Which parts are structural?

Gmark958 · 01-17-2022, 09:25 AM

Title pretty much sums it up. I’m cutting up my E90 for a hill climb build and I am about as extra as it gets. What I want to know is which parts of the actual shell are structural because I need to know how much bracing to put into the car for when I cut the floor, firewall, and rear trunk pans out. I know that there’s a bit in the A, B, and C pillars, door sills, and around the windshield, but is there any more than that or did I pretty much name everything?

TGTIW · 01-17-2022, 01:16 PM

Use the Colin Chapman method: keep removing pieces, one at a time, and when the car falls apart, put that last piece back in.

timnkoo · 01-17-2022, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TGTIW

Use the Colin Chapman method: keep removing pieces, one at a time, and when the car falls apart, put that last piece back in.

bluelightM · 01-17-2022, 07:06 PM

I always say if you can't unbolt it.

BSM n54iS · 01-17-2022, 07:52 PM

Post over on the M3 forum, lots more of them have cut up and stripped their cars for track

Gmark958 · 01-17-2022, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

Post over on the M3 forum, lots more of them have cut up and stripped their cars for track

I brought it over here because it's for a 335i.

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Gmark958 Dumbass 8 Rep 27 Posts Drives: ‘08 335i Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: False Pass, AK iTrader: (0) Garage List 1954 Hudson Hornet [0.00] 2008 BMW 335i [0.00]	Which parts are structural? Title pretty much sums it up. I’m cutting up my E90 for a hill climb build and I am about as extra as it gets. What I want to know is which parts of the actual shell are structural because I need to know how much bracing to put into the car for when I cut the floor, firewall, and rear trunk pans out. I know that there’s a bit in the A, B, and C pillars, door sills, and around the windshield, but is there any more than that or did I pretty much name everything? __________________ Hurt People hurt people. It didn't 'explode'. It underwent a rapid, unplanned disassembly.
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TGTIW Second Lieutenant 130 Rep 245 Posts Drives: 2010 328i Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville iTrader: (2)	Use the Colin Chapman method: keep removing pieces, one at a time, and when the car falls apart, put that last piece back in.
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