What did you do for your M3 today?

[siamkazi]

Hell yeah! I'm excited to see those nylon parts. Did you use service that can print them as one part? Or will they still require assembly?

They're based out of SD and i tried to print them as one part (i modified the STL files) but every shop was hesitant due to the size and print failures. I then broke i back to the original specs and this place will print them and all pieces and then assemble. Absolute win in my book.

[siamkazi]

siamkazi how much was the broomstick? Everywhere I see them at like 500+, maybe ill reach out to the guy you got it from

Well, David gave a friends/family discount and i think he only had one, but i got it way below that 500 range with shipping included. If you search around an wait, they tend to pop up here and there in the 350-400 range

[siamkazi]

A quick polish and a lot of stuff from the community here.

Installing the MAP kit from COVID-19 and switching out the HTE tune to Bry5on's Mullet tune (had to be picky on who uploads it so they don't steal it). Also got Bry5on's fender braces in from sendcutsend. Reverting back to stock injectors and a spark plug refresh. Putting in the autosolutions kit (thanks to adr_M3 for the assist in getting it) with a new illuminated broomstick (shoutout to davidinnyc for being the plug). Putting in the battery cutoff toggle that used to come with these cars back in the day so I don't drain the battery and can let the car sit once rainy season begins. bigjae46 is building out the mount and brackets in carbon for heinzboehmer's triangulation brace, the E86 braces just came in and i have the cabin housing and plug pieces, insert and dowels being printed in PA6-CF so should be here soon. And last but not least, Slideways hooked it up with a Siemens CID module to go with my system coming in from carphonics.

Regarding the Switch, it's an actual item from BMW back in the early 2000's, found mine on ebay:

[EthanolTurbo]

I may or may not have bought another Dixis...

[davidinnyc]

I may or may not have bought another Dixis...

Did you buy the one that popped up on FB marketplace yesterday? Lol

[fattycharged]

I may or may not have bought another Dixis...

new wall art!


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[beemer_guy]

It was from the Lang Racing kit, LAG-971. Since it's M6 and the shaft is so thin, and the steel so hard I imagine that it was more brittle than I expected, since I didn't have any experience in doing this before. I didn't have any issues chasing the other holes, and this was the only one where I had some pressure, wiggled it back and forth and I guess overloaded it.

Don't know if anyone cares, but follow-up from this issue.

I called around and literally no shop or mobile welder wanted to touch this thing, or were saying it was going to cost me hundreds and that their attempt would probably fail. I wasn't able to move the car either, so $400 later I learned to weld and overhead welded stick on the first try after a bunch of practice on flat and a bunch of preparation. No damage to the engine, cast iron, surrounding areas, threads, nothing.

I guess this follows the theme of everything I've done so far, why let anybody charge you when you can just do it yourself.

Side note: I know my welds are crap, this was purely for function on my part, but I will continue practicing. I was planning on taking welding classes next year already, this just forced me to acquire a cheap welder and practice material/safety gear ahead of time.

Also I really don't understand why my picture orientation is being changed halfway through, all these pictures were taken normally but the second half of pictures don't reflect that.

[~CSL~]

Don't know if anyone cares, but follow-up from this issue.

I called around and literally no shop or mobile welder wanted to touch this thing, or were saying it was going to cost me hundreds and that their attempt would probably fail. I wasn't able to move the car either, so $400 later I learned to weld and overhead welded stick on the first try after a bunch of practice on flat and a bunch of preparation. No damage to the engine, cast iron, surrounding areas, threads, nothing.

I guess this follows the theme of everything I've done so far, why let anybody charge you when you can just do it yourself.

Side note: I know my welds are crap, this was purely for function on my part, but I will continue practicing. I was planning on taking welding classes next year already, this just forced me to acquire a cheap welder and practice material/safety gear ahead of time.

Also I really don't understand why my picture orientation is being changed halfway through, all these pictures were taken normally but the second half of pictures don't reflect that.

Hey Man, weld quality or not - you solved a seriously difficult problem, outstanding job, congrats.

[beemer_guy]

Thank you! I honestly can't explain how much I've been stressing over this for the past couple of weeks due to this and am glad to finally be able to move on.

[~CSL~]

Thank you! I honestly can't explain how much I've been stressing over this for the past couple of weeks due to this and am glad to finally be able to move on.

Oh no, I know - most of us who work on our own stuff do; that sucked. I honestly turned a bit green seeing your original post... so seeing you get it out is awesome, congrats again, and now you have a life story out of it...

Cheers,

[Cubieman]

Also I really don't understand why my picture orientation is being changed halfway through, all these pictures were taken normally but the second half of pictures don't reflect that.

Great job! Now you have a welder and can continue to hone your skills likely for the price of what a mobile welder would have cost you.

Also, I have found (on an Android phone) that I must reduce photo resolution to 80% of original to avoid the 90° turn once uploaded.

[beemer_guy]

Great job! Now you have a welder and can continue to hone your skills likely for the price of what a mobile welder would have cost you.

Also, I have found (on an Android phone) that I must reduce photo resolution to 80% of original to avoid the 90° turn once uploaded.

Interesting, I'll have to keep that in mind the next time I upload the photos. And yes, I definitely feel like this is a critical skill that'll help me in other areas as well, and I don't have to be afraid of stuck bolts anymore haha. Although this was an expensive lesson it genuinely feels good to have expanded my capabilities just that much more.

I was super hesitant initially because when I looked at recommendations for welding the nut/washer onto the bolt, I saw many comments from people advising against first-timers attempting it, but with no other options in my mind I just did my research and got a cheap multi-process welder from Harbor Freight to conduct tests between 3/32" 7018 for stick and a .030" E71T-GS roll for flux core.

[9kracing]

I have to assume a lot of you have Hagerty right?

Do you guys use the driver's club tows?



I wasn't keeping track, but I probably got 20+ tows this year.

They say "unlimited", and I really called their bluff lol

My fiancé was bitching that I'm going to ruin it for everyone, but I bet for every one of me there's 20 other members that never get their car towed.

Anyway, I had to get some last minute work done before Import Expo this coming weekend, so I shipped her off to tweak some thangs.

[EthanolTurbo]

Did you buy the one that popped up on FB marketplace yesterday? Lol

Yes sir. Totally worth it.

[davidinnyc]

Yes sir. Totally worth it.

Agreed. I almost messaged him…