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      05-14-2015, 04:46 PM   #1
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Talking Black Betty Undergoes Major Surgery - Vorsteiner GTRS4 Widebody M4 - TAG Motorsports

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So we all know Black Betty..... She has been the town wheel/suspension/exhaust/setup guinea pig going back to July of last year when we took delivery. Well, we are at it again, changing the car up one more time, but this time, the overhaul is major.

Rewind to November 2014 when our friends at Vorsteiner debut the new widebody GTRS4 conversion at the SEMA Show, it just looked absolutely stunning. The aggressive lines and the massive 345/25/20 rear tires got our mind thinking.... Once the kit was officially available we thought that it would be a good opportunity to build a car but put our own TAG Motorsports Flair on it, shortly after - the call was made. In anticipation, we decided to also come up with a few changes such as Bilstien Clubsport Coilovers were added, the new AWE Tuning 102mm Non-Resonated Exhaust System, as well as all the Calipers & Interior Trims were finished in Porsche Mint Green!

Fast Forward April 2015, Our friends at Vorsteiner finally were ready for us, kit number 004 was ready, and so was Black Betty. We threw on some stock wheels, and headed up to our friends at Vorsteiner in Garden Grove to begin the process..... The process includes the following:

-Carbon Front Bumper Replacement
-Carbon Front Fender Replacement (3.5" Wider combined)
-Carbon Side Skirt Extensions
-Carbon Rear Fender Extensions (7" Wider combined)
-Carbon Rear Bumper

We aim to debut the vehicle on Saturday May 23rd 2015 at Bimmerfest, but also document the process along the way for you Bimmerpost members to enjoy!

Day 1) The vehicle was torn down, the front bumper, rear bumper, front fenders all removed.






Stay tuned for more updates!


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      05-14-2015, 11:56 PM   #2
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Looking great Alex. Waiting on that PML x TAG touch!
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      05-15-2015, 08:52 AM   #3
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this is going to be my favourite build... i can feel it...
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      05-15-2015, 10:46 AM   #4
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very much looking forward to the both the process and the finished product here.
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Very aggressive...
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Will you stay with 345s on the rear? Or wider?
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Sick build guys!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Waiting for the haters to start hating now in: 3...2...1
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Will you stay with 345s on the rear? Or wider?
We will be running a 275/30/20 & 345/25/20.
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We will be running a 275/30/20 & 345/25/20.
Can only imagine. It's going to handle amazing!
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Sick build guys!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Waiting for the haters to start hating now in: 3...2...1

Let's stay optimistic hahaha. Keep this thread positive!
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Sick build guys!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Waiting for the haters to start hating now in: 3...2...1

Let's stay optimistic hahaha. Keep this thread positive!
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Will check it out while off session during the track day at Bimmerfest.
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Really nice
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Sick build guys!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Waiting for the haters to start hating now in: 3...2...1
Haters? Rather people who have different opinion than most of commenters in this thread.

I don't like it, doesn't suit the car at all.
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DAYEM. This is gonna be wicked. Black betty kinda looks Mineral Grey lol.
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      05-15-2015, 12:31 PM   #18
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      05-15-2015, 12:33 PM   #19
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while this build is going to be awesome to follow and i like what youve done with the car so far, the rear widebody on the vorsteiner car is too much and looks cartoonish. its good for a show car but too much. you never go full vorsteiner
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Little more progression on the build. Here you see the fenders being shaved and one of the new panels being prepped for install.
Stay tuned for more!









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      05-15-2015, 01:05 PM   #21
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So you're doing your own wide body and not just getting the GTRS correct?
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This should be cool!!
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