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  • formula driver
    R3VLimited
    • Dec 2003
    • 2263

    #1

    Not there yet...but close

    Ive done quite a bit of work to my car in the last couple of months. Its not done yet but its getting close. Im not gonna be able to get the body work and paint done like I want to. I need this thing on the road but everything else will be immaculate. I just finished redoing the brakes/suspension, painting the engine bay, installing HID's, and a few other things. I have a little body work left to do as well as the shadowline and tint but its getting close. Thought I would share a few pics of the progress.


    After the respray



    Finished!



    Brand new konis, 75mm turner studs, 20mm spacers, fresh paint on the calipers+Rotors





    New CD player

  • redbull 325is
    R3V OG
    • Feb 2004
    • 7471

    #2
    sorry man, but your car just looks bland. you have some nice stuff on it, but i think it really needs some contrast to set it off...


    Julien
    Build Threads:
    Pamela/Bella/Betty/325ix/5-Lug Seta/S60R/Miata ITB/Miata Turbo/Miata VVT/951/325xi-6

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    • formula driver
      R3VLimited
      • Dec 2003
      • 2263

      #3
      Originally posted by redbull 325is
      sorry man, but your car just looks bland. you have some nice stuff on it, but i think it really needs some contrast to set it off...


      Julien

      Nah...this is my taste. Kinda weird that a full breyton kit can be considered bland but w/e. I like the all white look. I may do black bumper mouldings sometime in the future who knows. Maybe Ill get someone to photoshop the mouldings back to black and add the door mouldings as well.

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      • 325iCabrio
        E30 Addict
        • Jun 2006
        • 485

        #4
        I like it a lot. BMWs are supposed to be subtle. I think it looks great, and I like the black intake manifold/valve cover with the red ignition wires. Looks really classy and fast. I don't know what you're planning to do with the kidney grilles, but I think that all black is played out--I'd go with body color on yours--I think that'd look sick.
        1988 325ic Automatic

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        • bmwm3n528
          No R3VLimiter
          • Dec 2003
          • 3654

          #5
          Did you respray the engine bay?
          Trevor Ely
          '95 M Sport 540i - '00 A4 1.8TQMS - '85 190E 2.3-16
          '88 535is - '87 325e - '89 325is - '91 318is - '90 325is - '96 328is

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          • formula driver
            R3VLimited
            • Dec 2003
            • 2263

            #6
            Originally posted by 325iCabrio
            I like it a lot. BMWs are supposed to be subtle. I think it looks great, and I like the black intake manifold/valve cover with the red ignition wires. Looks really classy and fast. I don't know what you're planning to do with the kidney grilles, but I think that all black is played out--I'd go with body color on yours--I think that'd look sick.
            Im going black...I may consider doing them white later but right now Im just sticking with black.

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            • formula driver
              R3VLimited
              • Dec 2003
              • 2263

              #7
              Originally posted by bmwm3n528
              Did you respray the engine bay?
              Yup...

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              • bmwm3n528
                No R3VLimiter
                • Dec 2003
                • 3654

                #8
                Originally posted by formula driver
                Yup...
                I was about to say, that couldn't be original.
                Trevor Ely
                '95 M Sport 540i - '00 A4 1.8TQMS - '85 190E 2.3-16
                '88 535is - '87 325e - '89 325is - '91 318is - '90 325is - '96 328is

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                • DEV0 E30
                  R3V OG
                  • Oct 2004
                  • 8826

                  #9
                  Looking good. A clean engine bay is a happy engine bay.
                  Project: Touring | Project: Unknown | Phoenix, Arizona Events Thread

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                  • ToplessE30
                    R3V Elite
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 4791

                    #10
                    Um... did you paint the ENTIRE rotor?

                    Estoril E36 M3/4/5 | Toledo E53 X5 3.0 | LeMans E90 335D M-Sport

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                    • Digitalwave
                      is a poseur
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 6281

                      #11
                      Looks sick bro. All I would change is removing the windshield banner.

                      RISING EDGE

                      Let's drive fast and have fun.

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                      • formula driver
                        R3VLimited
                        • Dec 2003
                        • 2263

                        #12
                        Originally posted by bmwm3n528
                        I was about to say, that couldn't be original.
                        It was delpin originaly....

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                        • formula driver
                          R3VLimited
                          • Dec 2003
                          • 2263

                          #13
                          Originally posted by ToplessE30
                          Um... did you paint the ENTIRE rotor?


                          Does it look like I painted the entire rotor? I masked it off the little overspray around the edges isnt gonna hurt.

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                          • formula driver
                            R3VLimited
                            • Dec 2003
                            • 2263

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Digitalwave
                            Looks sick bro. All I would change is removing the windshield banner.
                            Thanks bro...its coming off, check my p-shoped sig!

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                            • Ray Smoodiver
                              Moderator
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 8809

                              #15
                              looks sick, great work!

                              SILBER COMBAT UNIT DELTA (M-Technic Marshal)
                              RTFM:http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=56950

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