[Ruddigger]

Why isn't there an update every hour? I love this thread.

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by Ruddigger

Why isn't there an update every hour? I love this thread.

lmao thank you ... I wasn't able to pass by the shop at night but I got this picture from the morning. We lined up the bumper panels and staple-welded them together. Next is plastic welding/bonding them together using adhesive and plastic material. Then shave everything down best as possible. From there we can prep and hopefully primer tomorrow. Will get you guys some pics tomorrow.

Muffler is off. Undertray is gone. Quarter panels have been seam sealed. Haven't relocated the EVAP canister yet. I know you guys hate me for these lame a5s posts.

[meekz]

Subbed! Looking so sick can't wait until the finished product

[chris b.]

Love this build!!!
I'm local to NY/CT if you need any help.
Worked for BMW for 16 years and now at Miller Motorcars.
Let me know if I can help. This is such a sick build. E91 ///M has always been a dream to have for me.

[E92inAZ]

This build is madness... MADNESS!
I've always had a soft spot for wagons and really appreciate when someone takes the time to bring out the potential in one. This one, Sir, is an excellent example. Your concept is solid, your solutions to problems along the way are elegant and your work is impeccable.
I'm enjoying following your progress and eagerly await the finished product.
Thanks for sharing

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by MaxMeeks

Subbed! Looking so sick can't wait until the finished product

Thanks. I'm dying to see this done lol. I've never been so patient during a build. I think it'll be worth it.

Originally Posted by chris b.

Love this build!!!
I'm local to NY/CT if you need any help.
Worked for BMW for 16 years and now at Miller Motorcars.
Let me know if I can help. This is such a sick build. E91 ///M has always been a dream to have for me.

Thanks man. Will definitely keep that in mind. Maybe you could help install the ESS in a couple months.

Originally Posted by azE90coupe

This build is madness... MADNESS!
I've always had a soft spot for wagons and really appreciate when someone takes the time to bring out the potential in one. This one, Sir, is an excellent example. Your concept is solid, your solutions to problems along the way are elegant and your work is impeccable.
I'm enjoying following your progress and eagerly await the finished product.
Thanks for sharing

Lol thank you man, I appreciate the words. I'm doing my best. I really hope this comes out nice. Will share either way lol.




PROGRESS... bumper is in working primer.

So we used a combination of plastic welding with semi-rigid plastic repair epoxy. I'm really happy with the evercoat. The texture and feel is exactly what I was hoping for to keep rigid with a little give. Once it cured it was fully sanded down. It came out practically perfect with very little need of a filler. The top design line that wraps around from the E91 bumper has now been shaved to disappear in the ends. Its in primer now as you can see, just light coats. The next step is ensuring the bumper has zero defects, prepping and primering again. I am also doing the PDC rear retrofit so we have to drill out the holes. I have the entire retrofit kit thanks to pepsih.

I believe the jams will be in paint by Friday. Rear end should be painted next week. I'm really hoping the cosmetics are ready in two weeks.

[Ruddigger]

Nice work. And yeah, Evercoat products are top notch.

[328iwagon]

The rear bumper came out beautifulllllll!!!cant wait to see it with the exhaust installed

Great job 👍

[JDM_Joker]

I'm jealous good work. When you're done, i'll bring you my car

[NocturnalEVO]

Absolutely loving the progress!

Super impressed with that Frankenstein rear bumper!
Interesting to see a shop handle that, in my experience most shops tend to shy away from custom work like that lol

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by Ruddigger

Nice work. And yeah, Evercoat products are top notch.

Thanks man. Absolutely, very happy with it.

Originally Posted by 328iwagon

The rear bumper came out beautifulllllll!!!cant wait to see it with the exhaust installed
Great job ��

I'm definitely excited about how nice it came out. I was a bit skeptical if I'm going to be honest lmao. Thank you.

Originally Posted by JDM_Joker

I'm jealous good work. When you're done, i'll bring you my car

Lol Thanks.

Originally Posted by NocturnalEVO

Absolutely loving the progress!
Super impressed with that Frankenstein rear bumper!
Interesting to see a shop handle that, in my experience most shops tend to shy away from custom work like that lol

Indeed, most shops will tell you to F off or try and rape you. It was all straightforward. In the staple welded state it looked so Frankenstein... I was thinking "OH 5$!T" maybe I shouldn't have done that.

I wanted to snap some pics so you can see how tucked in the stock wheels really are. Its definitely nothing earth shattering but its significant. Finally installed the OEM M3 Mirrors.

I sent out my CIC and a few modules to marius76 to get them configured. I'm also doing the PDC Retrofit, obviously doing the Xenon conversion, and adding 6FL with Apps and all that jazz.

Just a note. A buddy of mine asked me why I didn't just buy aftermarket parts. Truth be told is as I'm getting older I'm understanding how important it is to do things properly. And for me, having chicken wire, fiberglass anything, or weird fitment its just not something I'm willing to accept anymore.


There is a bonus shot of my buddy's i8 at the end. We went for a cruise with a ton of lambos and other exotics.

[Ruddigger]

It's almost there.

[M3_Legend]

Wow love every progress!!! Can't wait for the end results....hope it comes out as you want it to be.

[BrandJas18]

A guy can dream, others make it happen. Well played sir. I will continue to enjoy my run of the mill E91.

[redEYEjedi]

Where's the update!!

I'll get some updates on mine soon.. I have a some photos to post

[Ruddigger]

No kidding! Updates pls!

[Dan Bilzerian]

You're going to have to get some wheel spacer and wider wheels! because M3 lol

[rothwem]

Originally Posted by NYBulldog

Thanks! Those Performance seats are but I just can't justify them for this one. Maybe later on if I end up doing the V8 transplant .But at least I got these... stock seats are so terrible, just not acceptable to put a hard bench with no ergonomics that looks like a seat inside. So if I were to reupholster I'd be also doing the front M3 seats .

Hey, it looks like you got the E92 seats to fit in there pretty well, any difficulties in getting them in there, or were they plug and play?

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by Ruddigger

It's almost there.

No kidding! Updates pls!

Its really not THAT far away but it kind of is. I'm hoping to keep updating over this next week.

Originally Posted by DoctorM

Wow love every progress!!! Can't wait for the end results....hope it comes out as you want it to be.

Thanks buddy!

Originally Posted by BrandJas18

A guy can dream, others make it happen. Well played sir. I will continue to enjoy my run of the mill E91.

Lol I can't discriminate on E91s, I love them all. Gotta enjoy them all.

Originally Posted by redEYEjedi

Where's the update!!
I'll get some updates on mine soon.. I have a some photos to post

Finally got some kind of an update. I hope next week I'll be closer to finished.

Originally Posted by Dan Bilzerian

You're going to have to get some wheel spacer and wider wheels! because M3 lol

Got the ZCP wheels , I think I may need some spacers though too lol

Originally Posted by rothwem

Hey, it looks like you got the E92 seats to fit in there pretty well, any difficulties in getting them in there, or were they plug and play?

I haven't had the chance to actually even check it out. From what I did see though, the tracks are the same. They are a bit bulky. I want to disassemble the bottom section and see if I can transfer over the seat belt guide. If I can't its pretty simply, I'll just create a guide that will be affixed to the rear outer bolt-down. Exactly as if it were a race seat. I'll definitely post any hiccups.



Well I haven't posted any updated because I've been busy. I also traveled for a bit. And more importantly I decided I wanted to repaint the entire car. It just didn't seem right to have a brand new front end and that's it. So the entire car including the front end was repainted. Also painted the roof jet black. And lastly... I did have the entire car sprayed at once but for whatever reason we had weird paint/clear reaction in the booth so we had to respray a few parts a bunch of times. The rear bumper had to be reworked a few times because we had some funky waving. The reassembly begins tomorrow.

The car has not been wet sanded, buffed and polished yet... and the paint job is so good you couldn't tell. Titanium Silver is a real pain in the ass BTW.

[Ruddigger]

Hot damn.

[335iOnATuesday]

Well

[Agent11br]

Holy smokes that is coming along.