Sid's 2003.5 Silver Grey Speed Run

[Sid_E46]

My luck is just insane.

A drunk driver decided to turn into my E34 but I fortunately managed to dodge the majority of his bro-dozer.

The man was so drunk he didn't even realize he hit my car and proceeded to walk into QT to buy more beer.




Anyway, I redesigned the E88 cap adaptor to sit more flush by using the wheel hub instead of the wheel itself to support off. Finalizing the design since there seems to be some interest to start selling them.

[9kracing]

Nice, I have the E70 X5M myself... fun cars. That S63 motor is fantastic.

Those E88s look freaking great on your car too.

[Sid_E46]

NA... the expensive way to go slow

I have an F85 X5M and F10 M5 if I want to experience some boost lol.

[9kracing]

NA... the expensive way to go slow

[Sid_E46]

Why'd you remove the Dinan kit?

I really missed how the car felt NA, and especially missed the induction noise.

[9kracing]

Why'd you remove the Dinan kit?

[Sid_E46]

Had some time to do a nice little suspension upgrade today, and finally joined the MCS party.






I was a bit worried that they were going to be too rough since the spring rates went up to 600 and 700 from 500 and 550 on the TCKs. It's incredible how smooth the MCSs are even with decently high spring rates.

[SeñorEnglish]

Great build!

[Will]

Car looks great. I especially like the amber signals, it works well with silver grey, imo.

[Sid_E46]

Trunk looks awesome man! like nothing ever happened.

Actually, I ended up getting a good deal for another OE CSL trunk from a friend so I swapped the repaired one. Even then, the repaired trunk looked amazing considering how badly it was damaged. Here is how it looked on my car before I swapped it again.

[ugaexploder]

Trunk looks awesome man! like nothing ever happened.

[Sid_E46]

Haven't done all that much on the M3 lately other than drive it. I do plan on S52 swapping the E34 and getting a carbon roof for the M3 whenever I get time away from work/school. In the meantime, here are some pictures my friend Zapattk took of the M3.

[Nate047]

Right on, thanks!

[Sid_E46]

I need to do this in my car, can you tell me the steps you used? I was planning on using a wire wheel on the rust, sanding, prime, and rattle can.

I used a wire wheel as well but painted POR15 on with a brush instead of using a rattle can. I believe POR15 is much better at rust prevention and is way more wear resistant.

[ugaexploder]

I need to do this in my car, can you tell me the steps you used? I was planning on using a wire wheel on the rust, sanding, prime, and rattle can.

Dremel wire brush would probably make quick work of the rust spots