Interlagos Blue Makeover by Impressive Auto
01-04-2012, 08:15 PM
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Thanks guys. He sent me a few crappy phone pics as he had the lip/diffuser install. He used to have a Vorsteiner rear and Eurotech front which were really nice but got banged up over the past few years. This is Suvneer's front and rear... awesome pieces at a great price... thanks Gary! Front lip had virtually perfect fitment.
02-23-2012, 04:19 PM
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Just a quick update. Surge Tanks and Covers. Virtually identical color to the calipers.
A polished supercharger would look the t!ts I think, gotta convince my brother to do it lol.
A polished supercharger would look the t!ts I think, gotta convince my brother to do it lol.
02-24-2012, 11:50 AM
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OMg the blues in this thread!! Win!
04-08-2012, 04:28 PM
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Easter at Mom's. Just a few snaps. I've been wanting to take pics of the cars together but it just didn't happen.
All the cars are pretty dirty. Surprise... they are actually driven. Maybe a detail and photoshoot next time.
Laguna M Coupe - Little Brother
Interlagos E55 AMG - Older Brother
Atlantis 996TT- Me
I keep having trouble with Photobucket numbing down my Atlantis. I don't know why it always happens. I wish you guys could see a closer to real life comparison.
All the cars are pretty dirty. Surprise... they are actually driven. Maybe a detail and photoshoot next time.
Laguna M Coupe - Little Brother
Interlagos E55 AMG - Older Brother
Atlantis 996TT- Me
I keep having trouble with Photobucket numbing down my Atlantis. I don't know why it always happens. I wish you guys could see a closer to real life comparison.
04-09-2012, 10:19 AM
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I cant stop looking at this car!! BMW has always had some really nice shades of blue. Interlagos being one of my favorite.
04-21-2012, 03:50 PM
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Thanks guys.
Another mod that came in the mail yesterday. Don at Dallas Custom Steering Wheels did a great job on my 996TT wheel so when we wanted to get the E55 done it was a no-brainer. We took off the steering wheel and shipped it out. Don knocked it out and I had it back in my hands 8 days from when I shipped it. He didn't have any cores and I didn't have an extra steering wheel. Either way it was super fast.
The wheel has perforated leather on the sides, normal leather top and bottom, silver stitching, 1/8" padding (1/4" all around) and a yellow leather motorsport ring at 12 o'clock. It feels amazing. The stock steering wheel as we all know is an embarrassment.
On eBay I ordered a set of CNC machined E46 M3 SMG paddles for $45. We pulled off the buttons in the back and mounted these bad boys up. They come with this little pin that sticks out, we just removed it and shaped up the back flat piece so it matched the steering wheel button perfectly. The clearance is really tight to the stalk so we may pull them back off and shave the points down a hair. Since they are a little heavy the "springback" is kind of weak. Have to figure out how to make that a bit stiffer and it will have the perfect feel. In any case, a big improvement over just the standard buttons. And it looks really awesome.
We may do all the blackwood in CF next and an electronic cutout valve for the exhaust. Still need the Kleemann tune to get done.
Another mod that came in the mail yesterday. Don at Dallas Custom Steering Wheels did a great job on my 996TT wheel so when we wanted to get the E55 done it was a no-brainer. We took off the steering wheel and shipped it out. Don knocked it out and I had it back in my hands 8 days from when I shipped it. He didn't have any cores and I didn't have an extra steering wheel. Either way it was super fast.
The wheel has perforated leather on the sides, normal leather top and bottom, silver stitching, 1/8" padding (1/4" all around) and a yellow leather motorsport ring at 12 o'clock. It feels amazing. The stock steering wheel as we all know is an embarrassment.
On eBay I ordered a set of CNC machined E46 M3 SMG paddles for $45. We pulled off the buttons in the back and mounted these bad boys up. They come with this little pin that sticks out, we just removed it and shaped up the back flat piece so it matched the steering wheel button perfectly. The clearance is really tight to the stalk so we may pull them back off and shave the points down a hair. Since they are a little heavy the "springback" is kind of weak. Have to figure out how to make that a bit stiffer and it will have the perfect feel. In any case, a big improvement over just the standard buttons. And it looks really awesome.
We may do all the blackwood in CF next and an electronic cutout valve for the exhaust. Still need the Kleemann tune to get done.
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04-22-2012, 12:08 PM
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