Project M3 E30 Restoration

[Diamond_Schwarz]

Hi guys,

Just let me introduce myself.
My name is Gorka I´m from Basque (North of Spain).
I love classic cars so I bought an M3 E30 1990 215cv a year ago now.
The car was pretty good, not so many KM and never restored.





I decided that I wanted to let it immaculate, so this is how everything started.



I disassembled completely and started rebuilding it. Each component has been cleaned and polished.
I´m replacing all bearings and oils seals. All the bolts also has been replaced by 12.8 quality bolts (or 10.9 at least) and always torqued with a Dynamometric wrench.

[Diamond_Schwarz]

I had rebuild the gearbox, steering rack, steering pump, brake calipers,... and right now I´m working on the engine.







Before opening everything has to be cleaned:


And then:

[Diamond_Schwarz]

Wheels arrived already, I can´t wait to try them!!!!

[Diamond_Schwarz]

By the way, I´m looking for an OEM valve cover, if somebody can help me send me a PM.

[jhaurimn]

What did you use on the underbody?

Good work!

[Diamond_Schwarz]

What did you use on the underbody?

Good work!

Well undercoat was really fine, so just fill it in some places and all underbody was repainted to keep it clean.

This car comes from a very warm part or/and has been stored always inside. It has no rust at all :up:

[steve68]

awesome wheels where'd you get them??

[markseven]

Looks very, very clean! Love it.

[CurrusDei]

Nice work!

[NEM3SIS]

Nice work and looks like a great work area.

[CorvallisBMW]

Wow, this thing is going to be new when it's done. Nice work!

[ttrousdell]

This thing is going to be awesome when its done. Looking forward to updates.