How my car started, and how it became the machine it is today...
First off, I got into E30 M3's by needing a car and having someone suggest them to me. I checked one out and fell in love, bought it right then and there. It was a Brillantrot ‘90 with black interior... car was near mint. I did a full re-spray and it then deserved the “mint” status.
Then, after TuningWerks 2.0 on Feb. 23rd, 2002, I was struck by a drunk driver, and my baby was totaled. I imediatly started looking for my next car, I wanted another E30 M3 so bad. 3 weeks later, I found my current ///M, an ‘88 Lachssilber with black interior.
The car was pretty much stock, with a set of 17" E36 M3 wheels and re-upholstered seats. I bought it, and started driving it. I swapped some interior panels, diff with m-coupe cover, and added my splitter/wing from my red car. 3 weeks passed, and the motor was feeling tired and started leaking coolant from everywhere. I didn’t have time to rebuild it, so I swapped it out with the motor from my ‘90 M3, which was strong and had only 95k miles on it. Everything was smooth from here on out.
I started looking for mods, and quickly added a few to the car, with money from parting out my old M3. I took all the best parts and put them on my new car, to make it as good as possible. I added a sparco strut-bar, removed the K-Mac Camber plates, installed ST Springs, Bilstein Sport Shocks, all red tails, my JVC stereo with JL 12W3 sub. I then left the car as is for a few months. I slowly added more mods, like a Tri-Flo exhaust, smoked tails (thanks Mariano), MOMO shift knob and steering wheel, etc.
I finally got to the bodywork. I wanted to set my car apart from the rest of the bunch, so I made the bold move at filling the bumpers style lines and smoothing them out. I got an EVO2 style front bumper from Vladen and painted the bumpers and wing.
This held me over, until I blew the motor from running low on oil. I spun #2 and #3 rod bearings, and needed to rebuild it ASAP, as it was my only mode of transportation. I gathered the parts, and built a 2.5L like I always wanted. I had my engine powder-coated to match my wheels and the car was looking good.
Over the summer, I got a few finishing touches for the car, including adjustable trailing arm bushings, urethane subframe bushings, repainted bumpers/side skirts/mirrors/wing/decklid, an EVO3 wing, Carbon Fiber Flap from Vladen, painted my wheel lips silver, and installed some 245/35/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. These changed my car entirely, and helped me lay down the added torque of my 2.5L.
In the works for my car now is a set of Schrick 284/276 Cams, Motorsport Valve Springs EVO3 Injectors, and an MAF Intake.
First off, I got into E30 M3's by needing a car and having someone suggest them to me. I checked one out and fell in love, bought it right then and there. It was a Brillantrot ‘90 with black interior... car was near mint. I did a full re-spray and it then deserved the “mint” status.
Then, after TuningWerks 2.0 on Feb. 23rd, 2002, I was struck by a drunk driver, and my baby was totaled. I imediatly started looking for my next car, I wanted another E30 M3 so bad. 3 weeks later, I found my current ///M, an ‘88 Lachssilber with black interior.
The car was pretty much stock, with a set of 17" E36 M3 wheels and re-upholstered seats. I bought it, and started driving it. I swapped some interior panels, diff with m-coupe cover, and added my splitter/wing from my red car. 3 weeks passed, and the motor was feeling tired and started leaking coolant from everywhere. I didn’t have time to rebuild it, so I swapped it out with the motor from my ‘90 M3, which was strong and had only 95k miles on it. Everything was smooth from here on out.
I started looking for mods, and quickly added a few to the car, with money from parting out my old M3. I took all the best parts and put them on my new car, to make it as good as possible. I added a sparco strut-bar, removed the K-Mac Camber plates, installed ST Springs, Bilstein Sport Shocks, all red tails, my JVC stereo with JL 12W3 sub. I then left the car as is for a few months. I slowly added more mods, like a Tri-Flo exhaust, smoked tails (thanks Mariano), MOMO shift knob and steering wheel, etc.
I finally got to the bodywork. I wanted to set my car apart from the rest of the bunch, so I made the bold move at filling the bumpers style lines and smoothing them out. I got an EVO2 style front bumper from Vladen and painted the bumpers and wing.
This held me over, until I blew the motor from running low on oil. I spun #2 and #3 rod bearings, and needed to rebuild it ASAP, as it was my only mode of transportation. I gathered the parts, and built a 2.5L like I always wanted. I had my engine powder-coated to match my wheels and the car was looking good.
Over the summer, I got a few finishing touches for the car, including adjustable trailing arm bushings, urethane subframe bushings, repainted bumpers/side skirts/mirrors/wing/decklid, an EVO3 wing, Carbon Fiber Flap from Vladen, painted my wheel lips silver, and installed some 245/35/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. These changed my car entirely, and helped me lay down the added torque of my 2.5L.
In the works for my car now is a set of Schrick 284/276 Cams, Motorsport Valve Springs EVO3 Injectors, and an MAF Intake.
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