Thoughts on this 4-door M3

[defaultName]

damn its going to suck to chop a E30 M3

WAIT!!! On second thought, I hate it. Don't do it. It's ugly!!!

[Bimmer_man]

well alrighty then .......damn its going to suck to chop a E30 M3 chassis. I love that car lol.

[Shadye30]

Subscribed...you would definitely benefit financially if you were to buy a non-Running shell to get all the body parts especially the NLA Cpillar and the uber expensive front and rear bumper covers

[kmarei]

Never thought I'd say this
But I actually love the way it looks
The red one, not the blue one of course :)

[Bimmer_man]

you do know that an M3's trunk opening is way smaller and that will need even more modifications. im betting you can get a non-rolling shell for 2-3k and save 10k in body work, parts etc. or better yet, get an S54, wide fender flares and e36 5lug and have a way faster and better car for the same price.

I suppose i could find a non rolling shell thats going to be a pain but ill hunt for it and i plan on doing this a 5-lug conversion and the S54 swap so this thing is practically being rebuilt.

[Cabriolet]

you do know that an M3's trunk opening is way smaller and that will need even more modifications. im betting you can get a non-rolling shell for 2-3k and save 10k in body work, parts etc. or better yet, get an S54, wide fender flares and e36 5lug and have a way faster and better car for the same price.

[Bimmer_man]

Yeah pretty much as i understand it this is what i need

M3 front and rear bumper
M3 Side Skirts
C-pillars
Boot lid
Rear quarter panels
E30 M3 Rear window\
M3 Front fenders
I am going to be removing all the hardware and all for the sunroof im not going to buy a whole new roof

Correct me if im wrong i will need help and opinions on this as of right now im just pricing it out and seeing what people are saying right now im getting a lot of encouragement and i am leaning more towards doing this.

And my doors will open lol

[defaultName]

if you do it. dont halfass it like this blue car
http://www.s14.net/forums/showthread...137#post299137

Agreed. You need the rear windscreen and trunk lid to pull it off.

[Cletonius]

I think it'll look sweet. I've only ever seen a couple pics of that car, and none with the rear doors open.

Take your time to do it right and I'm sure it'll be badass. Bmwmech1 has a really good thread on his M3 conversion done right, right up your alley for sure. IIRC he had to find an actual car to get the sail panel and a few other bits as they are NLA. You'll probably end up having to get at least one parts car.

[MX339]

You're also going to need the entire rear section of an M3, the bootlid, bumpers, etc. My suggestion would be to read as many of the legitimate M3 conversion threads as you possibly can, such as that M60 powered one (can't remember the name of the guy), and then multiply that difficulty by at least two.
Nobody has done this that we know of and that picture could very possibly be fake. You're not only adding quarter panels like Vlad did, but also adding the entire rear end of an M3.

[Bimmer_man]

I promise the e30 community if I decide to do this it will be done right it will look like a m3 4 door. My mentor who's teaching me worked on and did custom body work on porsches for over 20 yeahs and he will not allow half assed work. It's perfection or perfection. I'm hunting for the rear quarter panels so I can get as close as I can possibly get to the m3.

[Cabriolet]

if you do it. dont halfass it like this blue car

http://www.s14.net/forums/showthread.php?33232-few-pics-of-the-4-door-e30-m3!-Yes-4-doors-!&p=299137#post299137

[Bimmer_man]

BTW I came hear expecting a thread about wether or not you should buy an E36 M3 4 door so I'm very pleasantly surprised!

Where'd that pic come from?



Don't worry about that. Some people make their living off of M3 reps! :D

i googled E30 M3 4-Door

And im getting more good feedback than bad so I may do this.

[Cabriolet]

burn it with fire. this is heresy

[gtdragon980]

If I had the money to turn my 4dr into that, I would DEFINITELY do it! It looks soo badass!