. Bit concerned how low the sump will sit, especially as we have lowered engine further down the DTM engine mounts.
Dissembled rear 3.46 diff, supposed to be from a w124, crown wheels has 126 no stamped.
Elbe Diff conversion,
Front springs, left are 16v motorsport springs and to the right the Evo motorsport springs.
Replacing springs, again. hopefully for the last time
Rear springs, , left are 16v motorsport springs and to the right the Evo motorsport springs.
Getting closer, most of the parts have been installed now
Rear calipers with new Goodridge hoses, and restored caliperrs.
Ferodo DS2500 pads, as you can see it doesent sit right, it needs to be modified so
it doesnt foul the rotor. These pads are originally for a Alfa Romes, and some early Porsche
911 but can be modified to fit our w201. Need to grind of a few mm, the in will slip
right in.
Modified, this is the parts that spins the hydralic pump, buit it needs to
be removed to fit the DTM style blanking plate
Blanking plug for the outlet on the side of the valve cover, from ATEC:
And finally, valve cover back on!
That it for today, next weekend we are going to the Essen Motor Show, so no more updates for a while.
