Good things come to those who wait...(and then wait some more)

inkey$ · Post by **inkey$** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:44 am

This looks stunning. One of my favourite E86’s on here for sure.

BMWZ4MC · Post by **BMWZ4MC** » Thu May 20, 2021 12:21 pm

Looks great, very JPS Lotus

Calps · Post by **Calps** » Thu May 20, 2021 6:18 pm

colb wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 11:09 am Stainless bolts might be a soloution, painted mine at the moment.

Precisely what I'm thinking. I'm considering whether I should try to find some in black (and replace everything), or stick with a per bolt basis sans paint.

Calps · Post by **Calps** » Thu May 20, 2021 6:21 pm

inkey$ wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 11:44 am This looks stunning. One of my favourite E86’s on here for sure.

BMWZ4MC wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 12:21 pm Looks great, very JPS Lotus

Thank you both, high praise indeed, glad it meets your approval.

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Thu May 20, 2021 7:45 pm

Love it!!!!!

Rich8 · Post by **Rich8** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:26 pm

Calps wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 10:28 am
Ole gits rule wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 10:07 pm Lovely job - looks great under the lights
Cheers. I know they're set up to make it look as best as possible, but it doesn't look half bad in regular daylight as well!

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I guess you park it in gear, because no matter how nice it looks we all KNOW your handbrake isn't THAT good.

Attilio · Post by **Attilio** » Fri May 21, 2021 8:54 am

Wow, just wow!!!!

What a beauty! Love the bronze wheels and their design, the Gruppe M and those aero sills

Can’t wait to see your car in person!

Fantastic job

Well wear!
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IRD · Post by **IRD** » Fri May 21, 2021 10:49 am

I would just echo what so many others have said. The car looks stunning. Black paintwork and beautiful bronze wheels. It’s great when a plan comes together.

Calps · Post by **Calps** » Mon May 24, 2021 12:53 pm

Rich8 wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 11:26 pm I guess you park it in gear, because no matter how nice it looks we all KNOW your handbrake isn't THAT good.

Ha, yes, it's in gear alright. The irony being that even though that's a flat surface, the handbrake would struggle to hold it in place. It certainly needs some attention!

Attilio wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 8:54 am What a beauty! Love the bronze wheels and their design, the Gruppe M and those aero sills

Can’t wait to see your car in person!

Thanks Attilio, likewise I'm looking forward to seeing yours, hopefully with that beautiful lip installed as well.

IRD wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:49 am I would just echo what so many others have said. The car looks stunning. Black paintwork and beautiful bronze wheels. It’s great when a plan comes together.

Bonus points to you sir! An A-Team quote is always something to be cherished

pulp · Post by **pulp** » Tue May 25, 2021 6:09 pm

Thought I'd check out your thread after the DSC sensor chat, lovely whip mate!

Calps · Post by **Calps** » Tue May 25, 2021 8:29 pm

pulp wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 6:09 pm Thought I'd check out your thread after the DSC sensor chat, lovely whip mate!

Thanks! Hopefully it will be a DSC-error free whip with minimal cost/effort

ShootingBrake · Post by **ShootingBrake** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:10 pm

Lovely coupe Calps, the bronze alloys look great with the black paintwork, fair play. Hard to beat a black car when it’s all shiny and cleaned up

Is the GruppeM intake purely for sound and aesthetics (looks great) or is there some performance gains also?

Calps · Post by **Calps** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:29 am

ShootingBrake wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:10 pm Is the GruppeM intake purely for sound and aesthetics (looks great) or is there some performance gains also?

Thanks ShootingBrake.

There's potentially a placebo effect that makes it "feel" a bit faster (perhaps "urgent" is a better description), with the sound it produces reinforcing that impression as well.

I'd guess it liberates another horse or two, but I'd be lying if I claimed that I could definitely feel any real power increase. That said, I don't doubt that it has set the stage for increases to be had, but I suspect that a remap and some exhaust changes would be needed to really to bring them to life.

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