clarkson's e46 m3 and previous cars - lots of pics

[clarkson22]

Yeh man that was the software for 20 pound I was on about off martyn on m3 cutters

[clarkson22]

well i swung into my drive to early and caught the rear arch and panel


sooo im getting the car resprayed the same colour , theres scratches everywhere on it looks fine from 10 metres lol both does have heavy scratching around the tops and the dent and scrapes from my drive topped it off so its getting a respray just need a few qoutes im not arsed about price i just want it good and no problems, ive had a few recommendations for a place called bodytec in bispham so will speak to them first

sad times

[clarkson22]

yeh man just gotta save up a couple of grand for the respray in a couple of months should be getting done and no videos as of yet dude, but they are seriously loud! ill try get some soon

[clarkson22]

Thanks dude the driveway wasn't that bad lol much better in my new house , she look alot better with a respray some new big brakes and alloy refurb

[clarkson22]

Just got the cheapo ones off ebay dude 120 quid I think toyo sports is the make I think and alpha n is only allow you to remove the air flow meter without error codes , it's a safe mape really, car drives st under 3k, and look at the link further up ecu worx it allows you to modify loads of things for £20.

Got a update soon doing the clutch Sunday and been busy with it over the last few weeks

[clarkson22]

well just to update some stuff , i swung into my driveway early and did this:


i decided to do it myself, i got a dent puller and pulled the arch as best as i could get it , which was pretty close , put some filler on and started sanding dont have any pics but my mate lent me his booth for the day and i sprayed the full side and the drivers side wing which had lots of scratches, now im not the best painter in the world the metallic went down fine then i got a few runs here and there in the final coat but nothing wet sanding didnt sort out, i am saving up in slowly for a future respray and colour change professionally but a newborn and house saps your money!

you can see the runs in the door, rear quarter wet sanded and and half buffed



wet sanded and buffed





front wing done



i did that a few months ago , gave it a clean yesterday and took the front wheels off today for refurb and new super sports

had the alloys sandblasted










bright silver sprayed over gloss black then 3 coats of lacquer, couldnt do clutch at weekend so doing it next weekend , will update then

[clarkson22]

Got my tyres put on after the alloys cured a few days new badges on alloys and swapped the kidney grills and side vents back to oem...much better











Going to respray my front bumper and rear bumper soon , paint the calipers silver and I will fix my clutch after Christmas

Edited by clarkson22 on Wednesday 14th December 16:33

[clarkson22]

Yes mate I wanted a illumabated f10 knob but how much you after pm me if you like mate.

[clarkson22]

ive took all the carbon out of the car now and replaced with some brushed aluminium trim all round looks ten times better , just waiting on my new ashtray to get rid of the last carbon bit, ordering a new gear knob soon, getting steering wheel retrimmed and the interior is back to fresh oem
bye bye




new matts off my brother and need to glue the door seal again


still need to do my clutch lol

[clarkson22]

sods law dude just ordered a f10 knob

[clarkson22]

cotsworld bmw , spoke to the guy on m3cutters mate

[clarkson22]

Well ive kinda neglected the m3 for a while as ive bought a e91 320d shed so been fixing that up, so ive just been driving the m3 and bot caring about her but the clutch got so bad recently that i had to do it..abd today was the day.
Ive had the clutch , flywheel and alignment tool and new bolts since october sitting in back room since october, it took us 6 and half hours to do it from 8 this morning , the hardest part was aligning the alignment pin for the starter motor when mating the box up , but i have found out that
1.i have a oil leak from the sump plug the copper washer got reused when i dropped the oil last time
2.gearbox mount fully ripped apart i used some serious sealent to put it back toghether but will replace both next week
3.prop shaft guibo has started to rip a little so need to change that.
4.it has a rouge engerneering short shifter and i never knew after 3 and half years!
So everything works again feels so much nice to pull away instead of it revving its knackers off

Anyway pics


Gear linkage off box everyone said it was
A pain but the pin came out well easy






You can see the alignment tool the clutch pressure plate has a hex plate that you have to undo once you have bolted the pressure plate on so normal alignment tools dont work, and this pulls outs when you take the hex pate thing off
Alignment tool in

Alignment tool out

Gearbox on

Prop


All done

Old clutch and flywheel


Going to take back wheels off tommorow refurb and fresh super pilot sports on

Give it some lovin'

[clarkson22]

Pilot sports arrived in the post so it was time to refurb my back alloys..found a snapped rear spring these are apex springs ive just ordered 2 sach rear shocks , eibach lowering springs and powerflex rear topmounts they should be here soon but pics off the alloys

Sandblasted the alloys and filling the curbs in


First coat of wurths silver


Last coat of lacquer


Curing all day in sun


Back on with new super sports


Snapped spring


Will update when all my goodies arrive

Edited by clarkson22 on Saturday 1st April 18:25

[clarkson22]

Sorted some bits out on the e91 then did the rear suspension today was easy only took 40 mins for both sides



Snapped spring


Going to sort thatrusty patch soon, new shocks and eibach pro springs


Passenger side


Also put powerflext rear topmounts on aswell
Going to do fronts tomorrow

[clarkson22]

Cheers dude it's just mostly surface rust it looks worse than it is , I know my sill is starting to rust so I will use that dude, have your got a link to your thread?

[clarkson22]

Cheers dude, well I did the front suspension some and changed the carbon ashtrays and cubby holes i had back to oem , looks miles better and started on painting my calipers,
Rear powerflex topmounts


stty carbon yes I need to put on my new gearknob but it's at my pals and he's on holiday

Oem


Drivers side off


Cleaning up the topmounts and 're greasing them

Clean


Eibach spring on


A bit dirty


Clean


Painted caliper

Much better

Passenger side


Clean and greasing


Passenger side on I'm going to clean the arch tomorrow and paint the rest of the calipers


The shed and the m3


Will update soon

[clarkson22]

Well I've put 60 miles on my suspension and it feels slot better than the apex springs but I think the new shocks have helped alot it sits slightly higher than the apex springs but I'm not fussed , hopefully pick my m5 knob up from my pals tomorrow and that can get put on, so finished painting my calipers silver today then got the shed ready for it's mot tomorrow some pics






Much better will grab some pics of the m5 knob tomorrow if I get it

[clarkson22]

Got the m5 knob fitted today was easy only need some pegs and super glue!

Old and new




Same connectors


Pull the m3 one of the plastic surround


Unhook the staples on the m5 surround



Stretch m5 gator round the m3 surround


Placed a bag over as I didn't want a y glue or marks on the knob, glue and peg in place


Rouge engerneering short shifter







The m5 knob is A LOT heavier than the m3 one gear changes feel about better with the extra weight looks good too and still illuminates

[clarkson22]

Well today I was going to tackle bits of rust under the front arch liner , it spiralled out of control.....



Not that bad, got the dremel out and then used some hammerite krust rust converter and then painted on top with silver hammerite looks good does the job , Will take the rear bit of arch liner off tomorrow you have to undo the metal tray underneath but I need my axle stands and there at my pals


Much better




Now I have a new arch liner to go in cause mine was cracked everywhere and the lower arch bit that the bumper bolts to was near enough missing below illustrates this



So I kept looking at the bumper and I thought well it's got stone chips lacquer has peeled on some bits and it just looks st sooooooooo









After I sanded the last of the filler down I hit it with some primer just to see if I missed anything and 2 little stone chips appeared sorted them and started the underside it was scratched to hell and broke in parts so fibreglassed it where it met a few curbs and finished it with filler , but ran out of sandpaper and it was 7 so I gave up for the day , I can borrow my mates booth Wednesday for 2 hours so I'm going to paint it then and let it sit for a few days , good job I have my e91 on the road now

Edited by clarkson22 on Monday 1st May 20:16

Edited by clarkson22 on Monday 1st May 20:20

[clarkson22]

Cheers dude , and it is I'm taking advantage of my e91 so I can get the m3 back to mint,
Finished off the bumper today and sanded and primed the pieces under the headlights , ordered new fogs, headlight lenses , indicators and going to get some new plates.
Sanded both undersides smooth






Ready for me to take to mates booth tomorrow morning