318i to M3

[2002maniac]

awesome thread!

[dmoney(AB)]

just to add to the calamity, thats an LT1, not an LS1 :(

[SamE30e]

Holy shit, thread full of win.


He didn't need to say he owned an E46 for us to know.

[Will_318i]

[scabzzzz]

[Iain]

your a super intellect!!

Lolburgers.

Too many epic threads of late - I can't keep up with the plummeting intelligence levels of the youth of today.

[perzbenz]

I am taking my M3 into the DMV and having it rebadged/registered as a wide body 318i.
I love the body kit on this thing.

I had my stage III s4 registered as a diesel and my Smart car registered as a propane car....lol no joke.

[Todd Black 88]

I am taking my M3 into the DMV and having it rebadged/registered as a wide body 318i.
I love the body kit on this thing.

[perzbenz]

I converted my 190E 2.3-16v into a 325 Cabrio!!

[chucko]

This is the funniest thread I've read in a while.....
The 318 decals mean squat. What's the VIN? That would solve this whole issue and if there are no VINs then your car is stolen.
BTW- The M3 door and rear quarter panel are unique to the M3 therefore neither of those items would be retained from the "original 318i" body, therefore after the conversion someone would have had to put new decals there.

[accident]

this thread wins

[JeffNJM3]

To the original poster, im sure you are still reading this: You have a real M3. Look on the car for a "M" vin, it will start WBSAK, the 318i vin would not have the "S". You can look on the cowl, but i have a feeling this has been filled in there. pull the rear bumper and look at the vin's on the 1/4 panels. You might find a build sheet under the rear seat with the real vin. Send me a message with the real vin, I'll find out the real story for you. Sounds like an unrecovered theft.


Oh, and Blunt for President, your got my vote.

[constructor]

Not much on S14.net.

http://www.s14.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42352

[sam3]

I'm on my third M3 full restoration, and that is an M3, albeit a really sad one.
I had to retrofit a 318 rad support for use in an M3 once, I had to recreate the mounts for the under-grille trim, there are hundreds of subtle differences between the two. This car maybe has a 318 front clip, the cowl VIN would tell the tale.

[Raxe]

I have been a BMW enthusiest for a long time and just now (don't know why it took me so long) decided to join. I look forward to reading through all of the information that is on here (as I have two M's that I am always working on) and contributing where I can. Well that's it so hello from sunny Florida!!!

I am in orlando and I have an E30M & an E46M (both alpine white).

http://bmwcca.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1987

Bus... wait for it... TED.