Mike's Cosmos Black 1998 M3 Sedan (M3/4/5) - Project Concord

[mike.bmw]

Happy Holidays!

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I have been trying to take that shot for a few weeks now, but the street has been closed for various activities. Well, not at 6:30AM this morning, when it was 5 degrees Fahrenheit outside! I had taken a similar shot with my E30 on Christmas Eve last year, just with the tree on the opposite side of the street:

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Lots of driving and various photos, when I have time:

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Other than that, I've been enjoying the car. It has received a new cooling system: Stewart pump, thermostat, CSF radiator w/ poly offset mounts for clearance, a new expansion tank and cap, and hoses all around (performed by a local shop RRT). I've done all of the door lock actuators, replaced the trans mounts, replaced the rear sway bar endlinks, replaced the trunk harness, replaced both broken front seat recline gears, and the washer fluid reservoir tank, hoses, nozzles, and valves. Lots more work to come!

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[KI4UJO]

Nice! As a fellow M3/4/5 owner, you won't regret this purchase decision. I've considered selling mine a couple of times, and then realize how stupid that would be.

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[mike.bmw]

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).

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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 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
• Breathing New Life Into A Classic M3: Project Concord Loses Its Head
• Breathing New Life Into A Classic M3: Project Concord Reassembly
• Shooting A Classic BMW Through Rediscovered Vintage Glass
• Short And Sweet Wrenching Sessions
• Raising The Lowered—A Family-Friendly E36 M3 Suspension Overhaul
• A Complete 180 With A US-Spec E36 M3
• Classic Fitment
• Rebuilding An E36 M3 Power Steering Pump
• Vintage Prep Bingo (PCV System)

Engine:
- Active Autowerke Exhaust
- Dinan Ignition Coils
- Stewart Water Pump
- CSF Aluminum Radiator


Drivetrain:
- E60 shifter

Wheels:
- Stamped Style 24 LTW Wheels
- BBS LM 089s


Suspension:
- TC Kline SA Coilovers
- E30 LCAs
- Offset LCA Bushings


Interior:
- Boa Boa Cloth/Alcantara
- Professionally recovered headliner in suede/Alcantara
- M Sport Parts restored instrument cluster
- Coco Mats
- Continental/VDO head unit
- Rennline E36 Phone mount


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