Show Me Your BMW!!!!!!!!!

[Beedub]

rfn said:

Beedub - that reminds me I spotted you near Blake Street station a few weeks back while driving the work delivery van. Car looked very smart!

lol!!! yeaaaaaaaayyy i finally been spotted!! was i driving in accordance to the law?? lol

[Beedub]

my god this threads still going, i started this a long time ago, looking at the opening post im realising ive spend a HUGE amount on this car, i love it more now than i ever did, owned from brand new, its still only got 9800 miles, and its in the same condition as when she rolled off the factory line. perfect.

z4m supercharged.....450bhp

[Beedub]

dont suppose we can make this a sticky can we??? is it possible, its a great thread for the bmw forums ;-) who do i ask??

[Beedub]

brilliant, sticky now!!!!!! thankyou mods!! and pulse

Edited by Beedub on Friday 23 July 22:43

[Beedub]

well one of my oldest friends escorted me down to simpson motorsport to get my charger fitted to my z4m, it soon dawned on me, his car is pretty cool............ check out the pics, huge mod list from z4 seats, to 330i brakes, to coilovers to camber arms, im sure he'll post the full spec once he spots this ;-) awesome car, and very fast ;-)

[Beedub]

i can vouch to driving in this car for very long periods, its much much more comfortable than my z4m bucket seats, and the lights look alot better in real life, just wondering what do the stock items look like?? i actually wasnt aware phil had fitted modded ones?? whats the difference?

[Beedub]

imac thats lovely!!! love the colour...

Some updated ones of my Blown ///M Z4

Edited by Beedub on Monday 3rd January 21:10

Edited by Beedub on Monday 3rd January 21:11

[Beedub]

I-Mac said:

Cheers mate

How did you get insured on your blown Z? Looks like a weapon!

I have heard that folk struggle to get insurance on the supersharged conversions. I had thought about one for my E92, but my insurance is bad enough already!

Its insured via my business...... Supercharging an ///m car puts them into top end ferrari type grouping.

[Beedub]

2 Wycked said:

Beedub said:

Pics of his Z4M

That looks fantastic! Nice use of a Polo 'supercharged' badge too.

Now, when're you going to take me for a spin in it? Being down the road and all...

lol you like that badge ;-) works well doesnt it!! ive got another one placed on the ash try..... i think it was the nicest way without screaming about it that its bein done.

[Beedub]

brake mods now ;-) now its stops as well as it goes ;-) ap 6pot and rear 4 pot, currently @ 460bhp..... bit different from the first car i posted in the opening post ;-)

Edited by Beedub on Monday 7th March 19:25

Edited by Beedub on Monday 7th March 19:27

[Beedub]

Fun Bus said:

In a Z4! Holy Mother of God I'd love a go in your car.

its insanely rapid...... s54 with boost = nuts performance....

it was pretty nuts stock ..... lol best car ive owned.... it will be with me for life.

[Beedub]

another update on this thread for me, just finshed the second stage of my ESS kit, now @ 507bhp, excuse writing under pics, i just copied and pasted from my build thread...... hope you all enjoy.....

the front oil cooler and intercooler, oil cooler is about double the size of the stock unit


the offending leaky part, i torqued this as tight as i dared, new orings installed, note ALL this i relocated from stock, looks perfect


im a stickler for detail, i cut down some rubbed to make a buffer for the oilcooler in the extremes of braking acceration.


setrab oil cooler


underside is CLEAN!!!! Note all boost pipes are crackle finish lightweight material....


conversion piece where the leak was/ hoping isnt anymore


mean


getting their now :-)


cleaned and blacked the undertray




looking good underneath


ess billet crank pulleys


up top



cleaning wheel well with oil splatter



intercooler can flow 700hp


insanely expensive gauges and pod, 3d design pod with stack pro stepper gauges and stack wideband,i blew my budget here, o.e look, fit and i can monitor whats happening with my motor, note where ive located power socket :-)





finally......

Edited by Beedub on Saturday 11th June 21:04

[Beedub]

Fun Bus said:

Looking wonderful as always, loving the work. Are you going for concours or just very clean?

Also, are you a member of the BMW Car Club? If not I think your project would make a great write-up in the club magazine.

hi funbus, ive owned the car from baby fresh in 2007 so as its only owner, its one of three vehicles so only see's summer weekend use so its just always clean, the car does however do the concours classes but believe it or not the car see's around 10 track days a year, i will compete with the car in my local sprint championship next year also, its get used properly but is very loved as you can see, i enjoy cleaning it as much as driving it.... sad but true.
My time in the garage with this beauty is therapy for a stressful job, funily enough i spent another 5 hours cleaning it today :-/

im not a member of the BMW club but will be doing so soon. thanks for the comments.

[Beedub]

derestrictor said:

Byron, I'd like to congratulate you on a work of rare brilliance.

The installation appears to be a credit to you whilst the quality of kit is suitably subtle to render it quite the sleeper; as much as a Z4M can be such a thing.

Quite what this is like to drive, I can barely imagine.

Utterly, utterly superb.

wow thanx derestrictor, absolutly love your comments, its truely my love of labour, The install of this kit has been VERY long, lol, infact ive removed, moved, changed, added parts, modified parts to Get 100% Perfect fitment, stock like fitment, i would simply except no less, even cooler their is not a single hole added to the vehicle that wasnt there from the factory.... i am quite simply the worlds most difficult customer.... lol again thankyou so much for the comments, i genuinely appreciate it :-) If you ever catch me @ a trackday come over for a run out :-) the car is what can only be described as bonkers :-) ESS tuning the kit manufacturers are nothing short of artists, the way this thing drives is unbelievable and the quality oozes from every detail of this kit, never mind the speed, the driveability/low speed manners is Better than it ever was stock with the added Tq.......

thankyou again :-)

byron

[Beedub]

Pulse said:

Funnily enough, it's what restored my love a bit! I was quite happy with the A1 until this came along. I just couldn't help myself.

It's hard getting used to such an old and rattly car though, compared with a brand new A1.

its shouldnt be rattly really, they are only 4 odd years old ;-) mine is rock steady and quiet as my TTs.... ;-) then again its only done 10k miles all in my ownership so i guess that helps, but i wouldnt expect it to be a rattle box

[Beedub]

some more of my z4m.... she's bi-colour now! lol always makes me smile when i see this thread.... i started it yeeeaarrrss ago , forgot about it for a little while then its got another 40+ pages from the last time i saw it!!

The tops least flattering angle imo...


perfectly aligned front gaps



side views




side gaps @ rear quarters.....



rear aspects



randoms









The WAT to close fitment of boot lid and rear glass of hardtop imo.... boot movement limiters are in place.






intercooler


Definatly leaving it black however and will be painting afew other parts to Create the theme!! its going to look awesome!!

[Beedub]

BJT said:

Still looking amazing! I was so close to getting one and then a Supercharger from the states but ended up buying a dog and an E36 M3 instead...

lol ..... what dog did you buy!

thanks by the way... she sure is a labour of love!!

[Beedub]

added some aero side skirts to my z4 today, the photos really dull the effect but wow in the flesh they look awesome, almost cartoon aggressive, very pleased with them, i stood back today and looked at the car and thought, wow, thats really starting to look awesome....

[Beedub]

bertie said:

The roundel side repeaters are my favourite recent BMW feature!

and me!!! i love them!!

[Beedub]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ id love that car in 335d form!!!! lovely motor btw!!