Can't wait to see the final pictures.
There seems to be some nice cars in that garage
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'00 BMW ///M5 Alpine White
Mods
Chip Logic ECU tune
Schrick cams
Hamann Headers (High temperature coated inside and out)
Custom made exhaust (cat delet)
K&W Coilovers V3
WP Pro BBK (360 mm rotors, 8 pot calipers front, 6 pot calipers rear)
2007 Z4 M Coupe, Titanium Silver with Imola Red, black and silver interior -for details: www.mymcoupe.com
2003 M5, Imola Red with black and silver interior
-Dinan S2 drivetrain
-Dinan stage 3 suspension with JRZ shocks
-StopTech brakes
-Rogue Engineering short shift kit and clutch stop
-275/35R18 Michellins f/r on 18x9.5 BBS RS-GTs
-Progressive window tint
-Euro dash and armrest conversions
-CDT/Total audio, NavTv w/ DVD
-Seat massagers
2002 540iT, Sapphire Black with black and red interior
-Dinan S2 drivetrain
-Dinan stage 3 suspension with Koni shocks
-StopTech brakes
-255/40R18 PS2s f/r on 18x8.5 BBS RG-Rs
-Progressive window tint
-Euro dash and armrest conversions
-Custom interior trim and seat massagers
-NavTv with DVD
The carbon parts GTR hoor and the one off roof and rear lid are just about done.
We went with mixing some black in with the clear coats for a few layers to take away the grey in raw carbon.
As you can see it's pretty much black in most occasions, but the carbon is visually deeper looking.
X pipe is just about on with the high flow cats.
Shane made a trip to Sydney (7 hours each way, there and back non stop drive...crazy) to pick up the glass for the sails and the rear window glass as well.
He was worried about fitment, but he's very happy.
He's also fitting new front glass as well
The roof is done and ready to be glued down for good.
I can't remember the exact amounts of clear coats laid on the roof but I think there was something like 3-5 coats with some of the black paint that was used on the ute mixed with clear to tint and darken the carbon, just like the effect of sun glasses.
Then another 3-4 of normal clear to finish it off, then polished.
Seeing that the roof is always at the height of reflection (people in the 5' - 7' range) it will show the carbon more then the rear lid and hood in the same light as you'd be looking more down on those parts more.
Shane says he's very happy with the final "look" and says you can see it move when the suns the right direction (you can see that in some of the shots)
It turns black when in the shade to look like the rest of the ute.
Only a week to go till she leaves the shop for the Ute Muster (won't be under her own power)
Probably a good month before I get her out for good (fingers crossed)
I might have some shots of all the parts pulled together on the ute in the next few days in the sun, then the next batch will come from the muster.
Gotta to get him to fire it up this week, to see how she sounds.
It's been asleep for 2.5 years.
Apples
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2000 M5 LeMans blue
Headers/cats/exhaust/KW suspension/sway bars/UUC shifter/UUC clutch/BBS LM 19's.
2003 M5...actually MIB's (master yoda)
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo Pearl Yellow. HRE 840r 19's front 20's rear
2006 Ford GT Heritage blue
I love the carbon fiber roof that fades to black, especially in the 2nd-4th photos. Very unique.
Seeing the interior lights hang down makes me think... have you thought about lighting? As in interior lighting, such as using LEDs and whether you want more of a bluish tone, or white to the light. Also the illuminated door sills? I'm just thinking what the UTE will look like at night.
Overall, fabulous job! I've been watching this project for a while and it's exciting to see it's finally coming together.
__________________ Mods: 91 octane with occasional 100 octane
"Illegitimus non carborundum"
" Despite its supercar attributes, the M5 still doubles as a soberly practical, spacious saloon - only with the ability to scare four passengers in comfort all the way to the local coronary unit". Top Gear
The roof isn't black but the normal grey-ish black that carbon comes in.
There was no fading of the look on the roof, just the added black & clear coats to be sprayed on to reduce the grey look of the carbon and get it to turn black more offten.
I've not seen it in the flesh yet, so I don't know how it actually looks, but my guy is very happy, and he's been more then right once in this project..
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2000 M5 LeMans blue
Headers/cats/exhaust/KW suspension/sway bars/UUC shifter/UUC clutch/BBS LM 19's.
2003 M5...actually MIB's (master yoda)
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo Pearl Yellow. HRE 840r 19's front 20's rear
2006 Ford GT Heritage blue
Hey, add to this Mark Webber doing well after a shunt in Singapore!
__________________ 2002 ///M5 Sterling Grey - Caramel Full Leather
K40 Stealth with front/rear difusers
Angel iBright 3.0 and Xenix fogs
MKIV Nav Computer Upgrade
E60 545is Short Throw Shifter with ZHP Knob
LeatherZ Shift and Ebrake boots with M stitching
SuperSprint Xpipe
Magnaflow 14816's
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