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  • M3/4: balance between function and form.

    I've been meaning to do a build thread for a while now. Just so I can track where I've been and the direction I'm going. For those of you interested, feel free to follow along and watch me beat the shit out of my car.

    I bought this car in first weekend of July in 2008. Currently I use this car for autocross, track days, drift days, and daily use. It looks like its going to become a dedicated track/drift car in the very near future. For the amount of abuse this car incurs I still think it should look good while it does it. It still passes the 10ft test so its good enough.

    Mods so far:
    Powerchip custom Tuning
    3.5in cold air intake
    M50 manifold
    Turner Motorsports ceramic coated long tube headers
    UUC TSE exhaust
    Hardwired Passport 8500 X50
    Pioneer 6.5in in-dash DVD player
    Boston Acoustic components up front
    Focal Audio 5.25in speakers in the rear
    Alpine V-power 4ch amp
    Rockford Fosgate 2ch amp
    2 10in JL W0 subwoofers
    Elemental Design E36 subwoofer box
    Momo Mod 78 wheel
    NRG slim quick release hub
    Sparco Corsa driver's seat with aluminum side mounts
    Custom seat base mount
    Black seats out of a '98 M3 sedan with Nappa Leather
    M3 gt style splitters
    6,000k HIDs from DDM Tuning
    Depo projector head lights with 6,000k Angel Eyes
    Da'lan class 2 tow hitch


    wheels:
    18x9.5in Forgeline RS street version wheels
    offset is et22

    17x9.5in Forgeline RS comps
    offset is et40

    Suspension:
    Ground Control Trackschool kit (Koni single adjustable shock, Eibach race springs, Race camber/castor plates)

    Camber: 3.5degrees negative front, 3,5 degrees negative rear

    Spring rates:
    400lb front, 500lb rear

    Other:
    '95 M3 offset lower control arm bushings
    UUC sway barbarians



    The day I bought and drove it home from San Jose:



    two days after:



    A week after:



    White contours:



    First Autocross, Low pressure power steering swedge blew off on the 3rd lap:



    utilizing the trailer hitch:



    17x8/9 BBS M-techs:



    Buttonwillow:



    polished lightweights:



    style 5s:



    Test fitting the 18in Forgelines. Too bad it wouldn't roll like this:





    Drivable:







    drove it to SF, those roads are terrible:






    17x10 WRD Mesh (corvette offsets with 32mm adapters:



    17x8.5 Kosei (loaner wheels for the M fest track day)



    Drift day wheels:







    1st Drift day pics:









    1st time auto-x instructing (17x9.5 Forgelines):





    First and last car show, Spocom 2009:



    2nd Drift day:






    There were a few other track days in there where I couldn't find pics for. That's about it for now.

  • #2
    Great to see the M being abused as it should be!

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    • #3
      I'll put my vote in: This is the most hardcore e36 on the planet. No BS, no faking it, no need for the silly stripped interior nonsense- it's just beat on, day in, and day out, and it looks good doing it.

      and this photo is one of my fav. pics of yours:

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      • #4
        Huge fan of your car.

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        • #5
          I love those forgelines on your car. They fit E36's great, and Mike is right this is a pretty badass E36. Plus its the best color they came in.

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          • #6
            I want it immediately. E36 sedan most definitely for the facking win.
            Originally posted by da3bous
            I want you to photoshop a giant penis down the side of my car

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            • #7
              Putting the thing to great use and looking good while doing it. Every stage of your car has looked perfect, and it's good to see that it is being abused the way it was designed to be

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              • #8
                Yo Geoff, did you see they got a pretty clean section of the Auto-x at MFest?

                http://www.vimeo.com/5425165 12:50

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                • #9
                  Have always loved your cars. All of them. This one as well. I wish we could still get into El Mirage.

                  Sick build Geoff!

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                  • #10
                    I love your car, Geoff.

                    Your mixture of function and form, and you're amazing driving ability entertains all of us at the autocrosses and such
                    -Brandon
                    E46 No More..
                    Her Concise History:
                    http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=778655

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                    • #11
                      Sick Bimmer, you made Purple look cool
                      Dope Shit - http://dasis300.wordpress.com/

                      Fan page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cool-C...?v=wall&ref=ts

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                      • #12
                        those wheels are OMG
                        Chris-

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                        • #13
                          yes yes yes please!
                          Ryan

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                          • #14
                            Your taste in wheels is impeccable. I'm a huge fan of the white contours mang, do you still have them?
                            Originally posted by da3bous
                            I want you to photoshop a giant penis down the side of my car

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                            • #15
                              Even after owning an E36, I am not a big fan of that model, but you make it look good. Love the color as well.
                              Last edited by BADwayz; 07-06-2009, 03:28 AM.
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