Howdy R3V!
I have been slacking on my E30 318iS thread, but I have news! Last month I purchased a Cosmos Black 1998 M3 Sedan (M3/4/5). It's a 244,000-mile, two-owner car, with the second owner of ten years being a tech at the dealership where the car sold new. I've been binge watching M539 Restorations on YouTube lately, so taking a page from Sreten's book, I'm calling this Project Concord (as I purchased it in Concord, North Carolina).
DSC_0229 by mike.bevels, on Flickr
I've been running a series of articles on BimmerLife.com, so instead of rehashing everything here in the initial post, you can read about the fly-and-drive story and subsequent work that I've been doing over the past month in the following stories:
DSC_0595 by mike.bevels, on Flickr
DSC_0565 by mike.bevels, on Flickr
DSC_0588 by mike.bevels, on Flickr
It has required a bit of work, but I knew it would. Here are some specs as I've come to learn them:
Engine:
- AFE Intake
- Active Autowerke Exhaust
Drivetrain:
- E60 shifter
- Stamped Style 24 LTW wheels
Suspension:
- Bilstein Sports
- H&R Sport Springs
Interior:
- Boa Boa Cloth/Alcantara
- Professionally recovered headliner in suede/Alcantara
- Cocoa Mats
- Continental/VDO head unit
That's it for now. I'll be posting more updates soon. Thanks for following along!
I have been slacking on my E30 318iS thread, but I have news! Last month I purchased a Cosmos Black 1998 M3 Sedan (M3/4/5). It's a 244,000-mile, two-owner car, with the second owner of ten years being a tech at the dealership where the car sold new. I've been binge watching M539 Restorations on YouTube lately, so taking a page from Sreten's book, I'm calling this Project Concord (as I purchased it in Concord, North Carolina).

I've been running a series of articles on BimmerLife.com, so instead of rehashing everything here in the initial post, you can read about the fly-and-drive story and subsequent work that I've been doing over the past month in the following stories:
- Planes, Trains, and M3s: A Fly-And-Drive Story
- Project Concord: Breaking Eggs To Make An Omelette
- Channeling My Inner Hack Mechanic—Sometime
- Winter Is Coming—The Art Of Indoor Events



It has required a bit of work, but I knew it would. Here are some specs as I've come to learn them:
Engine:
- AFE Intake
- Active Autowerke Exhaust
Drivetrain:
- E60 shifter
- Stamped Style 24 LTW wheels
Suspension:
- Bilstein Sports
- H&R Sport Springs
Interior:
- Boa Boa Cloth/Alcantara
- Professionally recovered headliner in suede/Alcantara
- Cocoa Mats
- Continental/VDO head unit
That's it for now. I'll be posting more updates soon. Thanks for following along!
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