Obioban's 2005 IR/IR Coupe

[Obioban]

Does this version still have the wireless CarPlay?

Yes— that’s in use in that photo.

[Bgexpress]

Larger screen Avin installed:

Does this version still have the wireless CarPlay?

[Obioban]

Nice pants

Ha. I woke up early this morning, so snuck off to work on the car, still in pajamas... and the Avin seemed like a clean project to do, while not wearing car work clothes.

[SteelGreyM]

Larger screen Avin installed:

Nice pants

[Obioban]

Larger screen Avin installed:

[Rudbari]

I'm beginning the process of building a house (of which I'll be DIYing a fair bit ), so car mod progress will probably slow down for a while. I also have no place to do car work during the construction phase
(but will have a kick as work shop at the new house-- first time I'll ever be designing my own garage!)

The M3 is probably, sadly, going to live this summer/fall in a storage unit, in go to the track mode (track tires in the back seat, track bins in the trunk)... and likely only come out for track events. The M3 wagon will be handling the fun driving this year. I won't have garage space during the construction phase, and don't want to leave the M3 coupe parked outside...

totally understand mate 😘

[Will]

Do you have a house-build thread? It'd be interesting to see that process.

[Obioban]

Cool then wait for your update on more work on your sweet ride

I'm beginning the process of building a house (of which I'll be DIYing a fair bit ), so car mod progress will probably slow down for a while. I also have no place to do car work during the construction phase
(but will have a kick as work shop at the new house-- first time I'll ever be designing my own garage!)

The M3 is probably, sadly, going to live this summer/fall in a storage unit, in go to the track mode (track tires in the back seat, track bins in the trunk)... and likely only come out for track events. The M3 wagon will be handling the fun driving this year. I won't have garage space during the construction phase, and don't want to leave the M3 coupe parked outside...

[Rudbari]

It’s basically...
50 lbs of roof
50 lbs of seats
50 lbs of battery
50 lbs of wiring/electronics
100 lbs of many misc smaller items

Cool then wait for your update on more work on your sweet ride

[Obioban]

I believe there was a thread you made back then on everything you did on weight but can’t find it .

It’s basically...
50 lbs of roof
50 lbs of seats
50 lbs of battery
50 lbs of wiring/electronics
100 lbs of many misc smaller items

[Rudbari]

EVERYTHING matters. Consider weight on every single thing you do to the car.

I believe there was a thread you made back then on everything you did on weight but can’t find it .

[Obioban]

Amazing bro and good luck

could you give me tips of weight reduction.

EVERYTHING matters. Consider weight on every single thing you do to the car.

[Rudbari]

Amazing bro and good luck

could you give me tips of weight reduction.

[Obioban]

Subframe, drive shaft, and muffler back in. All downhill from here. Not even any heavy lifting left to go :P




Hopefully the Slonik plate gets here soon, or it's going to become a next winter project...

[Obioban]

How would you rate the DIY toughness of the rivet style Vinebar? I’ve been considering it, although it make make sense just to weld it in if I am doing plates at the same time so I don’t need to drop the subframe twice.

It's not actually hard to do... just stressful (and a bit time consuming). If you can handle vanos lockdowns, you can handle this.

It might seem more time consuming to me than it actually is, as I've been doing it one baby nap at a time, for the duration of said baby nap.