Blackbird Fabworx BMW E36 M3 safety (re)build and many many hours later...
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TF, fire ext kits are in stock and ready to ship, just drop me a line and we'll get it going
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Imma gonna need a pic from the driver's perspective before I believe that a-pillar doesn't block visibility. Mainly because I'm too lazy to read your explanation though.
Did you weld in the rear subframe reenforcement plates or call the cage mounts "good enough"? Or were there even any cracks?
Did you weld in the rear subframe reenforcement plates or call the cage mounts "good enough"? Or were there even any cracks?
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No cracks on that one yet, but they would've appeared sooner or later.
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Looked through all the pics that I took to see is I have a good driver POV and only found this one..
It's not great because my camera's lense isn't wide enough to show the passenger side and also shortens the viewing depth a bit too much, but you can get a very good look at the driver side A-pillar gusset and why I said it is basically invisible to the driver -
The gusset is aligned with the front leg from the driver's POV and so it does not take any more of the viewing field than what the leg itself does.
On the passenger side it's a little bit different because the leg is not as aligned to the driver's viewing point, but the part that is mainly hidden from view is the A pillar itself and the triangle that the door mirror stems out of.
I don't have a good pic of the passenger side, sorry.
It's not great because my camera's lense isn't wide enough to show the passenger side and also shortens the viewing depth a bit too much, but you can get a very good look at the driver side A-pillar gusset and why I said it is basically invisible to the driver -
The gusset is aligned with the front leg from the driver's POV and so it does not take any more of the viewing field than what the leg itself does.
On the passenger side it's a little bit different because the leg is not as aligned to the driver's viewing point, but the part that is mainly hidden from view is the A pillar itself and the triangle that the door mirror stems out of.
I don't have a good pic of the passenger side, sorry.
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Thanks!
Don't underestimate the amount of work it takes even once you figure out the process.
Those two 3D curved gussets are extremely labor intensive, doesn't matter how good you are or how many times you do it..
I have it down to a science by now and it's still 20+ hours to fabricate, fit and finish a pair of those.
Don't underestimate the amount of work it takes even once you figure out the process.
Those two 3D curved gussets are extremely labor intensive, doesn't matter how good you are or how many times you do it..
I have it down to a science by now and it's still 20+ hours to fabricate, fit and finish a pair of those.
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