Its alive!! Its alive!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sniz]

but the tags are suspended because the MD MVA can suck my nuts.

anyway, finally got it back running from the bodyshop. Been out of town for the past week and a half flyfishing for Tarpon in Islamorada!!!!!!

Had to clean the MAF as the car was running like absolute crap, but now its running like a top. Went out and did a full 3rd gear pull up to over 100mph and it was pulling STRONG....I then ran back to the garage with my tail between my legs hoping no cops would see me and take my car.

where she has been getting her beauty sleep. The M3 is pulling for Tiger to win the US Open I think. It likes Tiger's Sunday red.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Inthegarage.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Inthegarage2.jpg

test fitting the new cast aluminum elbow I just got, need to weld on a bung for the ICV and then it will be installed. New aluminum boost piping is on the way too, will be replacing all silicone w matching red silicone to brighten up the engine bay. m50 mani is ready to go in too :buttrock.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newelbow.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newelbow1.jpg






ok so now the question, I got the new kidney's custom painted w the out edges painted Hellrot. The bodyshop could only get chrome kidney's which I did not want so they painted them for me. I figured I can always buy some black ones if I dont like these but it doesn't hurt to try.

what do you all think? oh yeah, the fogs the bodyshop put in fall out......no screws just compression clips to hold them in. they claim they are OEM so i'm not sure whats going on.

also removed the bottom mesh in front of the intercooler....not sure if it will stay like that either.


As it sits now....front coils are all the way up.....the anti stance bitches.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newfrontend.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newfrontend2.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newgrills.jpg



and of course a few photos from my trip to paradise.......so much fun. I was honored to land one of these brutes on a flyrod, much harder than you would think!!! 1 hour of pure ass kicking before I got it in.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/TarponJumping3.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/Tarponjumping.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/MattTarponjumping2.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/Mattfightingthetarpon.jpg

and we got it!!

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/MattwTarpon.jpg


and to celebrate :buttrock

thats the actual fly I caught the Tarpon on....wonder if Corona wants these pics for an ad

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/Coronas2.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/Coronawhand.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Islamorada%202009/Coronas2-1.jpg

[boligrafo123]

A+ thread.

[Travis C]

Thats a big ass fish lol

[Sniz]

Thats a big ass fish lol

yeah it was!!! rougly 130-140lbs

missed a ~170lber last year on the fly!

Im hooked on tarpon fishing w a flyrod.....god it was so much fun, I was so pumped up from that, think I still am :alright.

[ZLUJ]

Haha I like your little story thread, that fish is massive wow. The car looks good and I'm liking the grill but you'll have to lower the front end just a tad please.

[Sniz]

Haha I like your little story thread, that fish is massive wow. The car looks good and I'm liking the grill but you'll have to lower the front end just a tad please.

front end will be slammed once again shortly....it was all the way up so it could make it on a flatbed, it just barely made it w/ that raised stance.

[enabled]

lol this was a great thread.

the pictures were immaculate. the grill being hellrot is a lil something different. looks nice. if u like it keep it. hah or black.

lol @ the ads for corona. and btw what kind of camera?

[Boogieboy]

NIce......i used to live in south Fla. We would go down to the Keys all the time and there were a few spots where you could hand feed the Tarpon off of the docks. I had one grab my arm almost up to my elbow!

[Sniz]

lol this was a great thread.

the pictures were immaculate. the grill being hellrot is a lil something different. looks nice. if u like it keep it. hah or black.

lol @ the ads for corona. and btw what kind of camera?


all pics taken w my iphone

































































:shifty


NIce......i used to live in south Fla. We would go down to the Keys all the time and there were a few spots where you could hand feed the Tarpon off of the docks. I had one grab my arm almost up to my elbow!

Bud 'n Mary's Marina would be one of those spots.


I'll tell you though, the "wild" Tarpon that are not at those spots act much much differently.

[Crazy 13immer]

Nice shots, I think I like the red grill. The fishing looks sick! I'm going to be on vacation the next couple of weeks in LA and hopefully I'll get some fishing in too!

[southpaw]

That fish looks bigger than me. :shifty

[GEN3RIC]

I was pleased until I saw you were drinking Corona.. ugh LOL

[WoLF]

yeah it was!!! rougly 130-140lbs

Damn thing weighs as much as me!

[pob000]

nice color... not diggin the masking tape(LOL). Time for a fish fry...cerveza anyone

[Haris]

kidney fail. rest is epic.

[Jfriday11]

win

[PHARMDVIPER]

Nice pics sir! that fish looks like it could eat one of you LOL

[Da Inunnet]

wtf grill

[Sniz]

I was pleased until I saw you were drinking Corona.. ugh LOL

oh come on! its not that bad, with 2 limes in each bottle its damned good when your hot as hell on a boat fishing.


Damn thing weighs as much as me!

your a little dude!


kidney fail. rest is epic.

yeah not sure I'm loving the kidney's either.......:shifty

[///mfizzle]

Just buy some black ddm grilles. The painted ones don't look to good :az

Other than that it looks great.

[thenextstig]

wow sweet fish, were did you go fishing?

[Serious]

dont like the kidney's. go with blackout.

fog lights are OEM... they just kinda clip in there, its a crap system.

Just get the delete plates IMO, they look better anyways, and you dont have to worry about $120 fog lights breaking and falling out.

[GEN3RIC]

oh come on! its not that bad, with 2 limes in each bottle its damned good when your hot as hell on a boat fishing.


I'll drink it in a pinch, and 2 limes per bottle is a necessity. It's certainly better than Bud Lime or something. I'm a dark beer kinda guy. :thumbup

Hate bringin down your thread with this beer talk.. car looks great, glad it's finally back in order.

[///Mitch3]

Awesome photography.

Tarpon made me horny.

Car did too.

[Sniz]

I'll drink it in a pinch, and 2 limes per bottle is a necessity. It's certainly better than Bud Lime or something. I'm a dark beer kinda guy. :thumbup

Hate bringin down your thread with this beer talk.. car looks great, glad it's finally back in order.

trust me, in 115+ degree heat index weather you wouldn't be loving a dark beer after baking in it for 5 hours.

I wanted water more than ANYTHING

[OrientBlue740il]

Damn clean Hellrot and did you end up eatting the Tarpin or did you re-release?

[Sniz]

Damn clean Hellrot and did you end up eatting the Tarpin or did you re-release?

all catch and release for me, sport fishing FTW.

[propcar]

first of all, love your E36, what coilovers are you using? How do you like the power of the M3 vs the 335i you had?

Secondly, amazing pictures and nice catch!! And on the beach/water Corona with lime is great.

[Sniz]

first of all, love your E36, what coilovers are you using? How do you like the power of the M3 vs the 335i you had?

Secondly, amazing pictures and nice catch!! And on the beach/water Corona with lime is great.

hey thanks man

the car is on Ground Control Track/School CO's.

the M3 is much more raw and the power just keeps going to redline....the 335 had more TQ down low, basically no lag and was heavier so it was smoother.

I love both.

[busterhax]

I'm about to do my m50 manifold too. I was able to put a die on my IAT sensor and now it screws into the obd1 IAT sensor port :D

[Burn535i]

everything is spot on. but those kidneys need to be aborted

[b lvl w]

Great Photos man! :alright
-Travis

[thundercat]

hi res of the 1st corona pic please!

[Butler]

Im not really feelin the hellrot kidneys.. :az


but I like your style.

[B Rod SRT]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newelbow.jpg

What kind of coupler is that? Shouldn't there be a clamp on both sides of them?

[sisomphonE]

clean as always... :)

[Sniz]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/newelbow.jpg

What kind of coupler is that? Shouldn't there be a clamp on both sides of them?

yes there will be clamps on both sides, these couplers and the elbow are from Vibrant.

I was only test fitting the setup, need a bung welded on the bottom for the ICV before it can actually be installed.

[ducky328i]

i guess i'm the only one that loves the color matched kidneys...:dunno

[Sniz]

i guess i'm the only one that loves the color matched kidneys...:dunno

you may be!!

I'll order some black ones today so I can swap between the 2 when i'm feeling wild and crazy

[liilpa09]

so clean :drool

[Sniz]

hi res of the 1st corona pic please!

comin up

can be downloaded here: http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Coronas2.jpg

post ur email address and I'll email you the full res shot.....its too large to post.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Coronas2.jpg


so clean :drool

thanks!

its good that my car gets that comment with 1 missing foglight and the other held on my painters tape....lol

[acssilhoutte]

nice and clean.... IMO custom centercaps will be better...

[Sniz]

nice and clean.... IMO custom centercaps will be better...

on the wheels??

who makes custom centercaps for BBS RCJ's?

if your talking about just removing the centercaps and sticking a roundel in the hub I think that looks tacky and unfinished.

[liilpa09]

comin up

can be downloaded here: http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Coronas2.jpg

post ur email address and I'll email you the full res shot.....its too large to post.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/Coronas2.jpg



thanks!

its good that my car gets that comment with 1 missing foglight and the other held on my painters tape....lol
I know that you'll take care of it quickly that's why I can say that comment :D

And I like the paint matched kidneys as well, something different. I thought about doing it to mine a while back and had a few photoshops as well.

[EThirtySicks]

Not really diggin the kidneys, but god your car is gorgeous. One of my favorite E36s no doubt.

[acssilhoutte]

on the wheels??

who makes custom centercaps for BBS RCJ's?

if your talking about just removing the centercaps and sticking a roundel in the hub I think that looks tacky and unfinished.

ummm yup i mean like that :p dunno, looks more agressive to me if u put the roundel or any logo in the hub :D

i know it's not everybody's taste :)

[Soup Nazi]

Sweet baby jesus pics.

[bimmerprojekt3]

Nice car shots but moar fishing pics. POST IN OT!

[p0cket penguins]

arnt you missing two clamps on that elbow.

[Mscire2]

Matt get the front end down man. glad its running again. Im not sure about the kidneys tho. Ill have to see it in person i think.

[Sniz]

arnt you missing two clamps on that elbow.

yup 2 clamps are missing, I was just test fitting. Need a bung welded on for the ICV before that elbow can be installed for good.

[busterhax]

yup 2 clamps are missing, I was just test fitting. Need a bung welded on for the ICV before that elbow can be installed for good.
I'm gonna be doing this also. Would you just use an exhaust bung and find a barbed fitting with the same threads?

[Sniz]

I'm gonna be doing this also. Would you just use an exhaust bung and find a barbed fitting with the same threads?

I dont know if this is standard or not, but the hose off the ICV that leads to this elbow is just like a heater hose. It attaches to the bung with a worm clamp. I'm just going to have the welder put in the bung then build up the material at the end like a bead for a boost pipe since boost will be hitting this fitting.


actually, I need to find out exactly what size bung I need.......anyone got the dimensions?

[MinSup88]

Such a nice garage! Then a nice car. And then a fun vacation.

[busterhax]

I dont know if this is standard or not, but the hose off the ICV that leads to this elbow is just like a heater hose. It attaches to the bung with a worm clamp. I'm just going to have the welder put in the bung then build up the material at the end like a bead for a boost pipe since boost will be hitting this fitting.


actually, I need to find out exactly what size bung I need.......anyone got the dimensions?
I got ya. I know the elbow that ECS sells has a bung that a barbed fitting from the hardware store would screw into. I guess if a long enough small tube is welded on there with a tiny bead, that would be easier.

[Sniz]

I got ya. I know the elbow that ECS sells has a bung that a barbed fitting from the hardware store would screw into. I guess if a long enough small tube is welded on there with a tiny bead, that would be easier.

well here is the underside of the TT silicone elbow that is leaking on me, thats what I am replacing. You can see the bung that is used, its not long. You can also see the oil residue leaking out around where the bung meets the silicone....boost leak city.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/DSC_0085.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/mattsniz/DSC_0080.jpg

[busterhax]

Yup. I am now in search of an aluminum barbed fitting like the one above that would be nice and clean welded to the aluminum elbow. Unless there is no problem welding other metals to aluminum.

[Max 325i]

u ball hard

[RascalKing]

God I love Hellrot, and tarpon...and fly fishing.
This thread, ftw

[Sniz]

God I love Hellrot, and tarpon...and fly fishing.
This thread, ftw

3 of my favorite things.......

fast cars
fishing
beer

all in one thread, now all we need is some women in here.

[maskellBYAH]

Looks like tons o fun.. minus the mva being jews.
This reminds me, I gotta get out and fish a couple times this summer.

[BabyfartMcGezax]

cool pics.

[B Rod SRT]

yes there will be clamps on both sides, these couplers and the elbow are from Vibrant.

I was only test fitting the setup, need a bung welded on the bottom for the ICV before it can actually be installed.

Oh ok cool. Car is looking amazing. Need vids once it's all together though!

Oh, and I don't hate the color matched grills, but I don't love them.

[615bimmerboy]

dayyumm..thats a big ass fish for a fly rod!!!
went deep sea fishing off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C. last week...got 3 hits and thats all. no fish whatsoever.

the car- looks incredible


but not really feeling the grilles...just doesnt look right imo..