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Hello everyone, I would like to share a project I started a year ago. While all of this probably will sound crazy to most you, due to the lack of choice we have to go down this route in Pakistan.
Before I start i would like to mention custom duties are about 500% in Pakistan, so I were to import a C63S W205 ( 2018) it would cost close to $400,000.
Long story short, I bought a 2018 C63s in Japan, sent it to Dubai, Stripped the entire thing and got everything packed into boxes and sent it to Khi, Pakistan. ( everything but the chassis)
In Pakistan I bought a 2015 C180, stripped the car to the bare Chassis. After the c63s parts arrived from Dubai we pretty much took all the parts of C63s and bolted it onto the c180 chassis. Took us about 3-4 days to assemble the entire car. The entire project ( From importing the car from japan and sending to dubai to get stripped out and sending to pakistan) Took about 6 months time.
The reason to do this? Saving cost basically. If i had imported the C63s from japan and paid the 500% it wouldve nearly cost me half a million dollars lol. The method we opted for although requires a lot of time and effort, set me back around $130,000, all costs included.
I have a two w204 c63s that I converted the same exact way, and the plan is to convert a E63s w213 next. My IG is alzzturbo if anyone is interested in my past builds or future E63s build.
The w205 is running great, recently got stage 2 tuned with Modalwork intakes, made 645 whp. Still stock turbos, stock fuel system. 6 sec 100 to 200 consistently ( with lots of spin) .
Will share pictures of the build if this thread gets some interest.
Well done and props on the persistence to get this done. I'm sure finding the right shops and contacts can be a pain.
How do you get past the registration/insurance issues when the chassis and engine number don't match? Is it an issue?
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Originally Posted by alzturbo
Hello everyone, I would like to share a project I started a year ago. While all of this probably will sound crazy to most you, due to the lack of choice we have to go down this route in Pakistan.
Congratulations on your wild upgrade and persistence. This is a huge conversion success.
Your car looks wider at the front than a normal C63 S Sedan. Did you use boy Coupe parts to convert/widen it at all?
2010 BMW E63 M6 Coupe 2023 AMG C63s Coupe 2005 YZF-R1
Congrats on completing such a daunting endeavor. There must’ve been a lot of hiccups you had to tackle and overcome along the way. I’m really interested in seeing some more pics!
Now that is an achievement that requires lots of patience and requires perseverance. Good for you, OP and you are rewarded with that engine symphony and Driving Performance.
Hello everyone, apologies for the the delayed response, was getting the w205 ready for a local autocross event, surprisingly for such a heavy car she did surprisingly well. Came first in my category, was up against a couple of w204s, a few m5's and a 911. Slapped on some Nankang AR1 on the rear and turned down Boost a bit, im guessing I should be around the 600whp mark now, the car was not getting enough fuel on the map i was making 645whp, still running OEM HPFP.
No issues were faced during the conversion process, everything went smoothly. Faced more issues I guess while converting my w204 but I guess I learned a few things during that conversion that I implemented while converting the w205. The slight problems I did start facing was after getting her tuned, Went for PTG ECU/TCU and the car ran great for about a year, decided on going for the Modalworks Gen 2 intakes, and then the car started throwing crankcase codes on the PTG tune. Switched tuners, got a Custom tune now, car Runs much better now, E10+ 1/4 Bottle of Boostane pro per tank full tank mixed with pump 91. No knock what so ever, car still doing consistent 6-6.1 sec 100 to 200 in 80F ambient temps.
All the pictures attached are the final pics of the converted car. Tried posting some videos of how she runs but for some reason it isn’t uploading here.
Hello everyone, apologies for the the delayed response, was getting the w205 ready for a local autocross event, surprisingly for such a heavy car she did surprisingly well. Came first in my category, was up against a couple of w204s, a few m5's and a 911. Slapped on some Nankang AR1 on the rear and turned down Boost a bit, im guessing I should be around the 600whp mark now, the car was not getting enough fuel on the map i was making 645whp, still running OEM HPFP.
No issues were faced during the conversion process, everything went smoothly. Faced more issues I guess while converting my w204 but I guess I learned a few things during that conversion that I implemented while converting the w205. The slight problems I did start facing was after getting her tuned, Went for PTG ECU/TCU and the car ran great for about a year, decided on going for the Modalworks Gen 2 intakes, and then the car started throwing crankcase codes on the PTG tune. Switched tuners, got a Custom tune now, car Runs much better now, E10+ 1/4 Bottle of Boostane pro per tank full tank mixed with pump 91. No knock what so ever, car still doing consistent 6-6.1 sec 100 to 200 in 80F ambient temps.
All the pictures attached are the final pics of the converted car. Tried posting some videos of how she runs but for some reason it isn’t uploading here.
Thanks
Alz
ig: alzzturbo
impressive. Didnt realize the scene has developed so much there. Gonna have to see what islamabad has to offer next time im there
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