this was my first BMW...
got it about 4.5 years ago and its sat for the past 2.5 of those. i bought it with 38k, and parked it with 50k miles with an overheat. its such a great car and deserved its turn to get the money attention so over the past couple months i decided to get her back on the road.
first i addressed the engine with a metal impeller water pump, new thermostat, various sensors, valve cover gasket, and all new belts. it runs like new...
next i made her look as good as she ran...
i decided on a full respray since the paint had been neglected while sitting. while i was at it i had the lower portions that were black color matched. i took the opportunity of stripping it down to get all brand new rubstrips, sidemoldings, windshield trim, plate delete, and door handle gaskets. ive always been a fan of smokes on silver so i did smoked fogs, smoked corners, smoked tails, and smoked running lights. finally, i put it on the wheels Ive always wanted it to be on, 18" staggered m parallels.
it needs to be lowered, and i have springs already sitting waiting for it but it rides so good compared to my E36 and my E30 im so tempted to keep it as is and practical.
enough words, pics -
with my E36 M3 -
got it about 4.5 years ago and its sat for the past 2.5 of those. i bought it with 38k, and parked it with 50k miles with an overheat. its such a great car and deserved its turn to get the money attention so over the past couple months i decided to get her back on the road.
first i addressed the engine with a metal impeller water pump, new thermostat, various sensors, valve cover gasket, and all new belts. it runs like new...
next i made her look as good as she ran...
i decided on a full respray since the paint had been neglected while sitting. while i was at it i had the lower portions that were black color matched. i took the opportunity of stripping it down to get all brand new rubstrips, sidemoldings, windshield trim, plate delete, and door handle gaskets. ive always been a fan of smokes on silver so i did smoked fogs, smoked corners, smoked tails, and smoked running lights. finally, i put it on the wheels Ive always wanted it to be on, 18" staggered m parallels.
it needs to be lowered, and i have springs already sitting waiting for it but it rides so good compared to my E36 and my E30 im so tempted to keep it as is and practical.
enough words, pics -
with my E36 M3 -
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