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  • The ugly duckling; my BMW 135i build.

    Hello there!

    As some of you may know; I have been an active member on this forum for a little while. But until recently I haven't really had any reason to start a build thread do to my insane lack of parts. Well I finally treated myself to some ST Coilovers and some spacers for Christmas, so let the build commence.

    Firstly here is my platform sitting bone stock. It's a 2009 N54 motor BMW 135i with the M-sport package. I picked it up with 14,000 miles, and it is now sitting at about 18,000 six months later. It is my daily, so don't expect anything too extreme here okay



    Secondly here is a brief (and most likely impossible to finish) list of things I'd like to get finished before the end of this summer;
    - JB4 PNP
    - DP's
    - Intercooler
    - Rotiforms (High hopes, I know)
    - Fenders pulled+rolled
    - Lots of other things that no one will notice

    For the record I am on quite the tight budget, so please don't expect updates to happen rapidly. I will always check the thread to answer any questions anyone has, so please just feel free to ask!

    Day 1. (12 - 30 - 12)

    Got the rear suspension installed with a friends dads' help, the biggest pain in the ass was reinstalling the damn trunkliner.

    Trunkliner all removed!



    Pictures of the setup we used to get everything in and out;




    Comparison between the ST coils and the OEM ones;



    Finally got them in! Oh and don't mind the sketchy piece of wood



    Anddddd repeat on the drivers side.



    Fronts should be coming on later this week along with pictures of how the car sits with them on

    Cheers!
    Last edited by Daffy; 12-31-2012, 08:31 PM.


    instagram: @elliotjlong

  • #2
    The built title is really inappropriate, because this is the best looking BMW in the past 20 years
    But the photos are great, and I can't wait to see more.
    Good luck with the build!
    E30 build

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    • #3
      title - terrible choice

      car- faaaannntastic
      @DollaDollaDill

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      • #4
        Originally posted by MartinsElerts View Post
        The built title is really inappropriate, because this is the best looking BMW in the past 20 years
        But the photos are great, and I can't wait to see more.
        Good luck with the build!
        I love it as well, I just know some people don't agree. But thank you for the kind words!

        Originally posted by Dwob View Post
        title - terrible choice

        car- faaaannntastic
        Thank you as well! Pffft I prefer this title to naming my car though, had to spice things up a little bit


        instagram: @elliotjlong

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        • #5
          Day 2. (1 - 19 - 13)

          Got my fronts installed at the local shop on Friday, and then that evening my friend Michael and I attempted to dial it in. After a lot of swearing, time, and C Clamps we finally managed to get the rears almost all the way down (~ 4 threads left). The fronts are all the way down.

          Hopefully the rest of my backthreads will be gone by Tuesday, but for now here is a video of the adjustments and a picture to keep you going.

          [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tPRQ460LEQ"]Labor of Love | Lowering my BMW 135i - YouTube[/ame]



          For now I'm just going to ride around on stock wheels until I can afford new ones


          instagram: @elliotjlong

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          • #6
            Man I love these cars so much. I will be looking forward to this

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            • #7
              In for more
              2005 Mercedes C230
              2000 BMW 323iT
              1998 Toyota Tacoma
              1954 Ford F100

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              • #8
                That is amazing. I'm in love

                [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/90251835@N06/10396307803/]

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                • #9
                  god i want a car like that my dream car
                  Stefán Haukur
                  VW Golf MK5 GTI

                  Honda Civic Sold
                  BMW E36 323 sold
                  VW Golf MKIV sold

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                  • #10
                    Nice drop! And, the music for the clip was spot on.

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                    • #11
                      Looks sexy as is! Nuff like!
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                      E46 325 touring
                      E34 530 5spd
                      www.dnyealwilson.org
                      www.retrofit.club

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                      • #12
                        lookin good man time for some wheels!

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                        • #13
                          Soooo much better looking the the F series!
                          MKV build thread

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                          • #14
                            I'm gonna need my euro plate back soon..

                            PS: Your banner is cock eyed.
                            1981 300TD 4 speed
                            2000 BMW M5

                            Mike Finnelly
                            , on Flickr
                            IG @michaelfinnelly

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                            • #15
                              Thank you for all the kind words, not much has happened over the past week except my suspension has settled a little bit more in the front and rear. Hopefully by the end of this weekend my rear will be all the way down as well. In the near future I'm getting my front bumper replayed and ordering some wheels Stay tuned!

                              Oh and shout out to Mikey (mike-81-240d) for helping me with most of my installs. Except he's the asshole who put my banner on crooked.

                              And here's a picture of be getting used to my rideheight and parking, it shows how much my front has settled.



                              instagram: @elliotjlong

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