patsbimmer1 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 50 minutes ago, gilber33 said: that's what she said. I literally fucking lol'd reading that! I'm not even mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 It has the foam backing correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 34 minutes ago, Rekpoint said: It has the foam backing correct? That is correct (in my best Chris Farley voice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 How stretchy is it out of curiosity? I've been thinking of re-doing a few things in my car and last time I did a headliner I used a not stretchy suede and it was a huge pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, m42b32 said: How stretchy is it out of curiosity? I've been thinking of re-doing a few things in my car and last time I did a headliner I used a not stretchy suede and it was a huge pain. It has basically zero stretch if your pulling vertically or horizontally but diagonally it has a little stretch but that distorts the graphic. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 I started on this project last night. The foam backing adds some level of trickery as far as fitment goes but the biggest thing is really just a lack of stretch makes it difficult on the corners. The thickness of foam backing does make it look odd around the vents. In my opinion nobody could look at the vents and think it was factory fitment because of the way the fabric spills into the opening. It's a project where I will know every little mistake but overall I'm happy with the look so far. My wife's opinion was "It looks fine. It looks 90's.". I said yea, it's a fabric from the 90's and she said "Yea, the. It looks fine. It's better than the grandpa wood trim." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 door looks great! Maybe you could make an additional trim ring for the vents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Might have to fret creative and do some cutting and use some adhesive around the vents. Might be your best bet to get a tight fit. Or maybe ask an upholstery shop to give it a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/30/2020 at 12:14 PM, YoungCR said: door looks great! Maybe you could make an additional trim ring for the vents? On 8/30/2020 at 11:26 PM, SteelBlue said: Might have to fret creative and do some cutting and use some adhesive around the vents. Might be your best bet to get a tight fit. Or maybe ask an upholstery shop to give it a go? I think I need to make my corner cuts a little tighter so I can pull it closer in the corners and pull it tighter behind the trim. After driving around with it for a couple days I really like the couple pieces I did. I'm not looking forward to doing the big trim piece on the dash. This stuff is more forgiving than patterned vinyl wrap to work with in that I can pull it off without consequence to the fabric. Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I just came here to say that I love driving this car. Sometimes I think about selling it for a dream type project or a "real" sports car but this thing just makes me smile. It's so easy to control the back end, it's extremely stable at highway speeds and the noises.... THE NOISES! I don't think a car has ever kept my attention at a fairly stock level for so long. i_love_cars, YoungCR, P_Roloff and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I knocked out another trim piece today and it was the large one that expands almost the entire dash. I figured out that i needed to use a lot more fabric to make the corners work better and got into a nice rhythm of glue/fit/hold. I'm a lot happier with this piece and overall I absolutely love the scheme of it. It pops with enough color without being over the top. 3 more pieces to go! jc43089, P_Roloff, m42b32 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Looking good patty man! patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 nailed it on the vents patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I did my first autocross event on Sunday with FVSCC and MSCC at Road America on the kart track. My initial impression as a newcomer was that it was confusing. There wasn't really anyone directing people, you just kinda had to know what to do or figure it out. Thankfully I had some grizzled veterans in @RamenNoobles, @KaiserRolls and @inazupra to help me throughout the day. Without them it would have been a lot more intimidating to be there in the morning. Overall it was a great day, I had a lot of fun and finally got to meet @MPW3RLee in person! I took my son with and he had a great time as well! He loved watching the Gridlife cars on track and for some reason is obsessed with corvettes lately so the plethora of generations all day had him jacked up. The driving style was different than what I've experienced at track days. It felt like there was less finesse and more forcing the car where you want it to go. I was nervous about remembering the track after I walked it but once I got out there everything just makes sense as far as cone placement goes. I kept the car in MDM with the M DSC on for almost every run and i'm glad I did as I had very little grip out back on the course. I can still slide the car a bit in MDM but it prevented me from just lighting up the back tires on the uphill section. I took it off for my second to last run per the request of some spectators who requested that I "fucking launch it" at the start. The starting grid worker looked at me and said "OK, launch it" and so I obliged and left the start line with my foot buried and the back tires singing. That was good for adding about 2 seconds to my lap. I started the day with a 54.6 lap time and ended at 50.7 and I definitely have room left to improve on that. I was happy to see continuous improvement each lap and that's all I was looking for on the day. The car performed flawless as I'd expect. Brakes worked, oil never got much above normal operating temp, no weird noises, etc. Overall, any day driving hard is a good day and i'll definitely mix more auto x into my seasons along side my track days. B C, P_Roloff, m42b32 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I wish I could have seen the launch. Hopefully someone somewhere got it on video patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 I finished up all of the door trim pieces and I'm very happy with the look! Very subtle while still being eye catching. Next up is something I've been wanting to do for awhile! GTS DCT tune and motor tune are on order from Alpinemss! I'm probably most excited for the GTS DCT tune. The DCT is good to begin with, I can't imagine how it'll drive with faster shifts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 10:25 PM, patsbimmer1 said: I finished up all of the door trim pieces and I'm very happy with the look! Very subtle while still being eye catching. Next up is something I've been wanting to do for awhile! GTS DCT tune and motor tune are on order from Alpinemss! I'm probably most excited for the GTS DCT tune. The DCT is good to begin with, I can't imagine how it'll drive with faster shifts! Requesting before and after video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 26 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: Requesting before and after video I think I can accommodate this request. I've also got dyno time scheduled with TJ next Tuesday at 9am so I should have a video of that shortly after as well. Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 6 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: I think I can accommodate this request. I've also got dyno time scheduled with TJ next Tuesday at 9am so I should have a video of that shortly after as well. patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Here it is! I'm very happy with the results so far! Alex at Alpinemss was awesome! As soon as the cable showed up I shot him an email and he responded with directions to request the tune and options. Sent the request and was sent back the GTS tune and motor tune within about an hour along with detailed instructions. I loaded everything to my computer, backed up the stock ECU which took about 35 minutes then started loading the tunes which took about another 30 minutes. No issues, no hiccups, car started right up with no concerns at all. I opted for these options on this tune: Stage 2 93 octane Cold Start Delete Servotronics (increased steering effort) Speed Limiter Delete The shifts feel a lot faster after the GTS tune and it smoothed out the reverse to 1st gear transition along with smoothing the throttle mapping for nicer take off. At first I couldn't quite tell if the car felt faster or if the shifts were making it feel quicker but after a bit of driving I can definitely tell there's an increase in power and after watching the videos (over and over and over) I can see the tach needle climbing faster. I've got some dyno time scheduled next week with @wasnt m3so we'll see what kind of gains I got! Before and after video as requested by @KaiserRolls. P_Roloff, i_love_cars, jc43089 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 😵 Good work Pattycakes! patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Good lord that thing sounds great patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: Good lord that thing sounds great Thanks! That was windows up. I edited out the part where I giggled on the post tune run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 This morning I took the car by @wasnt m3 at Late Model Throttle to have it dyno'd and make sure my butt dyno has been calibrated correctly. As I've been driving more the car definitely has felt faster and the dyno confirmed that for me! This is also the first time I've heard my car from the outside and I was not disappointed. My favorite part's were TJ asking "Did you know your car was this loud?" and TJ saying "Thank you for putting a smile on my face.". That about sums up this car. It doesn't win any contest on paper but the value is in the noise and the feel of the car. From about 3k RPM I've got full torque and the horsepower just climbs and climbs. The crescendo of screams coming from the exhaust and the constant gain in horsepower makes it very exciting while feeling predictable. I picked up about 30whp and 18wtq from the tune and downpipes. Rekpoint, P_Roloff and wasnt m3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: TJ asking "Did you know your car was this loud? Explains why everyone was staring us down at RA. patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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