Round 3....another M3 build

[MikeyRa]

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

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

[hinrichs]

Man that's beautiful... Makes my akg look like chump change lol

Excited to see that shifter setup in there!

Its installed...I will get back to this one. Still messing with it to get it to work properly and look perfect.


So last week I didnt really do much at all to the car. The shifter had me a little pissed off so took a break on the car. I did get a new toy tho, in the form of a vinyl cutter. Ive been messing with that and making little things for friends and whatnot as I figure out how to get it all to work. I might redo it, but I finally cut this for the wing. I made a few diff sizes, and I know this is a little large...but everything else looked tiny. Still trying to decide on the taller mounts as well.

WING STICKER by minthinrich, on Flickr
WING STICKER 2 by minthinrich, on Flickr

Also these showed up, and I finally thew them on. Im glad I bought them, but I could have just cut them myself with no background and been happy. Oh well.

SIDE DECALS by minthinrich, on Flickr

[MikeyRa]

Excited to see that shifter setup in there!

[CROOKED]

didnt realize you had a thread going for this thing man. You should to bring it over to my place when we throw all my parts on mine and let me take it for a spin

[meech]

Man that's beautiful... Makes my akg look like chump change lol

[19birel]

That shifter looks like a nice piece, I really need to get something like that in my VW once I get around to working on it.

[hinrichs]

Had to stop at the UPS store today at lunch to pick up a box since I am never home when they come to deliver. Of course was home most of the day yesterday and saw 3 trucks go past my house....none of which stopped due to the weather I guess.

5 lbs and long....hmm

SAMSONAS BOX by minthinrich, on Flickr

Opened it up, 2 things inside. I can make my own selector rod, but not sure if I will need to.

SAMSONAS 2 by minthinrich, on Flickr
SAMSONAS 1 by minthinrich, on Flickr

Thought long and hard about RTD or CAE....but both had a 6-8 week lead time. I honestly could have waited, but I dont want to be tearing into the car again once it warms up if I dont have to. Didnt find many reviews, but ended up deciding on the Samsonas shifter setup, which most guys says is very very similar to those 2. Stock at VAC in philly....had to order one. Priced right around what the RTD goes for.

SAMSONAS 3 by minthinrich, on Flickr

[hinrichs]

Took it out of the garage over the weekend

FIRST DRIVE MARCH by minthinrich, on Flickr

[19birel]

I've always wanted to try a hill climb, they look like fun. You should try and get a track day in though too if at all possible, you'll have a blast.

I'm going to try and do a track day this summer assuming my pockets don't get drained by maintenance.

[MikeyRa]

Yay for solid mounts! I can't wait to see some pics of this thing on track!

[hinrichs]

Looking good, what track events do you have planned for this year?

I plan to run Pagoda and Duryea hill climbs since they are 15 min from my house, if that. Also might try and hit a few of the other PA runs we have, just all comes down to $$$ I am willing to spend and if I can get the car to pass tech. Need to setup an appointment soon to see what all I need yet for the car. Also going to try and find some auto x events as well.


Got my care package from Condor Speed Shop last night, everything looks really good. Sticker didnt fair too well in the package tho lol. Shipping was really fast tho which I was happy about...not that I was in a rush or anything.

condor 11 by minthinrich, on Flickr

This also came along with it, which honestly really makes me happy as a customer. I deal in sales daily so this little extra will keep me buying more of their products I feel.

condor note by minthinrich, on Flickr

Went ahead and installed the lollipops first which was a slight challenge to get the oem off. Used a 3 jaw puller which was perfect. Hit the ends with a wire wheel since they were a little dirty. Need to mess with the driver side however since it was fighting me to go on.

condor 3 by minthinrich, on Flickr

Next was the Engine and Trans mounts which was sooo easy to do. I went with the "short" engine mounts and solid trans. I will report back once I actually get to drive the car on how loud they made the car. However having no carpet/heater/insulation material....its not like a normal test. I do plan to order a new solid mounted shifter as well which is why I went solid mounts.

condor 2 by minthinrich, on Flickr
condor 1 by minthinrich, on Flickr

[19birel]

Looking good, what track events do you have planned for this year?

[Benwalsh91]

just noticed the UK number plate!

[hinrichs]

Pulled it out of the garage for a little

IMG_0385 by minthinrich, on Flickr
IMG_0387 by minthinrich, on Flickr
IMG_0386 by minthinrich, on Flickr

[hinrichs]

uuhhhhmmmmm....... why is your wing on backwards

Good catch, I sure feel like a dumbass. I had it on and off so many times I missed which way it went. Fixed it last night and added in some washers to help the bolts and stuff better on the uprights. I might get shorter hardware as well but it doesn't look bad at all. I think I will leave the height as well. The roof line picture really isn't a good one (don't mind the crap paint) but it seems to be a very good height now.

spoiler 3 by minthinrich, on Flickr
spoiler 4 by minthinrich, on Flickr