Project Gangsigns...UK Static BMW E38.

[Mehowski]

I've seen this all over instagram (doubt thats a suprise haha,) car looks awesome, sounds just as good too.
Never seen those wheels before on a low car so that's pretty interesting too, are you planning on attending The Show of Shows this Sunday? If not will I get a chance to see this at Players Classic?

[BenVAG]

thanks for the kind words guys!

[Earl]

Looks damn good and original=)

[hinrichs]

Love this, cant wait to see more of this.

[Skraight.]

This is dope, love the color combo and those wheels. Can't go wrong with straight pipes either.

[BenVAG]

Yo everyone.

Im Ben, a 20 year old from Essex in the U.K. My first foray into modifying ended up like this:



I liked it, but I never LOVED it. So I got this:

A mint '97 BMW 735i with 88k miles. Wanted a 740 but this was too cheap to pass up plas Ill engine swap if the need arises. The BM had a few fueling issues but was spotless and I got it for a steal. The plan was to use the scirocco for 2015 show season as I had a spot inside at one of the UK's biggest shows, Ultimate Dubs (4 weeks away from the purchase of the BMW). But no, I thought id run myself into the ground over the next month to get the BMW worthy of the spot haha

So naturally with-in a few days of purchase a set of BC Racing BR series coilovers were on the way and forms sent off to have my plate transferred. That is when this happened:




These wheels I got shipped over from Germany, Style 297's in 20x10/11 of the X6 Hybrids! Just temporary wheels to run at the first few shows! They are directional and on the wrong way round, we originally had them correctly but we preferred them the opposite direction haha!


Then the next few weeks were a blur, ordered spacers, tyres, got windows tinted and got it wrapped! Here's a photo dump...the first photo is the one we posted the day before the show (on the way there) as I had kept the car a secret until that point!




The car went down so well! Then the weekend after, I drove to Belguim for 'Heaven on Wheels' show:





A few more pictures from the following few weeks:





Oh, and I also gave her a straight through! (click on video and it should play)


Then the coilover mount went, snapped the hub bolt off in the hub and the wheel broke everything in the arch Lost an exhaust tip, other one mangled (the exhaust was a ghetto home job)



So that is where the car is, broken outside work:


I am drawing inspiration from the Jap and U.S static game, I'm going to stupid static fitment soon! I'd love to build a new set of splits but I am hella broke and havent got the money for that! Chances are I will end up buying some Weds Kranze LXZ's and re-lip them nice and wide...stiffer springs are on the way already. That should be done in the next 2 months!

Big up SlammedUK for giving me the platform to show it off at so many shows, GMD Online and Robbie Milton for the awesome photos and most importantly Beau Cowlin (with the bagged A1) for building the car and being down right awesome

@ask83n

Sidenote: I may come over to the U.S later in the year to attend H2o International, as I wanna see how you guys do it! Or is there another show in the second half of the year you guys would recommend me going to instead of H2o?