My E90 M3 Dedicated Track build (with pix!)

[dogbone]

Originally Posted by reidetailing

I say go custom CF hood Gabe!

Holy cow! What a piece of artwork!

Did the fabricator of that piece make a mold so that they can make more?

[reidetailing]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Holy cow! What a piece of artwork!

Did the fabricator of that piece make a mold so that they can make more?

Thanks man!
It was a custom one-of-one...not sure if the mold is still available.

[b4hand]

Maybe get an HGK one? OG Shark has one at his shop I was able to see in person. Really well made and not super expensive.

[dogbone]

Heard back from Motorsport24. Shipping is more expensive than the hood….5-7 weeks production. Hood: 1336Euro. Shipping: 1393Euro.

Hood looks nice.

[berns]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Heard back from Motorsport24. Shipping is more expensive than the hood….5-7 weeks production. Hood: 1336Euro. Shipping: 1393Euro.

Hood looks nice.

I believe AMT Motorsport is sending some of their E90 vented carbon hoods here to GMG Racing. I'd do some research on that... my buddy Josh ordered a carbon one for his E90.

FYI, the M24 stuff is real race gear.. their molds are old and tired, fitment is poor, because racecar, and the amount of prep work on their dry carbon will cost more than the hood and the shipping. I have an M24 hood I bought second hand. Looks awesome in photos and it's not going anywhere, light AF, but glad I didn't pay the full new premium.

[dogbone]

Originally Posted by berns

I believe AMT Motorsport is sending some of their E90 vented carbon hoods here to GMG Racing. I'd do some research on that... my buddy Josh ordered a carbon one for his E90.

FYI, the M24 stuff is real race gear.. their molds are old and tired, fitment is poor, because racecar, and the amount of prep work on their dry carbon will cost more than the hood and the shipping. I have an M24 hood I bought second hand. Looks awesome in photos and it's not going anywhere, light AF, but glad I didn't pay the full new premium.

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up.

[omgzirra_exe]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up.

i can get you one of those M24 Hoods, my friend is shipping 2 here to the US to save on shipping, and yes its the hoods going to GMG racing.

[redpriest]

I am really sorry to see this happen to you Gabe. It sucks, as you may know, I smashed the front end on my E46 and had a bunch of stuff I had to do to repair it. Did all of your accessories on your S65 make it through unscathed? The impact damaged some of the pulleys on my engine but the motor survived.

Hope you come back stronger than ever from this!

[dogbone]

Originally Posted by redpriest

I am really sorry to see this happen to you Gabe. It sucks, as you may know, I smashed the front end on my E46 and had a bunch of stuff I had to do to repair it. Did all of your accessories on your S65 make it through unscathed? The impact damaged some of the pulleys on my engine but the motor survived.

Hope you come back stronger than ever from this!

Thanks man.

Yes, I remember seeing the video of your E46 incident in Vegas. Always a bummer when these things happen.

As far as I know the coolant radiator and everything behind it are fine. Everything in front of the coolant radiator is being replaced.

I was kinda bummed—-I reached out to do88 to see if I could just buy the duct piece that goes along with the DCT cooler. They responded saying they would sell it to me for $469 plus shipping and customs fees…..over $500 for a simple duct??? uhhhh no thanks. We’ll figure out how to fix the one I have….sheesh.

Reluctantly, I have decided to go with a stock hood. Available immediately. No shipping fees. Will fit perfectly without any fitment problems or prep aside from paint. The shop is moving things along quickly, so I needed to get something in hand. Not my favorite solution, but I just want to get the car back together. A fancy hood seems like it will slow things down and add significant cost to the fix.

[slcook54]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Thanks man.

Yes, I remember seeing the video of your E46 incident in Vegas. Always a bummer when these things happen.

As far as I know the coolant radiator and everything behind it are fine. Everything in front of the coolant radiator is being replaced.

I was kinda bummed—-I reached out to do88 to see if I could just buy the duct piece that goes along with the DCT cooler. They responded saying they would sell it to me for $469 plus shipping and customs fees…..over $500 for a simple duct??? uhhhh no thanks. We’ll figure out how to fix the one I have….sheesh.

Reluctantly, I have decided to go with a stock hood. Available immediately. No shipping fees. Will fit perfectly without any fitment problems or prep aside from paint. The shop is moving things along quickly, so I needed to get something in hand. Not my favorite solution, but I just want to get the car back together. A fancy hood seems like it will slow things down and add significant cost to the fix.

Did you try Leddy? If you buy, I'll buy with you if it nets any sort of savings. I need the full kit.

[dogbone]

Originally Posted by slcook54

Did you try Leddy? If you buy, I'll buy with you if it nets any sort of savings. I need the full kit.

Letty for do88? I didn’t. Do they have stock on hand? I can try reaching out to them.

[Davisca455]

These guys...

https://leddymotorsports.com/product...big-cooler-kit

Got my oil cooler from them for less than what Do88 sells them for.

[slcook54]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Letty for do88? I didn’t. Do they have stock on hand? I can try reaching out to them.

Ya I was under the impression they are the US distributor for do88

https://leddymotorsports.com/product...big-cooler-kit

[///Mobbin]

Have purchased many do88 coolers from Leddy, they have been great to work with and are building/tracking an e9x m3 as well.

[Kelse92]

Never got around to installing it before selling the car, but also got my coolers from Leddy.
IIRC, the duct piece is carbon fiber? Probably why the price is a bit on the high side. Maybe able to be repaired or could do a sheet-metal copy somehow?

[dogbone]

Does anyone have contact information for Leddy? I can't find a way to contact them via the website.....

[Kelse92]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Does anyone have contact information for Leddy? I can't find a way to contact them via the website.....

Maybe try their IG page or Shane Brown the owner on FB

[Davisca455]

Originally Posted by dogbone

Does anyone have contact information for Leddy? I can't find a way to contact them via the website.....

Found this email from my order in Jan, 2021.
Hopefully it's still functional

leddymotorsports@icloud.com

[admranger]

@dogbone -- late to the party (wife got covid in Vancouver, stranding us there since we couldn't fly home -- long story but we got home...then I got strep, followed by covid).

Sorry to hear about your accident but at least the damage is only to the car, not a human. Cars are just things.

Trailer issues were my entire racing life. Wheel falling off coming up the Tehachipi grade (that was fun), flat tires, blowouts, meh. Trailer technology is 19th century in my opinion.

Save that wheel and hang the garden hose up on it. Nice gentle reminder to have in the garage! ;-)

GL GL on getting things sorted.

[spxxx]

Originally Posted by admranger

@dogbone -- late to the party (wife got covid in Vancouver, stranding us there since we couldn't fly home -- long story but we got home...then I got strep, followed by covid).

Sorry to hear about your accident but at least the damage is only to the car, not a human. Cars are just things.

Trailer issues were my entire racing life. Wheel falling off coming up the Tehachipi grade (that was fun), flat tires, blowouts, meh. Trailer technology is 19th century in my opinion.

Save that wheel and hang the garden hose up on it. Nice gentle reminder to have in the garage! ;-)

GL GL on getting things sorted.

Another option is Autocouture for do88 parts, no sales tax, free shipping and a 10% off coupon code that has worked for 3 orders of mine.

They have great customer service too.

Just paid $1k flat shipped for a Do88 DCT cooler.

[slcook54]

I just ordered the full kit from Leddy and the oil cooler is currently out of stock, it's at the do88, they are currently waiting on the oil cooler cores to get manufactured. Going to see if Autocouture has any left in stock. The rest of the kit is in stock.

[dogbone]

Originally Posted by admranger

@dogbone -- late to the party (wife got covid in Vancouver, stranding us there since we couldn't fly home -- long story but we got home...then I got strep, followed by covid).

Sorry to hear about your accident but at least the damage is only to the car, not a human. Cars are just things.

Trailer issues were my entire racing life. Wheel falling off coming up the Tehachipi grade (that was fun), flat tires, blowouts, meh. Trailer technology is 19th century in my opinion.

Save that wheel and hang the garden hose up on it. Nice gentle reminder to have in the garage! ;-)

GL GL on getting things sorted.

Wow! Sorry to hear about the covid stuff. Are you both fully recovered now?

You know, I don't hear of too many trailer problems from other people. I was starting to think it was just me.

Anyway, thanks for the shout out.

I guess this is a good moment to share an update:

Progress update:
-All parts necessary to fix the car have been ordered, and most pieces have arrived. And most have been test fitted.
-Hood vents have been cut into the new hood. Hood is going to be painted Interlagos Blue.
-The new fender is in the process of the vents being cut into it. Between the top vent and the rear vent on the fender, there's a lot to do to it.
-The upper frame rail has been straightened.
-The shop decided to mount the supercharger intercooler in a different spot so it's not in front of the oil cooler. Will be interesting to see how that plays out.
-The Titan-7 rim definitely hit the tire barrier in some way. I had the steering wheel turned fully to left when I hit. You can see some marks on the rim. The tire has several cuts in it. I was curious how well the rim survived. Took it to my tire shop and spun it on the balancer. The rim runs 100% perfectly straight on both the inner and outer edges. Tough rims! I'll probably still replace it mostly for cosmetic reasons and keep it as a spare.
-Splitter repair has not begun yet. They said they hope to start on it next week.
-I received the new VoltPhreaks battery. While I would love to lose the weight of the stock battery, I want to get the car back together and make sure it's running ok before adding another variable to the equation. So, I'll tackle that project once the car is running.

Pikes Peak's 100th running is this weekend. A bunch of car guys that I know are coming to town. Looking forward to seeing them.

I was on a walk yesterday with my dog and randomly met a really interesting guy who lives in the neighborhood. When he was a teenager in the 1960s, he worked as a mechanic for Mickey Thompson in Long Beach, CA. That led to a lifelong passion in cars. He has so many cool stories. And he has many amazing collectibles. It's always fun to meet new car people.