✪ Alekshop ⎢Street or Track

Alekshop · 02-13-2013, 12:32 AM

This car is one of our favorite cars that we have built for Mark (Radiantm3).

The car went through many changes in the past year. Mark likes to spend some time at the track and wanted his car to do better than a stock M3. Being a car that he drives every day, our goal wasn't to install bunch of expensive racing parts on his m3 and tell him here is your "track oriented M3" . The objective of this lengthy build was to find a perfect balance that will make his car shine at the track and still be civil on the street.

Just recently in the past few weeks we came to identity crisis ... Is it a track car or is it still a street M3 ? How can a car with a full interior, street tires, basic coilover suspension be passing fully built race cars, F430s with slicks, GT3RSs with cages and other fast cars ? The question is yet to be answered, the decisions are still to be made but for now enjoy the pictures we have collected while building this M3

High Res

High Res

Aleks.

11redm3 · 02-13-2013, 12:47 AM

Great work there mark and Aleks!

swhat · 02-13-2013, 12:48 AM

accident on front driver side bumper?

dagolfpro · 02-13-2013, 12:51 AM

she's purdy!

tha_good_life · 02-13-2013, 12:53 AM

One of my favs on the forum!

chuxdelux · 02-13-2013, 12:59 AM

FIs

Alekshop · 02-13-2013, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swhat

accident on front driver side bumper?

T1 was too close

ki__ · 02-13-2013, 01:34 AM

Just beautiful

His ride height seems a bit high no? Looks close to ZCP height.

radiantm3 · 02-13-2013, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swhat

accident on front driver side bumper?

They decided to stick cones on the apex of turn 1 at Laguna. So I decided to move them over a bit.

(just tire compound transfer from a dirty cone)

Alekshop · 02-13-2013, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KEYON

Just beautiful

His ride height seems a bit high no? Looks close to ZCP height.

It does look at the stock height when the car is parked. If you see how much the suspension compresses when you drive the car you would understand why we set it this way.

You want to use your suspension fully not just the bump stops if you know what I mean

slicer · 02-13-2013, 09:45 AM

Wow - that car is bad A$$!

It's an example of mods done to improve the car; not just done so the owner can say the car is "unique".

kchu221 · 02-13-2013, 10:53 AM

fuckin love it... one of my favorite cars on the forum!

m3p40 · 02-13-2013, 11:55 AM

My favorite on the forum. I like how youre not slammed too.

CPWINCH · 02-13-2013, 11:32 PM

so sick. go lower and stiffer

Powerbeast · 02-14-2013, 12:34 AM

Love this thing

GOLFFRR · 02-14-2013, 07:36 AM

stunning car stunning photography.

IMG · 02-14-2013, 08:17 AM

Badass and great work as always !

aantar · 02-14-2013, 05:06 PM

the car looks perfect... but the paint is just another story !!

well done

Alekshop · 02-15-2013, 12:21 AM

Thanks guys!

IMG · 02-15-2013, 06:03 AM

I cant stop looking at the pics,you got me thinking about the FIs

OM VT3 · 02-15-2013, 02:29 PM

Can you please pm me a price on the wheels

sales@ESSTuning · 02-15-2013, 03:15 PM

Nice work Aleks

02-13-2013, 12:32 AM	#1
Alekshop 436 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: E30 M3 l E46 M3 l GT4 l 991 RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	✪ Alekshop ⎢Street or Track - an M3's Identity Crisis This car is one of our favorite cars that we have built for Mark (Radiantm3). The car went through many changes in the past year. Mark likes to spend some time at the track and wanted his car to do better than a stock M3. Being a car that he drives every day, our goal wasn't to install bunch of expensive racing parts on his m3 and tell him here is your "track oriented M3" . The objective of this lengthy build was to find a perfect balance that will make his car shine at the track and still be civil on the street. Just recently in the past few weeks we came to identity crisis ... Is it a track car or is it still a street M3 ? How can a car with a full interior, street tires, basic coilover suspension be passing fully built race cars, F430s with slicks, GT3RSs with cages and other fast cars ? The question is yet to be answered, the decisions are still to be made but for now enjoy the pictures we have collected while building this M3 High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res High Res Aleks.
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02-15-2013, 12:21 AM	#19
Alekshop 436 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: E30 M3 l E46 M3 l GT4 l 991 RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	Thanks guys!
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IMG 1122 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Track car,Ess E90 M3 DD Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Location iTrader: (6)	I cant stop looking at the pics,you got me thinking about the FIs
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sales@ESSTuning 390 Rep 3,149 Posts Drives: ESS M3 / M4 Join Date: May 2007 Location: AZ iTrader: (6)	Nice work Aleks
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