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Join Date: Jan 2011
Age: 37
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2004 PY, bought it with 75K miles on Feb 1st 2014 after my 03 got totaled.
Here are pics of the for sale ad and the day i picked it up ![]() ![]() ![]() HPF Titanium exhaust ![]() ![]() ![]() Time of the delivery ![]() ![]() ![]() First thing i had to do, is fix that driver side head light that wasn't installed properly ![]() ![]() ![]() Next, a subframe reinforcement, all rear end bushings and ball joints are replaced while i was there ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Me and my buddy converted the subframe bolts to studs, here are our tools that we made, so the thread won't get destroyed ![]() ![]() Studs are in and bolted from the top, i will be building a custom rear tower brace that will connect to the subframe studs, and it will be removable incase i need more trunk space ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is how she looked once we got her on the ground, at the same time, i nstalled my TCK suspensions with 600LBS springs all around, and my BBKs ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2 weeks later i had a track event at Barber Motorsports, so i did a valve adjustment and replaced cam gear bolt with the updated ones ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() few days later, replaced coils, Spark plugs and did a compression test, all readings were within the 12~13 bar acording to the cheap autozone gauge ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oil change was done, and she was ready for the track Couple of pics ![]() ![]() My 2nd time at barber, and my best lap time 1.52 Couple of days later and the Euro bumper and SCRZA Trunk are painted and ready to install ![]() Trunk is installed but not adjusted yet, it needs some tweeks ![]() ![]() Retrofitted FR-X projectors ![]() ![]() made OEM clip ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now she sits at 77K miles, and the work still in progress Joe
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Build thread---------- INSTAGRAM ------------ROTREX REBUILD-------------Now offering custom digital gauges 2004 SMG PY/BLK - 600 TCKline - CPI Headers & resonated Sec1- Stoptech BBK 6 pod front & 4 pod rear with steel lines - 75mm Studs conversion - SDW monoball RTABs - AKG subframe bushings - Multi color AEs - FR-X 3.0 Projectors - Smoked Side markers - Euro bumper - V1 with hard wire & Stealth one - M Track Mod - ZCP steering rack - Dual LI - CSL Style diffuser - SCZA Exhaust - E9x Door handle LED retrofit - SCZA CSL bootlid - VEI systems custom air vent A/F & boost gauge - VEI custom air vent Water temp & oil pressure guage- Active Prima plus + TTFS tune - Mishimoto Radiator & Oil cooler - H&R front Sway - UUC camber arms - keyless & push to start system - clear bra - interiors red stitching contrast - Apex PS7s - 16" Spal fan Last edited by kokgo20; Sun, Dec-20-2015 at 11:34:44 PM. |
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Awesome, sub'd !
Great run btw. Last edited by LicketySplit; Thu, Jun-19-2014 at 07:32:53 PM. |
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Build thread---------- INSTAGRAM ------------ROTREX REBUILD-------------Now offering custom digital gauges 2004 SMG PY/BLK - 600 TCKline - CPI Headers & resonated Sec1- Stoptech BBK 6 pod front & 4 pod rear with steel lines - 75mm Studs conversion - SDW monoball RTABs - AKG subframe bushings - Multi color AEs - FR-X 3.0 Projectors - Smoked Side markers - Euro bumper - V1 with hard wire & Stealth one - M Track Mod - ZCP steering rack - Dual LI - CSL Style diffuser - SCZA Exhaust - E9x Door handle LED retrofit - SCZA CSL bootlid - VEI systems custom air vent A/F & boost gauge - VEI custom air vent Water temp & oil pressure guage- Active Prima plus + TTFS tune - Mishimoto Radiator & Oil cooler - H&R front Sway - UUC camber arms - keyless & push to start system - clear bra - interiors red stitching contrast - Apex PS7s - 16" Spal fan |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Awesome man, keep up the good work!
Mr. Wolfe
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2006 Interlagos/Black ///M3 Coupe 6MT 1987 Turquoise Green / Imola Red 325is Mtech1 w/ M62 V8 Swap 1994 Porsche 911 Factory Widebody 2003 Alpine/Cinnamon ///M3 Coupe 6MT (SOLD) 2003 Steel Gray/Black ///M3 Coupe 6MT (SOLD) |
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Wait it's a Pheonix Yellow on Imola Red Interior Wow!
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I'm swapping the IR interiors from my old M, haven't finished the interiors yet, maybe within a week, will post pics ones its done
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Build thread---------- INSTAGRAM ------------ROTREX REBUILD-------------Now offering custom digital gauges 2004 SMG PY/BLK - 600 TCKline - CPI Headers & resonated Sec1- Stoptech BBK 6 pod front & 4 pod rear with steel lines - 75mm Studs conversion - SDW monoball RTABs - AKG subframe bushings - Multi color AEs - FR-X 3.0 Projectors - Smoked Side markers - Euro bumper - V1 with hard wire & Stealth one - M Track Mod - ZCP steering rack - Dual LI - CSL Style diffuser - SCZA Exhaust - E9x Door handle LED retrofit - SCZA CSL bootlid - VEI systems custom air vent A/F & boost gauge - VEI custom air vent Water temp & oil pressure guage- Active Prima plus + TTFS tune - Mishimoto Radiator & Oil cooler - H&R front Sway - UUC camber arms - keyless & push to start system - clear bra - interiors red stitching contrast - Apex PS7s - 16" Spal fan |
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Build thread---------- INSTAGRAM ------------ROTREX REBUILD-------------Now offering custom digital gauges 2004 SMG PY/BLK - 600 TCKline - CPI Headers & resonated Sec1- Stoptech BBK 6 pod front & 4 pod rear with steel lines - 75mm Studs conversion - SDW monoball RTABs - AKG subframe bushings - Multi color AEs - FR-X 3.0 Projectors - Smoked Side markers - Euro bumper - V1 with hard wire & Stealth one - M Track Mod - ZCP steering rack - Dual LI - CSL Style diffuser - SCZA Exhaust - E9x Door handle LED retrofit - SCZA CSL bootlid - VEI systems custom air vent A/F & boost gauge - VEI custom air vent Water temp & oil pressure guage- Active Prima plus + TTFS tune - Mishimoto Radiator & Oil cooler - H&R front Sway - UUC camber arms - keyless & push to start system - clear bra - interiors red stitching contrast - Apex PS7s - 16" Spal fan |
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Looking good. Well done
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Love to see these cars being restored. Your M looked like it was in very rough shape when you got it..
Keep doing what you're doing. Can't wait to see more.
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She wasn't bad, beside that ugly aftermarket CSL bumper that made it look really bad, and the ugly wheels
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Build thread---------- INSTAGRAM ------------ROTREX REBUILD-------------Now offering custom digital gauges 2004 SMG PY/BLK - 600 TCKline - CPI Headers & resonated Sec1- Stoptech BBK 6 pod front & 4 pod rear with steel lines - 75mm Studs conversion - SDW monoball RTABs - AKG subframe bushings - Multi color AEs - FR-X 3.0 Projectors - Smoked Side markers - Euro bumper - V1 with hard wire & Stealth one - M Track Mod - ZCP steering rack - Dual LI - CSL Style diffuser - SCZA Exhaust - E9x Door handle LED retrofit - SCZA CSL bootlid - VEI systems custom air vent A/F & boost gauge - VEI custom air vent Water temp & oil pressure guage- Active Prima plus + TTFS tune - Mishimoto Radiator & Oil cooler - H&R front Sway - UUC camber arms - keyless & push to start system - clear bra - interiors red stitching contrast - Apex PS7s - 16" Spal fan |
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