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  • 0-60motorsports
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    Originally posted by Sharocks View Post

    The original 3.5 stroker was done on an M3Forum member's car way back in the day.

    His username was Beavis and I actually got to see it in person about 6 years ago in New Jersey. This was on an 06 Estoril ZCP 6MT as well. So actual Individual.

    As far as builds are concerned, the craziest one I ever saw was Rob's Tiag, Rosso Corsa and his newest BRG.

    Altran has a sick build too.

    Ian and Ejaz have sick builds too.

    Everyone else just does the normal IG influencer type stuff AKA E88's, AMX for seats, CF everywhere, etc.
    Thank you Habibi.

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  • Sharocks
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    Originally posted by Arlen4369 View Post
    What would classify as a wild e46 build?
    It's pretty subjective but IMHO it would be doing things differently or coming up with solutions/mods that fix/address issues that you have discovered.

    Anyone can throw on TEs on a car lol

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  • 0-60motorsports
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    Originally posted by Arlen4369 View Post

    Exactly! ! I remember finding your car/post and seeing the OEM roof swap , I probabaly went through your post on that 10 times to make sure I got everything I need 😆
    HAHAHA Cheers brother.

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  • Arlen4369
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    Originally posted by 0-60motorsports View Post

    Very nice! Our cars are the same almost, mine is JB and SMG though.
    Exactly! ! I remember finding your car/post and seeing the OEM roof swap , I probabaly went through your post on that 10 times to make sure I got everything I need 😆

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  • 0-60motorsports
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    Very nice! Our cars are the same almost, mine is JB and SMG though.

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  • 0-60motorsports
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    Originally posted by Arlen4369 View Post
    Id probabaly say the most tense moment on the build was the week of transit for my CSL lightweight rear glass to arrive.
    Very cool. If i had not replaced my rear glass 2-3 years back I would have just ordered the CSL one.

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  • Arlen4369
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    Id probabaly say the most tense moment on the build was the week of transit for my CSL lightweight rear glass to arrive.
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  • 0-60motorsports
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    Originally posted by Arlen4369 View Post

    I still don’t think I could have found a better person/shop for the job. I remember calling 4-5 different shops who I felt could handle the task which all of them but 1 agreed to doing it,

    his name is Kevin and he owns ABS.

    He started off by saying he heard about my build and that I’m crazy, so I told him I just bought a Interlagos Comp car to chop its OEM csl roof off. We laughed and then he invited me over to his body shop to check out the operation.

    After seeing him I knew right away he was the guy for the job.

    he had it off before his guys went out to lunch. Super stud
    Thats fucking awesome! You have post more pics of your build.

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  • Arlen4369
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    Originally posted by 0-60motorsports View Post

    Thats an awesome story! How hard was it to remove the roof?
    I still don’t think I could have found a better person/shop for the job. I remember calling 4-5 different shops who I felt could handle the task which all of them but 1 agreed to doing it,

    his name is Kevin and he owns ABS.

    He started off by saying he heard about my build and that I’m crazy, so I told him I just bought a Interlagos Comp car to chop its OEM csl roof off. We laughed and then he invited me over to his body shop to check out the operation.

    After seeing him I knew right away he was the guy for the job.

    he had it off before his guys went out to lunch. Super stud
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  • 0-60motorsports
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    Originally posted by Arlen4369 View Post

    Yeah it’s a story that should be told. A lot of love and people made the CSL build happen.

    You being one of the key people ! No where in my wildest imagination did I think id bump into you and buy your comp e46 M3 as a donor just to chop off the OEM csl roof that was installed 15 years ago and possibly crack it during the process to install on my car to add a piece to the csl puzzle.
    Thats an awesome story! How hard was it to remove the roof?

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  • Arlen4369
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    Originally posted by usdmej View Post

    post your car so the people know
    Yeah it’s a story that should be told. A lot of love and people made the CSL build happen.

    You being one of the key people ! No where in my wildest imagination did I think id bump into you and buy your comp e46 M3 as a donor just to chop off the OEM csl roof that was installed 15 years ago and possibly crack it during the process to install on my car to adding piece to the csl puzzle.
    Last edited by Arlen4369; 04-14-2026, 10:17 PM.

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  • usdmej
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    Originally posted by Arlen4369 View Post
    What would classify as a wild e46 build?
    post your car so the people know

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  • Arlen4369
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    What would classify as a wild e46 build?

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  • Sharocks
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    Originally posted by 9kracing View Post
    I wonder if the Estoril car is a member of the forums. I'd love to see his build list.




    Then that got me wondering, who has the wildest E46 M3 build?

    (besides me of course )


    Bimma360

    pb_e46


    bmwfnatic

    OG_E46

    jet_dogg

    Epoustouflant
    The original 3.5 stroker was done on an M3Forum member's car way back in the day.

    His username was Beavis and I actually got to see it in person about 6 years ago in New Jersey. This was on an 06 Estoril ZCP 6MT as well. So actual Individual.

    As far as builds are concerned, the craziest one I ever saw was Rob's Tiag, Rosso Corsa and his newest BRG.

    Altran has a sick build too.

    Ian and Ejaz have sick builds too.

    Everyone else just does the normal IG influencer type stuff AKA E88's, AMX for seats, CF everywhere, etc.
    Last edited by Sharocks; 04-14-2026, 08:05 PM.

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