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Took the 540 for a bit of a blast yesterday, forgot how much fun a 20 year old can be! Thought I'd get a pick of the pair of 5's.

Fixed and undercoated the back bumper, fingers crossed the weather is good next weekend than I can do the back mud guards.

Probably the only person I've ever seen thats happy about the CEL being on!

Stupid dumb road workers,, suggested safe cornering speed 45km ,, so they black all the signs off and put op 50 km signs when they do road works. Awakino gorge

Weirdly spec'd Deleted rear A/C but it's a tropical version... http://www.etk.cc/bmw/EN/vin/decoder/DA60021/EN/

lovely vehicle, well done! do keep us posted on the radio/sat-nav conversion. an e60 or e61 is in my future too. regards

That's the interior motion sensor for the alarm

Good luck building a reliable turbo m50 for 5500.

What an awesome first weekend out. The car is now safely home and in one piece, not even a scratch on what is one of the few cars that drove to and from the track, running flawlessly the whole time. The entire weekend people kept coming up to me and cracking jokes about my little hatchback, name likes "shopping wagon", "little girls car" and "hairdresser's car" were thrown around, but after people had a look at in on the track the names changed to "it's pretty f**king quick", "What the hell is it" and "that's not a 316ti". Race 3 was a good race with me setting my best lap time of the weekend, but also managing to gain .3 of a second on sector 1 by adding 2psi to the front tyres which made it a lot more stable in high speed corner entry. My best lap ended up being a 1:13.301 but going off best sectors for race 3 the car is capable of a 1:13.081, then if you take the best sectors from all 3 races, the car is capable of a 1:13.037, but with 2psi extra the car was loosing a few hundredths in the slower corners. Still stoked I was able to get pretty close to my goal of a 1:13.0 by weekends end. Here is a video of my best lap, a bit of drizzle in this Now its time to cut out 100kg+ of weight, get a swirl pot so I don't have to run a full tank to avoid surge(-40kg), get a tune to add some HP (+30rwhp) and add a rear wing so I can keep the rear end under control. New goal will be 1:11.0 around Hampton Downs.

ha, original owner obviously didnt care much for rear passenger comfort then!

I have some 17x8 and 17x9 ET30-40ish (will check) rubbish tyres, were on my E36 originally. PM on facebook as not on here often.

Nice driving in the handicap race, especially overtaking two cars on the final turn. I think brent is right though - you need a quicker rack.

honestly heads should roll for that fk up. most cars can safely corner at least 20 or 30 over those speeds but your truck can't!

Not sure if it applies to E38 but on the E34/E32 there are different grades between the 6s the 8s and the 12s, most people on the forums used to use 750 spec stuff makes steering a bit heavier but last much longer in applications where they are driven a bit more enthusiastically than most people would. Something to look into any ways

Yes just looked on trademe, ended up ordering some of eBay from USA a bit cheaper and more to choose from . Cornering lights are a little h3 bulb which are cheap off trademe.

Nice, makes sense. Remember to lock the car twice to turn the interior alarm off if you leave the dog in the car , if you have a dog, lol

Nice work Ryan, awesome look and LCI as well? Not sure what the vents are, could be just for some air around the sunroof??

I converted it to a manual , was m30b35 3.5L , I think I fitted lsd to it as well if it didn't have one already. theres pics and details on it somewhere on bimmersport http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/15734-e34-alpina-b10-35/ http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/32030-selling-my-e34-535i-alpina-b10-35-replica/ http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/16545-just-found-out-the-size-of-the-alpina-wheels-i-have/?p=178024

Race 2 - Handicap Start Race 3 - Grid Start - Drying track

So I got out new car today, thanks to everyone advice. It's a 2007 550i lci e61. Just love how nice it drives and the power. Only got it yesterday so far I have just washed it, clean and condition the leather (mothers products are great) and have done the exhaust flap vacuum pipe by pass so now it sounds a lot better at idle. Still yet to get the radio and nav converted, plus need to get the battery replaced which the dealer will cover. Car is still running new run flat tyres and they don't ride to badly. Also will change out the angel eyes to led and get them coded to be daytime running (the options list had them down as decoded). Big thanks to Breaker for showing me his car. Quick question, what are the two plastic grills above the rear seat in the headlining? They are directly above your head and are forward of the roof speakers.

that's my old car . was a replica b10 built up like that in japan.

You need an e28 in the picture

UPDATES: Big update for you all - detailing the last modifications and work to the E36 before finally getting her to the 2016 4 and Rotary Nationals Show & Shine! There was one thing missing about the rear end of the car which didn't suit the look, and that was the cutesy stock exhaust tips I still had on the car, so, in order to beef it up a bit, and also give her a bit of volume, I had the rear muffler removed, and replaced with stainless steel pipes. Ultimately I would've preferred to install an aftermarket muffler, but in the interests of time and funds, I decided to go with this temporary option to make it for the show. I have to give a huge thanks and shout out to Juhan and the team from Backyard Developmentz for helping me out with doing the cutting, and welding. They are a busy bunch, all trying to get their *own* cars finished, but he offered and took the time to knock out the exhaust job in one night for me. Really appreciate his efforts! With the ride height dialed in to a drive-able height, there wasn't much else for me to do with the car other than to take her to the show. I made up a decal which I decided to place on both my doors, which are the names of the few key individuals that really helped me make this car come to fruition. I wanted to illustrate to people that this car is by no means the product of one man's work - but a team of people coming together and pooling their skills and resources. This list of names does not reflect the *only* people who helped me - but they are the people who spent the countless late nights with me, working in the garage till the ridiculous early hours of the morning, sharing sleep deprivation with me. They are the people who impacted me, and the progress of my car the most. Without these people, this build would not be where it is. It would not have made it to the show this weekend. And for that reason, their names will always be on this car. It is as much a product of their work, as it is mine. SHOW DAY The time had arrived. Time to take the cars in to the show and shine, set up, and show the country what we had spent so long to put together. The set up day began with our StanceMob member Bryce, arriving at our place to convoy to the show together. I think some of you may appreciate his absolutely clean E36 on Modenas, running genuine Ferrari centercaps: We then lined up our little convoy together, and wow ... it was just stunning to see our work finally on the road. In these pics, the car was at it's raised height for driving, the plan was to drop her down for the show once we were there. Arrived outside the show and took a few cheeky snaps ... Once inside, we dropped the car back down for it's intended show height ... And that's the way we left her for the show. The next day was sensational. My first experience as a competitor at nationals, and it was an awesome experience. Meeting all the people who have been following my build was incredible. It was really fulfilling to have strangers approach and ask about the car, showing interest in the work done, and the process of making it happen. What made it all worth it for me - was being able to step back, and watch people just stop dead in their tracks when they saw the car, and then continue to turn their heads sideways to oogle and look closely at all the fine details we put in. It was a great feeling to see people appreciate all the hard work put in to the car. It was also extremely fulfilling when people would ask about the colour of the "paint" - only for me to reveal that it was a wrap, and not only that, it was all done by ourselves, in our garage. The responses I got from that was priceless. Again - it made all the hard work finally worth it. The day ended on a very slightly sour note unfortunately. In the packing up process, I was raising the rear of the car to get her home safely - however, one of my rear shock mount bolts decided it wanted to cross-thread, and no longer sit tightly and hold my shock in place. A silly little problem, but one that meant it was no longer safe to drive home. With the help of my lovely girlfriend, my friends, and StanceMob family we managed to organise a quick and affordable tow truck to take her back home. And that's that! So for now, I'm going to relax. I intend to edit some photos, kick back in the sun with some beers, spend time with people who I've been neglecting due to this build, and catch up on sleep. The next time you see the car, hopefully it'll be on the new wheels I've intended to have for them since the beginning of the build. I'll keep you all updated on any changes to the car though. Thank you for following my build, and reading my story to this point. It's been awesome sharing my journey. Peace. Jeff P.S. - Does anyone know how to fix the threaded shock bolt/hub problem? Anyone able to lend me a hand to fix it this coming week?

Here it is, the first ever race in the newly put together BMW M Compact. Started 9th and finished 8th. Two cars in front were .3 faster at the start, but I was catching them at the end, so it's good to see the compact doesn't slow during the race like the others. From the telemetry I am down .4 of a second on what I would consider a perfect lap, I am also going to test a new unconventional line on the hairpin as that gave me another .2 of a second when passing a slower car in qualifying. My goal of a 1:13.0 by weekends end still stands, but to help give it a bit more power I am going to try removing the viscous fan and shroud today and see what sort of gain that gives. Funnily enough I found due to having the predictive lap timer that having the headlights and electric fan on were sapping .2 of a second just going up the front straight and about .3 on the infield, suffice to say they were turned off mid race once I figured this out

There are 24hrs in a day Brent

Anti-TPPA people. Facebook. People.

UPDATES: Thanks for the great feedback so far guys - just thought I'd give you all an update on where things are at, especially with 4andR at the end of this week! I wanted to reveal the colour I've decided to wrap the car - I went through many colour choices in my head and numerous discussions with the gf, but in the end my heart kept going back to this "Battleship grey" by Avery Dennison. The girlfriend wasn't a fan of it at the time, but she's since admitted to me that she likes the colour now Wrapping a car was a huuuuuuge undertaking, especially when neither of us had any prior experience, there were certainly many frustrating moments, but we just had to keep reminding ourselves that this was a learning experience, and that it would all be worth it in the end. Since finishing the wrapping for the car, I can now say I'd definitely do it again, it's not too bad once you get the hang of how the material behaves, and what kind of prep work you need to do first. Next, I wanted to add something to the front end of the car, some more aero, to make things look more aggressive. So two weekends ago, I was lucky enough to have help from two new friends help me build a functional, aggressive, custom front splitter for the bumper. The splitter is made from a plywood base, then covered with fibreglass. It is hard-mounted to the chassis. I have to give a MASSIVE thank you to Daniel for designing the splitter for me, and Bradley for allowing us to use his fibreglassing material and facilities. Not only that, also dedicating an entire day with me to starting and finishing the splitter in a day! A month ago, I had never met either of these two people before. Both of these guys had left the occasional comment on my photography work, expressing a fair amount of interest and following my build. Over a few chats over the internet, we managed to get all 3 of us together, as car enthusiasts to build something for the car. Through this, I can now call both of these guys good friends of mine. The fact that they had never met me, or knew who I really was, and were just so willing to lend a hand and dedicate their efforts to me and the build is unbelievable. It's moments like these that make me want to continue building a car community like this, where people can connect just through their shared love for cars. The following week was a tough one, fitment with tyres revealed I had not cut the original factory guards high enough, and the wheels were approximating with the factory guards before reaching intended ride height. So the week was spent re-measuring, and re-cutting the guards, followed by re-welding them. It was tough, but we managed to get it done in time. After much tinkering, we finally had the car sitting on the ground. Be warned, the following images of fitment, will probably make many purists on here cringe and criticize. Just remember, this is a show car. This car is the embodiment of a vision I had in my head, that I wanted to produce and show the world. So yes, I know it's not going to be a very 'functional' BMW. With that said ... here you go Just a few final things to work out for the final fitment and looks for the show, and she'll be ready to roll. In the meantime, we're working hard to finish up t he girlfriends 280zx project for the show too. Thanks for reading the update, here's a little bonus pic of the girlfriend's Work wheels getting some tyres thrown on PS. Hope some of you guys are going to 4 and Rotary show! Would be cool to meet some of you Peace

Buy a MS41.0 from post 1997 and send it to me and I'll remove the ews for free.

No time wasters, but that's all he's been doing the whole time

This thing is truly a weapon. Would not recommend eating lunch just before going in it with James around Hampton.