Vanne's lightweight/ interior modification thread

Darkangelv2 · Post by **Darkangelv2** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:31 am

Looking gorgeous Vanne. Love your updates

sw4nny · Post by **sw4nny** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:49 am

Keep it coming,cant wait to see the end result

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:56 am

Paint completed

Thanks for the comments lads

Liam22 · Post by **Liam22** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:59 am

Love how the cage ties into the dash bar

RedUn · Post by **RedUn** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:59 pm

Vanne wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:56 am Paint completed

Thanks for the comments lads

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:45 pm

You’re completely batshit mental Vanne.....excellent...!! Really looking forward to the end result...

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:14 pm

Performance plastics window in, including the pro slider. Don't mind the frikken dust storm we just had last night.

Hopefully strip the other door tomorrow and then install the pax window with the budget slider.

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:55 am

Lol spec tech drawing of the Z4m brake pedal flange to brake booster.

And on other interest.

Window #2 is in.

BMWZ4MC · Post by **BMWZ4MC** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:40 am

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:50 am

I've been struggling with the fitting of the drivers seat over the last few weeks (in and out of ISO) but have finally got there (i hope), the struggle comes from being rather a bit tall (6'2") and then with the helmet on requiring 2 inches of space between the helmet and the roll bar that runs across the top of the door frame. This v's the view that ill have if i mount the chair all the way down so it clears the helmet. Its a prick.. first I moved my chair as close to the tranny wall as possible. there is now 1cm of space between it and the chair. so can't even get hands in there to bolt s**t up. had to weld a makeshift tool to get in there.

Then lowered it as much as possible after removing the slider. Had to angle the seat so its on the lowest selection on the tranny side and 2/3 selection on the door side. (this kind of works, its not perfect, but it provides the helmet clearance), I've also angled the chair in towards the steering wheel a bit as otherwise your driving offset by an inch and a half.
Its probably hard to make out what i am on about here, but ill include a few pics. The thing is with the chair this low, its like a freaking rubix cube everytime i need to make or try and adjustment on the chair, it takes nearly 2 hours to pull the f***ing thing out. It really is tough, and everything is a compromise..

These first 2 images are test aligning the shoulder belts and making sure they comply with 10 degrees off the horizontal. (check)

Test fitting belts for degrees of horizontal. Perfect!!

Seat fittage..

Thanks goes to Micheal, Cammo, Liam and a few other guys from the group.

-Tom- · Post by **-Tom-** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:59 am

I always look forward to your updates, and I love how this all started off! What a weapon. Just don’t be dropping your phone or keys down the side of the seats too often

Looking forward to the next updates! I suspect it will come together at some speed now, and then a lot of setting up?

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 4:27 pm

-Tom- wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:59 am I always look forward to your updates, and I love how this all started off! What a weapon. Just don’t be dropping your phone or keys down the side of the seats too often

Looking forward to the next updates! I suspect it will come together at some speed now, and then a lot of setting up?

Thanks Tom, appreciate the kind words mate.

Yeah keys down the sides will mean the chair will have to come out.. lets not go there..

There are a few jobs ive been putting off as they are going to be a bastard, but i wanna get the interior sorted first, ill take care of the outside/engine and drivetrain next.
Many many jobs to do before that though.

Today i fitted the proto type CF left hand door skin. Its pretty good, but i already have a few things ill be incorporating, and adjusting for the production version #2.

Pics to follow. This thing weighs 150 grams... so its light.. maybe a tad too light. I think ill dubble the CF cloth for version #2.

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markplant · Post by **markplant** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:21 pm

Some really good guides here

https://www.youtube.com/user/easycompositestv

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:54 pm

Race dash ordered. The cut down version of my oem dash was still 8 kgs..

This is 1kg..

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:08 pm

Is there no regulation issue with having the seat at a slight angle like that? I understand why you've done it. I also know you'll be firmly strapped in to the point you're basically an extension of the seat. But if you did have a shunt, would it not put a lot of force at an odd angle through your back?

I only ask as a good friend was involved in an accident a few years ago now that he should have easily stepped away from, but as his seat partially twisted under the impact, he is now in a wheelchair with spinal injuries. (but yes, that was a standard road car 'sports' seat.)

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