1999 M3 daily driver running log

[m42b32]

andyhundley said:

DROP THE BAN HAMMER!!!

Man you guys aren't messing around... I got a large, very red warning from @Snap pretty much immediately

[straight6pwr]

LOL i got an email notification "A warning has been issued by Snap" and i knew this is what it would be.

[m42b32]

127.5k: No more rusty trunk lid! 

[KaiserRolls]

m42b32 said:

127.5k: No more rusty trunk lid! 

That looks brand freaking new!!

[straight6pwr]

purty!

[m42b32]

128k

Did a few cosmetic changes over the weekend while the weather was so nice. 

Added an e46 m3 trunk lip:

I removed the front bumper and re-located the alarm siren to behind the bumper support. It was previously in the engine bay pointed upwards towards the hood insulation (didn't fit in the normal spot because of the ZKW's) and it was extremely muffled. Now it is much more audible so the alarm might actually deter some criminal 

I added some lightly smoked depo corner lights to finish off the clear indicator look. I like the clear tails and side markers, but on a white car, clear indicators just get lost and don't look right so these are a nice compromise. I decided to give french fog lights a try since I cracked one of my cheapo fogs. I used some krylon stained glass yellow that I had laying around from my old e36. I sprayed them in the dim garage and didn't realize till I brought them out in the sun that I did one too many coats and they got waaay too dark. I'll have to strip them and re-do it soon. My bumper has also been crooked since I bought the car, so it was nice to finally get it mounted up straight too. 

I had seen a few pictures of some e36's with sink drains similar to e39 M5's and kinda liked the look. I had an extra m3 mesh grill laying around so I got a pair of drains, chopped off the bottoms, and fit them into the grille. They make the front of the car look too busy when they are left silver, so I threw on a coat of black plasti-dip as it should hold up to rock chips better than spray paint. I was thinking of working out some ducting to the intake or something just for fun, but that'll be a project for a different day. 

[m42b32]

131.4k

Haven't done much except drive it almost every day. Put the stock fogs back in, a headlight burned out and haven't fixed it yet, I guess I washed it a few times?

[Rekpoint]

Thanks for reminding me of how much I LOVE MODENA! Send us some pics 

[m42b32]

Rekpoint said:

Thanks for reminding me of how much I LOVE MODENA! Send us some pics 

Its a mess at the moment, needs a really deep cleaning haha. I'll post some up once I think its presentable haha

[m42b32]

134.5k: I got the snow tires on over the weekend, bring it on winter!

[B C]

m42b32 said:

134.5k: I got the snow tires on over the weekend, bring it on winter! 

I counter your bad vibes with some positive vibes

[m42b32]

135.3k:

Changed the oil. Finally working on getting a new windshield. I've decided to go back to 17's for next summer, so a few months ago I picked up a set of 8.5" contours and 245's for all four corners. I'm looking forward to the meatier setup!

[Rekpoint]

m42b32 said:

135.3k:
Changed the oil. Finally working on getting a new windshield. I've decided to go back to 17's for next summer, so a few months ago I picked up a set of 8.5" contours and 245's for all four corners. I'm looking forward to the meatier setup!

Still waiting for my sexy ass interior pics!! [emoji14]

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[m42b32]

Rekpoint said:

Still waiting for my sexy ass interior pics!!

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I'll clean it someday...

[m42b32]

136k:

Picked up some engine bay candy from AJK430 (and a few other pieces for some future projects), slapped it on the other day. I didn't clean it, or my engine bay. Didn't notice any handling difference, but I'm on squishy snow tires so I haven't really done any driving where it would make a difference. 

[Rekpoint]

You sell your LTW strutbar?

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[m42b32]

Rekpoint said:

You sell your LTW strutbar?

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Nope still have it, my car isn't worthy lol

[Rekpoint]

m42b32 said:

Nope still have it, my car isn't worthy lol

Make it worthy! I want a E36 m3 with modena Vader's. #bucketlist!

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[m42b32]

136.8k:

Air filter was way overdue so I replaced that and cleaned the MAF. It runs noticeably smoother and I seem to have gained 1-2mpg. More importantly, I finally got this out for some ///Motorsport...

Spent my Sunday at the FVSCC ice rally-x on Lake Poygan. It was an absolute riot and I highly recommend it, I'm definitely going to try and make it to at least one more this winter. The conditions were fantastic and I really started to get the hang of it by the end of the day. Between practice, the timed runs, and a re-run, I got to run the course nearly 20 times! And considering I only found the wrong side of a snowbank twice and my car ended the day in the same condition as it started, I'd call it a pretty successful day.

[Jdesign]

How much does it cost to run at one of those events?