The 'ouch I think its goosed' Picture

[Craig]

Well, got the car up in the air today and the side that took the impact the chassis rail looks pretty straight and undamage, so thought great a re-build might just be on the cards... however got to the other side and you can see that as the anti-roll bar has been hit on the RHS its then ripped it out of the LHS on the chassis rail... I think this ones goosed!

[SIEN]

Br-roody-ell...

In this case I really don't think it'll buff out.

[shane@mbtech]

Well, got the car up in the air today and the side that took the impact the chassis rail looks pretty straight and undamage, so thought great a re-build might just be on the cards... however got to the other side and you can see that as the anti-roll bar has been hit on the RHS its then ripped it out of the LHS on the chassis rail... I think this ones goosed!

Break it:thumbs:

[shimmy]

ive no idea what i am looking at but its def broken :bigcry:

[mattCSLnut]

ive no idea what i am looking at but its def broken :bigcry:

Looks to me like a front chassis leg and where the anti roll bar mounting use to be. This may sound a be controversial but I think this can be fixed :whistle: More pix required

[shane@mbtech]

Looks to me like a front chassis leg and where the anti roll bar mounting use to be. This may sound a be controversial but I think this can be fixed :whistle: More pix required

What do you know, you didnt even realise a pikey had nicked your piss flap:gayfight:

[mattCSLnut]

What do you know, you didnt even realise a pikey had nicked your piss flap:gayfight:

Behave... :gayfight: :blalalala:

[karbonkid]

What do you know, you didnt even realise a pikey had nicked your piss flap:gayfight:

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[shimmy]

What do you know, you didnt even realise a pikey had nicked your piss flap:gayfight:

WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaa :hahaha:

[glendog74]

What do you know, you didnt even realise a pikey had nicked your piss flap:gayfight:

:smt044 :smt044 :smt044

[NZ_M3]

How is that toast? That happens on the standard E46 M3s when guys run way too large front swaybars ...

It's a piss easy fix.

Craig, either the standard of panel beating in the UK's shocking or you are speaking to the wrong people. I've shown pictures of your car to the top panel beaters here and they've all said it's VERY repairable ... man I wish that car was here - I'd have snapped it up already.


See here on front swaybar mounting tearing:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=157008&highlight=swaybar

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=271304&highlight=swaybar+mount

[Craig]

Afraid though with all the surrounding costs, this car is simply not viable to rebuild so I have 100% come to the conclusion I am breaking it for bits, I'm that sure I started last night.

Front panel, wings, radiators and headlights (or whats left) has all been removed and so has the airbox.

[NZ_M3]

Afraid though with all the surrounding costs, this car is simply not viable to rebuild so I have 100% come to the conclusion I am breaking it for bits, I'm that sure I started last night.

Front panel, wings, radiators and headlights (or whats left) has all been removed and so has the airbox.

Whilst I respect your decision I do find it a shame that you had to venture down this route for a special car.

If you weren,t too fussed (for which I know you actually are) then this car could technically have been rebuilt using some replica parts - eg. the front bumper for example, would have costed you about 1/5 of the real deal - similarly with the rear diffuser ect.

The panel and chassis work whilst extensive, to me it wouldn't be financially uneconomical - but I am basing this assumption on local panel pricings rather than what it might cost over there.

There was a CSL here locally a couple of years back that was rolled 3 times into a ditch (by a mechanic on a joy ride) and that car was inspected and deemed rebuildable (via 2 methods, current shell or with a new shell) - but BMWNZ decided to tag the original chassis and would not supply parts if the original chassis was to be rebuilt - they insisted on a reshell - the rebuilt project was then pulled and the car destined for parts - a real crying shame.

Good luck with it all Craig - hope you get another later once all this mess is sorted.

[glendog74]

Craig - sad news - hope you get it sorted.

I think you will need a new avatar now though: a pile of CSL parts?! :whistle:

[solstice]

Hi Craig, did my pm with mobile number get through?