Round 3....another M3 build

[hinrichs]

Stopped at home depot on my lunch break, ended up getting coated wire which I figure might hold up a little longer. Glad that stuff is cheap. Didnt want to buy the tool but whatever I am sure ill need it again eventually...for something.

WIRE by minthinrich, on Flickr

[MikeyRa]

Cool thanks, that seems easy enough other than the crimper.

The one thing I would add to that would be slip some heat shrink on with the piece you crimp that way after it's done you can cover that union and the loose cable end. It seems like a little detail but that little bugger can be sharp.

[hinrichs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9-FxndAP4

Cool thanks, that seems easy enough other than the crimper.

[MikeyRa]

Need to figure out how to make them, trying to find a write up so far hasnt been rewarding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9-FxndAP4

[hinrichs]

The wing my end up requiring tension cables.

Need to figure out how to make them, trying to find a write up so far hasnt been rewarding.



Decided to not run my home made passenger mount anymore, mainly due to I would have to redo it again since its not adjustable at all. Would have had to redo the one side and yeah I am over messing with seat mounts. So I ordered up another VAC floor mount adapter with anti sub harness bracket. The other day my passenger harness showed up as well.

DUAL HARNESS by minthinrich, on Flickr

Ignore the floor underneath the seat. I am still working on really cleaning that and getting the tar shit off still. Its blocked by the seat so I kinda dont care but it annoys me. Not shown but also added 2 eye bolts on the tunnel for the harenss clips. Waiting on 2 clips for the harness since they werent included which annoyed me.

passenger mount by minthinrich, on Flickr

Next up, I wasnt very happy with the original "BMW Motorsport" sticker I made for the wing. It kinda fit well, but I stretched it too far and it looked weird. So I redid that last night to match the battle aero stickers that came with the wing. Might end up going to matte white eventually but I like this for now. Giant wing needs a flashy sticker right?

bmw power by minthinrich, on Flickr

[MikeyRa]

That was supposed to be an answer to the wing shaking lol, not the steering. I will check to make sure everything on it is tight tho.

The wing my end up requiring tension cables.

[hinrichs]

That was supposed to be an answer to the wing shaking lol, not the steering. I will check to make sure everything on it is tight tho.

[MikeyRa]

it does it over bumps....not sure how im gonna deal with it yet

Have you checked rack mounts?

[hinrichs]

it does it over bumps....not sure how im gonna deal with it yet

[hinrichs]

Could your wheels (or a wheel) be out of balance, causing the shimmy?

I have thought about that a few times, but I really doubt coming from tire rack, they are not balanced well. It also did this with the stock wheels when I got the car.....Oddly my old red E36 did the exact same thing. I also did get a proper alignment as well before.

I have a feeling its the steering rack itself. I have the new solid lolipops which I thought tightened everything up, but that changed yesterday when I went out for a short ride with the gf. What makes me think the racks bad, is that if I turn the wheel slowly with the wheels off the ground, it has a weird hesitation or it skips. Hard to really explain it.

[19birel]

Could your wheels (or a wheel) be out of balance, causing the shimmy?

[Miroteknik]

watching the wing sway left to right at side-wind has got to be entertaining

[hinrichs]

Still just driving it here and there, but the steering shimmy is terrible....so yeah not sure where to throw money at that problem.

[hinrichs]

Been driving the car here and there, shifter is rad now that I got it working. I have a video up on my ig...which I guess Ill post here

[hinrichs]

The decals look great! What cutter did you end up getting?

Also, the wing looks killer in full air brake mode. haha.

Ended up getting a UScutter Titan, I am very happy with it so far. Hardest part has been figuring out the sizing on the software. Also need to learn other programs so I can start making my own designs.



So had a bright idea yesterday to pull the car out of the garage. New front lip, remounted the splitter how I wanted (oem LTW design) and put it on the ground. Needed to test out the shifter anyway.........total FAIL

Basically my driveway blows for getting anything in and out of the garage....esp when you dont have reverse. Got it stuck at the end, thankfully I had the jeep and winch so i pulled it back a few times till my girlfriend came over and could help me push it down the other part of my driveway.

bmw stuck by minthinrich, on Flickr

Also switched to 15" stands on the wing.

bmw1 by minthinrich, on Flickr
bmw2 by minthinrich, on Flickr