Jake's Epic BMW 135i Build Thread! (5+ Years of Ownership)

[patsbimmer1]

I throw winter tires on mine and call it a day.  Not that I enjoy driving it through the winter months but there are usually a few glimmers of happiness that come from driving it year round.

[i_love_cars]

Bassboy3313 said:

Welcome to everyone's world who stores their turbo bmw for winter. 

Fixed.

[HipMF]

Get a winter bimmer. Any POS e30-e46 or e28-e39 will do. No excuses.

[Bassboy3313]

Oh I have a fun car for winter as well. Even has a snail with it. Just obviously not as fun as driving the bmw of course.

[B C]

Back many posts ago there was a photograph of a garage. That garage and its contents are neat-o

[suspenceful]

Since the 135i is stored for the winter, I decided to make my daily driver even more impractical now that winter is here...

Installed some H&R coilovers, 17" wheels with Altimax Arctics, and brake pads/rotors all around. Oh, an eBay front lip too. Can't wait to plow everything.

https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/685/31586578316\_17e20c4952\_c.jpg

[SteelBlue]

You're welcome for the lip.

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[Jdesign]

Jelly of that snow beater.

[suspenceful]

A lot has happened since I posted here last. I ordered a set of 700+whp capable turbos. 2 more fuel pumps and 6 more injectors. Clutch has to be ordered yet. I'm shooting to crack 700whp by July. The car is currently leaking coolant from a cracked water pump. I just put one in last fall, so I have a new (free) pump on the way.

I've been neglecting the car because I've really been enjoying my daily. I picked up this 2010 328i M-Sport 6-speed manual (pretty rare combo) in Alpine White a few months ago. It came on some huge 20" wheels that looked like garbage. I put some 19" ARC-8s on it to match my 135i and lowered it on an H&R Sport Cup Kit. Got a new front bumper without side reflectors or 4 large license plate holes. Polished the oxidized headlights and added LED angel eyes and foglights. Also painted the kidney grilles black and debadged the 328i. Even bought a fender roller to roll the fenders because I always find myself having to borrow someones. Overall, I'm very happy with the car!

[Jdesign]

Saw this gem in person, very nice. Now I will just await pics of the 1series awesomeness once all the parts come in.

[YoungCR]

car looks great!

[patsbimmer1]

Needs more 335i.  Looks good!  I love Alpineweiss!

[Earl]

Not a bad looking daily=)

[Iceddragon]

This thread pushes the argument for a 135i over an M3 for me. Super cool build

[B C]

YoungCR said:

car looks great!

So do you, Chris!

[YoungCR]

patsbimmer1 said:

Needs more 335i.  Looks good!  I love Alpineweiss!

328i's are great for daily duty.

[patsbimmer1]

YoungCR said:

328i's are great for daily duty.

But 335i's are better...

[Earl]

If you have a back up daily for when the n54/n55 acts up once a week=P

[B C]

The mighty N54 doesnt act up, it just likes to play "hard to drive"

[i_love_cars]

I'm very excited to see the results from the turbo upgrade. 

What are you doing for tire? Assuming you got the ARC-8 with the higher offsets that can fit *some* brands of 275 tire - are you looking at any sort of 1M rear conversion or has some company developed something that allows you to run wider tire?