Turning on the ignition, George showed us his video screens - three 10" monitors in the trunk lid, with a 27" LCD motorized from the shock tower mounts.
"I built the ultimate car anybody would want," concluded George. "It's built to my standards and I'll admit it's a show car, not a daily driver. But it's what I like, not what I thought car show judges would want to see."
1998 BMW 328i
Owner: George Lioudis
Location: New York, NY
Occupation: Bio-medical engineer
Engine: 3.2 liter S52 conversion with Active Autowerke stage 3 twin-screw supercharger, head gasket, alcohol/water injection, headers, track pipe and exhaust, Schrick 262/256? cams with 11.2mm valve lift, Zionsville Super Cooling kit with electric fan, OE Euro oil cooler, Defi-Link Meter BF with control unit, NX nitrous oxide with carbon bottle, carbon engine cover
Drivetrain: five-speed manual swap with Rogue Engineering mounts, finned differential cover and short-shift kit, Active Autowerke clutch, flywheel and differential support bracket, 3.23:1 LSD
Brakes: 15" front, 13.6" rear Brembo brakes
Suspension: KW V3 coilovers, Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts and adjustable rear control arm, H&R adjustable sway bars, BMW Motorsport X-brace, Z3 steering rack, four-point black-chrome rollcage, front and rear welded reinforcement kits, carbon front strut brace.
Wheels & Tires: 19x9" front, 19x10" rear BBS Motorsport E88 wheels with 265/35-19 front and 285/30-19 Michelin PS2 tires.
Exterior: widebody conversion, Audi TT fuel door, carbon roof, CSL trunk, rear diffuser, door pillars, Mashaw GTR hood and molded Vorsteiner GTS3 front spoiler, Hamann skirts, color-matched door moldings and handles, ZKW angel-eye headlights, Euro clear foglamps, X-Tech HID 6000K bulbs, clear markers, smoked corners and tail lights.
Interior: red leather Vader seats, black suede headliner with red stitching, black leather dash with red stitching, black/red leather door panels with black stitching, Defi gauges mounted on A-pillar, carbon trim, door handles, seat tray and seat backs with headrests.
Audio/Visual: Alpine DVD nav system, three 10" and one 27" LCD monitors, two JL Audio 8" W7 subs, two McIntosh MCC301M amps, E46 key conversion.
Thanks: my wife and three boys, mom, dad, Adam, Rahul and everybody at Eurowerkz, Sean at Mitsiwa AutoCustom, David Polny, Carla at BMW of Nashville, Karl and Jean at Active Autowerke, Rogue Engineering, Prapan at NVD.