Larry's '89 Zinno E30 M3 build

[Cyklowni]

Holy.. I'm speechless, that thing is beautiful! Probably the most beautiful BMW I have ever seen.

[Spencer]

Thank you for keeping it out of the salt.

[neivart]

10/10
Absolutely gorgeous

[f50nut]

A couple of iphone pics I never got around to posting. Car has been garage queening it this winter with all the salt on the roads.

[Jurcis]

Fantastic work and taste.

[famguy]

Fantastic. Just fantastic.

[f50nut]

A tiny bit lower and space the fronts, then it will be on point.

Beautiful car.

Yeah I am trying to go a little lower in the rear. Currently I rub a tiny bit on the passenger side rear. The next set of wheels will be 3mm less aggressive in the rear which is what I need to prevent it from rubbing with these tires.

The bigger problem I have with going lower is that I am almost bottoming out the shocks on the bump stops. So I need to either trim the bump stop slightly (it's oversized) or get some tall GC shock mounts to free up some travel.

yea dude, this.

im not sure why but id love to see the fans poking out of the rim, is it possible to space them out at all? i have no idea how they attach, i can only imagine they screw into/onto the center cap center screw holdy downy thingy

They attach with the hex nut. They basically replace the waffle cap, so spacing it out isn't exactly straight forward. The new fans we're making are a little taller than these are, but 2.5" lips will probably be the upper limit for these fans to protrude from the lips...unless they do well and we can afford to make the taller, more expensive ones.

Amazing, beautiful build Larry. Did you get it aligned at all? What kind of camber do you have front and rear on it?

Thanks!!

Thanks! I haven't had it aligned. Camber is at max ~3 degrees and needs to be dialed back considerably. I am not sure on the rear, but it's about the same.

I have Alpha N sitting on a shelf. I am scared to install it. Haha.

How does it install? I really don't know anything about it. From what I hear, the stock tune that comes with that Alpha N setup is pretty drivable as-is for the Northeast.

[Spencer]

I have Alpha N sitting on a shelf. I am scared to install it. Haha.

[AllGo'N'Show]

Amazing, beautiful build Larry. Did you get it aligned at all? What kind of camber do you have front and rear on it?

Thanks!!

[mayhem]

This is Carporn and should be in the 18+ section..

[ldl180i]

Flip this is beyond sexy!!!

[parttimeprojectionist]

A tiny bit lower and space the fronts, then it will be on point.

Beautiful car.

yea dude, this.

im not sure why but id love to see the fans poking out of the rim, is it possible to space them out at all? i have no idea how they attach, i can only imagine they screw into/onto the center cap center screw holdy downy thingy

[Khalil]

A tiny bit lower and space the fronts, then it will be on point.

Beautiful car.

[Haris_Mujic]

Cant wait to see more progress on this! Looks amazing so far

[f50nut]

Been a while since I've updated this thread. Slow over here during the winter with salt all over the roads. Building a very special set of wheels for this car.

Also debating going with the carbon airbox and Alpha N. Anyone have any experience installing and living with Alpha N setups? Aside from cost, I'm also concerned about drivability in this climate.

Here's an old pic from the fall. A few more weeks until we're out of this winter mess

Wow that is an amazing car. Also nice work on the turbo fans, I'm sure those were no easy feat. Did you cnc the turbo fans as one piece, or were the blades separate from the face?

Yeah! Can we get a pic or two of the backs of the fans? Or is it a trade secret...

The fans are one piece. We have experimented with casting and machining, as well as attaching separate fan blades. Overall, we prefer this clean look with the flat face. No rivets, no glue. I have a new prototype here that is very close to the final piece. Once they're done, we'll post up full details of the front and back, as well as what wheels and lips they'll fit.

Thanks everyone for the comments.