qube 3570 Report post Posted June 30, 2020 bronze/gold painted wheels do it!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted July 5, 2020 Originality is key to resale value. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted July 6, 2020 oh, the Purity! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted July 7, 2020 Not bad! Grant at GT Refinishers has done a great job. Next up the custom wing brackets onto the factory bootlid and fit the rear diffuser when it arrives. And the M5 wheels once they're back from the repairers! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted July 22, 2020 Wheels back from the Wheel Fix It too, I left the colour choice up to them - gotta say I'm impressed! Still not 100% sure how these'll look on the car, it's a bit hard to visualise and I can't find anyone online who's running the same combo on e39 m5 wheels. Also got some new tyres for these wheels. The first set of these Zestino's were epic, lasted me almost 4yrs and tonnes of heat cycles. The fronts are running the softer RS compound this time (140 treadwear vs 240 on rear). I ended up having a fair amount of tread still left on the medium compound ones when they went hard, lets see how the soft ones go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted July 22, 2020 Spotted M Toy at GT Refinishers yesterday when I popped in, looking sharp as always. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted July 22, 2020 Yes, I saw it there last week too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted July 28, 2020 New wing mounted, just waiting on replacement stainless hardware. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted July 28, 2020 Damn these bakehouse cafe guys must be doing some good work! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted July 31, 2020 Refurbished wheels are back and fitted up with new semi slicks all around. Fitment of the e39 M5 wheels on the e46 M3 is spot on. Next up I'll fit the Fancywide rear diffuser when it turns up. This may still be a while away as I think it shipped from Russia. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted July 31, 2020 Sweet baby Jesus 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 1, 2020 wheels look fantastic 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted October 9, 2020 Fun on the track at the Bread supercar track day last weekend 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetm3 180 Report post Posted October 9, 2020 Lap Time ? ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted December 13, 2020 Got a rear diffuser from Fancywide in Russia and put it together over the weekend. Balances out the rear end quite nicely 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 13, 2020 Ohh yeah, that does look good! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted March 6, 2021 Catching up on this build. Last time I drove this car was at Tunnel Run, but I've been pottering around on it since fixing up bits and pieces. Got sick of wobbly drivers seat at full extension so I've bought some solid seat mounts from Garagistic in the UK (https://www.garagistic.com/). Whilst these were super pricey with shipping etc, I'm sick of mucking around trying to make Sparco, Recaro and NZKW bits fit together - at least I know this will work. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) They look nice, for some reason I thought you had the VAC Motorsport ones which I imagine would work also. Edited March 6, 2021 by M3AN 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted March 11, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 9:28 PM, M3AN said: They look nice, for some reason I thought you had the VAC Motorsport ones which I imagine would work also. I have the VAC fire extinguisher mounts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted March 29, 2021 Second startup of the year. I had some time on Saturday so thought I'd dust this one off and go for a drive; ended up in Hamilton for the night. Everything went well, oil level normal, no weird noises or vibrations and it's making good power. Kayne Barrie's rebuild has done wonders..! Still haven't installed the seat mounts - maybe over winter. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted April 1, 2021 On 10/9/2020 at 1:11 PM, CSET said: @CSET picture of Ange taking picture of M Toy.. that’s some inception type stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 10, 2021 Long time no post. Did a bit of a roadtrip last weekend down to Manfield for a track day. Everything went well, stayed off the walls and nothing broke. Great success...! Pretty pleased with the brakes; I changed to CSL rotors and pads (the latter are apparently the same as standard) about 5,000kms ago, and put on a set of Goodridge braided lines. No brake fade after 5 hot laps, good enough for me. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted August 21, 2021 Cool pic by Andrei Diomidov 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted November 2, 2021 Finally an update for this one...! Have been to'ing and fro'ing on the next steps for this car, specifically whether or not to supercharge. After (literally) years of deliberation I have decided to keep it NA, and as such celebrated with a CSL intake from Geoff Steel 😁 Should be pretty similar to this one: I'm running a K&N 57 series currently, so that'll be up if anyone is interested (assuming of course I can get the CSL airbox and software working...). 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted November 15, 2021 Airbox arrived, and has swiftly been named Geoff. I have a CSL decal on the way, but think I'll leave it as is 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
