My hellrot 3.0si Coupe

[StigJ]

Thought it was for the best to make a proper thread for my Coupe that I can post new updates in, in stead of making new threads every time.

First of all some history:

April 2010 I was in shopping mode for a new BMW. I had my E46 for 9 years and it was time for a new one.
This was my first BMW. (Had it from 2001 to 2011)



Was looking for an E92 325i but didnt find any I liked here in Norway, so I expanded my search to Germany. I imported my E46 from Germany too, so I knew what to do.
Apparently there were nothing interesting in Germany either. So I just searched for fun on other BMWs.

There it was! I was in love in a blink of an eye! Stood there red and shiny at Autohaus Fink GmbH. Had only 19k km on the odometer


One month later it was standing outside with norwegian plates on and in my ownership.

Then the "mod ball" started rolling....

Swapping wheels:


Needed more low:



Bits and pieces were ordered and installed:













Shortly after I bought it I startet joining track days. So I thought I needed som dedicated wheels.


Found out later on that my Michelin PSS were way good enough for track days. The lack in performance is behind the steering wheel

Im washing and detailing the hell out of it.





Making brake ducts:



Trying to make it better on the track



Black roof (wrap)

DSC_1988 by mr.stream77, on Flickr

Enjoying the car and the nature
DSC_4334 by mr.stream77, on Flickr
DSC_4297 by mr.stream77, on Flickr

And of course enjoying the track days :driving:

And I just have to have this pic along. Im waaaaay back there somewhere :rofl:

So this is a (rather long) summary of 4 years of owning a Z4 Coupe. I love it!

Enjoy

 

[Citation 650]

Very nice!

 

[sw4nny]

I love it!

So do I
Ashamed to say even with a roof. :wink:

 

[StevenH72]

Great post and the coupé looks fantastic, very tasteful modifications

 

[loadz]

Tremendous!!

(isnt it easy to not like someone just by looking at there photos) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[bluestreak56]

Lovely colour choices - oxford green E46 looks immense in the light and the red pops really well too! Coupe love

 

[paulgs1000]

Enjoyed reading through your post - you're certainly making the most of your Zed.

Good photos too.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Bradders75]

Brilliant post, stunning car.

 

[mr wilks]

Great pics , great post my fav pic of the bunch

 

[Machine monkey]

Great thread and good to see you using it as intended. I do love a red coupe :wub:

Nice one i hope you have many many more enjoyable years and drives with it

 

[StigJ]

Thanks guys. Glad you like it

Ive also installed Intravee II. So easy to operate.

And since I got the roof wrapped I found some used mirrors from a M Coupe that Im painting Jet black.


Can also mention my other money pit on wheels. My daily driver, "The Grey Grocery Getter"

Exterior went from this:



To this:


Interior from this:


To this:



Both pits:

 

[Ed Doe]

Wow! Looks brilliant!
Did you find the arbs improved the handling significantly? And the strut brace? All things on my to do list eventually, I'm just hoping to prioritise them as best as possible!

Did you find you had to rebush the rear hubs at all? I'm very jealous, the car really does look wonderful!

 

[-Tom-]

Really really cool thread. Cheers for sharing! The coupe is looking epic, looks purposeful. I like your grocery machine too, alloys really suit it.

 

[monkadill]

Awesome work on the Coupe

 

[si-forks]

Z looks amazing nice job

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[rish13]

Lovely Zed. Really like those wheels that came off the E46 on the Zed

 

[Swiftly]

Lovely looking zed with nice mods too

 

[tomscott]

Very cool! Lovely car!

 

[bradmarsh1989]

One of the nicest Z4's on this forums. nice one!

 

[Dale_B]

Brilliant thread, what the forum is all about
Great little touches you have made to the zed, end result looks fab 8)