SeanDub: SLAMDM3

[SeanDub]

This isnt here yet, so here's the story of the M3.

How it looked the day I bought. Poor thing.

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The very first thing I did was pick up a set of staggered DS2's (Chrome :()

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Then came the coils, MV RS lip, and Yellow Lamin-x

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Borrowed some wheels from a friend, with the intention of powdercoating the DS2's

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Placed a few orders, and got rid of those awful ambers, and then some :)

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Bought a LW flag and headed out to my first Bimmerfest. BFest 2008.

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Then came a late order

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Heres where my stance disease really started to show itself. Style 5's.

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A real shoot followed, of course

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Then it started to really bug me that my car wasn't sittin low, so I rebuilt the coilovers with new springs.

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That got the front low, I was sittin at -5* of camber up front, without camber plates.

Before I could assess the situation one of my fans stopped by...

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Along with one in the quarter panel to match, how sweet.

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/IMG_2329.jpg

Fixed the camber, which also raised my front end :(

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Then it was off to get fixed. I decided that while my love marks were getting fixed, I'd go for a full respray, and refinish my wheels while the car was being worked on :)

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It came back, fresh paint and green wheels, and was lookin pretty good!

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But that damn ride height! I'd had enough, got some vorshlag camber plates for the front and started removing everything that wasnt completely necessary to the coilovers. We set it down when it was all said and done.. All I could do was smile, ear to ear.

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Finally, I was low. Low like I wanted to be. This called for a real photoshoot!

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Then it was time to do some more work to get ready for BFest.

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http://blankmediagroup.com/Pictures/Mike/Trips/Bimmerfest%202009/seansinterior.jpg

Then we were off to the fest 09 where my car FINALLY got to be shot by Mike. He didnt disappoint.

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Once back from the fest it was time for change. Again.

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With the new wheels came the Hellaflush approval.

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And who can forget Yoshi?!

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I'm sure I've missed some details, but oh well. There it is, the long road to today.


Thanks to anyone who has shot my car, Mike, Austin, Steven, Yih-woei, Johnny.

Also thanks to everyone who had a hand in helping get the car where it sits today, Brad, Jamo, Josh, Skylar, Courtney, Bryan and Brandon I'm sure you've done somethin with this car at some point. Everyone else who I forgot.

[verlumpt]

nice.

now get a shoot of the car w/ the turbines. Need more shots/angles.

[Chris@MemoryFab]

nice thread man:)

[TheStig]

Ive said it before. I love your car, an amazing turn around and it looks SICK.

[Presns3]

love your car, glad u removed all those stickers!!

i hope u kept ur BBS tho... i kinda still like em more than the sawblades

[Reichy]

Looks so sick man. Your my hero. Saw blades look pretty fresh!

[Mscire2]

Sean I love everything about your car.

[schroedin]

Oh god damn. Have I mentioned recently that I love your front lighting setup? Fantastic.

[akoehler]

the color matched accessories are baller haha

[1985zcar]

Love it. Liked the style 5s more than the Sawblades, but props for something different.

Question: What all was removed from the coilovers to lower it? My friends on Tein SS and the fronts are maxed and it's def. not low enough. Was thinking of taking out one of the collars, what else can be removed? Also, do the camber plates make a height difference? Or just make the camber adjustable up front?

[southpaw]

A+ fread. lub it.

[Ficarra]

Nice.

[E36Bimmer93]

A+ fread. lub it.

+1
I'm too drunk to come uop with any good comments right now, but he summed it up for me :D

[JSanders]

Awesome, I'm curious too, what all did you remove from the coil overs?

[OSSHWA]

Nice work. Dope ride, as always.

[Stolzy]

finally! a build thread on my favorite car on the forum...so far..(besides mine)

great job

[87e30]

I loved the car with the style 5's when Mike shot it.

Still an absolutely awesome car though. I like that I haven't seen the blades done before. Way to keep some green in there too.

Good thread.

[SeanDub]

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12

[southpaw]

I lub.

[psiglx]

nice thread

[Travy]

Love it. Liked the style 5s more than the Sawblades,

same here. :alright

[Norcals52]

I cant belive this is the first time ive read this thread but i loves it. Its funny, kinda like im looking back watching your kid grow up haha.

[Vegas_Sirk]

Great thread. :)

[Royal_T]

Nice build thread...Love your ride

[CAPiTA]

amilliamilli!

never been a fan of the sawblades tho

[SeanDub]

Cut my resonators out a couple days ago and put on the RE DMS today, sounds really good. Not nearly as loud as my straight pipes, but good.

I will get pics soon

[Jay Z.]

Enjoyed reading your progress on the whip homie. Looks fresh as always.

[schroedin]

Video of straight pipes? I'm thinking about it.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Sub install is nice, didn't know you had that.

[Stephen]

nice to see pics besides just the handful from mike and a few others. The yoshi really takes the car from awesome to epic

[Stephen]

Video of straight pipes? I'm thinking about it.

What engine do you have? my eta straghtpiped sounded gnarly. backfiring and bassy gurgle. My buddys m52 straightpied on the other hand, sounded like an impending wave of death and a bit louder.

[SeanDub]

nice to see pics besides just the handful from mike and a few others. The yoshi really takes the car from awesome to epic

Yoshi got jacked a couple weeks ago

[Exorcist]

Love what you've done with the car and how it has turned out. The white is a great color to play with and the BBS are definately done the 'right way'.

[TheNeek]

oh hi!

Well done Sean

[Stephen]

Yoshi got jacked a couple weeks ago

:(
Why do people do that? my buddys e30 had a panda his gf got em and some stole that.. :confused

[schroedin]

What engine do you have? my eta straghtpiped sounded gnarly. backfiring and bassy gurgle. My buddys m52 straightpied on the other hand, sounded like an impending wave of death and a bit louder.

M50 :eyebrows

[Stephen]

Makes sense. lol. Im not completely sure i like the sound but it sure is loud!

[Hartgeh27]

Man ur car is sick.

[slimadi]

Awesome build,looks a lot better with all the graffics removed i like the saw blade rims to makes such a change from seeing BBS all the time :rolleyes top job fella :cool

[Chase]

great little write up. i love this car with a passion

[turnip82]

i love the style 5s too ;)

[SeanDub]

Glad you're happy with em!

I still think you should be posting pics :)

[EThirtySicks]

Alpines are great for crazy colored wheels, always loved yours.

[WhiteStripes]

I've always thought owning an Alpine was all about the wheels.

Sean definitely proves this. I had no clue about your interior being anything other than stock. Looks nice.

[mo diesil]

love the scheme man keep it up

[famguy]

I'm interested in knowing how the f*ck you can get this E36 harder than it allready is..
amazing job man! I simply love the green vs. white.
it's things like this who makes me wanna own a '36 too, allthough I normally think they are boring as hell.
again- great job!

[SeanDub]

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

[timmy plastic]

thats sick dude, love it

[Spiff]

this car is just awesome, i love it, i really would love to get my hand on some style 5s my self, but they are more or less impossible to get hand on in Norway :(

[Oxer]

Dude You know that there will always be much love from me and the aussie stance boys :D

[low_offset]

one of my fav E36's :eyebrows well done :alright

[LuckyBoyOne3]

this car kicks ass.

[Tony Soprano]

i know, ive ***** on you in the past but.



sawblades FTMFW bro. nicely done.

[SeanDub]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/SavB18/IMG00078-20100304-1246-1.jpg?t=1268015332

[00bmw323]

nice seats!:alright

[ShanesG]

Love your car bro, great transformation!

[punkhop83]

sick

[shipoopi]

loved your car since the first day i laid eyes on those green style 5's.
favorite e36.

[SeanDub]

Love your car bro, great transformation!

Thanks man, hope to see you again soon!

loved your car since the first day i laid eyes on those green style 5's.
favorite e36.

Thanks bro!

[Effin' Euro]

looks great, liked it best on the rs' though :)

[SeanDub]

looks great, liked it best on the rs' though :)

They're not gone :)

[vonMonster]

They're not gone :)

:eyebrows

[Token]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/SavB18/IMG00078-20100304-1246-1.jpg?t=1268015332

can i has those other seats now :devillook

is the plan for the RS still the same?

[DaaN]

good job!

your e36 looks great!

[Dangler]

Dang...shits fire!

[MParallel]

Cool story Shawn.

My fav pics are with the green style 5's.

[Jay Z.]

damn homie didn't know you picked those up, look dope. hitt me up next time!

[lilcraigford]

One of my favorite E36's. Great work, awesome car!

[SeanDub]

Just placed a small order:

Urethane subframe bushings
Urethane rear trailing arm bushings
Aluminum diff mounts
New guibo
New o2 sensor
Front control arms withs bushings and brackets
Brake rotors, Haw ceramic pads, Steel braided lines with fluid and sensors

I decided the new coilovers needed to have some friends before everything was installed

[NegativeCamber]

hey bro, let me know if ya need any extra hands, and a few extra cervesas, haha.

[SeanDub]

Needed hands or not you're welcome to come down and kick it come time for the install!

[NegativeCamber]

fo sho. when you get down to business, hit me up. ill cruise down.

[DutchM3S50]

DAMN now thats a nice "overhaul" Beautyfull car!!!

i can say keep on the good work... BUT i think its perfect!

[PAK-Racing]

Great work, awesome car! :eyebrows

[SeanDub]

$3300

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/003-3.jpg?t=1285650585

[eurobeem]

money well spent!

[SeanDub]

Ready to get started tomorrow morning.

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[jasonklee]

So jealous you have those coilovers.

[WhiteE36M3]

Ready to get started tomorrow morning.

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:alright:D:alright:D:alright:D:alright:D:alright

[balleur]

get it son!

[doug118]

you should do a side by side comparison when you take the old out

[herrakani]

Oh lord you got christmas!

[SeanDub]

Oh lord you got christmas!

Except I had to pay for it... haha

[herrakani]

Except I had to pay for it... haha

I end up paying all my christmas presents anyway..

[Jamil]

lol oh man somethings cooking in here!!!

[NegativeCamber]

lol oh man somethings cooking in here!!!

haha. its funny that you use those words because something def was cooking today and it wasnt smelling good. ill leave that to sean to explain.

[M.Burroughs]

Sean, you got some splainin' to do.

[TheNeek]

I enjoy this build thread getting updated.

[Mkv Flipp]

one of my favorite e36.

[SeanDub]

I enjoy this build thread getting updated.

I'll update later tonight or tomorrow.

[jpod999]

What kind of jack is that? Looks like it is pretty low profile.

[lilcraigford]

I'm excited to see what is next for this car. I'll miss the 'vette blades for sure though.

[Mexican]

Sickest e36.

[SeanDub]

Alright, here we go. First of all Huge thanks to everyone who came out, Bryan (BRod), Eric (NegativeCamber), and my friends Eric, Jamo and Josh.

Step one, get it in the air

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Some of the damage

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Dropped the subframe out to try and start on this god forsaken bushing project, then realized I have no idea how to pull the E-brakes out.

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/bushings%20and%20coils/014.jpg?t=1286253775

Eric workin on the front end.

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His project

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We could not figure out the E-brake at all so I started on the RTABs. Once I figured out how to knock em out, it wasn't too bad.

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New bushing in

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Called it a night and twisted the car inside

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Twisted back out in the morning after buying some tools that would prove greatly useful

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The most useful tools of the bushing project were the torch, the dead blow hammer and the big ass flat head screw driver.

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Josh came and popped the E-brake for me and then it was on. Pulled the whole assembly from under the car, pulled the subframe from the trailing arms, control arms and the diff.

Then started burning the bushings

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Then the same hammer method as used on the RTABs

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Here's some shots of the bushing bullshit.

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Coils in and rotors are on

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My trunk actuator went out so Eric went on a covert mission

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And here are some of the temporary ride height. More to come at a later date.

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These are probably out of order and I know its not as low as some of the others to surface on the SW coils but I'm not into low for the sake of low. I'm working on dialing everything in right and then I will post full pics.

[balleur]

lookin good sean, im sure you had a hell of a time gettin it all done lol

[Zic]

nice work. not being low for the sake of being low, thats the right attitude imo, being low to get a nice fitment.

[jdmcg3]

gorgeous car. and great build. sexy as fuck!

[Dave_The_BMXER]

nice work. not being low for the sake of being low, thats the right attitude imo, being low to get a nice fitment.

^ This

Nice work

[EXLVI]

Really liked the BBS's over the sawblades when you had em, I'm also glad you took the yellow lamin-x off and stuck with the smoked look, nice e36 though man.

[JoãoOliveira]

Awesome work!

[Stephen]

now new wheels plz

[Steinke]

Wow now thats some good stuff. Complete rework of you suspension is tons of work.
Love your car.......always have. I remember when you first got it, I think I saw your first thread on BF.c

Cant wait to see the finished shoot

[Zic]

new wheels?.. need to see them, like now.

[Eric M]

Inspiring me to finally do my suspension refresh on my e36 :shifty

[Oxer]

Very excite Sean.... Cant wait to see the full pics! and new wheels? :eyebrows

[Jamil]

lol those burning bushings where dope hahah! damn cant wait to see the finished product at sotu!!

[MikeG]

Ive always really loved your car

[lilcraigford]

Looks good! I've burnt bushings out before, always a smelly sticky mess.

[Mexican]

strong work.

we did the bushes same on my old mk3, burned them out. lol

keep it up. big fan

[SeanDub]

lookin good sean, im sure you had a hell of a time gettin it all done lol

Such a pain in the ass... But its gotta be ready!

nice work. not being low for the sake of being low, thats the right attitude imo, being low to get a nice fitment.

^ This

Nice work

gorgeous car. and great build. sexy as fuck!

Really liked the BBS's over the sawblades when you had em, I'm also glad you took the yellow lamin-x off and stuck with the smoked look, nice e36 though man.

Awesome work!

Thanks guys!

Wow now thats some good stuff. Complete rework of you suspension is tons of work.
Love your car.......always have. I remember when you first got it, I think I saw your first thread on BF.c

Cant wait to see the finished shoot

Haha thanks bro, its come a little ways. Was pretty rough when I found it.

Inspiring me to finally do my suspension refresh on my e36 :shifty

Its not fun. lol

Very excite Sean.... Cant wait to see the full pics! and new wheels? :eyebrows

:)

lol those burning bushings where dope hahah! damn cant wait to see the finished product at sotu!!

Best part of the weekend was burning those fuckers out.

Ive always really loved your car

Much appreciated.

Looks good! I've burnt bushings out before, always a smelly sticky mess.

Burning em wasn't too bad, knocking out the metal part was shitty though.

strong work.

we did the bushes same on my old mk3, burned them out. lol

keep it up. big fan

Thanks man, post some pics of your new e36!

[Mexican]

Hey, i just posted some, nothin special, but only owned it less than 24hrs. lol

oh, and a certain Mag Cover Car made me swith over from the VAG to the BMW side. ;) :alright

U guys have it out there yet? :cool

[implayaz9]

sick

[castanhas]

hi there!!!

greaaaaaat job there!!!

your car was my desktop for a looong time :eyebrows

just got to love it :stickoutt


congrats for the work on the car, but mainly for beeing you making it!

[Lencu]

This car is my inspiration is amazing good work Congratulations!

[Hotrun_bb]

I've been always a big fan of your ride man! Can't wait to see full pics!

[projektzwo]

i'm very excited... want to see this finished, asap...

[BMWinAUS]

Had your car as my background for who knows how long, and has given me allot of inspiration.
Thought I'd just let you know. :D

[Vegas13]

sexxx man. get some new pics!

[ninety4e36]

Looks good! I've burnt bushings out before, always a smelly sticky mess.

so burning bushings out is like after sex? :rofl

[Frank Tabares]

Your car is hands down the reason why I'm so glad I have an Alpine e36. I personally don't think there is a cleaner white e36 out there. Such a great bmw idol lol :D

[diohrvik]

This e36 is one of my favorite one. Cant wait to see more pics.

Props!

[SeanDub]

Alrighty, I have been working making this shit come together for over a year now and I have run into countless issues. I struggled with a lot of companies and the fight still isn't over and the car is nowhere near where I wanted it to be when I "unveiled" it. That said i have completely hit a wall, I have no motivation to work on it at all and haven't even touched it in almost 2 months.

I've decided to go ahead and post up some of my progress pics and let you guys see what I've been working towards. Hopefully I get it together and actually start working on it again soon, but I've been burned by a lot of people in the last year and I'm really worn out on all of it.

[SeanDub]

Here ya go.

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/065.jpg?t=1305770428

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/066.jpg?t=1305770427

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/067.jpg?t=1305770431

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/068.jpg?t=1305770431

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/069.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/069.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/071.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/072.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/073.jpg?t=1305770461

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/074.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/075.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/076.jpg?t=1305770462

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/077.jpg?t=1305770463

Cleaned the garage, centered the car and put it in the air to start the tear down.

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/IMAG0465.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/IMAG0466.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/IMAG0467.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/IMAG0468.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/IMAG0469.jpg

And the bolt-in.

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/SLAMDM3/Progress/IMAG0477.jpg

That's all I've got for now.

[castanhas]

now that car will be even cooler :cool

[Dr.AK]

Ohhh, I can't wait to see where this goes.

[nellydragracer]

Looking good man, keep it up. I'm guessing those rears are at least ten wide?

[SeanDub]

9.5 up front, 10.5 out back

[nellydragracer]

9.5 up front, 10.5 out back

:alright

[ChristopherJason]

Back to the Rs's So much win, i use the the pic when u had green Lip and white center as my Background !

And Sick roll bar

[Hotrun_bb]

Damn.. The cats out of the bag, lookin forward to this sir!

[Kielan]

<3

But you knew that already.

[Travy]

:eek <3

[Moose]

:D

[JonnyM]

Dude even on axle stands that looks amazing!

[Lencu]

I longed for this project. Super that something is happening again:D:alright

[Jesus Christ]

one of the last of a dying breed

[stinkinrich]

Love it so much.

[dubtruk36]

Sub'd!

Now do the necessary work and get this shit rolling asap!

[Dudermagee]

very nice
<3
guess I better do some work and get my shit updated

[eg-iain]

Where did u get that roof spoiler?

[Bracknaphobia]

This is going to be awesome. Always been a fan of your car.

[SeanDub]

Thanks everyone, wheels should be out of paint this weekend, so I should be able get them assembled soon.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

I was sort of worried this car had vanished. Glad to see it's still clean and will come back even better.

[NegativeCamber]

its on jackstands because hes rusting the whole car........ whoops, the cat is out of the bag!

[SeanDub]

Not the whole car, I'm gonna sticker bomb the hood, roof and trunk.

[NegativeCamber]

http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/106/887/original/backpain-1292835351.jpg?1300412448

[K.rischan]

Man, don't be demotivated. Please keep up the good work you did so far because it seems like when you do something you're doing it right. And that's actually how it should be.

Never knew how your car looked before the green BBS' but it made a wonderful change!

[Francois Dillinger]

excited to see this done.

[Jersh]

sucks to hear about the shit you've had to deal with, but keep up the work man. you're car is pretty much the reason i joined stanceworks, can't wait to see it all done.

[andybob]

Awesome work Sean.

[PavelK313]

Car is clean as fuck!
Cant wait to see her back on the road!

[Clun9]

Lookin good dude! Can't wait to see it back on the road!

[skrapez]

cough..... old news... cough.. hahahhaha jk bud <3 cant wait to see this thing back together and in some nice rolling shots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChrisVRsix]

Ahhh shit, some dope wheels in that garage of yours, those rs's are going to look filthy :alright

[Drama]

d-d-d-daaayyuuuuummm

[SeanDub]

Thanks again everyone!

sucks to hear about the shit you've had to deal with, but keep up the work man. you're car is pretty much the reason i joined stanceworks, can't wait to see it all done.

Yea man, its just been one of those years I guess. Ridiculously poor experiences with multiple companies. Oh well, live and learn right?

[jasonslackisrad]

Keep it up dude. Your car is one of the reasons why i held out for an alpine e36.

those RS's are so full of win.

[m44lee]

when i saw this thread bumped i thought you'd got it back on the road! :(

one of my faves sean! hope to see it on the road soon;)

[sisomphonE]

Good seeing you today man and thanks again for the spacers... Now, lets work on the car, neighbor :)

[kanovic]

Your car is one of the reasons i joined sw as well, amazing car and the bbs are perfect man. Keep it up.

[Alexander]

Those RS's :D

[PRO-STAR]

cant wait to see this on the ground love this car .....good shit :alright

[Zic]

loveeee it.

okey, guessing time,
option A: 3"lips front and 3.5"lips rear?
option B: 2.5"lips front and 3"lips rear?

[Mexican]

looks like good work is going down..

i know how you feel about being let down by companies and feeling like you cant be bothered. keeo at it tho. it will look insane!

ps - i want those RPF1s.
pps - are those RS302s?

[JJ.]

Sick ride, sick mods, love it!

[Zic]

@ mexican

those were 212s or 198s cant remember witch ones (based on the centers are still white, as his old ones.)

[SeanDub]

loveeee it.

okey, guessing time,
option A: 3"lips front and 3.5"lips rear?
option B: 2.5"lips front and 3"lips rear?

2.5 and 3 :)

looks like good work is going down..

i know how you feel about being let down by companies and feeling like you cant be bothered. keeo at it tho. it will look insane!

ps - i want those RPF1s.
pps - are those RS302s?

RPF1's are 5x114, 18x9.5 +15 lol

And they are RS212s

[Mexican]

sick man!

so totally want RPF1s!

So your RSs are the small centre ones? cus they dont look it.

still, cant wait. what the problems you come across?

[Zic]

There is something about the wheels, that make the lips look HUGE.
Looking forward to see it come together. My geuss is that the centers will be green.:alright

[SeanDub]

sick man!

so totally want RPF1s!

So your RSs are the small centre ones? cus they dont look it.

still, cant wait. what the problems you come across?

198's are the smaller center mine are normal. I'll shoot you a pm about the other stuff.

There is something about the wheels, that make the lips look HUGE.
Looking forward to see it come together. My geuss is that the centers will be green.:alright

Your guess is incorrect ;)

Too many people jumped on green so I'm moving on.

[Zic]

white then. :stickoutt

[agustingig]

Love this car, Sick with the salad shooters! :alright

[eg-iain]

What roof spoiler is that dude, its awesome!!!

[SeanDub]

What roof spoiler is that dude, its awesome!!!

It's an e46 roof spoiler I bought from someone in a parking lot at a car meet.

[SeanDub]

Alright got some shots from my painter.

The original color scheme is causing added difficulty so I believe the wheels will be one color now. Kinda sucks, but it is what it is.

Heres a shot of the faces, but the color is not accurate in this photo.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/282612_251620881530698_100000483630594_1066149_433 8101_n.jpg

Heres one that shows the color.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285062_251654258194027_100000483630594_1066263_668 1639_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/284116_251656398193813_100000483630594_1066273_581 7455_n.jpg

[Jesus Christ]

such a sick color

[iStance]

such a sick color

+1

Those are going to look great on your car man. Can't wait to see them put back together and mounted

[SeanDub]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pek3GLoVijg/S8p-cHSmDOI/AAAAAAAACPw/LuR1IxJxSxc/s320/San+Jose+Sharks.jpg

[Jesus Christ]

its kinda like that scion color which i fucking love.

[Zic]

wow, did not expect that color.
hopefully it will turn out amazing.

[kez1990]

wow! nice :D

[Mexican]

Colour will work amazingly.

Teal is so sick, same colour as my toy watch and my headphones. Lol

[a3 german]

I also like that colour...but wait to see the final result...

[bostongrnM3]

pretty cool how your rocking the color from your hometown hockey team too

[G535]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pek3GLoVijg/S8p-cHSmDOI/AAAAAAAACPw/LuR1IxJxSxc/s320/San+Jose+Sharks.jpg

Nice! Id say get some Sharks center caps if they werent BBSs :D

Did you rattle can them?

[SeanDub]

Nice! Id say get some Sharks center caps if they werent BBSs :D

Did you rattle can them?

No they were painted with a gun. Color matched to Sharks Teal :)

[P78]

sweet color dude, can't wait to c these mounted

[squishy]

love the car ... really great work !!!

[Francois Dillinger]

Hopefully they don't choke in playoffs this year. Like every other year. Looks good dude.

[G535]

Wheels still not mounted???

[SeanDub]

Hopefully they don't choke in playoffs this year. Like every other year. Looks good dude.

You're tellin me..


And no, still not mounted. Still not back from paint

[SLAMD]

Are they back from the painter yet?

[akidnamedraheem]

Very nice.

[Burn535i]

updates?

[SeanDub]

I haven't even looked at the car lately lol, maybe this weekend.. who knows

[BreakMyWallet]

same mentality as me bro^ haha

[pecs]

Big Big fan of this,

Awesome.

[FluidMotorUnion]

Since it's your build thread, SeanDub...


This is shit.
Your aesthetic is shit.
Your wheel choice is shit.
The San Jose Sharks are shit.
Everything you do and accomplish in life, past or future, is shit.

:rolleyes

Can't wait to see the wheels on there. Looking sexy :alright

[Lencu]

And I'm waiting for an update: Brwi

[SeanDub]

http://stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20695

[FluidMotorUnion]

Sorry to hear that Sean :(

You'll come back bigger and better, I have no doubt.

[Zic]

Sad sad sad times.
One of the inspiring cars for me to get in the fitment scene.
Maybe i can have a part of it in my car.
Hint hint, check your for sale add.

[Jersh]

Sad to see one of my favorite cars on this site getting parted out. there's going to be some lucky E36s out there getting parts off of an amazing ride. can't wait to see what you do next man.

[jimmybacon]

Some inspiring stuff in this thread.

Sad to see her being parted out.:(

[Dudermagee]

tired of working on it and tired of seeing it sit?

[SeanDub]

tired of working on it and tired of seeing it sit?

Among other things

[Dr.AK]

Well, this comes unexpected. :(

[SeanDub]

For those interested in the long list of things that brought me to this decision, I will answer PMs.

[Burn535i]

gotta do what ya gotta do. I understand though as i have made similar decisions in the past, of course not nearly as drastic but along the same lines. as stated by Fluid though, I'm sure whatever comes in the future will be equally if not more prominent. good luck

[Mexican]

What a total bummer man. But still gots to do what you gots to do, and your heart ain't in it. Then it's pointless fighting it. Whether it's due to people Lettin u down or messin you around, still a shame to see this go unfinished. :-(

Was hopin to pop by and see you/the m3 in April when I'm over for a few weeks in LA.

I'm sure you will come back soon with somethin bigger and harder.

[Lencu]

ends with my favorite topic

[Anonymoose]

What have you got planned next?

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Fuck I thought this was in my new posts thing for good reasons.

I liked this car a lot.

[famguy]

Yup, this is the car that presented me to this scene..

Sad to hear you're tired of it.

[NickBroderick]

You parting this car out makes me not want to fix mine and move on to something else too.

Shit.

Sadness all around.

[SeanDub]

Thanks guys, sorry to disappoint. It's just the best decision for me.


Buy my stuff :)

[Kielan]

You parting this car out makes me not want to fix mine and move on to something else too.

Shit.

Sadness all around.
Shut your shit, we will finish your car.

[Spiff]

damn, this is my favorite e36 of all time, im sad to see what you have decided. but if its the best for you im sure it is. hope everything works out! and good luck on any new projects

[Royal_T]

This Sucks!!

[Paltsu]

**** to see this being parted, as I am in the same situation. But this being your topic, I kinda like how you "fail" at this point, because you had so much potential in your hands and best parts to work with. Gotta admit I'm liking this, altough it's too bad for the car.

:alright

[SeanDub]

Pics are up

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20695

[OSSHWA]

For those interested in the long list of things that brought me to this decision, I will answer PMs.

So why are you selling it?

......I kid I kid :stickoutt

Kind of sad to see it go honestly. I have been on the boards since '09 back when I first got into the whole stance scene (i.e. when I was retarded and was talking about buying a mint green Eclipse convertible and doing pink BBS RS's) and your M3 was one of the first cars I really ever scoped out on here. I even remember when it was in the header picture for the longest time.

Regardless, i'm sure you'll come back swinging with something else that's equally dope!

[nhojyauq]

this car was dope. if i found an e36 to buy id buy some of your stuff pretty directly:shifty

[Rob&co]

just had the best sandwich to this!

[DinanDave]

I had no idea this was your car Sean what an epic car for me this is one of the cars that got me so into the stance game!