IND Distribution creates a Portfolio project with Martin D.

Nate@IND · 01-17-2011, 11:59 AM

People all around the world have fallen in love with the automobile since it’s creation over 100 years ago. Entire lives have been dedicated and lost to our love for the automobile, and for the feeling that it can give. Anyone who wants to navigate the aftermarket performance industry must have a good understanding of the allure of the sports car and what it’s meant to humans since its invention. It’s always easy to spot those in the business who do not have a genuine love for cars, as their misguided intentions will always reveal themselves in the way they create their own project cars.

Unfortunately, too many businesses in the car industry have a singular focus on the bottom line, and forget completely the love for automobiles that drew them into the business in the first place. When someone in this industry loses their passion and love for cars and begins to only view each car, each client as another dollar figure, all of their work suffers. They no longer service their clients as they should. The products these businesses choose to sell will often change, and the quality will suffer. These businesses will often choose to sell product built to a lower standard at a lower cost, simply to make money. These businesses will also create uninspired project cars, and this is perhaps where that lack of passion is most evident.

Too many cars getting full page features in magazines these days are merely smoke and mirrors. Friends of mine in the magazine business have told me of cars showing up to photoshoots having to be pushed off of a trailer because the motor hasn’t run in months. I hear of cars with enormous widebody conversions and motorsport inspired liveries that still have factory braking components all the way down to brake pad, terrible quality tires of unkown branding and origin that barely have enough grip for the street, and a rear muffler as the car’s only performance modification. These cars are not an expression of a shop’s love for automobiles as they should be, but rather an inauthentic push for profit, and profit alone.

This state of the business is unacceptable to IND as a company, and we knew we had to declare war. Fortunately for us, Martin contacted us shortly after, and his love for cars was clear in every telephone call conversation we had. Martin loved all things automotive and had previously owned many amazing cars from Europe and Japan. His tastes enveloped the entire spectrum of performance cars, and allowed us to create a car that was designed purely for his enjoyment. We did not have to pay any attention to current trends, to what is popular or what could be seen as unacceptable, but only to Martin’s own passions as a seasoned automotive enthusiast.

Thank you, Martin, for giving us the opportunity to declare war on those who have forgotten what modifying cars is all about.

MOD LIST-
BMW Motorsport M3 GT4 Front lip
BMW M3 Edition front grilles
BMW M3 Edition side grilles with IND tinted LED
BMW Motorsport tow strap
ESS Tuning VT2-600 Supercharger kit with custom painted intake manifold
IND textured black valve covers
IND painted ignition coil covers
IND gloss black mirror caps
KW ClubSport coilovers
Brembo GT-R brake kit with slotted disks
Volk TE37 wheels in 18x9.5 +22 front and 18x10.5 +22 rear, custom finished in Porsche Guards red with 275/35/18 front and 315/30/18 rear Falken RT615K tires.
Challenge Race X pipe
Kreisseig Japan valve actuated exhaust system
IND steering wheel hub adapter
IND shifter extension
Nardi 380mm suede steering wheel
AMS Performance urethane shift knob
M3 GTS door sills
IND modified Recaro seat slider
Macht Schnell seat brackets
Bride GIAS seat with painted seat backs by IND
IND leather wrapped Macht Schnell gauge pod
Defi water temp, oil temp, and oil pressure gauges with Defi controller
IND gauge adapters
Roll bar by Fall Line Motorsports, painted Porsche Guards red by IND
“Poor man’s closeout” by rldzhao of M3Post
Rouge Engineering toe arms with Porsche Guards Red paint finish
LED tail light conversion
Varis Japan GT wing
Varis Japan Diffuser
IND reflector delete
Gloss black center mesh front and rear bumper inserts
Custom programming by IND to delete EDC, seat fault codes, LED tail lamp conversion, seat belt pusher delete.

Not seen on the car are:
Challenge Engineering front lip, black edition on spare front bumper
Challenge Engineering carbon-kevlar race trunk with BMW ZCP spoiler

high-res links-
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-1
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-2
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-3
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-4
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-5
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-6
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-7
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-8
http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-9

Martin_D in Korea and Greece

PKL · 01-17-2011, 12:01 PM

So awesome it's a 6MT!

DublinM3 · 01-17-2011, 12:07 PM

Wow great job guys ! looks like the customer is planning to use the car the way it's supposed to be.

gixxer_kidd · 01-17-2011, 12:18 PM

IND is king! You guys step up the game each and every time. Love your intro to your stories. Dude, you can write....

Martin, congrats on a sick car. I love everything about this car and how it's built for the track (where an ///M belongs). Enjoy the new beast brotha!

Checkcaptain · 01-17-2011, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shift@red

Really like everything sans the wing and steering wheel/shifter. Sick work as usual.

+1

Nate, will the diffuser fit with the Akra Evo?
Could be something for my GT4

vividracing · 01-17-2011, 12:25 PM

Great job guys! I love the wheel color combo!

Sickessst E92 M!

Brosef · 01-17-2011, 12:27 PM

Saw this car in person. Pictures dont even do it justice. The stance is ridiculous

Checkcaptain · 01-17-2011, 12:27 PM

Honestly - GTS or Edition door sills

tom @ eas · 01-17-2011, 12:29 PM

Pictures are to die for. Awesome build guys!

knifegun · 01-17-2011, 12:42 PM

Amazing! Everything is sweet with the exception of the topless blue girl. Not really sure if there is a story behind it but if there is, it better be a really good one to warrant the blue girl.

Saigon · 01-17-2011, 12:44 PM

damn the wheels/tire/drop combo is magnificent. too clean! nice job IND

tightie · 01-17-2011, 01:20 PM

...wow.. definitely one of my new favorites.

Ryan@IND · 01-17-2011, 01:21 PM

This car is truly "TO DIE FOR"!~

Mavrick151 · 01-17-2011, 01:21 PM

Have fun with it Martin!!

Gkap · 01-17-2011, 01:23 PM

simply amazing.

LvnLrg213 · 01-17-2011, 01:29 PM

SICK!!!!!!!!

bavarian19 · 01-17-2011, 01:33 PM

Omar@ActiveAutowerke · 01-17-2011, 01:34 PM

Great work IND.

slicer · 01-17-2011, 01:35 PM

Wow that is Sick! I could do without the nude torso, but hey, that's for the artist behind the car to decide...

SlammedR8 · 01-17-2011, 01:36 PM

wow crazy

the spoiler is a bit overboard. but love everything else.

DCMETRO22Z · 01-17-2011, 01:42 PM

That project is so sick... really... original and unusual.

Except for the boobs on the engine cover wich I find deeply reatrded.

Question : How did IND find GTS parts ?

xiliy · 01-17-2011, 01:46 PM

Damn, me like itso much. First rolling shot is sick. Enjoy your ride Martin!

01-17-2011, 11:59 AM	#1
Nate@IND BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 2907 Rep 11,363 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago iTrader: (19)	IND Distribution creates a Portfolio project with Martin D. People all around the world have fallen in love with the automobile since it’s creation over 100 years ago. Entire lives have been dedicated and lost to our love for the automobile, and for the feeling that it can give. Anyone who wants to navigate the aftermarket performance industry must have a good understanding of the allure of the sports car and what it’s meant to humans since its invention. It’s always easy to spot those in the business who do not have a genuine love for cars, as their misguided intentions will always reveal themselves in the way they create their own project cars. Unfortunately, too many businesses in the car industry have a singular focus on the bottom line, and forget completely the love for automobiles that drew them into the business in the first place. When someone in this industry loses their passion and love for cars and begins to only view each car, each client as another dollar figure, all of their work suffers. They no longer service their clients as they should. The products these businesses choose to sell will often change, and the quality will suffer. These businesses will often choose to sell product built to a lower standard at a lower cost, simply to make money. These businesses will also create uninspired project cars, and this is perhaps where that lack of passion is most evident. Too many cars getting full page features in magazines these days are merely smoke and mirrors. Friends of mine in the magazine business have told me of cars showing up to photoshoots having to be pushed off of a trailer because the motor hasn’t run in months. I hear of cars with enormous widebody conversions and motorsport inspired liveries that still have factory braking components all the way down to brake pad, terrible quality tires of unkown branding and origin that barely have enough grip for the street, and a rear muffler as the car’s only performance modification. These cars are not an expression of a shop’s love for automobiles as they should be, but rather an inauthentic push for profit, and profit alone. This state of the business is unacceptable to IND as a company, and we knew we had to declare war. Fortunately for us, Martin contacted us shortly after, and his love for cars was clear in every telephone call conversation we had. Martin loved all things automotive and had previously owned many amazing cars from Europe and Japan. His tastes enveloped the entire spectrum of performance cars, and allowed us to create a car that was designed purely for his enjoyment. We did not have to pay any attention to current trends, to what is popular or what could be seen as unacceptable, but only to Martin’s own passions as a seasoned automotive enthusiast. Thank you, Martin, for giving us the opportunity to declare war on those who have forgotten what modifying cars is all about. MOD LIST- BMW Motorsport M3 GT4 Front lip BMW M3 Edition front grilles BMW M3 Edition side grilles with IND tinted LED BMW Motorsport tow strap ESS Tuning VT2-600 Supercharger kit with custom painted intake manifold IND textured black valve covers IND painted ignition coil covers IND gloss black mirror caps KW ClubSport coilovers Brembo GT-R brake kit with slotted disks Volk TE37 wheels in 18x9.5 +22 front and 18x10.5 +22 rear, custom finished in Porsche Guards red with 275/35/18 front and 315/30/18 rear Falken RT615K tires. Challenge Race X pipe Kreisseig Japan valve actuated exhaust system IND steering wheel hub adapter IND shifter extension Nardi 380mm suede steering wheel AMS Performance urethane shift knob M3 GTS door sills IND modified Recaro seat slider Macht Schnell seat brackets Bride GIAS seat with painted seat backs by IND IND leather wrapped Macht Schnell gauge pod Defi water temp, oil temp, and oil pressure gauges with Defi controller IND gauge adapters Roll bar by Fall Line Motorsports, painted Porsche Guards red by IND “Poor man’s closeout” by rldzhao of M3Post Rouge Engineering toe arms with Porsche Guards Red paint finish LED tail light conversion Varis Japan GT wing Varis Japan Diffuser IND reflector delete Gloss black center mesh front and rear bumper inserts Custom programming by IND to delete EDC, seat fault codes, LED tail lamp conversion, seat belt pusher delete. Not seen on the car are: Challenge Engineering front lip, black edition on spare front bumper Challenge Engineering carbon-kevlar race trunk with BMW ZCP spoiler high-res links- http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-1 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-2 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-3 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-4 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-5 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-6 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-7 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-8 http://www.ind-distribution.com/images/Mag-9 Martin_D in Korea and Greece __________________ IND DISTRIBUTION \| 866-963-4520 • FACEBOOK • INSTAGRAM • FLICKR Last edited by Nate@IND; 05-10-2011 at 10:06 AM..
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DublinM3 Private 0 Rep 70 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Everywhere iTrader: (0)	Wow great job guys ! looks like the customer is planning to use the car the way it's supposed to be.
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01-17-2011, 12:18 PM	#4
gixxer_kidd Major 85 Rep 1,466 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (18) Garage List 2008 m3 [10.00]	IND is king! You guys step up the game each and every time. Love your intro to your stories. Dude, you can write.... Martin, congrats on a sick car. I love everything about this car and how it's built for the track (where an ///M belongs). Enjoy the new beast brotha!
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01-17-2011, 12:25 PM	#6
vividracing 695 Rep 6,854 Posts Drives: E90 M3, F30 335i, F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arizona iTrader: (14)	Great job guys! I love the wheel color combo! Sickessst E92 M!
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01-17-2011, 12:27 PM	#7
Brosef Brigadier General 914 Rep 3,464 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (4)	Saw this car in person. Pictures dont even do it justice. The stance is ridiculous
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01-17-2011, 12:27 PM	#8
Checkcaptain Major 564 Rep 1,191 Posts Drives: BMW M4 GTS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Honestly - GTS or Edition door sills
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01-17-2011, 12:29 PM	#9
tom @ eas BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 8574 Rep 19,021 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Anaheim, CA iTrader: (19) Garage List 2018 BMW i3s [5.00] 2010 BMW M3 [6.50] 2015 BMW M4 [6.20]	Pictures are to die for. Awesome build guys! __________________ Tom G. \| european auto source (eas) email: tom@europeanautosource.com · web: https://europeanautosource.com· tel 866.669.0705 · ca: 714.369.8524 x22 GET DAILY UPDATES ON OUR BLOG · FACEBOOK · YOUTUBE · FLICKR · INSTAGRAM
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01-17-2011, 12:42 PM	#10
knifegun Major 83 Rep 1,108 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: May 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Amazing! Everything is sweet with the exception of the topless blue girl. Not really sure if there is a story behind it but if there is, it better be a really good one to warrant the blue girl.
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01-17-2011, 12:44 PM	#11
Saigon Brigadier General 246 Rep 3,524 Posts Drives: BSM E92 335i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (47)	damn the wheels/tire/drop combo is magnificent. too clean! nice job IND __________________ 07' Alpine White E93 335i M-Sport \| BMW Performance \| Beige l Piano Black l Sport l Premium l Heated l Navi \| Steptronic l Comfort Access l Logic7 l iPod & USB \|
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tightie JOSH SHOKRI. 534 Rep 5,874 Posts Drives: 991 GT3RS, 964, Raptor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: los angeles, california. iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [7.90]	...wow.. definitely one of my new favorites. __________________ Current: 16 991 GT3RS , 91 964 C2, 17 Raptor \| Past: 2015 991 GT3, 2015 i3,15 YMB F80 M3, 13 E92 M3 DCT, 08 E92 M3 6MT, 07 E60 M5, 02 E46 M3 Instagram: @josh_speeddistrict #SpeedDistrict @SpeedDistrict
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01-17-2011, 01:21 PM	#13
Ryan@IND BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 1801 Rep 7,661 Posts Drives: ACR Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (18)	This car is truly "TO DIE FOR"!~ __________________ IND DISTRIBUTION \| 866-963-4520 • INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK • FLICKR
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01-17-2011, 01:21 PM	#14
Mavrick151 First Lieutenant 12 Rep 320 Posts Drives: 2020 M2C Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: OC CA --> Dallas, TX iTrader: (1)	Have fun with it Martin!!
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01-17-2011, 01:23 PM	#15
Gkap BMF Movement 51 Rep 3,024 Posts Drives: Women Crazy Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: GTA iTrader: (1)	simply amazing.
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01-17-2011, 01:29 PM	#16
LvnLrg213 Private First Class 19 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 M5; 2013 X5M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Coral Gables, Florida iTrader: (0)	SICK!!!!!!!!
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01-17-2011, 01:34 PM	#18
Omar@ActiveAutowerke Lieutenant Colonel 181 Rep 1,783 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami iTrader: (1)	Great work IND.
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SlammedR8 Major General 541 Rep 5,481 Posts Drives: 2019 X5 40i/2020 R8 V10 Spyder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	wow crazy the spoiler is a bit overboard. but love everything else. __________________ Current: 2019 BMW X5 40i - Carbon Black/Tartufo Individual Leather 2020 Range Rover HSE - Black/Black 2020 Audi R8 V10 Performance Spyder 6MT - Ascari Blue/Black
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DCMETRO22Z Lieutenant 36 Rep 422 Posts Drives: Feet Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Massy 91 iTrader: (0)	That project is so sick... really... original and unusual. Except for the boobs on the engine cover wich I find deeply reatrded. Question : How did IND find GTS parts ?
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01-17-2011, 01:46 PM	#22
xiliy Lieutenant 57 Rep 596 Posts Drives: Ride BMC Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (10)	Damn, me like itso much. First rolling shot is sick. Enjoy your ride Martin!
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