Felony Form from New Zealand (E36)

[Bronzit]

Oh awesome! Where abouts did you go? Haha, wish I had made this thread sooner then! Possibly could've met a fellow Stanceworks member from abroad!

Yeah! I met up with a couple car/bike friends in Auckland. We did Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Would love to come back sometime. Beautiful place.

[DER E30]

Awesome stuff in here! Really cool that your girlfriend helps you with your car! Sounds like a keeper!

[royalife]

Awesome work man! Did you end up painting the car after sanding or did you just wrap it? The Gray wrap is Tits.

[imschwaggy]

Need to see more !

I think u posted a link to this on like e36world or e36squad fb group

[Jynx]

Yeah! I met up with a couple car/bike friends in Auckland. We did Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Would love to come back sometime. Beautiful place.

Awesome man! Wish I made this sooner and could've met ya! Ah well, maybe next time, when I'm over on your side of the world :P

Awesome stuff in here! Really cool that your girlfriend helps you with your car! Sounds like a keeper!

Thank you! Yeah, she's amazing, she's more of a car freak than I am!! Hahaha

Awesome work man! Did you end up painting the car after sanding or did you just wrap it? The Gray wrap is Tits.

Thank you! I didn't paint the car, no time for that. Just sanded down the old stone chips and imperfections etc. so that it wouldn't show up on the wrap afterwards

Need to see more !

I think u posted a link to this on like e36world or e36squad fb group

More coming on an update post right after this!
I did indeed, my friends told me about the fb group so I decided to share it there

[Jynx]

UPDATES:

Big update for you all - detailing the last modifications and work to the E36 before finally getting her to the 2016 4 and Rotary Nationals Show & Shine!

There was one thing missing about the rear end of the car which didn't suit the look, and that was the cutesy stock exhaust tips I still had on the car, so, in order to beef it up a bit, and also give her a bit of volume, I had the rear muffler removed, and replaced with stainless steel pipes. Ultimately I would've preferred to install an aftermarket muffler, but in the interests of time and funds, I decided to go with this temporary option to make it for the show.




I have to give a huge thanks and shout out to Juhan and the team from Backyard Developmentz for helping me out with doing the cutting, and welding. They are a busy bunch, all trying to get their *own* cars finished, but he offered and took the time to knock out the exhaust job in one night for me. Really appreciate his efforts!

With the ride height dialed in to a drive-able height, there wasn't much else for me to do with the car other than to take her to the show. I made up a decal which I decided to place on both my doors, which are the names of the few key individuals that really helped me make this car come to fruition. I wanted to illustrate to people that this car is by no means the product of one man's work - but a team of people coming together and pooling their skills and resources.



This list of names does not reflect the *only* people who helped me - but they are the people who spent the countless late nights with me, working in the garage till the ridiculous early hours of the morning, sharing sleep deprivation with me. They are the people who impacted me, and the progress of my car the most. Without these people, this build would not be where it is. It would not have made it to the show this weekend. And for that reason, their names will always be on this car. It is as much a product of their work, as it is mine.

SHOW DAY

The time had arrived. Time to take the cars in to the show and shine, set up, and show the country what we had spent so long to put together. The set up day began with our StanceMob member Bryce, arriving at our place to convoy to the show together. I think some of you may appreciate his absolutely clean E36 on Modenas, running genuine Ferrari centercaps:



We then lined up our little convoy together, and wow ... it was just stunning to see our work finally on the road. In these pics, the car was at it's raised height for driving, the plan was to drop her down for the show once we were there.



Arrived outside the show and took a few cheeky snaps ...




Once inside, we dropped the car back down for it's intended show height ...




And that's the way we left her for the show.

The next day was sensational. My first experience as a competitor at nationals, and it was an awesome experience. Meeting all the people who have been following my build was incredible. It was really fulfilling to have strangers approach and ask about the car, showing interest in the work done, and the process of making it happen. What made it all worth it for me - was being able to step back, and watch people just stop dead in their tracks when they saw the car, and then continue to turn their heads sideways to oogle and look closely at all the fine details we put in. It was a great feeling to see people appreciate all the hard work put in to the car. It was also extremely fulfilling when people would ask about the colour of the "paint" - only for me to reveal that it was a wrap, and not only that, it was all done by ourselves, in our garage. The responses I got from that was priceless. Again - it made all the hard work finally worth it.



The day ended on a very slightly sour note unfortunately. In the packing up process, I was raising the rear of the car to get her home safely - however, one of my rear shock mount bolts decided it wanted to cross-thread, and no longer sit tightly and hold my shock in place. A silly little problem, but one that meant it was no longer safe to drive home. With the help of my lovely girlfriend, my friends, and StanceMob family we managed to organise a quick and affordable tow truck to take her back home.



And that's that!

So for now, I'm going to relax. I intend to edit some photos, kick back in the sun with some beers, spend time with people who I've been neglecting due to this build, and catch up on sleep. The next time you see the car, hopefully it'll be on the new wheels I've intended to have for them since the beginning of the build. I'll keep you all updated on any changes to the car though.

Thank you for following my build, and reading my story to this point. It's been awesome sharing my journey.

Peace.
Jeff

[PassionGarage]

fucking clean !!!

[cblock406]

I like this a lot except your rear fitment... I think it looks weak with the fender flares. Other than that cool car.


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[Jynx]

fucking clean !!!

Thank you!

I like this a lot except your rear fitment... I think it looks weak with the fender flares. Other than that cool car.

To be honest, I have to agree with ya! Hopefully my wheels arrive end of Feb, and then I can sort out the proper fitment. The Hamanns I was running for the show were spaced out 25mm, and still had room to go - so I had to tweak the camber a bit to get it as close fitting as possible!

[Jynx]

UPDATES 05/03/2016:

Righto! It's been a while since my last post, but I promise that's for a good reason, and the wait, has most certainly been worth it. If some of you follow me on my photography social media page, many of you will know that last night I received a very nice visit from the Work Wheels NZ man, bearing the gifts I have been waiting the last 6 months for ...



The picture speaks for itself really. Although they were delayed several months due to manufacturing defects in Japan - David from Work Wheels NZ was outstanding in his service for the delivery of my wheels in the end.

The wheels are Work Meister M1 3 piece, specs 18x10 et-2 on all corners. They are gunmetal grey face with polished lip finish, and gold plated accessory hardware. Needless to say, beautiful.

The next morning I was off to Autostance to see Matt and Heino to organise my tyres and fitment for the new wheels. We got straight to test fitting and discussing what tyres would be best suited for the wheels. My friend Daniel willingly agreed to come by and help me out where possible today too, and take photos on my behalf when I was unable to





After a few discussions, it was time to slap the tyres on!





Heino with a pyrotechnics show in the middle of the day.



The tyres fit just right for the fenders, so it was just a matter of time before we got each one fitted up...



At the same time, I wanted to change the E36 lug bolt wheel set up to a stud and nut set up - I much prefer it this way as it is much easier to remove/change wheels, not risking the wheels while messing around trying to line up the darn wheels with the hub.



The Meister center caps cover up the bland center holes which normally leave something to be desired.

Decided to take a quick cheeky photo with all 4 wheels on the car ...



At this stage, I was stoked to say the least. The car looked damn good with the Works - I have yet to see anyone else local running this wheel set up on a BMW in New Zealand, and I have no idea why nobody has done it sooner! After this, it was time to adjust and correct some of the crazy negative camber I had before, to make the fitment more flush and sensible :P



Not too much of an issue adjusting the camber thanks to easy to use adjustable rear camber arms



As a final bonus touch, Matt offered to give me some colour to my exhaust tips - unfortunately Roni's sticker was burnt, but of what *IS* burnt, looks like it might be permanent :P Great blowtorch skills Matt, 10/10 hahah.



All that was left, was to take her outside ...



At this point, just couldn't get over how damn good she looked. I'll really let the images do most of the talking.
Many of you may have noticed I am no longer running the LTW wing in these images, don't worry, I will be putting something on the rear - something crazier hopefully :P

It's been a huge wait for these wheels, but today has been an amazing day, finally putting this car together with the wheels I had in my mind from the start. The final product is every bit as perfect as I had imagined. I still stare at it now and can't believe it looks the way that it does, and that it's my car. It's come so far over the past few months.

I have to give a huge shout out and thanks to Matt and Heino from Autostance today, who basically lent me their assistance and skills for the better part of the day to get it all sorted in one go!

Also have to give a big thanks to David from Work Wheels NZ for helping me organise and bring these beautiful wheels to New Zealand!

The build isn't 100% finished, but it's certainly getting there. I still have a few things in store for it, and then after the visual customisation is done, it'll be time to look at doing work under the hood ...

For now, I'll leave you with this one last pic - see you on the next update!



Peace.

Jeff

[Back_in_Black]

i'mma go subscribe this so hard. Awesome build. o_o

[cblock406]

Looks a thousand times better now man! Love it.

[dubkid]

the surface of the wrap doesn't look good but the car overall is quite sexy

[Jynx]

i'mma go subscribe this so hard. Awesome build. o_o

Haha thank you man! I think you might be the first subscriber I've ever had! Hahah thank you for the feedback

Looks a thousand times better now man! Love it.

Agreed! It's amazing seeing the car come together as I had pictured it, thanks

the surface of the wrap doesn't look good but the car overall is quite sexy

Hmm yeah the finish of the wrap seems to be an area that I've gotten similar feedback about - I guess because I've never been a huge paint finish guru, it hasn't bothered me too much. I will be re-wrapping a few panels of the car to tidy it up, but I guess I won't be able to change much of the surface, as it seems to be the way it was made

[Evilist]

nice car dude