Figured it was finally time to start a build journal for the replacement of my old Carbon Black M3. Some of you may remember that car from my for-sale thread a couple of years ago. After 15 years of ownership, it had evolved into a pretty focused track/street car—weighing right around 3,000 lbs with a half cage, stripped wiring, polycarbonate windows, and just about every suspension and reliability modification I wanted.
It was an awesome car, but life changes, wife, kids and want to track waned. So I wanted to do a full reset, and get another M3 that the wife and kids would enjoy.
The Car
Engine / Exhaust
Interior
2 of the Big 3 completed:
Where This Build Is Going
I'm not sure how much I'll modify this one. I'd really like to add a carbon fiber roof at some point, but beyond that I'm planning to keep things fairly restrained.
For now, I'm just enjoying having a complete interior again.
It was an awesome car, but life changes, wife, kids and want to track waned. So I wanted to do a full reset, and get another M3 that the wife and kids would enjoy.
The Car
- 2005 Coupe
- 6-speed manual
- Individual Sparkling Graphite Metallic (1 of 4)
- 160,000 miles
- Owned for about a year
Engine / Exhaust
- Euro headers
- Euro catalytic converters
- Dixis titanium exhaust
- Apex ARC-8 Flow Formed
- 18x9.5 ET35
Interior
- Armrest delete
2 of the Big 3 completed:
- Rod bearings
- VANOS
Where This Build Is Going
I'm not sure how much I'll modify this one. I'd really like to add a carbon fiber roof at some point, but beyond that I'm planning to keep things fairly restrained.
For now, I'm just enjoying having a complete interior again.
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