First the icing on the cake, now the cherry on top! - E90 M3 Build

IMG · 08-21-2011, 09:46 AM

Nicely done ,love the E36 too !

jonasaurus · 08-21-2011, 12:42 PM

Alekshop · 08-21-2011, 02:40 PM

great job guys ! car looks absolutely amazing !

Orjan · 08-21-2011, 03:53 PM

That is just out of this world! Beautiful beautiful car!

Just perfect...........

mpm3 · 08-21-2011, 03:59 PM

deff favorite e90 out there

BMRLVR · 08-21-2011, 08:02 PM

Awesome Justin!!!!!

Car looks amazing, I absolutely love it. A BBK and an Eisenmann or Akrapovic and it will be 110% complete!!!

Who owns that E36??? Yours???

MJM · 08-21-2011, 08:52 PM

The perfect balance of effective modifications while maintaining a very clean (not over-done) look!

Beautiful pictures to show it all off.

Outstanding, congratulations!!!

Justin(OKC) · 08-21-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BMRLVR

Awesome Justin!!!!!

Car looks amazing, I absolutely love it. A BBK and an Eisenmann or Akrapovic and it will be 110% complete!!!

Who owns that E36??? Yours???

Thanks!! Akra with CF tips will be here next week

You can check out the E36 in my garage. I bought the car in 2003 and sold it in Dec 2009 to my brother who took those photos in order to buy the E30 M3 I have. When my brother decides it is time to move on, I'll be buying the car back from him.

Again to everyone, thanks for the kind words about the car. I didn't expect to get such enthusiastic feedback!

Eugene-TAIWAN · 08-21-2011, 09:11 PM

nice

Mahzari · 08-21-2011, 11:28 PM

I've fallen in love. SUPER clean, no lips, no diffusers, no wings. Sick rims, perfect drop and the CF roof sets it all off so nicely

Kensta335 · 08-22-2011, 12:52 AM

Amazing looking ride.

Reminds me of Sard's E92 before he got all the Arkym stuff.

klammer · 08-23-2011, 12:01 AM

Car looks sick! Can't wait to see some shots at the track

ASGM3 · 08-23-2011, 01:29 PM

great shots

flipm3 · 08-25-2011, 08:08 PM

No doubt my favorite E90 to date. I simply the cleanliness and simplicity to all your modifications. Most of all the functionality of everything. Nothing overboard, nothing gaudy, nothing really too impractical. A great balance of functionality and improved performance.

I can't wait to hear how your track impressions of the AST 5300s!!

mdosu · 08-25-2011, 09:47 PM

fap fap fap

PPower · 08-25-2011, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin(OKC)

7) Preston Power (PPower), my brother, who really is part of the brains behind the mods that were done to the car. Who knows what color I would have gotten if I didn’t have him to talk to and seek advice. He’s also responsible for the photoshoot in Tulsa, OK.

You're quite welcome. It's always good to feel like I'm spending your money.

As for color, so that people can get some background, LeMans Blue was initially heavily considered, but with knowing that a CF roof was a given, it just doesn't contrast enough and highlight that feature. He was really leaning towards Melbourne Red, but he didn't want black interior. My suggestion had been to get MR and replace the seats with black leather Recaro Sportster CS. Black was completely nixed, and Space Gray w/ Fox Red was really looking like a possibility. Unfortunately for SG, it looks so different in sunlight and cloudy days that it didn't make it to the end. We ended up with my original suggestion to keep with his past history of Alpine White cars. As a fauxtographer, I'll say that the best colors for photographing would have been Melbourne Red and Space Grey. White is the absolute most difficult, but it's just so classic and clean. Black is the worst interior to shoot, so hopefully I got it a bit easier with the Red Fox extended.

As it sits, there are some decent similarities between the E36 and E90 beyond being AW M sedans. The person who first planned/executed the original mods to the E36 created what I believe is a surprisingly timeless well modified sedan. I believe it serves as a bit of inspiration to see what style can weather the changing tides of car tuning fashions over the past 13 years to hopefully create something as timeless and classic. Congratulations on the car. Hope you enjoy it long long time. (Yes, you were supposed to use a cliche AZN lady accent there.)

I'll say that my main other suggestions that haven't been approved yet are:
1) Recaro Sportster CS factory covered in Fox Red (if we could figure out how to get leather from BMW). I have Mulberry Vader seats waiting to install in the E36, so he needs some replacement seats as well. Agreed?
2) CF mirror covers to be more like an M6 or paint the attachment pieces white to accent the shape and be more like the E36 M3. Probably CF.

ADubM3 · 08-25-2011, 11:00 PM

Man, that's nice.

dmw16 · 08-26-2011, 07:22 AM

Great looking car! Great shots too.

Any chance we can get some hi-res versions for wallpaper purposes?

PPower · 08-26-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by PPower

If anybody is interested in seeing a few other angles, you can check them out HERE

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmw16

Great looking car! Great shots too.

Any chance we can get some hi-res versions for wallpaper purposes?

Justin(OKC) · 08-26-2011, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dmw16

Great looking car! Great shots too.

Any chance we can get some hi-res versions for wallpaper purposes?

Here are the photos that Neil took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/derref/...7627259077495/

As far as the first two photos, I'm going to have to work on those. I think I have the high res version somewhere

Thanks again for all the comments. I'll have it on the track for the first time in 2 weeks!!!

mtechnik3 · 08-26-2011, 11:27 PM

This M3 is so sick....I love it!!!! Amazing photos as well.

Maseroche · 08-28-2011, 04:10 AM

Gorgeous M3 build!

08-21-2011, 09:46 AM	#45
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08-21-2011, 12:42 PM	#46
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08-21-2011, 02:40 PM	#47
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08-21-2011, 03:53 PM	#48
Orjan Captain 184 Rep 657 Posts Drives: 1994 Alpina B3 3.0 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	That is just out of this world! Beautiful beautiful car! Just perfect........... __________________ I am not young enough to know everything - Oscar Wilde
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08-21-2011, 03:59 PM	#49
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08-21-2011, 08:02 PM	#50
BMRLVR Grease Monkey 293 Rep 2,646 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3,1994 Euro E36 M3/4 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada iTrader: (3)	Awesome Justin!!!!! Car looks amazing, I absolutely love it. A BBK and an Eisenmann or Akrapovic and it will be 110% complete!!! Who owns that E36??? Yours??? __________________ 2011 E90 M3 ZCP - Individual Moonstone/Individual Amarone Extended/Individual Piano Black With Inlay:LINK!!! 1994 Euro E36 M3 Sedan - Daytona Violet/Mulberry:LINK!!! Last edited by BMRLVR; 08-21-2011 at 08:17 PM..
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08-21-2011, 08:52 PM	#51
MJM BMW CCA Boston Chapter - Member 77 Rep 644 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3, ZCP Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	The perfect balance of effective modifications while maintaining a very clean (not over-done) look! Beautiful pictures to show it all off. Outstanding, congratulations!!!
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08-21-2011, 09:11 PM	#53
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08-21-2011, 11:28 PM	#54
Mahzari Captain 57 Rep 746 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I've fallen in love. SUPER clean, no lips, no diffusers, no wings. Sick rims, perfect drop and the CF roof sets it all off so nicely
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08-22-2011, 12:52 AM	#55
Kensta335 Brigadier General 161 Rep 3,637 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: So Cal 626 iTrader: (4)	Amazing looking ride. Reminds me of Sard's E92 before he got all the Arkym stuff.
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08-23-2011, 12:01 AM	#56
klammer Brigadier General 97 Rep 3,246 Posts Drives: 11 spc gry m3 e90, 19 X5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	Car looks sick! Can't wait to see some shots at the track __________________ mods: track ready stuff
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08-23-2011, 01:29 PM	#57
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08-25-2011, 08:08 PM	#58
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08-25-2011, 09:47 PM	#59
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08-25-2011, 11:00 PM	#61
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08-26-2011, 07:22 AM	#62
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08-26-2011, 11:27 PM	#65
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