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      06-08-2015, 01:52 AM   #1
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redEYEjedi's BMW E91 Widebody Tribute Build Thread

Hello everyone,

I know this isn't an M3 project, nor will it have an M3 (S65) engine in the car when I'm done, but I figured it would be great to share my journey through this project since I wasn't able to do so with my last BMW E91 M3 OEM widebody conversion.

First for some background, I was originally inspired back in 2012 by member 63NP to build the 1st US based E91 M3 widebody and commissioned a local shop, LTMW of S. El Monte, to do the work. This car had a full Porsche Grey Black paint job as well as full OEM M3 replacement parts including cutting the original rear quarter panel and grafting the OEM M3 quarter panels. The entire process took a lot longer than I had expected or wanted, plus some additional headaches I won't get into, but the final result was well worth the wait and it was a great learning experience working with the owner Long. I think the car was well received by car enthusiasts and random people on the streets alike. Shortly after working with the famous FLOSSdesign to make a custom wide 3 piece set of BBS LMs, he was sold on the M3 conversion and built a similar E91 OEM M3 widebody painted in Laguna Seca Blue. The Liberty Walk E91 came shortly after that as well. From that point on, widebody E91's were now a thing in the US!

Here is the link to my Bimmerpost front page feature for reference:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=941493

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Unfortunately my car was not as publicly advertised as the other mentioned E91's, but it was great to know I was ahead of the pack so to speak even though my car was already sold by the time those cars hit social media.

Regardless, I was glad I decided to sell the car to another forum member who has now taken the final steps to complete the project aka engine swap! Congrats freddych!

Meanwhile, I was feeling a bit empty and many times regretted the sale. So to fill the void, I decided to start a new project and make it a little more unique than my last. Even by the time I sold my conversion in early 2014, there were probably 5 known M3 conversions in the world, and of course more since then, so doing another OEM M3 conversion was very redundant in my eyes.

For me, I take a lot of inspiration from past and present designs, and I'm sure a lot of people would agree that we all mod our cars because we use the cars as a platform to express ourselves. I do also understand that like fashion, certain trends and fads tend to dictate the auto industry but are fleeting, so I wanted to draw inspiration from history and make sure that I try to create something that is a bit more timeless. With the new project, I hope to accomplish this while paying homage to Motorsport racing and create a car I can drive daily.

I would also like to thank Ivan of STRASSESPORT, located in Irwindale, CA, for taking on this project with me. I am very excited to see where this goes! I will update this thread as I get more progress, thanks!

To start, here are the 2 cars being used to build the final product:



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Oh my. Very nice
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Hey bro, I loved your E91 M3 conversion a lot! That car was on another level of sickness!! Excited to see what you have in store this time around!
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Oh my. Very nice
Thanks!

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Hey bro, I loved your E91 M3 conversion a lot! That car was on another level of sickness!! Excited to see what you have in store this time around!
Thanks I did too haha! I still miss that car a lot also, but I'm glad it's with a good owner.

The engine swap is already in progress so it's only a matter of time since body work is considered the "easy" part.

I'll keep you guys updated as this moves along.
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this is going to be freaking AWESOME! cant wait to see what is in store!

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Can't wait to see progress!!!
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I hope so too!

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Can't wait to see progress!!!
Definitely documenting as much as possible! The n54 engine is physically in the wagon already. We just need to sort out the wiring
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Amazing.
I saw many pics of your old e91 throughout the years on the forum and whatnot. Awesome car.

I don't understand why people In the U.S. Dont like wagons at all, yet they all love uninspiring crossover pieces of automotive boring junk.

I don't get why hatchbacks and wagons don't get more love. They are such practical and functional cars. Even though no one would buy one, they need to bring back the m3/m5 wagons,

I cannot wait to see your next build, you have great taste and do things the right way.

Keep us posted!
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Amazing.
I saw many pics of your old e91 throughout the years on the forum and whatnot. Awesome car.

I don't understand why people In the U.S. Dont like wagons at all, yet they all love uninspiring crossover pieces of automotive boring junk.

I don't get why hatchbacks and wagons don't get more love. They are such practical and functional cars. Even though no one would buy one, they need to bring back the m3/m5 wagons,

I cannot wait to see your next build, you have great taste and do things the right way.

Keep us posted!
I am not a fan of crossovers since they look like sedans with a hunchback, but even those cars have a market so I don't understand why automakers don't offer us better options Stateside in terms of wagons.

These are definitely very functional cars. I mean I bought my first wagon with the intention of just driving it as my daily, to hold my bike when I go riding, and carry my dog to the dog park. I also used it to transport my Christmas tree! It's such an amazing car.



Thanks for the kind words also. The next one won't be an M3, but hopefully it'll be just as unique.

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I am not a fan of crossovers since they look like sedans with a hunchback, but even those cars have a market so I don't understand why automakers don't offer us better options Stateside in terms of wagons.

These are definitely very functional cars. I mean I bought my first wagon with the intention of just driving it as my daily, to hold my bike when I go riding, and carry my dog to the dog park. I also used it to transport my Christmas tree! It's such an amazing car.



Thanks for the kind words also. The next one won't be an M3, but hopefully it'll be just as unique.



Haha I remember this pic. I also agree with you that wags are very functional cars and IMO wagons> sedans in most cases and I have an E90 myself lol!
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I want that wagon! Can't wait to see this version!
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Awesome, easily one of my favorite cars on the board.
Thanks, that mean's a lot to hear! It's a shame things didn't work out when Donald approached me to work with you guys back when I owned that wagon.
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Haha I remember this pic. I also agree with you that wags are very functional cars and IMO wagons> sedans in most cases and I have an E90 myself lol!
haha yea I was having a little fun with it during the holidays.

Get a wagon!!

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I want that wagon! Can't wait to see this version!
The wait is killing me too! I should hopefully have more photos up tomorrow when I stop by the shop.
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Thanks, that mean's a lot to hear! It's a shame things didn't work out when Donald approached me to work with you guys back when I owned that wagon.
We feel the same! We were all excited to be apart of the build. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to let us know
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Very excited see how this turns out. E91 FTW!
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We feel the same! We were all excited to be apart of the build. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to let us know
Thank you!

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You can say that again! E91 FTW!
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I was also inspired with M3 touring of member 63NP and when I've seen first time pics of yours e91 converted to M3 , there was only one decision - I must do it . My project is on progress and probably at the end of this month full body conversion will be ready . Interior in my e91 is already done. The last step will be engine conversion to have full e91 M3.

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I was also inspired with M3 touring of member 63NP and when I've seen first time pics of yours e91 converted to M3 , there was only one decision - I must do it . My project is on progress and probably at the end of this month full body conversion will be ready . Interior in my e91 is already done. The last step will be engine conversion to have full e91 M3.

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WOW!!

So that's how the bumper looks like when it was done. The shop LTMW who did the work on my car didn't provide me with any photos, but I remember the owner told me that he contracted the rear bumper work to another shop because they were having a hard time figuring out how to make it work.

Are you doing the work yourself? What color are you painting it?!!
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THX for comment

Paintwork make for me a shop. All mounting work I do it myself.
I stay with original colour of my e91, Sparkling Graphite Metallic.
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good luck OP!
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