Another non-M3-related post:

Next day I had to fly out to New York for work. Haven’t been here in a couple of years, but this city never ceases to amaze me. 

Went to meet up with my long time best friend and previous owner of the M3 to catch up and grab pizza. While walking back to the subway I walked past a car I have wanted to own since I was 16: an Alpine White E39 M5. Hands down one of the best sedans I’ve ever driven.

Another trip to COTA for the day, this time for WEC. This was the ball & chain’s first time to a real racetrack, she had a blast.

A long put-off project has been tackling the battery tie down. The E36 comes with a pretty dumb design that only really fits factory sized batteries. Basically you sit the battery in the tray and slide a triangle-shaped peice of metal up against it and tighten it down. There are a couple of companies that offer a more sturdy option, but they are $150 and up. So basically this thing has been moving around, slightly, for a while and needed to be addressed.

Luckily for me I have a very skilled fabricator friend who whipped up a custom piece for me in about an hour and a half. Super sturdy & clever design, with it tucking under the trunk frame rail and tying into a traditional threaded bolt on the other side.