How we prepped our BMW 435i to excel on the street and the track

Photography Credit: Tradd Slayton

The dual-duty ethos has always been a guiding force for our BMW 435i project. And, dear reader, know that the struggle is real when it comes to maintaining this balance.

The lure of the stopwatch is also real, and we have a few trailers available, so we always know that the Sawzall is primed and ready …

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We always know that the Sawzall is primed and ready to drop those lap times the way God intended: with obscenely large tires and a fully gutted interior.

Pure poetry. We should put it on a poster or a t-shirt or something.

Colin Wood said:

We always know that the Sawzall is primed and ready to drop those lap times the way God intended: with obscenely large tires and a fully gutted interior.

Pure poetry. We should put it on a poster or a t-shirt or something.

This is my struggle

You can get a cupped punch-

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DD37DNC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Worked well on my BMW blue brakes. Plus you get a set of sizes for other applications.

Have a link for the Lisle spreader?

thanks

mike

In reply to mike08282002 :

Search Amazon: Lisle 29100 Quick Quad Pad Spreader $62.16

mike08282002 said:

Have a link for the Lisle spreader?

thanks

mike

This is the most recent one I bought.

reading this article makes me want to figure out how to put M-caliper brakes on the X1.  but, I reckon that'd probably require upright & hubswapping too.

oh well, a buffalo can dream

What flavor of x1?  The e84 version used e9x knuckles that can be swapped to 4 piston brembos.  The f48 chassis is mini based so likely jcw brembos will work

Caperix said:

What flavor of x1?  The e84 version used e9x knuckles that can be swapped to 4 piston brembos.  The f48 chassis is mini based so likely jcw brembos will work

yeah, it's the F48 and mini-based (5x112 instead of 5x120).

(image courtesy of BoulderG)

F56/57 jcw brakes look to be what you are after

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-mini-parts/jcw-4-piston-sport-brake-kit-retrofit-priced-as-kit/34112352872~oem/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAxKy5BhBbEiwAYiW--6Lsed-vLHdHB3Rf6VmTyU9K5iPP-QluAwJ4UUUk0T4d6UFZPZ_OxxoCaYUQAvD_BwE