as the title says, without further ado, the 318 powered water slide flying fox, version 1.0
Tools Required
- e46 318i with an engine in good condition (very rare and hard to find)
- 5*120 custom made hub adapter pipe. Bigger = Faster. So the fatter the better.
- Stainless wire. The stronger the better, marine grade is pretty good
- A good size tree with leverage approximately 5 M high
- A 4-5 meter steel bar which wont break, welded to an A frame.
- A 1 tonne sandstone block or similar
- 2 Pulleys, preferably stainless. We were on a limited budget so plastic did also work
- BMX Handle Bars, preferable padded. They will fly off hard and hit things.
- A nice long grassed straight. 100m is nice but 50-70 also works.
- A Long stretch of plastic nylon
- Sprinkles Wattering the nylon
- A good amount of bubble bath for good surface lubrication
- Basic tools
- A nice sunny day, An Australia Flag (since it was Australia Day), some volunteers and a F&^k tonne of beer.
A good day, the rest speak for itself, enjoy.
CONCLUSION:
1. Surprisingly the 318 held its own. It operated at idel for many consistent hours, upwards of 12 hours on a 35+ degree day.
2. It was brought up to redline all day long and with complete disregard for its health and well being.
3. After a full days hard work, she sounded allot better than when she started. A 318i usually sounds more like a 318D. Valve lifters / tappest were much quieter than standard.
4. Speedo reedings were in well in excess of 100km/h. Obviously due to pulley loses and wheel diameter and other factors beyond this scope of this discussion, the subject traveling on the tool's speed was hard to measure. For version 2, we intend to integrate a radar.
5. Against all the odds, the 318 performed flawlessly and in fact now performs much better as a road vehicle than before. I would recommend this service for all 318 owners.
