1M........tHe PoLaR bEaR.

[Thejimreaper]

On my list of cars to own for sure

[Beedub]

WOW op, im a bmw modder and have done some rather serious things with my ///M car but i have to say the quality of what youve done, execution of the parts and the general love i can see for the car are mind blowing, im actually looking at the car and can see the love poured into it, the suspension is pretty awesome to boot!!!

Very well done, this is how modding should be done as i believe everything youve done has made the car substantially better, i bet it puts a huge smile on your face when you see her in the garage!!!!

more pics pleased of All the little details, shes gorgeous, keep it forever!!!

Edited by Beedub on Thursday 7th June 17:23

[Thejimreaper]

Beedub said:

WOW op, im a bmw modder and have done some rather serious things with my ///M cr but i have to say the quality of what youve done, execution of the parts and the general love i can see for the car are mind blowing, im actually looking at the car and can see the love poured into it, the suspension is pretty awesome!!!

Very well done, this is how modding should be done as i believe everything youve done has made the car substantially better, i net it puts a huge smile on your face when you see her in the garage!!!!

more pics pleased of All the little details, shes gorgeous, keep it forever!!!

Im starting to well up!!

[aussieinlondon]

Beedub said:

WOW op, im a bmw modder and have done some rather serious things with my ///M cr but i have to say the quality of what youve done, execution of the parts and the general love i can see for the car are mind blowing, im actually looking at the car and can see the love poured into it, the suspension is pretty awesome!!!

Very well done, this is how modding should be done as i believe everything youve done has made the car substantially better, i net it puts a huge smile on your face when you see her in the garage!!!!

more pics pleased of All the little details, shes gorgeous, keep it forever!!!

Thanks mate for the kind words on the 1M, but I have read your build thread last your and what you have done is bloody good stuff and one hell of a beast, and makes what I have done to the 1M look somewhat oem/basic lol as for loving the car, I have to say big time, and prefer her out of the garage more than in ; ) it is in my opinion a great car and possible a bit misinterpreted by a number of people, From here it is off to Hayward & Scott for a custom made back box on Monday and the steering wheel is currently in having a bit of a make over with the leather being replaced with the alcantara matching the rest of the interior, but keeping the M tri-colour stitching, from there I think it will be time to replace the mich pilot sport 2's with the supersports and then will consider software, but first the Don Palmer limit handling course, especially before I look at fitting the new rubber lol

And no plans to replace anytime soon, even though my wife has said she at least once wants to own a porsche, I think my little astra opc track project will be the one making room.

Thanks again and I am back now looking for your Z4M build thread to see where you are currently at......

Edited by aussieinlondon on Thursday 7th June 17:01

[aussieinlondon]

DanDC5 said:

Saw a few pics Marc put up on Facebook the other day. After seeing the work he's done on a few cars in the past, including his VXR and his RS it's safe to say these pictures don't do the car justice as to how mint it will look in the flesh now. The detailing thing has never interested me all that much but he is a master at his job.

I'm going to stop reading this thread, it's getting depressing

Did I read right mate, you are looking at something with a Lotus badge : )

[Beedub]

aussieinlondon said:

Thanks mate for the kind words on the 1M, but I have read your build thread last your and what you have done is bloody good stuff and one hell of a beast, and makes what I have done to the 1M look somewhat oem/basic lol as for loving the car, I have to say big time, and prefer her out of the garage more than in ; ) it is in my opinion a great car and possible a bit misinterpreted by a number of people, From here it is off to Hayward & Scott for a custom made back box on Monday and the steering wheel is currently in having a bit of a make over with the leather being replaced with the alcantara matching the rest of the interior, but keeping the M tri-colour stitching, from there I think it will be time to replace the mich pilot sport 2's with the supersports and then will consider software, but first the Don Palmer limit handling course, especially before I look at fitting the new rubber lol

And no plans to replace anytime soon, even though my wife has said she at least once wants to own a porsche, I think my little astra opc track project will be the one making room.

Thanks again and I am back now looking for your Z4M build thread to see where you are currently at......

Edited by aussieinlondon on Thursday 7th June 17:01

thanks aussie, i will update that thread shortly with some really cool info on stage 2.5 of the blower and lot of other bits thats been done, unfortunatly recent events and family life have stopped play at the mo, but we'll be back!!!

my friend has a VO 1m with the stoptech trophy BBK and those brakes are mind bending!!! would you consider them???

whats the next mods??? i hear ESS are going to relase a turbo upgrade for these cars ;-) now that is a very exciting prospect ;-) Really looking forward to seeing where to take this mate!! keep going as long as funds allow!! lol....

[Stedman]

The thread that keeps on giving

[After_Shock]

Looking fantastic well done, good choice on the chem guys gear if you are using it!!

[aussieinlondon]

Beedub said:

thanks aussie, i will update that thread shortly with some really cool info on stage 2.5 of the blower and lot of other bits thats been done, unfortunatly recent events and family life have stopped play at the mo, but we'll be back!!!

my friend has a VO 1m with the stoptech trophy BBK and those brakes are mind bending!!! would you consider them???

whats the next mods??? i hear ESS are going to relase a turbo upgrade for these cars ;-) now that is a very exciting prospect ;-) Really looking forward to seeing where to take this mate!! keep going as long as funds allow!! lol....

Looking forward to reading it mate, been interesting to date.

As for the brakes, I am running braided brake lines all round and uprated fluid, and will uprate the pads once needed....I run 6pot Alcon advantage extreme with 365mm floating discs on my astra opc which work great on track, so I have thought about going down the same route on the 1M but as I don't track the 1M and only the astra it may be total overkill.

Now it is in with Hayward & Scott....

[aussieinlondon]

After_Shock said:

Looking fantastic well done, good choice on the chem guys gear if you are using it!!

Thanks mate, chem guys jet seal for the wheels, ez creme glaze and celeste dettaglio wax, abd a bit of pro detailer in-between......

[Thejimreaper]

aussieinlondon said:

New Screen saver, thanks!! God I need one of these, but in VO for me!

[melvster]

Stunning pictures.

[janahan9]

Great pics mate! Waiting for the rain to stop so I can clean mine, if that ever happens!

[aussieinlondon]

Thejimreaper said:

New Screen saver, thanks!! God I need one of these, but in VO for me!

Drop me your email mate if you want a full res copy

[aussieinlondon]

melvster said:

Stunning pictures.

Thanks mate, I think the location(s) help alot being out of London lol

[aussieinlondon]

janahan9 said:

Great pics mate! Waiting for the rain to stop so I can clean mine, if that ever happens!

Was a nice day last Sat Jana ; )

[nismo48]

Nice work Oz...

aussieinlondon said:

melvster said:

Stunning pictures.

Thanks mate, I think the location(s) help alot being out of London lol

[aussieinlondon]

nismo48 said:

Thanks mate....

[DanDC5]

aussieinlondon said:

DanDC5 said:

Saw a few pics Marc put up on Facebook the other day. After seeing the work he's done on a few cars in the past, including his VXR and his RS it's safe to say these pictures don't do the car justice as to how mint it will look in the flesh now. The detailing thing has never interested me all that much but he is a master at his job.

I'm going to stop reading this thread, it's getting depressing

Did I read right mate, you are looking at something with a Lotus badge : )

It's one for next year I think but yes though 2.2 VX220's seem quite appealing on a value for money/scope for possible further tuning scale. Integra needs to go first to free up cash and can start saving some money then. It's an itch that needs to be scratched no matter what happens.

[danyeates]

Thejimreaper said:

aussieinlondon said:

New Screen saver, thanks!

Me too!