Vlad - The Zinnoberrot 1987 BMW 535is
By Tigger Kindel
LBQ: 825
Car details:
- 1987 BMW 535is - Built September 9, 1986
- WBADC7401H0964420
- Zinnoberrot (Cinnabar) on black
- Delivered to first owner in Orange, CA February 27, 1988
- Sold to 2nd owner in Santa Barbara, CA October 6, 2000 @ 87,525 miles
- Sold to 3rd owner (me) in Bellevue, WA April 5, 2013 @ 171,000 miles
- About 206,000 miles.
Updates/Tweaks:
- Personally built M30B35 high-compression (10.5:1) motor with Paul Burke cam
- B34 block bored to 92.5mm
- B35 head, rods, springs, crank, manifold
- Paul Burke B35 10.5:1 “806” M30 B35 CNC Dome piston set
- Paul Burke “mild” N21 camshaft (282/279)
- 3-sided valve grind
- 22lbs injectors
- 179 ECU, Miller MAF, Miller WAR chip
- Walbro 255 LPH in-tank fuel pump (inline pump delete)
- 206 rear-wheel horsepower and 226 rear-wheel ft-lbs torque.
- Bavarian Auto ceramic coated headers
- Supersprint exhaust
- 740iL calipers (painted red), ATE power rotors, 740iL master cylinder, Akebono ceramic pads, stainless hoses
- 17lbs flywheel
- Autosolutions Short Shift Kit
- 3.23 limited slip differential (from a 2003 M Coupe)
- Summer tires: BBS RZ 418 16X7.5 ET13 wheels - Continental Extreme Contact DW 205/55-R16
- Winter tires: BBS RX223 16x8" ET15 wheels - Nokian Hakapelittas R2s in 205/55R16
- Rolled rear fenders
- E34 Sport seats
- Euro headlights with upgraded wiring, relays and fuses
- Upgraded tail-lights (E28+4 light adaptation kit from MisterFixit)
- Motorsport Series strut brace (custom powder coated)
- H&R Springs
- Bilstein Sport shocks
- K-MAC Stage 1 street front adjustable camber kit
- Rear subframe modified with Ireland Engineering adjustable toe and camber kits
- Powerflex rear subframe bushings
- Custom installed 2-port USB power plugs
- Custom hard-wired Valentine 1 radar detector install
- JVC KD-AHD75BT CD/MP3/Bluetooth head unit, big ass amplifier, and subwoofer (PO)
- Performance throttle pedal
- Lighted ///M shift knob
- M-Tech II steering wheel
- Shadowline conversion
- Black with red dots Cocomats
- Euro conversion - done right with all new OE parts
- Complete repaint using single-stage Glasurit paint