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    8 hours ago, Lucan said:

    I work on the same road where your cars been looked after of late, looks killer. Always point it out to co-workers who couldn't care less haha

    Small world man! My shop is on the same street too, chances are we wander past each other all the time. 

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    43 minutes ago, francoisv said:

    Saw this today when picking the E60 up. That grey is pretty fantastic. What's the paint code?

    Thank you for your custom! 472 Sterling Grey Metallic. Looks nice in the sun, pretty tough to mix touch up for tho. Grant and Ben at GT Refinishers did a great job paint matching the cage tho! 

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    Got the car back from the painters today. I went with sterling grey to match the shell, looks good! Once it's fully dry I'll reinstall the interior side panels, seat base and carpet, then get the retrimmers on the case for any bits I can't do. This is going to look factory once it's finished :)

    44041220521_cd3e6db129_c.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

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    Got the okay from Motorsport NZ that I can go ahead with roll cage paint! It'll take a couple of weeks to get the paperwork back, but sounds like we're ok for homologation and logbook..! 

    In the meantime I bought an extinguisher bracket from KAP Industries in Australia. It arrived today so I fitted it up with my single-strap extinguisher (I'll need a new one with 2 straps for motorsport). Fits nice and snug, and being black it's kinda subtle which I like. 

    42973766555_d999dd1e86_k.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Wheel is still on it's way from the Ukraine, and I'm expecting the Storm gearknob to be here shortly too. I also bought some more safety stuff today, some proper clamps to go around the harness bar and stop the harnesses moving, and some nomex gear. 

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    3 hours ago, m325i said:

    You seem to have flirted with going back to OEM/stock, and then swung back full street racer?

    Yeah, a week or two stock was enough to remind me what I prefer at this age & stage ?

     

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    41 minutes ago, M3AN said:

    The final result looks very good, can you provide contact details?

    Yep I ordered it through AZA Auto in the Ukrane - search them on Instagram bro they do some crazy good stuff. My carbon fiber guy is over there too a bit further south in Bulgaria (found his workshop on google maps before I bought my first lot). Heaps of epic trim places in Europe

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    28 minutes ago, qube said:

    Personally would have preferred a full alcantara wheel as im not a fan of the perforated leather but the job itself looks top!

    Sure looks like they did a good job!

    Yeah I'm a bit off-put by full alcantara as the wear points don't take long to look rubbish, and the upkeep is pretty intensive (this from a fair amount of experience..!). It was quite a dilemma because I wanted alcantara on the wheel to suit the rest of the interior (and what's going to happen soon) but leather is much, much easier to maintain...! 

    Hence I had to get it custom made - I couldn't find anywhere that'd do exactly what I wanted off the shelf. Let's see what it looks like when it arrives!

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    What does everyone rate as the best gearknob? 

    I have a weighted ZHP on there currently, which is ok but not super-ergonomic - and I'm in the middle of replacing all the leather with carbon fiber or alcantara so it looks a bit out of place. I also have a carbon/alcantara M2 shifter, which looks the part but it doesn't feel good at all (way to small for my hammy fist). 

    Has anyone had any experience with any of these, and if so, opinions? I'm not too worried if it's a bit taller, as I have a shortened 330d/m performance shift lever in there. 

    1. Rogue Engineering Delrin

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    2.) TWM Performance "A6"

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    3.) Black Forest Industries billet

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    Harnesses mounts in!

    29773575328_c39e008492_c.jpg37767215_10155751680601375_7252271047750189056_n by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    28758681767_76ef26662f_c.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Waiting on hearing back regards homologation & log book then I'll go ahead with cage paint, rear interior panels and authority card. It's been quite a process..! 

    I spent a bit of time on the rear wing last week, removed decals and polished the bare carbon underside. I'll fit it up over the next few days. 

    43554875352_df1967bc30_c.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    42697834655_d1fcc3a5b1_c.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    41794195500_27a0a61257_c.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Looks so much better, cleaner. 

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    ^^ thanks again mate, I've filled out the forms & will be sending them off with a cd (I know right) of photos next week. Fitted base of rear seat back in tonight & the other race seat to check everything fits, looks good!

    43522731021_baaced12a1_b.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    In the meantime I've found a guy who will make me a custom steering wheel without core transfer, so I've designed one up I'd like and sent it through tonight. Better yet, it's made from an OEM wheel so it'll fit perfectly and take the standard airbag! I've ordered one similar to this, but with black alcantara on the top & bottom portions of the wheel & a grey center stripe. 

    43473532152_521ea78bae_z.jpg22c348801f0a4a9398614724413cd749 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Here's my super-technical drawing:

    41712449410_f239a13770_b.jpgE46 Wheel by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Will see what it's like when it arrives and post results! 

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    14 hours ago, hunter said:

    What seats are you running with this set up, race buckets full time or switching back to the recaros?

    Not sure yet, probably neither for the meantime - I also have standard seats which I’ll put back in until I get the front buckles relocated and certed. Will have harness mounts fitted too so I can run them for motorsport stuff in the future. 

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    Some updates on MTOY. I spent a few hours stripping the rear of the car last week

    28483628297_03b74da095_b.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Then off it went to Ray at Chubb Racing for some scaffolding.

    42677879804_c95ae505fd_b.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    29524682218_6ff64057a7_b.jpg37069382_10212477363432270_2108831085524680704_n by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    43414217971_27f1cdb46f_b.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Taking shape nicely! In the meantime I've picked up a couple of sets of 6pt harnesses and have some mounting hardware on the way. 

    41632533730_6214099e0c_b.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Once back it's off to GT Refinishers for paint, then I'll start fabricating seat and trim replacements. 

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    Got out the camera and took some artsy light painting shots on Saturday night. This one turned out pretty rad.

    42063055305_b15a4f20af_c.jpg1 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

     

    Edit: I also put the black front grilles and corner lamps back in. Looks a bit cleaner with the darker wheels. 

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    29 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

    Jeebus, do you have to take all the rear bumper and wheels off to swap out the muffler? That's a big job.

    Or were you just too scared to risk scratching your shiny exhaust..??

    Yep - left hand front bracket nut is nigh-on impossible to get to. So much that the installer of the OEM exhaust hadn't even bothered putting a nut on it..

    27999239897_39a8a86e09_c.jpgUntitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

    Besides, bumper removal on these is bloody easy. 6 bolts, wheel well trims, a couple of clips and reversing sensors. 10m max. 

     

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