Hey everyone and welcome back to my journal.
This update is going to feature some exciting parts that I’ve been dying to share with you all!
Let’s first start off with a brand that’s very dear to me…
ARC.
Wait!! Sorry not ARC Wheels…I mean
ARC Brazing International!
ARC Brazing International is a renowned Japanese company that makes some of the finest titanium parts in the world. Characterized by their incredible welding, discontinued highly sought after parts that go for Louis Vuitton-like prices, it’s no doubt that they’ve gone in and out of business. Since they’ve returned in the past decade, they’ve really shortened their offerings to just a few popular platforms.
Recently, ARC released a special group-buy for their
6-Speed Manual Shift Plates. Just to give you all some context, these have been discontinued for many years, with some private sellers offering $500USD…yes…you read that right…for used ones. Thankfully Vivid Racing was one of the vendors offering this special group-buy, so I decided to order from them.
So of course, I bought one for my Subaru and one for the M3, because I got to keep it JDM of course!
Please enjoy the pictures:
Moving on, I went to Touge Tuning and had Chris order me a set of
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R Tires in 275/35/18 Square Setup for Sky.
These tires are
WIDE… here’s a funny picture of
Mike@TougeTuning’s hand, relative to the tire:
I then had my good friend
Hamza@GetDetailed Ceramic Coat my TE37 OGs to ensure that wheel cleaning maintenance is hassle-free, especially after a track day:
Finally, I wanted to turn my attention to the Drivetrain components of the M3. As you remember from last post, the entire underside needs a refresh. With the Solid Engine and Transmission Mounts, as M3Post Member: “
Shredicus” said, all the nuts and bolts are probably loose from the solid mounts…I figured I might as well really aim to loosen all the nuts and bolts with
MORE Solid Mounts.
I decided to turn to (
pun intended) Turner Motorsport for their
Solid Differential Bushings. Most people avoid this due to the hassle in accessing the rear differential, but I figured at some point I’ll buy a spare subframe to easily install these. These are among the most aggressive options for Rear Diff Bushings, but I’m totally cool with NVH.
Please enjoy the pictures:
I also found a brand new set of
Turner Motorsport Rear Subframe Bushings on M3Post from M3Post Member: “
username69” who never installed them. I ordered them for a good deal, and I’ll just say that they are very well made.
Please enjoy the pictures:
Thank-you all for checking out my latest update for Sky; of course I can’t leave you all hanging, so please enjoy this teaser of what’s coming:
