335D Powered Rally Fighter Resurrection

[Nick02]

This car is the first Rally Fighter built by Local Motors, and the only one to be powered by a diesel out of a 2008 BMW 335D. It was chosen because it was a 50 state street legal clean diesel engine with urea injection. But due to supply issues and cost, it was not used in production and an LS3 was used instead.

The Beta car has long sat after it struck the car into limp mode. The car also overshot our jump, landing on it's nose which caused the skidplate and subsequent radiator support structure to crush the intercooler, causing further issues.

I have permission to get this car back to running condition, currently the car is throwing 27 engine related codes ranging from boost pressure, to DPF and urea injector malfunctions. I certainly have a lot of work ahead but with input and help from the community i'm sure we can get this piece of automotive history back on the road (and make it faster and beat out the gasoline powered competition of course )

I would post up some badass pics but I cannot

[Nick02]

The first step was to evaluate the condition of the front of the car and determine how to remove the broken intercooler. The intercooler was sandwiched in between the chassis tubes and the skid plate support. We determined that the only way to remove it was to take off the front nose cone, hood and skidplate. Upon removal we found that the skid plate supports have penetrated into the intercooler and squeezed on the sides of the radiator. New skid plate, radiator, oil cooler and intercooler mounts will need to be fabricated.
I found a new intercooler on epay.

[Sticky]

We need pics.... NEED THEM.

[Nick02]

yay! enough rep... here are some
The car

The engine

Ziptie and aluminum tape interior

Taking care to remove parts from the front of the car..

BMW components flopping around held together by zipties.

A not happy intercooler.

new vs old

Old packageing

Removed

[Sticky]

yay! enough rep... here are some
The car
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...photoJPG-1.jpg
The engine
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...7/image-1.jpeg
Ziptie and aluminum tape interior
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_1-1.jpeg
Taking care to remove parts from the front of the car..
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...photoJPG-2.jpg
BMW components flopping around held together by zipties.
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_2-1.jpeg
A not happy intercooler.
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_5-1.jpeg
new vs old
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_4-1.jpeg
Old packageing
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...photoJPG-3.jpg
Removed
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...7/image-2.jpeg

This... is SICK!

[Puerto Rican 335d]

wow now thats a RALLY Killer!!! Hope you can get it to work cause once you do, you will really find out what this I6 twin turbo is capable of doing!!!

[Nick02]

First start after sitting for two years! Turbo seals were leaky after sitting for that long.

First test Drive! running ok, no tune yet.

The bad robot intercooler is mounted and plumbed, we flipped it upside down and around to keep it out of the dirt.
Doing some more plumbing, replaceing the "snuffleupagus" orange intake tube with a solid piece because it kept popping off.

The exhaust, no DPF, no cat, no urea, just a straight dump outside the front wheel.

[Puerto Rican 335d]

wow what a beast!!

[Sticky]

First start after sitting for two years! Turbo seals were leaky after sitting for that long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQpqlyjGRZo
First test Drive! running ok, no tune yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqFke...LwLpOWD2cMJ1Hw
The bad robot intercooler is mounted and plumbed, we flipped it upside down and around to keep it out of the dirt.
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...photoJPG-1.jpgDoing some more plumbing, replaceing the "snuffleupagus" orange intake tube with a solid piece because it kept popping off.
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_1-1.jpeg
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_2-1.jpeghttp://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_3-1.jpegThe exhaust, no DPF, no cat, no urea, just a straight dump outside the front wheel.
http://www.60-130.com/images/im...image_5-1.jpeg

This thing is sick as $#@!!

What is the purpose though?

I'll give this thing a full front page spread if you get me some exclusive content. Pictures, video, that I only I use.

[Sticky]

@Nick02 how long until it's done?

[Nick02]

Almost done with the dash install, it actually looks nice. Tomorrow it is going on a trailer and getting tuned for the mods, registration came in and it is back insured. When it comes back from the tuning people it's getting a carpeted interior and it's done.

[Puerto Rican 335d]

photos please!!

[2deerwhistlers]

Who's tuning it?

[Sticky]

Who's tuning it?

Good question!
@Nick02

[Puerto Rican 335d]

Nick send me a pm and I will refer you to my guys in Poland!!! He has done some minor things on my car and can get you remapped and DPF issues out of the way. Contact me whenever you can

[335dM]

Tuning is freak there in Poland! i went there a few years ago, lots of bimmers and lots of Supra's too