CSL wannabe

[stevenEK9]

After browsing for quite a while, thought I would finally post a few pics of the steed

Bought standard February 2013, few pics i've got along the way and a few I got of the 'finished' article before DN10 a couple weeks ago. Not too bad for a DIY effort :beer:

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Couple from DN10 itself

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Need to work on the camera angle before KH next month :hahaha:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI48vcjxr6U


Front discs are scattered in pretty bad heat cracks after 38 laps of the ring, will be plumbing in some ducting before KH - before Germany next year the only thing I really need is a diff rebuild, although a bigger oil cooler would be nice too :smokin:

[kookiemonster5]

and here i thought this site is meant to be ONLY for real CSLs and not wannabes. Cant you guys filter these out?

Maybe its people like you should be filtered out.....:whistle: No need for that kind of arrogance, we are all M3 lovers at the end of the day!

On another note, beautiful looking car you have there OP. Some effort has gone into the build by the looks of it. Fair play to you!

[Stumpy]

and here i thought this site is meant to be ONLY for real CSLs and not wannabes. Cant you guys filter these out?


I assume you're joking... :gayfight:

This is a lovely car, and a lot of effort has gone into it's creation. It's a well put together car, and well peddled.

Good work.

[Brandtner]

Nice work with the car!

[trackm3]

Looking really good now Steven, keep the piccies coming.

[plumber vic]

Looking really good now Steven, keep the piccies coming.

Lot hard work mate we'll done

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Looks like a good job :thumbs:

[cslsuperfan]

Steve

Great project

Recaro Spa's......good taste. Pricey though!!

Car sits well at the ring. Rear rims mega high in the arches. love it.

:thumbs:

[Mark CSL]

love the cup holders :hahaha:

Looks good like the carpet in the back keeps it tidy
:thumbs:

[Roland]

Nice project Steve :thumbs:

[DazBlackCSL]

love the cup holders :hahaha:

Looks good like the carpet in the back keeps it tidy
:thumbs:

Lol I noticed those cup holders too :hahaha:

Maybe as they would house an Amstel well :whistle: :beer:

Nice work by the way, finished well and looks good :thumbs:

[stevenEK9]

Cheers guys!!!

hahaha yup, the cup holders do come in handy :beer:

[stevenEK9]

Recaro Spa's......good taste. Pricey though!!


bought them cheap second hand, covers were a bit tired! so replaced the covers and they are like new again :thumbs:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/T2eC16JHJHwE9n8igvnBRnh67Qlw60_1_zpsbfbd3f9f.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/IMG_3431_zps38441d70.jpg

[stevenEK9]

few more photos over the last year or so :thumbs:

last year was mostly spent getting round to some maintenance on the car which cleared me out a bit

diff was proper knackered, managed to source this from Germany freshly built with an E36 EVO LSD and a 3.91 CWP

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/4CBA7027-481C-4F19-A014-E9E9E8F3260F-2842-000007A3460AF767_zpskr1tvbd2.jpg

which i proceeded to rebuild with a 4 plate upgrade

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/764476AB-8FE4-43F1-84A1-4BB2CD538684-6661-0000124DE7717ECE_zps92pgi3hp.jpg

while it was in bits decided to ditch the dual mass fly for a lightweight single mass job from driftworks

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/1186DB53-E317-4F4B-9C07-E228894344A9-420-000000B25C2F1D9A_zpsue1kjmqp.jpg

even with a sprung clutch assembly it gives off a fair chatter once hot, adds character :hahaha: braided clutch line / release bearing / release bearing guide bush / stainless steel pivot pin / prop centre bearing & guibo were all fitted at the same time


to tighten up things steering wise i fitted some offset powerflex black series castor bushes

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and a solid alu coupler

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/2AE5450C-D644-45DE-84BC-B8FD679852D0-479-0000010B38DFD799_zpsg8dv04l7.jpg

combination of the 2 has tightened up the steering no end and the offset bushes have reduced bump steer a fair bit on the road


went back to an OEM bumper for the brake ducts - fitted a full 3" hard motorsports duct kit. even with the AP's and RS29's all round i was boiling the fluid last time at KH, also at the ring the brakes were a bit on or off, so keeping them a bit cooler should help things all round

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swapped the airbox with a mate for his genuine one, at the same time i sent the DME off for full conversion to CSL spec with the hardware swapped and latest software loaded which has been tweaked to suit non csl cams

while the DME was away I wired & plumbed in the necessary MAP sensor

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/0539ADA8-3F2A-40C1-A493-1BCB906D14C7-1579-00000519F9642879_zpsr2draxu2.jpg

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night and day difference in drivability in comparison to the shite alpha-N map from Evolve especially at low revs where it struggled with no MAP sensor previously, also evolve didn't allow for use of INPA etc i found?! so yeah it's awesome to have proper CSL software on it now


did plenty wee road trips last year and generally just enjoyed the car

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/589E8B63-4912-4DD9-885F-DECCF12EABA0-4941-0000103960C2D0E1_zpsomtboxas.jpg?t=1447596203

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car has been in storage so far this year, been busy saving for a move to NZ in september

but when this bumper came up on here, well......... had to. just looks so much better than the OEM M3 bumper and miles better than the rep i ran before!!! should get the bumper back from paint mid week then the car is off for MOT

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/7F313F98-823E-403A-B71B-D2005733E844-2729-000006A3F7444F7C_zpsqpe5gytj.jpg?t=1461877848

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brake ducts will be moved to the undertray and will be dailying the car for next few months before it's back into storage while i'm away - selling my usual daily 330d msport end of this month

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/brake%20ducts_zpskzu569qo.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/8E08805A-E208-41FC-8C5E-382476D5452A-2729-000006A407F4B3C4_zpsoagjd4d0.jpg?t=1461877851

cheers

[Scott]

Awesome car :smokin:

[Chad]

Awesome car :smokin:

Brake cooling. Seam to read a lot about brake cooling problems, wheels are a heat sink, which wheels are the best for track work, ? don't want any just out of interest

[Mike R]

What an awesome car :).

Use Castrol SRF brake fluid - it's expensive, but fluid boiling problems disappear......

[stevenEK9]

What an awesome car :).

Use Castrol SRF brake fluid - it's expensive, but fluid boiling problems disappear......

Cheers, will have to try that next time! Always used RBF600 to date

[a_Y]

very very nice car!

[Stumpy]

Looking good Steve. Thought you'd been quiet over on NL lately.

The NZ trip isn't permanent then? Not tempted to sell the Beastie?

[stevenEK9]

Looking good Steve. Thought you'd been quiet over on NL lately.

The NZ trip isn't permanent then? Not tempted to sell the Beastie?

yeah the car has taken a bit of a backseat for a while, just been getting out on the bike/snowboard plenty!

we've not set a time frame on it, but at least a few years or so before the whole settling down thing

don't think i could really bring myself to sell it to be fair!!! laid up insurance is only 100 quid for the year and mate does me a good deal at his fairly mega storage facility. Also Grace wouldn't want me to sell either, she's dying for a few laps in it at the Ring some day :smokin:

nice to have it there to come back to or potentially export, who knows!!!

[stevenEK9]

Got the bumper back from paint yesterday so fitted it up, same time i fitted brand new......

- csl washer bottle
- bumper seal
- relocated the horns to the bumper
- extended the OE horn loom
- bumper dampers (any 2nd hand ones i saw the adjusters were seized so had to go brand new)
- side grill
- duct to the airbox

spent a while adjusting and getting the panel gaps right, some people fit the bumper too tight to the car when there should be that slight gap (5mm or so)

very very happy :smokin:

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[glendog74]

Car looks great! :thumbs:

[Yanto]

Very nice !

Your macca 650 (I think) snoozing in the background ?

[stevenEK9]

Very nice !

Your macca 650 (I think) snoozing in the background ?

Cheers!

Mates 675LT, he's got a brand new P1 on the way soon also.....

[Stumpy]

Yep looking good Steve.
LOVING those wheels BTW. What are they again?

[stevenEK9]

Yep looking good Steve.
LOVING those wheels BTW. What are they again?

Apex ARC-8 :beer:

[a_Y]

looking great!

time for a csl diffuser?;)

[stevenEK9]

looking great!

time for a csl diffuser?;)

time for a couple new pre-cat lambda's :hahaha:

in for MOT today, failed on a few minor things! hopefully get cracking at the weekend and sail the re-test next week