Partiallypurplevisuallyviolet - Daytona M3 Build Thread
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Love the period correctness of so much of this car. It makes me want another e36.
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Towed the car in the rain out to Lake Country Alignment in Dousman today, got her nice and ready to roll. Used an open car trailer and it was raining anyways so I decided to drive the car back for the hour ride. the car handles a million times better now being properly aligned and with the bigger/better tires and bushings! the car didn't rub once. the drive couldn't have gone any better if it weren't for the rain. Going to try and cruise out to the e30 meet Sunday if it doesn't rain and if I get a couple more things done before then. Finally after a year the car is getting close to where I want it!
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Corner balanced too?
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I've been wanting to get an E36 again and you're not helping.
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I've been wanting to get an E36 again and you're not helping.
Do it, before they go way up in price. They’re truly great cars.
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‘‘Twas a hot azz/humid day in the garage. Spent the day finishing these custom panels I’ve slowly been making since the fall. I haven’t touched them in a month or so but decided to try and get them finished. The hardest part of this whole thing was figuring out how to correctly position the door handles/speaker holes, and the pull strap. I used OEM Porsche pull straps for a very nice clean look and decided unlike all the other panels on the market to lower it. I wanted to inner door to show the purple on top like the Lotus Exige. I felt this looks a lot cleaner for some reason. I wrapped the one in alcantara suede but ran out of material for the next one and probably will finish tomorrow. Overall very happy with how these ended up turning out. The interior is getting closer and closer everyday. I also ordered a new cup holder idea from BMW Milwaukee North today. Plan to use some Z3 trays. Will update once they come in early next week.
(I don’t have the door handle in yet or the lower speaker. I’m waiting on a new chrome lux package handle as I broke mine somehow. (The lux are chrome. Should match the stainless hardware I mounted the panels with nicely))
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Went to the E30 Picnic today and had a great time! So many nice cars.
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Car looked good. You've done a nice job with this thing!
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Car looked good. You've done a nice job with this thing!
Thanks! Still has so far to go but I think it’s off to a great start. Very happy with it
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Been driving the car a ton. Just took it to Barrington cars and coffee Sunday and it was a great time apart from the 94 degree weather.
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Always weird seeing local cars on Instagram pages I follow. Just saw your's on the Ultimate Klasse page.
Bring this thing to Throttle Stop Cars and Coffee tomorrow.
Sorry, haven’t been on in a while. Been busy driving the car everywhere! Absolutely loving every second of it too. Besides breaking a diff bolt, the car has been solid. Here’s a photo dump from the past week
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Update! I have now put on over 4000 miles this summer so far, and I LOVE it. Every single shift in this car feels and sounds so good. Thinking about doing a track day on the 15th, we shall see.
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What track?
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Bought another BMW last week, plan to keep this one pretty stock and just daily and enjoy. Say hello to my 2005 330i ZHP! There were only 36 made in Alpine/black leather/6speed! This car is truly incredible. I think the ZHP might be one of the best all around daily’s bmw ever made? I love it. I picked it all the way up in Atlanta and took a proper detour to the tail of the dragon for a break in. It needs some small stuff here and there cosmetically, but the chassis and drive terrain are in fantastic shape!
already polished the headlights, PPF’d the black pillars, and new knob. (Ignore the giant bug under the kidneys lol)
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PPF - paint protection film aka clear bra. Protects the paint and is way more durable than clearcoat so it is much harder to scratch. Also has a built in ceramic coating.
forgot to take an after pic, so went outside quick to take one. They’re dusty right now. But not a scratch on them, and no longer faded!
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