***Editors Note: I cant tell you how excited I would get when I would see updates from Jason. His build is truly one of those "money no object" builds, but really its probably the case of do it right the first time and trying not to add up the receipts when its all said and done. As you can tell, no expense was spared and this holds true to the adage, "Fast, Reliable, Cheap: pick 2" ... I certainly hope the car lived up to expectations because it certainly looks like it would! Congrats Jason, you're R3vlimiteds October 2019 Car of the Month***"
| Factory options: Manual sunroof, power windows, central locking Color: Full color change to BMW San Marino Blue Interior color: OEM Volkswagen Mk7 plaid Engine modifications: Garrett GTX3582 turbo, Arc Asylum oil pan,M52 block bored to 84.5mm, Molnar 135mm forged connecting rods, custom spec JE forged pistons, Total Seal piston rings, S52 crank balanced and polished, King Racing Tri-Armor main and rod bearings, ARP main and head studs, S52 head with Supertech 85 lb valve springs, single groove retainers, stainless intake valves, Inconel exhaust valves, bronze valve guides, and OEM valve stem seals, oil pump is stock housing with new OEM internals and Achilles Motorsports upgraded oil pump sprocket with gear shaft and bolt (no more nut) and safety wired, S52 cams and trays, CES stock thickness cut ring head gasket, OEM OBD1 magnesium valve cover and coil packs, ATI Super Damper harmonic damper/crank pulley, S54 oil filter housing, every engine bolt, chain, sprocket, chain, guides, tensioners, oil squirters, etc were bought new from BMW. Not a single piece of original hardware was reused inside the engine. Exhaust: Custom TIG welded 3” stainless exhaust from turbo back with v-bands and Vibrant resonator and muffler Transmission: E46 M3 6-speed (Getrag 420G) Differential: Euro E28 M535i 210mm 3.25 LSD with E46 M3 diff cover and custom reinforced rear crossmember Suspension: Ground Control full coilover suspension w/ 525 lb/in front and 750 lb/in rear springs, Ground Control front camber plates, Eibach front sway bar, Condor Speed Shop bushings throughout, Z3M rear trailing arms and axles, Mason Engineering front strut tower bar, Wheels: Apex ARC-8 17x8.5 front and 17x9.5 rear with Toyo Proxes R888R tires in 235/40 front and 275/40 rear Exterior modifications: Shaved side moldings, welded in metal flares on all four corners using E46 front fenders and custom fabrication, shaved radio antenna hole, OEM iS side skirts, OEM Mtech 2 front lower valance with RyanG splitter and OEM foglight blank off plates, AC Schnitzer replica rear lower valance, full glass out color change to BMW San Marino Blue, all exterior trim powder coated in semi-gloss black, genuine Alpina trunk lid spoiler, all window, trunk, sunroof, hood, etc gaskets, strips, and seals new OEM with the exception of driver and passenger door seals, OEM Euro headlight surrounds, OEM Euro front and rear bumper trim, DEPO smoked “smiley” headlamps with complete retrofit of bi-xenon projectors using components from The Retrofit Source Interior modifications: New OEM dashboard, new black OEM interior carpet, fully rebuilt front sport seats with new seat shocks, all new OEM foam, and custom re-upholstering by NineStitch using marine grade vinyl for the bolsters and OEM Volkswagen plaid cloth centers, 3M Crystalline window tint, CA Tuned black replacement headliner with rear parcel shelf and sun visor trim panels upholstered to match, rear speakers in parcel shelf deleted, check light display in sun visor trim panel deleted, 370mm Mtech 2 steering wheel re-upholstered in leather with ///M tri-stich pattern, leather hand brake and shift boots with ///M tri-stitching, Husco center armrest with slide out cupholders, custom aluminum cupholder with integrated cell phone mount, cigarette lighter, USB connection, and audio input jack, OEM BMW all-weather floor mats, OEM BMW Performance pedal covers, aftermarket aluminum footrest, OEM Mtech door sills, ZHP 6-speed shift knob, custom gauge panel in factory cluster location. Story behind the car: I had a super clean alpine white ’89 sedan that I was planning to do an S52 swap into. I began gathering some parts for the swap and somewhere along the way decided to go turbo S52. Of course this would necessitate larger tires and beefed up everything. I couldn’t bring myself to go cutting up such a clean sedan when a coupe was more what I had in mind for this all-out build. I sold the sedan and found a very clean ‘cirrus blue 90 coupe with nearly 300k miles on it about 5 hours away. I borrowed a trailer from a friend and headed down to North Carolina from Virginia to pick it up. When I arrived it was pretty much what I expected: terrible re-spray with runs in the paint, worn out interior, reeked horribly of cigarette smoke…, but drove decently. Ok, I figured this would work since I was planning a shell-up resto anyway.
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