Pyrat Clone

[Yeineken]

Hello all, been on here a while and finally decided to getting around to make a build thread. Picked the car up almost 4-5 years ago now. Served great as a DD and put 80k on the clock. Unfortunately after 80k + age all of my extended warranties and maintenance were coming to an end. So I decided to start looking at trading it in for something bigger and better. Ultimately I decided to keep the lil guy and bought a reasonable new DD (Ford Focus Hatchback) and have fun making the lil 1er into a fun project.

The reasoning behind the name Pyrat Clone is due to this being a labor of love project, working on this in my free time (which I don't have a lot of) and to enjoy creating something. This isn't meant to be a very impressive build or to wow the masses.

Anyway I will update this when I have time, I really only get to work on the car on the weekends and its been hard to work on it lately due to the cold weather.

Enjoy!

INTERIOR

• Revozport E82 Interior Door Cards + Alcantara w/ Kyalami Stitching Front & Rear
• M3 DCT Instrument Cluster
• M3 DCT M Performance Steering Wheel
• F8X DCT Shift Paddles
• BMW Motorsport Safety Belt Pad
• 1M Alcantara w/ Kyalami Instrument Cluster Cover
• 1M Alcantara w/ Kyalami Stitching Trim Cover
• 1M Alcantara Door Pull Left
• 1M Alcantara Door Pull Right
• 1M Headrest w/ Kyalami Stitching
• 1M Alcantara w/ Kyalami Stitching E-Brake Boot
• 1M Alcantara w/ Kyalami Stitching Shifter Boot
• iND Custom Alcantara w/ Kyalami Stitching Arm Rest
• Warning Triangle With Container
• BMW First Aid Kit
• Tyre mobility set
• BMW Performance DCT Pedals
• OEM Fire Extinguisher

EXTERIOR

• 1M Raze Trunk Lip Spoiler
• BMW Performance Diffuser Rep
• iND Black Chrome Kidney Grills
• iND Black Chrome 1M Turn Indicators
• OEM 1M Front-end Conversion
• OEM 1M Exterior Mirror Conversion
• Lightweight Fender Vent Decals
• Lightweight Front Lip (Moto GP)
  
• OEM 1M Rear-end Conversion
• 1M Raze Lightweight Roof Panel
• 1M Raze Lightweight Trunk
• 1M Raze Lightweight Bonnet

SUSPENSION/BRAKES

• E93 M3 Front Sway Bar
• 1M Strut Tower Brace
  
• Meyle HD End Links
• Z4 Meyle HD Tie Rods
• M3 Front Control Arms w/ Turner Monoball Bushings Top & Bottom
• Öhlins R&T w/ Swift Springs (336 front and 672 rear)
• M3 Rear Subframe w/ M3 Arms
• ECS Performance Rear Trailing arm Set
  
• Stoptech Brakes

DRIVETRAIN/ENGINE

• BMW Performance Power Kit Stage 1
  
• BMW Performance Power Kit Stage 2 | INSTALLING
• E82 135i/1M Supersprint Mid-pipes | INSTALLING
• 650i Finned Diff Cover | INSTALLING
• cp-e 5″ Cast Stainless Downpipe
• cp-e N55 Charge Pipe METHcharge™
• SSP DCT Heavy Duty Transmission Cooling Package
• CSF High Performance Alum. Radiator 135/335/1M
• MHD
• M4 S55 DCT Flywheel

2018 Update: 1M Suspension, Öhlins R&T, 1M Mirrors, 1M Exhaust, Lightweight Moto GP Lip, and Repaint










Summer '17 Update: 1M Front Conversion








PICTURES

[acoustix]

well its about time!!! cant wait to see if finished!!! subd

really curious as to how the f8x dct paddles will fit up

[ilikebmxbikes]

Car looks amazing. This is going to be really good.


let me know when you need the rest of the revozport stuff and stoptech brakes.

[inFamousKicks]

Always been a clean build. Looking forward to seeing where it goes.

[Esteban]

This will be an awesome car! Hope it all goes smooth for you.

[Matticus91]

As acoustix said, about damn time! I actually really like the way you're doing the list too. Can't wait to see what you've got coming!

[trainerjon]

Looking forward to seeing this come together!

[Yeineken]

Finished up a milestone today. Finished wrapping up the 1M Front-end. Next up is the BMW PPK2 Install, Im contemplating only going through the trouble of mounting up the additional radiator; saving the new radiator hoses and radiator fan install when I upgrade to the CSF radiator.

Also installed the F8X DCT Paddles, I feel they look more appropriate than the stock DCT paddles the E8X was equipped with. I will have to take better pictures when I get the car out in natural sun light; the lights in the garage were not making the camera very happy.

PICTURES

[acoustix]

I'm really interested as to how the paddles fit! What mods did you have to do to make them work? They look really nice!


edit: Nevermind! i found your other post

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1358509

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

Finished up a milestone today. Finished wrapping up the 1M Front-end. Next up is the BMW PPK2 Install, Im contemplating only going through the trouble of mounting up the additional radiator; saving the new radiator hoses and radiator fan install when I upgrade to the CSF radiator.

Also installed the F8X DCT Paddles, I feel they look more appropriate than the stock DCT paddles the E8X was equipped with. I will have to take better pictures when I get the car out in natural sun light; the lights in the garage were not making the camera very happy.

That bumper looks great man, the paddles, wheel, and gauges really pop as well. How hard was it to wrap the front bumper? Do you have any experience with that other than the other panels you've done on your car thus far? I'm going to wrap my whole front end in clear PPF when I get the car back from the shop. It's all fresh paint as it stands now and I'd really like it to stay that way lol.

[Yeineken]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

That bumper looks great man, the paddles, wheel, and gauges really pop as well. How hard was it to wrap the front bumper? Do you have any experience with that other than the other panels you've done on your car thus far? I'm going to wrap my whole front end in clear PPF when I get the car back from the shop. It's all fresh paint as it stands now and I'd really like it to stay that way lol.

Only previous experience was a summer job as a kid peeling vinyl off old box trucks and trailers. This is the first time I've ever tried applying it.

It's more time consuming than it looks. Professionals really do make it look easy. I just take my time, especially with it being cold. I watched a lot of videos on common tricks, applications, tips, etc and that really helped out. I really liked CK Wraps videos as he explains a lot of the problems with vinyl and how to fix them. Also Arlon has a whole YouTube with diy videos.

The 1M bumper was really hard. Lots of inlays, so your not over stretching the material. Now that the bumper is out of the way the rest should be a breeze like the 1M fenders were.

Clear bra may be more difficult than vinyl since it's thicker.

[nacaruh]

Yay! If you ever need help, feel free to hit me up. I'm only a state away... haha

[Yeineken]

Originally Posted by lecaf

Yay! If you ever need help, feel free to hit me up. I'm only a state away... haha

I need to see your M2 soon.

[Jorgensen54]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

That bumper looks great man, the paddles, wheel, and gauges really pop as well. How hard was it to wrap the front bumper? Do you have any experience with that other than the other panels you've done on your car thus far? I'm going to wrap my whole front end in clear PPF when I get the car back from the shop. It's all fresh paint as it stands now and I'd really like it to stay that way lol.

You really should wait roughly 90 days before applying vinyl to fresh paint.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

Only previous experience was a summer job as a kid peeling vinyl off old box trucks and trailers. This is the first time I've ever tried applying it.

It's more time consuming than it looks. Professionals really do make it look easy. I just take my time, especially with it being cold. I watched a lot of videos on common tricks, applications, tips, etc and that really helped out. I really liked CK Wraps videos as he explains a lot of the problems with vinyl and how to fix them. Also Arlon has a whole YouTube with diy videos.

The 1M bumper was really hard. Lots of inlays, so your not over stretching the material. Now that the bumper is out of the way the rest should be a breeze like the 1M fenders were.

Clear bra may be more difficult than vinyl since it's thicker.

Good to know! One of my best friends does vinyl for a living now so I might see if he'll just do it for me lol

[nacaruh]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

I need to see your M2 soon.

When we have another cruise, you need to come out here!

Cough Matticus91

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by lecaf

When we have another cruise, you need to come out here!

Cough Matticus91

Yeah yeah I hear you! I'll get back on the scheduling when I have my car back. I think I'd die of anxiety if I scheduled a cruise before I knew I could bring my car lol.

[Yeineken]

Semi-sad news. My supplier can't find any more Arlon Thundercloud Metallic since Arlon stopped producing their re-styling film a while ago. Shame since I really loved the color. However its my fault for doing the bumper and fenders first before I was ready to purchase vinyl for the entire car.

So I'm back to the drawing board on paint/vinyl. Going to order some samples tonight and see where that leads me. Hoping to find something similar to Arlon's Thundercloud. Otherwise I may just get the pieces painted and leave it BSM for a while.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

Semi-sad news. My supplier can't find any more Arlon Thundercloud Metallic since Arlon stopped producing their re-styling film a while ago. Shame since I really loved the color. However its my fault for doing the bumper and fenders first before I was ready to purchase vinyl for the entire car.

So I'm back to the drawing board on paint/vinyl. Going to order some samples tonight and see where that leads me. Hoping to find something similar to Arlon's Thundercloud. Otherwise I may just get the pieces painted and leave it BSM for a while.

Sorry to hear that Yeineken. Hopefully you'll find something else that you'll like just as much. Good luck to you.

[mistawall]

if it helps i just did front and rear 1M conversion and its costing me "4-5K" for paint alone... currently in the body shop getting painted..

[Yeineken]

Originally Posted by mistawall

if it helps i just did front and rear 1M conversion and its costing me "4-5K" for paint alone... currently in the body shop getting painted..

Yea paint is very expensive. The quote for the front bumper + fenders was $1k and thats from local smaller affordable shops in MD/DE.

Hope everything comes out perfect for you at that price.

[mistawall]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

Yea paint is very expensive. The quote for the front bumper + fenders was $1k and thats from local smaller affordable shops in MD/DE.

Hope everything comes out perfect for you at that price.

i hope so too. im basically getting my whole car painted tho since i have new fenders front and rear bumpers and rear quarters as well as the active E hood. i was hoping to source a cf csl trunk but haven't been fortunate to find one local for reasonable price.