I guess I should start a build thread for this, considering I've had it for almost 3 months now.
I picked this car up at the end of July. It needed a lot of work but I saw the potential it had. It was already M50 swapped and 5 lug converted when I purchased it. I've fixed most of the little issues and am very, very happy with it.
Car came with:
-M50TU out of a '95 525 and G260 E30 trans
-S3.73 final drive
-Like new Bilstein Sport dampers and H&R Sport springs
-E36 DS1's (traded)
-Black vinyl comfort seats
-M3 map light mirror (w00t)
So far, I've done:
-Full tan-->black interior swap E30 M3 seats (heated fronts)
-Full stereo install with Kenwood deck, Boston 6x9's, PG 1000.5 amp, 12" JL W3 and a 12" Lukebox
-Replaced and installed mint zinno front valance
-New iS lip from blunttech
-Added Zinno mirrors
-Acquired 16x8 E38 Style 5's and Dunlop DZ101 205/45/16 tires
-Installed/reengineered IE sways (22/25mm, they work awesome)
-Replaced failing steering rack
-Full engine/trans/diff service
-Fully rebuilt G260
-Skidplate
-New IE3's all around, Rogue Engineering RSM's
-Euro trim, grills, plate filler
-Euro smileys with 6k HIDs
-Houndstooth door cards
-Last but certainly not least, did a very thorough exterior detail and paint correction (12+ hours, thanks to Brent at BKCustoms) along with a full shadowline trim treatment. This single handedly changed the entire look of the car and made it much, much more agressive looking.
What will be next on the list:
-S50 from 133k mile '95 M3 in the next couple months, need to order all maintenance parts
-Rebuild my spare S3.46 diff to go in this
-Brakes all the way around
-All front end control arms/tie rods/steering rack swap from E36
-Rear subframe, diff and trailing arm bushings
-M-System I's
-Possibly reupholster interior
Will update as progress evolves.
Here's a few pics. Enjoy!
The night I brought it home:
From the night I brought it home to current:
At PIR:
Took a hood to Seattle on my roof rack (uhaul blanket got ripped to shreds on the way, lol)
I picked this car up at the end of July. It needed a lot of work but I saw the potential it had. It was already M50 swapped and 5 lug converted when I purchased it. I've fixed most of the little issues and am very, very happy with it.
Car came with:
-M50TU out of a '95 525 and G260 E30 trans
-S3.73 final drive
-Like new Bilstein Sport dampers and H&R Sport springs
-E36 DS1's (traded)
-Black vinyl comfort seats
-M3 map light mirror (w00t)
So far, I've done:
-Full tan-->black interior swap E30 M3 seats (heated fronts)
-Full stereo install with Kenwood deck, Boston 6x9's, PG 1000.5 amp, 12" JL W3 and a 12" Lukebox
-Replaced and installed mint zinno front valance
-New iS lip from blunttech
-Added Zinno mirrors
-Acquired 16x8 E38 Style 5's and Dunlop DZ101 205/45/16 tires
-Installed/reengineered IE sways (22/25mm, they work awesome)
-Replaced failing steering rack
-Full engine/trans/diff service
-Fully rebuilt G260
-Skidplate
-New IE3's all around, Rogue Engineering RSM's
-Euro trim, grills, plate filler
-Euro smileys with 6k HIDs
-Houndstooth door cards
-Last but certainly not least, did a very thorough exterior detail and paint correction (12+ hours, thanks to Brent at BKCustoms) along with a full shadowline trim treatment. This single handedly changed the entire look of the car and made it much, much more agressive looking.
What will be next on the list:
-S50 from 133k mile '95 M3 in the next couple months, need to order all maintenance parts
-Rebuild my spare S3.46 diff to go in this
-Brakes all the way around
-All front end control arms/tie rods/steering rack swap from E36
-Rear subframe, diff and trailing arm bushings
-M-System I's
-Possibly reupholster interior
Will update as progress evolves.
Here's a few pics. Enjoy!
The night I brought it home:
From the night I brought it home to current:
At PIR:
Took a hood to Seattle on my roof rack (uhaul blanket got ripped to shreds on the way, lol)
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