What did you do for your M3 today?

[EthanolTurbo]

Yea, not gonna lie, I’m feeling pretty disheartened at the moment. I think what I’m gonna do is find a shop to repair this area, and add reinforcement for each of the 4 mounting points.

At least now you have an excuse to go all the way and heavily reinforce and upgrade overall chassis stiffness.

[Nate047]

At least now you have an excuse to go all the way and heavily reinforce and upgrade overall chassis stiffness.

I'm weighing my options.

1. Repair floor and add basic reinforcements to the 4 mounting points. $
2. Repair floor and modify roll bar to weld in with boxed feet. $$
3. Sell roll bar for a loss and go with an integrated weld in half cage. $$$
4. Push car into ocean. Free

[heinzboehmer]

4. Push car into ocean. Free

Oh man, I've felt the urge to do this so many times before.

I'm sorry to see that rust spot. At least it doesn't make the car immobile and that gives you some time to figure out how to approach it!

[siamkazi]

Added a lip from Suvneer, some side skirt extensions, and Arc-8's. Gotta love SoCal 🌞

[Gt4]

I'm weighing my options.

1. Repair floor and add basic reinforcements to the 4 mounting points. $
2. Repair floor and modify roll bar to weld in with boxed feet. $$
3. Sell roll bar for a loss and go with an integrated weld in half cage. $$$
4. Push car into ocean. Free

BTW the hole(s) in your floor isn’t that big. There is usually a plug in the floor right there and it’s common to see rust there once you remove the tar sound deadening.

For sure a weld in roll bar is a better option but not as reversible as a bolt in roll bar.

[Nate047]

Damn Nate I feel for you man, can't catch a break.

It’s my own fault for buying a cheap car from the rust belt.

[Nate047]

BTW the hole(s) in your floor isn’t that big. There is usually a plug in the floor right there and it’s common to see rust there once you remove the tar sound deadening.

For sure a weld in roll bar is a better option but not as reversible as a bolt in roll bar.

Thank you, I know you know a lot about this subject. And I know the rust isn’t THAT bad, but it kills my timeframe and puts another delay on things, etc… I was on track to get the car actually “done” before we move March 1st. But now I will have to reprioritize some things.

[Nate047]

Oh man, I've felt the urge to do this so many times before.

I'm sorry to see that rust spot. At least it doesn't make the car immobile and that gives you some time to figure out how to approach it!

Exactly, the silver lining is it’s not going to affect the ability to move the car around.

Another fun thing I hadn’t shared with anyone yet, I actually had to buy another subframe. Mine was damaged and repaired improperly at some point in the past. Not worth the time needed to repair and refinish it. So another $300 at the wrecker. At least the new one is cleaner and almost rust free lol. 😮💨

[siamkazi]

I never understood why (half) cages always mount to this part of the car, this is incredibly thin and weak sheet metal, and as you just discovered a place that likes to rust.

Nate047 - Jeez dude, no one could have seen that one coming. You have a solid handle on the subject of racp/reinforcement, looking forward to how you solve it and make it better than before.

[Nate047]

Thanks man, I need to ask around and consider the options.

I'm going to work on the less annoying half of the car now lol

[maupineda]

i decided to try and bond the grill holder brackets back to the bumper cover after the morons that transported my car kissed the fascia and broke some of the tabs that snap them together.

i tried to be as clean as possible and the photos make the job look messy, but it is actually pretty good

I used the picture 9460 epoxy I have left over from another project. I hope it holds, I will wait for the 72hrs cure for full bond strength.

the ties were to keep the parts together while the resin cures.

[oceansize]

The problem with owning a car that is and has been "done" (and running good) is, well, you don't have anything to do anymore. I look forward to my yearly oil change these days, so enjoy a pic of a Mahle oil filter. I'm going to have to invent some problem to fix on this car lol.

[Slideways]

The problem with owning a car that is and has been "done" (and running good) is, well, you don't have anything to do anymore. I look forward to my yearly oil change these days, so enjoy a pic of a Mahle oil filter. I'm going to have to invent some problem to fix on this car lol.

The car still has 20 year old components on it, so don't worry about inventing problems lol

[PSUEng]

The problem with owning a car that is and has been "done" (and running good) is, well, you don't have anything to do anymore. I look forward to my yearly oil change these days, so enjoy a pic of a Mahle oil filter. I'm going to have to invent some problem to fix on this car lol.

Here's a problem: No more OX187D filters! Not sure if that's really case but I stocked up. But to Slidways' point, you won't have to invent anything!

[Cubieman]

Not m3 related, but just received these Infinitiy Headers for the M6!
Going to do rod bearings, vanos pump, line, along with a few other odds and ends.

If only there was a forum like this for S85 stuff that was as well trafficked, M5boards is all I have.