E30 M3 touring with S62 power

[CreamBeam]

damn just when i thought an e30 touring couldn't get any better.

looks like a cool build

[formula driver]

in

[Cletonius]

s62 anything and I'm sub'd

This. Looks like a great project!

[samiam3356]

in...looking forward to this one

[M-technik-3]

Yes! Very interested! Should be S14 powered thought ;) cool as none the less

S14's are not for weak in the wallet members. BMW 2.3l s14 tall block is 10.5k with a good usable core so a S62 is more than fine for a car that never existed. Hell a nice S54 would be nice.

[Massimo]

Dam Ireland why you have crazy builds! Do you know this guy?

Ireland E30 M3

[freeride53]

Very refreshing. Properly stripped and on a rot, unlike Vlad.
Very proper and nice.

Welcome!

[canakami]

IF there's some interest!?

MUST HAZ UPDATES NAOW KTHNXBYE.


Dear god...what the internet does to contemporary language...seriously though, subscribing.

[85e325]

I

HATE

YOU... can't wait to see the final results!!

[freeride53]

IF there's some interest!?

MUST HAZ UPDATES NAOW KTHNXBYE.


Dear god...what the internet does to contemporary language...seriously though, subscribing.

[reelizmpro]

This is going to be one sick wagon.

[DaveG]

Thanks everyone for all the nice words. It is a project that has been in the making now for a long time, I have been getting all the bits together for it.

Dam Ireland why you have crazy builds! Do you know this guy?

Ireland E30 M3

Yes I know Brian . A complete legend here and also a gentleman.

[Massimo]

Thanks everyone for all the nice words. It is a project that has been in the making now for a long time, I have been getting all the bits together for it.




Yes I know Brian . A complete legend here and also a gentleman.

Yeh he seems like a great guy, he makes a huge contribution to this community, with his well documented rebuild.

Yours looks like it will be just as in depth. Are you going to keep the S62 stock or make it a bit more powerful?

[F34R]

If OP pulls this off it will be one of the most amazing builds on the internet! Touring=yum Ground up rebuild=hell yes s62= let me change my pants.

[DaveG]

This is just coppied over so part of it references to an Alpina rep that this project started out as

Just picked up this touring, saved it just in time as if it had been left like this for long it would have been a basket case.
Body is really solid,no front seats,

Some people will prob shoot me but I think an alpina rep would suit it down to the ground in brilliant red.









Will get up a few more when I give it a wash and see what it cleans up like





Gave it a wash last night, striped the front off it and washed it again,

It has gotten painted a few time in its life as can be seen above where lacquer was used on a later repair

Body turns out to be excellent, small bit of rot in the usual e30 spots .
Small badly repaired crash damage

Rear pocket



Some light damage to repair






Got a bit of the car stripped today and can't get over how rust free it is, probably overkill doing a full strip on it but I might as well keep going now.





Was a bit surprised at the sunroof panel , no blisters at all on the outside but the bottom was really bad, you would normally see it on the top at this stage

All really good news other than that, windscreen corners and scuttle are mint

Sunroof tray is also mint which was a great relief


Even the notorious touring boot lid looks great

The bulkhead is the only place now that can throw something up.