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Beautiful car. Congratulations!

After lusting over the F80 M3 and F82 M4 for years, I finally found myself in the position to purchase one. I didn’t want to settle on just any F8X, I needed the perfect one.
Since I already have a BMW 135i for the track and a BMW 335i for daily duties, I wanted a modern weekend warrior. I found myself leaning towards the M3 because of its wide rear hips and the practicality of a 4-door sedan.
After searching nationwide for about a month with no luck, an M3 that matched my criteria popped up in Madison! Meet my 14th BMW, but my first ///M...
2015 BMW M3 with 46K miles
Mineral Grey Metallic Black Extended Merino Leather Manual Transmission (6MT) Driver Assistance Plus Executive Package Lighting Package Adaptive suspension Carbon Fiber Roof Harman Kardon Surround Sound System
  It's stock right now but I have a boatload of modifications on the way. I'll be working with Kies Motorsports and a few other companies for this M3 build. My vision is a functional, good-looking weekend car. But knowing me, I'll probably blow right past that
Some of you might already watch my BMW YouTube videos (just hit 26K subscribers!), but I'll be documenting this build on my channel as well. I'll also be posting exclusive high quality photos on my Instagram. I'd encourage anyone who is interested to subscribe/follow on those platforms as well. I usually post on YouTube/IG first, then follow up on the forums as I have time to type up written content.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/jakespence135
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jakespence
Website: https://bmwf80.com

After lusting over the F80 M3 and F82 M4 for years, I finally found myself in the position to purchase one. I didn’t want to settle on just any F8X, I needed the perfect one.
Since I already have a BMW 135i for the track and a BMW 335i for daily duties, I wanted a modern weekend warrior. I found myself leaning towards the M3 because of its wide rear hips and the practicality of a 4-door sedan.
After searching nationwide for about a month with no luck, an M3 that matched my criteria popped up in Madison! Meet my 14th BMW, but my first ///M...
2015 BMW M3 with 46K miles
Mineral Grey Metallic Black Extended Merino Leather Manual Transmission (6MT) Driver Assistance Plus Executive Package Lighting Package Adaptive suspension Carbon Fiber Roof Harman Kardon Surround Sound System
  It's stock right now but I have a boatload of modifications on the way. I'll be working with Kies Motorsports and a few other companies for this M3 build. My vision is a functional, good-looking weekend car. But knowing me, I'll probably blow right past that
Some of you might already watch my BMW YouTube videos (just hit 26K subscribers!), but I'll be documenting this build on my channel as well. I'll also be posting exclusive high quality photos on my Instagram. I'd encourage anyone who is interested to subscribe/follow on those platforms as well. I usually post on YouTube/IG first, then follow up on the forums as I have time to type up written content.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/jakespence135
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jakespence
Website: https://bmwf80.com

Probably time to get a buff chick wrap from BH2GO

Ahh, the good ole days.

Well not related to the Daytona. But picked up a Mauritiusbleu metallic 318i individual that has been sitting in a storage unit since 01’. Hasn’t seen daylight in 18 years. Originally ordered in Canada it spent its entire life in New Mexico. The thing is flawless underneath and has no rust. Excited to daily drive it and give it the love it needs. A deep cleaning, a buff, new fender and hood on the way! Was originally parked because the owner was leaving his marine base driving it to wisconsin home and got into a minor accident. Parked it, and here we are 18 years later. 

Swapped the suspensions on the cars last night. Took awhile as I was essentially doing the job twice. Ball bearing separator is a tool everyone must own, best $20 I’ve ever spent. Think the height is just about perfect, need to get a spacer for the rear, maybe a 5 or a 10. Running a 5 in the front, having a little bit of running when turning going over inclines so will need to roll the fenders as I do not want to raise it.
Found a little pool of oil under the car this morning. Knew it was leaking a little bit from looking under the car, but must have loosened it up a bit when I jacked the car up. Guessing it’s the oil pan gasket based on how it looks.
JOMs ride pretty well for the couple of times I took it up and down the frontage road. Planning to run these for next summer and maybe the following as this car won’t be getting a ton of miles out on it and I’m not gonna be setting any hot laps soon. Money can be better spent else where at this time.


 
@YoungCR, picture quality looks good. Thank you.

Picked up the car from Ruben today.  It looks friggin' unbelievable!  They are artists.

Thanks to some broken/loose bolts, it's getting fixed for $free.99!

The car has been dropped off at BMW Milwaukee North last night. I just got a call back after an initial diagnostic check and the exhaust vanos actuator is not functioning properly. They can't verify the bolts are the problem and confirm it is a warrantied repair until they inspect the actuator visually, so I've given them the go ahead to pull the valve cover. If you aren't familiar with the newer engines, the valve cover is a much more difficult process than previous generations of engines, so they estimate about 7 hours to R&R. If this issue is indeed broken or loose actuator bolts, everything is covered. If not, I'm on the hook for a pretty hefty bill. I've never been so hopeful something specific on my car is broken... 
1 like = 1 prayer

i stopped at one of the Fedex airport facilities on the way home and asked questions for you
414-294-5990 is the direct phone number for the ramp, which is where freight deliveries are held. I didnt get the exact address of which of their many buildings by the airport it was, but its one of them.
Anyways, yes, they will load skids onto customer vehicles with a forklift, or if the vehicle is the right height, you can pull up to the dock for direct loading. 
She made it a point to say to make sure the vehicle is big enough/has enough clearance. they don't like to muck about if its a tight fit and will most likely will not try to load it if thats the case.

It's not as bad as you might think. There are much faster cars that go down the strip with only 1 hand on the wheel. Having to shift every 2 seconds makes the transition annoying. However, after 140mph, 2 hands is a must
Lol. Thanks Brian!
I filmed so much, just have to edit, upload and write some content!
Took some getting used to. I'm not used to looking down and seeing such a large bulge.

It's not as bad as you might think. There are much faster cars that go down the strip with only 1 hand on the wheel. Having to shift every 2 seconds makes the transition annoying. However, after 140mph, 2 hands is a must
Lol. Thanks Brian!
I filmed so much, just have to edit, upload and write some content!
Took some getting used to. I'm not used to looking down and seeing such a large bulge.

I'm gonna be a tease here. I've posted some stuff on IG and YT, but haven't done much on the forums. The car went under the knife and I installed every single part (and more) from the list in one of my previous posts. I've been so busy in the garage and at the track that I haven't been posting much. Here is a picture and some video until I'm able to put together solid content.
 
 

Center caps on
Really digging the new wheels, and the tires are quiet which is nice.
Next up is some exterior add on's I think!
 

Fitment turned out very tidy for not having spacers or anything of the sort.

Added some LED interior lights

Added LED reverse lights that are actually bright

And a random scenery shot for fun
 

Went to Devil's Lake yesterday. Wasn't feeling it, and never even took the camera out of my bag.
Took a 10 minute walk tonight, and got these pics at the dentist's office down the street...

Friday there was an 08 335i that put down 701whp/712wtq and that ended up being the highest euro 2wd or 4wd.  There were a couple F80's on Saturday that were 570 and 590 whp respectively.  The one that dyno'd 590 actually ended up on the Burger Tuning instagram page.

Ayy I recognize that 135 any day. Love your build, always watching your YT vids. Anyways I appreciate the compliment, right back at ya, that new bumper is so sick!

Car sounds great!
What was the highest BMW/Euro power at LMT that day?

Looking great so far!

Hey guys, I'm Jake, from the Eau Claire area! I'm pretty new to BMWs in general, but picked up this 335i last year @35k miles. It's Alpine white with coral red interior, pretty much bone stock, just slapped some HRE FF01s on it along with some BC BR coilovers. Supe r pumped to begin the modding process here once the warranty expires. Let me know if you guys have any questions!

Warren, RI.  Had to stop for the pics and excavator.

Took the wagon to the East Coast with the family to visit the fam!!  More pics to come.  Wagon is doing great!

Late Model Throttle had their annual dyno shootout so I stopped by this morning and figured I'd make all of the LS guys feel better about their dyno numbers.  My engine is bone stock other than Borla mufflers which adds approximately zero horsepower.  My best run was 337whp/247wtq which seems to be in line with the rest of the stock s65's so that's good.  Torque is basically flat from 2k-ish rpm's to redline.  My butt dyno has always told me this car is fast enough for me so this was really just out of curiosity and to hear it run to redline from outside of the car.