My first built BMW in a movie

fmorelli

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E89 Z4 35i, F10 535d
Built this car back in the day, as a 20-some year old. Never thought it would end up in an Indie movie, much less seen through the PBS portal.

Car was a '76 2002, stroked and bored 2.3l motor, big valves, Schrick 304 cam, 48mm Mikuni side drafts, and I welded up a 2 1/2" stainless exhaust. This was the first full car I painted, did this with House of Kolor paints. Getting 16x8 Hartke wheels to fit under (not so) stock sheet metal was a bit of work. Converted to early spec bumpers. This was an 18 month project, not long after I got married. Cut my teeth on this one.

Filippo


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