Project SmurfShark - BMW e24 Build

[Stahl-Ville]

New spoiler !

Damn fuck! Been working with E24:s since 2nd of June 1990 and here is the very first time I ever have seen that Elphant Spoiler fits anywhere. Thanks!

[XerXes310]

Dude, yes. I just reread this. I want to see an E34M with those wheels on it. Would be perfect.

I agree, I'm building these for another guy with an e34 M and also 2 guys with 850i!

[XerXes310]

wow man, i love it !

you got more information about the centres ? thats the hottest wheel i ever seen

Which centers? AC Schnitzer or M-Systems?

[Bronzit]

I don't know which wheels to run on my shark but I've been getting dirty thoughts of buying an e34 M5 so I might have another home for my 18" M-Systems!

Dude, yes. I just reread this. I want to see an E34M with those wheels on it. Would be perfect.

[WhiteLove]

wow man, i love it !

you got more information about the centres ? thats the hottest wheel i ever seen

[XerXes310]

I saw your post on IG with the M Systems. They look so good. I love that you'll be able to switch fans and t stars with them, as well as lips/barrels. So much adjustability. Haha.

Exactly!!! I can't decide which ilike more so I'll probablyrun turbines on one side and throwing stars on the other!

[Bronzit]

I saw your post on IG with the M Systems. They look so good. I love that you'll be able to switch fans and t stars with them, as well as lips/barrels. So much adjustability. Haha.

[XerXes310]

Sorry, this is probably the slowest build thread ever!!

I ended up having a nice size hole in my head so I just decided to pickup a low mile Euro m30 with the plans to just swap it in. My conscious told me to rebuild while I already had it out of the car so I've taken it apart and sent everything off to the machine shop. I should be getting it back next week and starting the rebuild...I have no clue what I'm doing so wish me luck!



Ohh and then I got my Wheels!





While the car was up on jack stands I decided I might as well go ahead and bag it. Here's the kit I had made.



I started getting wild 18x11" 3 piece M-system ideas and then this happened.........












I don't know which wheels to run on my shark but I've been getting dirty thoughts of buying an e34 M5 so I might have another home for my 18" M-Systems!

[XerXes310]

Damn, this is sweet! Different, classy, just a lot of win put together!

That was my goal !! haha

[gearheaded]

Damn, this is sweet! Different, classy, just a lot of win put together!

[XerXes310]

New wheels look really good!!

Thank you!

I will be swapping them out soon but have a pretty cool plan with the turbine faces.

[lordicon232]

New wheels look really good!!

[XerXes310]

A little update.

I busted my a$$ to get the car put together for Mfest IX Las Vegas. Picked up BMW Turbine wheels the day before(my original wheel build got pushed back again), mounted my spoiler, ZIP Tied the euro front bumper and hit the road at 5am(no sleep) to meet up with the Los Angeles caravan to Las Vegas for Mfest.

10 miles into the drive, I see a huge puff of white smoke in my rear view. FML

Luckily there was a shop off of the nearest exit












Checking compression and plugs tonight but I'm pretty sure it's the head gasket since water was pouring out of the tailpipe.

[XerXes310]

Well i got the wheels mounted and was pretty damn disappointed.

I didn't take into consideration how bright my blue is and so they just clash together so back to the AC Schnitzer I go.

I think the wheels are beautiful but this is not the look I had in mind

[XerXes310]

Black Forest Industries might have those valve stems.

No luck with them either.

Contacted over a dozen valve stem manufacturers, wheel specialists and tire shops with no luck so I'm having the valve hole sealed up and making a new one for regular valves.