Back to its roots - the BMW M3

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  • Justin(OKC)
    Noobie
    • Oct 2010
    • 20

    #1

    Back to its roots - the BMW M3

    I posted this over on a few other forums, but thought you guys would enjoy the post as well...

    There is no doubt that I am very blessed. I have a great career and it also allows me to do some things with cars that I used to only dream about. A little over 10 years ago I was a 3rd year dental student thinking about when to start a family. My biggest issue was that I was going to have to sell my 1991 300ZX Twin Turbo in favor for something with a back seat. There was no doubt that my first choice was an E36 M3 sedan. It didn’t take long and I was a proud owner. It just so happened that the E46 M3 was about to come out and at the time it was my total dream car, but just too far out of reach. The E36 just fit the bill for me. In a few years I completed my graduate training and began practicing orthodontics. This opened up the opportunity to buy an E46 M3 and leave my E36 for garage queen status…..life was grand! At that time I thought it would be so cool to own every model M3. Then one day it presented itself. My brother offered by buy my E36 M3 to make room and into the garage came what you see in this thread. I bought this car from a true car enthusiast who owned many collector cars. He “saved” this car from Texas and spent a small fortune restoring it. The car was special to him and many other enthusiasts because of its color combination. This is my 1988 E30 M3 – Henna/Black.

    I asked my brother to do a photoshoot on this car while it was mostly stock. Since I have owned the car I have put the in EVO3 interior parts and the leather door cards and console. I have suspension ready to go on the car and some BBS wheels. I also have an EVO2 front lip and EVO3 trunk lid and wing to put on the car. All the mods are listed in my garage. I hope you all enjoy the photos!!

    Exterior:
    Euro grills
    Euro tow hook covers
    "BMW Motorsport" door handles
    Cibie CSR headlights
    Black headlight rings

    Interior:
    EVO III steering wheel
    EVO III shift knob
    EVO III shift boot
    EVO III hill brake handle
    EVO III seatbelts (red)
    EVO II door strips
    Euro M3 cabrio leather door panels
    Euro M3 cabrio leather center console

    Wheels/Tires:
    E28 M5 wheels
    Bridgestone S03 pole position – 225/45/16

    Engine/Drivetrain:
    Sport EVO airbox
    Sport EVO lightweight flywheel
    Euro dog-leg close ratio transmission
    Z3 finned differential cover
    Oil pan baffle
    VAC Motorsports electric fan conversion
    Supersprint exhaust and mid-pipe with resonator

    Parts sitting in my garage:
    AKG engine and tranny mounts
    BBS RK - 17x8.5 ET15
    BBS RK - 18x8.5 ET13
    AST 4200's with Swift Springs and thrust sheets
    EVO II front splitter
    EVO III trunk lid
    EVO III adjustable wing

    Wishlist:
    VAC Motorsports 2.5 liter engine

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    Last edited by Justin(OKC); 11-19-2011, 07:22 PM.
  • chondamx
    Wrencher
    • Oct 2010
    • 247

    #2
    Holy Beautiful ///M, Batman!
    '91 318is M52 Turbo (in pieces)

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    • Joe G
      R3VLimited
      • Apr 2010
      • 2942

      #3
      BEAutiful.


      Current Car: 2011 BMW 135i, M-Sport, 6 speed

      Originally posted by lambo
      Sounds like you need a massage.
      Originally posted by kpeng
      Who the hell is Vlad?

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      • Ayman
        R3V Elite
        • Apr 2011
        • 4190

        #4
        :')

        smileys in the future?


        Originally posted by yert315
        Your mother is plug n play

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        • colombacho
          Grease Monkey
          • May 2007
          • 391

          #5
          buttsechs....


          I am in the middle of re-covering my door cards. i like how yours came out.
          it does not look too padded. would you mind if you could take a close up pick of the stitched "insert"?
          i want to get a better perspective of the dimensions and finish.
          thanks
          Last edited by colombacho; 11-18-2011, 03:44 PM.

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          • Pantless Spency
            It's McRib time!!!
            • Feb 2011
            • 7284

            #6
            fffffuuuuuuu this is what i dream about every night

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            • SkywayScraper
              Advanced Member
              • Dec 2010
              • 155

              #7
              Glad I saw your Mtech2 wheel. I'm getting ready to recover a Mtech1 with leather thanks for the idea... great car by the way!

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              • Court M3
                R3V OG
                • Jan 2004
                • 6713

                #8
                Totally loving your car!
                Continuous For Sale Thread
                323i s50

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                • reelizmpro
                  R3V OG
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 9446

                  #9
                  Very nice M3! I love the leather door cards/console.
                  "I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj

                  85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
                  88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
                  89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
                  91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER

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                  • Wh33lhop
                    R3V OG
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 11705

                    #10
                    Very well done. How'd you find the transmission?

                    And I'd be rushing to put that suspension on if I were you. :p
                    paint sucks

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                    • Holland
                      R3V OG
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 7176

                      #11
                      You had me at dogleg.
                      1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

                      Originally posted by DEV0 E30
                      You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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                      • Simon S
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Oct 2004
                        • 3758

                        #12
                        WOW.

                        Thanks for sharing the pictures.
                        Man alive - that interior has nice detail to it.. wow.

                        Dreamy.
                        -----Zen and the Art of e30 Maintenance - / - Zen TOC - / - Zen Summary

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                        • Justin(OKC)
                          Noobie
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 20

                          #13
                          Originally posted by howdyhoayman
                          :')

                          smileys in the future?
                          No smileys....it has Cibie CSR's. Drove it home in the dark for the first time with the new lights....simply awesome!

                          Originally posted by colombacho
                          buttsechs....

                          I am in the middle of re-covering my door cards. i like how yours came out.
                          it does not look too padded. would you mind if you could take a close up pick of the stitched "insert"?
                          i want to get a better perspective of the dimensions and finish.
                          thanks
                          Hmmm, let me see what I can do. It isn't padded much if any. It may need to be an iphone pic since my brother is 100 miles away with the good camera!

                          Originally posted by SkywayScraper
                          Glad I saw your Mtech2 wheel. I'm getting ready to recover a Mtech1 with leather thanks for the idea... great car by the way!
                          I bought the car with an Mtech2 wheel. The wheels in the photos is not an Mtech2 wheel. It is a factory EVO3 wheel.

                          Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                          Very well done. How'd you find the transmission?

                          And I'd be rushing to put that suspension on if I were you. :p
                          Car had the tranny in it when I bought it. It was a fully rebuilt unit from bimmerworld, I believe. Yes, I want to get the suspension and wheels on the car; however, I really wanted to get some good photos of the car in its current state first. Car will be on display at our local BMW dealership over part of the winter and then the suspension and wheels will go on.

                          Thanks to everyone for the nice compliments!!

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                          • Nairb
                            E30 Fanatic
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 1207

                            #14
                            Cool story, cool photos.

                            Job well done.
                            My 1991 318is Progression Thread

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                            • brutus87
                              R3V OG
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 6280

                              #15
                              Simply wow.
                              Holy shit.
                              Awesome car.
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