Just dropped a deposit on some M Power - Trackday Project Car
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Car still has a hand brake, when I was told the weight of rear shoes, it made no point in removing, though it would not be an issue anyway as I always park in gear, the SMG moans at you to stick it in gear when shutting off.
Sorry I mean weight saving making an effect in top gear. The biggest enemy is aero hereMaybe, but its all good fun.
I do like the weight saving approach don’t get me wrong. The E92 would be epic if it was 1400kg
Owner at Ti Motorsport, got himself a V8 one for 9k, yes 9k, it had being crashed, needed a front bumper, bonnet, wing and new radiator/fan, all fixed. He is turning it into a track car I think so far they had the weight down to 1390kg after stripping it, carbon bonnet etc and they reckon once done it will weigh 1300kg, some power tweaks and should be 450HP so will be quite the monster.
Yeah to far, they tend to go misty or look scratched, if I went this route I'd probably go whole hog, plastic side windows, rear and carbon doors, gets them close to 1200kg, but your talking race car then and a lot of side impact protection lost, really needs a full cage at this point which is also not safe for the road.
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OK another part of the puzzle is complete, wheels freshly refurbed, looking much better:
Fantastic results, car goes in for inspection 2 service at Ti Motorsport in a couple of weeks for the valve adjustment, oil and filter change.
End of month full respray which will take a few weeks or month. Once back I shall remove calipers and get them refurbished and re-painted by the same guys who did the Mustang Acid green ones, they shall be re-done in yellow but I should have black alcon logos put on instead of the CSL cup logos.
Then a full detail by Autobrite with any correction needs to correct any paint issues from the respray and get it all locked in with their best sealant. That completes the car and makes it one exceptionally clean cosmetic and mechanical example, then I can simply enjoy it next year on track days and road trips.
OK another part of the puzzle is complete, wheels freshly refurbed, looking much better:
Fantastic results, car goes in for inspection 2 service at Ti Motorsport in a couple of weeks for the valve adjustment, oil and filter change.
End of month full respray which will take a few weeks or month. Once back I shall remove calipers and get them refurbished and re-painted by the same guys who did the Mustang Acid green ones, they shall be re-done in yellow but I should have black alcon logos put on instead of the CSL cup logos.
Then a full detail by Autobrite with any correction needs to correct any paint issues from the respray and get it all locked in with their best sealant. That completes the car and makes it one exceptionally clean cosmetic and mechanical example, then I can simply enjoy it next year on track days and road trips.
I know of a cheap M3 V8 for sale, fully loaded, every option and only 70k miles. Its cheap as its cat c, was sub standard repair, so it was professionally repaired a second time using BMW parts and now its a stunning car, only issue a manual but some may like that, owner wants around 13k, but I reckon he'd take 12k, but offer 11k and go from there, if interested give me a shout and I will pass on the details.
Original, just want it looking like it came from showroom again and to tidy the fitment of the wings up and the finish as there is some little runs and marks on them from where they were removed from mould, nothing they can't resolve though.
Today I said farewell to the M3 
Well just for a couple of months, its gone for the full respray, then that just leaves brake caliper removal and refurbishment and fresh paint, then its a fully restored M3 mechanically and cosmetically. Will be ready for track day season next year as every is now pretty much brand new on the car.
Well just for a couple of months, its gone for the full respray, then that just leaves brake caliper removal and refurbishment and fresh paint, then its a fully restored M3 mechanically and cosmetically. Will be ready for track day season next year as every is now pretty much brand new on the car.
Dropped by the body shop today, car is looking pretty sorry for itself:
And my buddy with the yellow Mustang has purchased two M3's, one an SMG and one a manual. His plan is to make a track car from one and the other to return to complete factory stock. They are both pretty nice examples, AP brakes, KW's, CSL air box etc between the two, so he will put all the track focused stuff into the manual and make it a track/drift car and the SMG will be returned completely to factory.
In the meantime as can be seen from pictures mine is being strippled and the paint prepared for painting, no timeframe but the bodyshop is pretty quiet and one of the younger lads there volunteered to do it as he loves the car. Shall pop by again next week to see if any updates.
And my buddy with the yellow Mustang has purchased two M3's, one an SMG and one a manual. His plan is to make a track car from one and the other to return to complete factory stock. They are both pretty nice examples, AP brakes, KW's, CSL air box etc between the two, so he will put all the track focused stuff into the manual and make it a track/drift car and the SMG will be returned completely to factory.
In the meantime as can be seen from pictures mine is being strippled and the paint prepared for painting, no timeframe but the bodyshop is pretty quiet and one of the younger lads there volunteered to do it as he loves the car. Shall pop by again next week to see if any updates.
Car is progressing, wings being flattened and the bodyshop have applied what they call a bad coat to check for any imperfections to correct and then a case of flatting and whatever else it is they do before painting in correct colour.
Another update, car has being painted, the paint looks like glass and is butter smooth, though the painter was not expecting me until tomorrow so he was panicking about orange peel as he'd not polished it out yet, though I could hardly see it anyway. Bumper has caused them some issues due to how heavily it was stone chipped, hence it being taken right back.
The depth to the paint is insane and it looks so much darker due to that depth plus it is obvious the original paint being 15 years old had faded somewhat. Cannot wait to see it all finished, polished and out in the sun properly clean. Calipers to refurb and in a couple months once paint has aired or whatever term is it shall be professional polished, sealed, waxed blah blah. Then some track days, shows and meets next year.
But even covered in bodyshop dust, I was shocked how amazing it looks, never seen an E46 look so gorgeous, going to be scared to drive it with how clean it is.
P.S. To the forum member who asked car is around 114,000 miles I think.
The depth to the paint is insane and it looks so much darker due to that depth plus it is obvious the original paint being 15 years old had faded somewhat. Cannot wait to see it all finished, polished and out in the sun properly clean. Calipers to refurb and in a couple months once paint has aired or whatever term is it shall be professional polished, sealed, waxed blah blah. Then some track days, shows and meets next year.
But even covered in bodyshop dust, I was shocked how amazing it looks, never seen an E46 look so gorgeous, going to be scared to drive it with how clean it is.
P.S. To the forum member who asked car is around 114,000 miles I think.
P.S. To the forum member who asked car is around 114,000 miles I think.
Nice, out of interest how much is this job costing? I'm thinking of a potentially similar job...