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11-18-2015, 07:21 AM | #1 |
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Finally! Almost finished!
So I've been away from the forums and just cars in general due to my personal life. Unfortunately at the same time I managed to destroy the rear subframe, propshaft and diff casing. One of them snapped first causing huge damage to the other components. Most worringly these were all m3 parts and none were parts that I had actually modified.
So on to the pics of the damage: So that set me up for a huge rebuild. Points to address were as follows: Fix damaged parts Reinforce rear axle parts Get coilovers and brakes refurbed Get new intercooler brackets and pipework New LPFP, primary o2 sensors Fit turbo inlets Service Address bodywork As well as a whole lot of other bits. So first job was to get a new subframe, swap over my whiteline bushes, repair the diff backplate and fit a lockdown brace. I ended up buying a brand new diff backplate from BMW at is was only about £70+vat, not bad at all: Rear subframe built up: Fitted with diff lockdown brace (crap pic but all I have): Then onto getting all the engine components sorted: Next up was getting the calipers rebuilt with new seals and powdercoated in yellow: At this point I had given my coilovers in for rebuild with brand new front units including Dual Flow Valves so they are similar to Ohlins with regards to ride quality and performance. Unfortunately this took a while as AST were busy in Holland and everything was custom. So I cracked on with the bodywork. A couple of years ago the car was damaged whilst in a gazebo in high winds. This meant huge scratches on the rear quarters, bumpers and a pillars. Also the front wings were starting to crack and the front bumper had been grazed and scratched heavily. I decided to get the car wrapped and new bodywork for the pieces that I could get. So that meant new bumpers, wings and I even opted for a new bootlid and side skirts. The bodywork began: The bootlid was a bargain find off eBay and was 5 minutes from my house. It its the FG version and not the best fit in the world but I still love it. The paint was ruined so it needed hours of sanding to get a decent finish to wrap onto. I also had to fill and sand the other deep scratches caused by the gazebo incident. Finally my coilovers came through and I managed to get a working car! It was ready to go to the wrappers: The car wasn't mapped, had a half finished exhaust but I wanted to get this bit out of the way. I chose a bold colour As you can see, it still needed loads of work. I used ProTuningFreaks to map the car via the MHD flasher so my car has no JB4 at all. Also I managed to fit the front grill and numberplate. I was then invited to take my car to a rolling road day to find out how it was running. Unfortunately they only had a Mustang Dyno which tend to run a good 12% lower than a dynojet and I have no idea how they compare to a Dyno Dynamics at all. Anyway some pics from the day: The car made 431hp at the wheels and 481lbft of torque at the wheels. The dyno operator gave me a crank figure of 502bhp. Not bad considering Mustang Dynos are very conservative. Spec as the car stands: 2008 n54 335i with 6mt transmission Spec single mass FW with stage 3+ clutch UUC DSSR and transmission mounts RB Turbos VTT inlets AR downpipes VRSF 3.5" Exhaust 600x300x100mm core intercooler Evolution Racewerks CP with Forge DVs BMS Filters RB PCV and BMS OCC M3 cowl and filters M3 rear subframe with custom prop and 3.15 ratio LSD Whiteline subframe bushes PB 380mm Brakes AST 5100 coilovers with DFV pistons Defiv m3 diff lockdown kit M3 wishbones, steering rack and e93 m3 front ARB M3 strutbrace Sunflower yellow wrapped bodywork Gloss black roof M3 replica wings and side skirts CSL bootlid M3 genuine folding mirrors Avant Garde M359s Gloss black diffusers 4" tailpipes LCI tails Tinted custom headlights with LED markers Foglight delete BMW performance steering wheel Boost gauge, voltmeter and aquamist gauge ashtray cluster Gloss black interior wrap Storm Motorwerks v2 gearknob Still unfinished, still need to fit the archliners, lower the rear of the car, get the aquamist setup working and fit my 2step and launch control. Going for 500whp on the same dyno next year hopefully Doubt you're still reading by now! |
11-18-2015, 07:43 AM | #2 |
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Always better when you rebuild them bigger and better! Amazing colour choice too the black touches look good too.
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11-18-2015, 08:08 AM | #5 |
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Thank you guys for the comments.
Also forgot to add it has full logic 7 system, CIC Nav, Earthquake SWS underseat subs, RE SE10 sub in stealth box and Vibe Lite box and Massive Audio N2 amps |
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11-18-2015, 08:15 AM | #6 |
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Idnan, great job on the rebuild. Onwards and upwards in the true sense.
Only niggle for me is the colour, it just shouts a bit too much for my taste. The rest of the car is sort of OEM+ if you get what I mean, and I think the colour doesn't do it justice. But thats just my opinions, and you know what they say about opinions lol.....
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11-18-2015, 08:43 AM | #8 |
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Absolutely LOVED reading this thread. Really have. I'm going to go all over it again now.
The CSL Bootlid looks treat on this!!! |
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Forgot to add, got an already modded to fit m3 bonnet to be put on in the next few weeks |
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11-18-2015, 10:13 AM | #11 |
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I love the color and loved reading your post. Very nice work and choice of parts....especially dig the m3 rear sub and those gorgeous brakes!
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11-18-2015, 11:59 AM | #15 |
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I like it! The yellow looks so good
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11-18-2015, 12:41 PM | #17 |
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Wow! I really like it, good job!!
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11-18-2015, 01:24 PM | #18 |
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Didnt think i would ever like an E92 in yellow but this does look pretty great. Good work looks like you worked pretty hard on this. Nice one, it has paid off !
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11-18-2015, 04:46 PM | #19 |
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What a transformation. That car looks fantastic. Well done on you. I will have to add one thing which I don't like, that front number plate doesn't look right for me. A small thing to be fair but that car looks too good.
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11-19-2015, 03:37 AM | #22 |
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Looks great mate love the colour, remember my car being on jacks like that on that very driveway!
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