M2 madness

[M3M3]

Bring your broomsticks!

 

Bah!  too low tech....I use lengths of 1in dia PVC gray pipe!

[ClayW]

FYI: a 2000-2005 Honda Civic DX spare tire is 15X4. Not sure about the offset, but it might make a good spare.

[M3M3]

all the honda 15's i found have a 5 bolt pattern. 

 

other challenge i found with steelie donut spares are the offset and shape of the inner part of the wheel won't clear the brakes up front.

[M3M3]

early holiday present for the M2 arrived.

 

 

 

along with a timely box from MFBarnes.....all the hood attachment bits.  thanks Michael!

[Rustpile]

Well, this escalated, if not quickly, a lot. I don´t know if anyone else is interested, but I am: Could you make a list of the upgrades your 02 has undergone, and post it in the first post? Maybe give them a "score" as well? There is just such a gigantic amount of knowledge, and testing in this thread, by someone who clearly knows what he is doing. What would you have done with a street driven car? What is the most important stuff? I guess this could be an article in stead. Since we are all upgrading and changing, regretting, rebuilding and tinkering at all times, maybe a "recipe for good 02s" should be made. 

 

Anyways: Extraordinary work, and an amazing car. 

 

Just an example:

 

S14 - Only recommended for track driven cars, 7/10

Ground Control coilovers - Big impact on handling, worth the money 10/10

Big Willwood brakes - too big rotors, 320i rotors with good calipers just as good, 2/10

[M3M3]

good idea....will have to do that sometime....

 

test fit CF hood today

 

 

 

 

 

some issue with the locations of the tapped holes for hinges and the rear center support...working with vendor on it.

 

 

 

 

it weighs 20lbs less than the steel hood.

Edited November 23, 2014 by mlytle

[adawil2002]

Are you going to paint it so it looks like a regular hood?

[ray_]

Needs 4.10.

 

[M3M3]

Are you going to paint it so it looks like a regular hood?

yup.  Zinnorot to match the rest of the car.

 

will do after I get all the fitment issues worked out.  going to use that "stick on" beltline trim.  still want the car to look kinda sorta stock from the outside.

Needs 4.10.

 

i am checking your boxes....you should be saying "needs a 2.5" by now!

Edited November 23, 2014 by mlytle

[ray_]

Hmm I think the original GB let us specify whether the pieces were drilled for trim.

 

... I think the flavor is 2.7 liters now!

 

[M3M3]

Hmm I think the original GB let us specify whether the pieces were drilled for trim.

 

... I think the flavor is 2.7 liters now!

 

yes...drill for trim an option.  i opted not, but there are little marks all along the inside of the edges where holes could be drilled.  would be ez.

 

2.7....yeah that's the next "needs a....." 

[M3M3]

continued the spring perch move.  drilled the other lower perch off, then modified them a bit.  i will be using GC rubber spring cups which are flat on the bottom, so had to get rid of the "bump" in the stock perches that aligns the stock lower rubber.  basically cut the metal arch, flattened it, then trimmed off the little extra.  stock on top in pic, flattened on bottom.

 

light touch with a welder to seal the edges, then ground flat.

 

 

then test fit the IE indexed trailing arm adjusters.

[M3M3]

chock this one up to...make sure you do nut and bolt checks on EVERYTHING!!  in this case, i did not recheck the 5/16-24 bolts that hold the brake disks to the rear rotor hats after i installed in spring.  (they did not have locktite on them) pulled off the RR tire to start taking the subframe off and found this...

 

 

all the bolts were GONE except one.  the one was completely unscrewed and jammed in the rotor.  miraculously, there was no damage.  not even the tapped holes in the hat were munged up.  looked like someone had just taken the bolts out.

 

Edited December 14, 2014 by mlytle

[ray_]

Eeek. Mine had those copper locknuts on originally. And I put nylock ones on when I replaced the discs. What nuts were on yours?

 

... my 2 LS radiator bolts backed out this year. Luckily caught it before lunching the radiator!

[M3M3]

no nuts...the rotor hats are tapped for the bolts.  blind holes. the second picture is of the inside of the rotor hat.

 

eek is right.  still shocked there wasn't all kinds of damage, nor did i hear any odd noises last time i drove it.