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of wheel adapters accepts the odd 5x108
bolt pattern of the Ferrari, and the results
are nothing short of stunning.
Inside the cabin, you can tell Niels
was going for the drift look. The hydraulic
handbrake is offset by the flocked dash and
carbon-fiber center console
pieces. There’s also a set of
cradling Sparco seats, a small-
diameter Sparco steering
wheel, and a custom rollcage.
Niels admits his 320i
doesn’t have a lot of power,
but its 2.5L straight-six has
been rebuilt to be reliable and
lightly upgraded with cams
and valves from the 2.8L
iteration of the same engine.
So while this project
didn’t turn out to be the
drift missile it was originally intended to
be, it does have a character of its own with
modified Ferrari wheels, an Audi-inspired
wrap, and priceless hours spent by its young
owner to make it one of the coolest BMW
builds in Europe right now.
TUNING MENU
1992 BMW 320 i
OWNER NIELS CHRISTIAENS
HOMETOWN BELGIUM
OCCUPATION OPTICAL WELDER
ENGINE Rebuilt M 5 0B20 block; M 5 0B28 valves;
custom camshafts, K&N intake; Inox exhaust
DRIVETRAIN Five-speed manual transmission
FOOTWORK & CHASSIS KW Variant 1 coilovers
with custom springs by Kean Suspensions
WHEELS & TIRES 1 7x8.5 front, 1 7x11.25 rear
Ferrari Speedline Mistral wheels; 1 65/45R17 front
Nankang tires, 22 5/45R17 rear Hankook tires;
custom wheel adapters
EXTERIOR USDM M3 front bumper, GT wing, GT
window spoiler, taillights; carbon-fiber kidney
grille; Felony Form widebody arches; Avery
Dennison Nardo Grey wrap by Wrapjunkies
INTERIOR Sparco R333 seats and steering
wheel; Driftworks quick-release hub, shift
knob, and hydraulic handbrake; Sabelt six-
point harnesses; custom rollcage; flocked M3
dashboard and door cards; carbon-fiber dash
trim, center console, handbrake; JBL speakers
