I started taking the interior in the m3 apart to decide what I'm going to do with it. Either by selling it and swapping it black, or converting it black myself, the dove grey has got to go. Given that people seem to think OEM black interiors are worth $800 ON TOP OF the dove grey in a trade, I think I'm going to see what I can do with SEM products for a fraction of that cost.
The back seats aren't in bad shape, no tears or anything. Just ugly.
Front vaders and carpet aren't as good. Bolster wear / failing dye coat. I'll probably either sell the front seats as-is or convert them and sell them. I plan on autocrossing / tracking the car so would like something a bit more performance oriented and comfortable in the front.
I also decided to remove the gay-ass ricer wing that came with the car. I think the lines are much cleaner wingless and it serves no purpose at speeds below probably 120 mph (which I spend pretty much 0 time at).
With the wing off I found the trunk lid to have pretty bad gaps and be slightly bent up at the mounting locations - so I'll need to replace it with a lid that isn't fucked up and have it resprayed.
In other news, I finally pulled the trigger on a TIG welder! I've been researching / watching videos for about a year now and finally decided to make the plunge. Black friday discounts and additional promotion deals were too good to pass up. My plans for immediate use are to fab my stainless exhaust and all engine / trans mounts for my LS swap that I plan to start in the spring. In the mean time, I'll be practicing all winter.
HTP Invertig 221
Also got a few different gas lens kits. A jumbo cup for 1/16" electrodes for use on stainless
A regular size pyrex kit with gas saver lens for use on other stuff..
And a stubby gas lens kit for reaching into harder to reach places. I envision this potentially coming in handy on header collectors. Also gives the -17 torch a bit more of a smaller -9 torch feel....a bit easier to manipulate.
Also got a dual feed flowmeter that I can attach to my tank, feeding one line to the welder and one for use as a backpurge on stainless exhaust tubing.
Really not sure exactly what the best combinations of everything will be but I wanted to give myself some room to experiment with all the different setups / applications of torch configurations - as it seems to be really application dependent on what you're welding on. Really looking forward to learning!
