My Mistress (M3 E36)

[fiekieM3]

Hey Fanatics

This is my last update for 2012, have got a lot since I've had my ///Mistress home, but there is still a lot to be done...

My new interior that got a little spraywork done, so they as good as new :joy:

So the process of fitting the new interior begins

The car also needs some sound wiring clean up and adding of new Alpine kit that my wife presented me with for my anniversary present & early bday present, got to love a woman that understands your passion:inlove:

Stock amp, to be replaced and will be up for sale soon

The idiots that fitted sound before cut the original speaker wiring that went into the stock amp:nonono:

And now for the Sunday afternoon drive money shots

First a wash ofcors:thumbs:

Well thats me for 2012 fanatics, have a blessed festive season.
Be safe and arrive alive with some ///M POWER!!!

Thanks for looking:thumbs:

 

[osiris]

Car is looking great man! well done.

The front bumper has holes in it, I think your missing the fog lights, also your exhaust is hanging?

and we need some pics of the newly installed interior

:thumbs:

 

[Thunder]

Those seats are just :drool:

 

[fiekieM3]

Compliments of the season fanatics, 1st post of 2013...

2012 did not end off on such a good note with my ///Mistress, the fuel pump decided to give up on life right when every1 and every place is closed.

However found a replacement for a good price over the wkend and decided to fit myself with the help of my cousin's husband who is a mechanic luckily, so he brought is awesome toolbox along:joy:

So she's alive again, unfortunately all my gauges except for the speedometer is working, so back to the auto electrician this wk to get that sorted.

I did however also manage to fill those gaps OSIRIS reminded me about, this pic is jst for u buddy

Thanks for looking

 

[osiris]

Nicely done, looks much better! :thumbs:

I hope you come right with the dials and hopefully its not something major!

Did you sort the exhaust out, it was hanging at a funny angle in one of the pics?

 

[Loom]

What paint/dye did you use to spray the seats?

 

[fiekieM3]

Nicely done, looks much better! :thumbs:

I hope you come right with the dials and hopefully its not something major!

Did you sort the exhaust out, it was hanging at a funny angle in one of the pics?

Exhaust hasn't been sorted yet, I think powerflow in CPT opens up this wk or next wk.

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What paint/dye did you use to spray the seats?

Not to sure, will check with my buddy that did it for me...

 

[fiekieM3]

So I was a busy guy this past weekend and my ///Mistress got pay-day wkend treatment...

I'll start off by saying this, the purists will not agree with what I have done, however it's still a working process, so this is not the final finish, because even tho it looks INSANE, it's not exactly what I'm going for, but let the pics to the talking....

185/35/17 on the 7.5j fronts :inlove:

At standard height:yuck:

And now the fun begins

Bigups to the Capestance guys for the help with setting of the coilies:ty:

Like I said before, I'm not happy with the look, so a bit more research, calculations & head scratching to be done before I'm entirely satisfied, as I ultimately would like the cars stance to look like this with the standard rim setup

Thanks for looking:thumbs:

 

[S1NGH 001]

Awesome, these cars will always be head-turners, shape hasn't aged a day :inlove:

 

[kushesh]

nice project:thumbs:

 

[fiekieM3]

So it's been a while since I update this thread, as it's progress has been slow...

As the pic below shows, my exhaust is hanging

First I thought it was rubber and exhaust mount that just need replacing, which I purchased from the agents. However after further inspection we found that broken engine mounting peg & rusted subframe was actually the main reason why the exhaust is hanging:nonono:

How lucky am I that this never happened while I was driving at high speed

Repaired before, but poorly

Heat shield damaged cos of the strain I suppose

Also while under the car we discovered that exhaust middle section is messed, both boxes are rusted. However I managed to source an OEM middle section for next to nothing as the agents charge 10k for it.

That pinched pipe will be repaired

So hoping to get the car back this wkend:joy:

Thanks for looking:thumbs:

 

[Mike1]

Coming along! Glad to see the people at APS are looking after her and getting her running like a dream! :joy:

 

[ChrisBrand]

185???? I have trouble with traction on my 225's. Some exciting times waiting on these wet CPT surfaces. Doing a great job with the car buddy :thumbs: Keep it up

 

[moranor@axis]

you need more sidewall on those tires...

 

[Thunder]

Looking good, I just wouldnt feel completely safe with such little tyre on the road. :fencelook:

 

[bmw325i]

Looking good bud, keep up the great work. :thumbs::thumbs:

 

[fiekieM3]

Oops guys I forgot to add that, the tyres hav already been changed as I did not get the look I wanted with the 185's... 205/40 in the front 235/40 in the rear

 

[Flash-Gordon]

raise:raise:

 

[moranor@axis]

Oops guys I forgot to add that, the tyres hav already been changed as I did not get the look I wanted with the 185's... 205/40 in the front 235/40 in the rear

much better size if you want the stretched look you need something around 185/55/17

 

[Thunder]

Oops guys I forgot to add that, the tyres hav already been changed as I did not get the look I wanted with the 185's... 205/40 in the front 235/40 in the rear

Then post updated pics. :rollsmile: