DrLeadFoot

The people demand sound clips!

Evolve Medusa headers installed!  Mike and I had to drop the engine to get the stock manifolds out and the new headers in. Rawspeed welded up a new Y-pipe and 2 high flow cats to bring the new into the rest of the custom exhaust.  Was running 1 high flow cat but that was choking the system at the old Y pipe.
It is a whole new car! Really feeling the added POWA!

Evolve Medusa headers installed!  Mike and I had to drop the engine to get the stock manifolds out and the new headers in. Rawspeed welded up a new Y-pipe and 2 high flow cats to bring the new into the rest of the custom exhaust.  Was running 1 high flow cat but that was choking the system at the old Y pipe.
It is a whole new car! Really feeling the added POWA!

Evolve Medusa headers installed!  Mike and I had to drop the engine to get the stock manifolds out and the new headers in. Rawspeed welded up a new Y-pipe and 2 high flow cats to bring the new into the rest of the custom exhaust.  Was running 1 high flow cat but that was choking the system at the old Y pipe.
It is a whole new car! Really feeling the added POWA!

Found some nice contrast 

SPOILER ALERT
I ordered a Turner Motorsport rear spoiler and had it painted. Test fitment shown while waiting on some 3M adhesion promoter wipes to arrive from the amazon.
 

 

 

Looking very nice

Wow, I had dismissed the Avant head unit figuring it was just another android auto type touchscreen radio, all of which are neat but not a huge advantage over a phone and an aux input cable. Seeing how that has the OBC built in is really cool! The stock nav system/radio feels like something out of a prototype car. Half of the buttons don’t do anything, and whatever functionality remains is pretty limited.

M3 time!!
New cross drilled and slotted CSL front rotors, crossed drilled and slotted rear rotors, new front PFC pads, pulled poly RTABS and replaced with OEM BMW, alignment, avant radio installed and driver's side ignitor. 

Nice sir! Good call on lowering the subframe, saves a lot of choice words and maybe even contemplating lighting the whole thing on fire. 

I fixed it for you.

You take good care of your stuff. E46 are getting old enough that some of them are approaching 1 failed emissions test from the scrap yard. she’s a keeper!

Trans started slipping so got it replaced with a 94k mile trans out of a 325xi. Got the starter rebuilt, new trans filter/gasket. Tensioner & idler pullies replaced.  New oil filter housing gasket and hood latches.
Mike also made the rust dissappear by the rear wheel arches.  Not bad for a napa rattle can!
Now we just need some snow!
All work done at 212k miles. 

Trans started slipping so got it replaced with a 94k mile trans out of a 325xi. Got the starter rebuilt, new trans filter/gasket. Tensioner & idler pullies replaced.  New oil filter housing gasket and hood latches.
Mike also made the rust dissappear by the rear wheel arches.  Not bad for a napa rattle can!
Now we just need some snow!
All work done at 212k miles. 

Fired it up to get it on ramps so I can replace a few things. 

-Parking brake shoes
-Stainless clutch line
-Clutch slave cyl.
-Try out some Redline MT LV in the trans per Bimmerworld’s recommendation
-AKG Motorsport trans mounts with the cuppy-thingies
-jack point surface rust removal/POR15
 
I think that’s all for now. I’ll report back tomorrow once im covered in blood and grease and have made little progress
 

VAC rear sway bar reinforcements installed. Yay!

VAC rear sway bar reinforcements installed. Yay!

Don’t get me wrong, Foose seems like a genuinely nice guy from the interviews I have seen of him. And he may very well could pass as @DrLeadFoot’s uncle. But I don’t think these design improvement sketches he does parallel his legendary status.
 
I’ll see my way out.

Oil and filter change. LM 10w60 & mann filter. 
Added some new pilot sports 4S in the rears mid summer.  Put a lot of miles in this thing while the wagon was under the knife.  Love this car!!

Oil and filter change. LM 10w60 & mann filter. 
Added some new pilot sports 4S in the rears mid summer.  Put a lot of miles in this thing while the wagon was under the knife.  Love this car!!

Oil & filter change. 10w-60 Liqui Moly & Mann Filter.
Installed: Repaired sunroof with new OEM rebuild kit. Black suede headliner, a, b, & c pillars.  Black Nappa leather m5 front seats, front cards, lower dash and center console. Black carpet.  
Still need some grey items swapped to Black but getting there.
Endless Detailing polished the turd up today! I'm loving it!

Oil & filter change. 10w-60 Liqui Moly & Mann Filter.
Installed: Repaired sunroof with new OEM rebuild kit. Black suede headliner, a, b, & c pillars.  Black Nappa leather m5 front seats, front cards, lower dash and center console. Black carpet.  
Still need some grey items swapped to Black but getting there.
Endless Detailing polished the turd up today! I'm loving it!

Oil & filter change. 10w-60 Liqui Moly & Mann Filter.
Installed: Repaired sunroof with new OEM rebuild kit. Black suede headliner, a, b, & c pillars.  Black Nappa leather m5 front seats, front cards, lower dash and center console. Black carpet.  
Still need some grey items swapped to Black but getting there.
Endless Detailing polished the turd up today! I'm loving it!

Oil & filter change. 10w-60 Liqui Moly & Mann Filter.
Installed: Repaired sunroof with new OEM rebuild kit. Black suede headliner, a, b, & c pillars.  Black Nappa leather m5 front seats, front cards, lower dash and center console. Black carpet.  
Still need some grey items swapped to Black but getting there.
Endless Detailing polished the turd up today! I'm loving it!