New to me E30 M3

[2002jm]

any news?

How is the project going?
jm

[spyderbret]

Wow! Lots of peer pressure going on here! No updates but now that the Vegas heat is disappating I plan on getting back to work! My goal is to have it done by spring. Wish me luck! Hopefully I will have more updates soon!

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[2002jm]

update

Yep, we want an update:)
jm

[Hellspeaker]

THE PEOPLE WANT AN UPDATE! Lol.

[MR 325]

I've been curious too!

[2002jm]

updates?

Any more updates and pictures of this m3. Been following this, but have not seen much lately:(
jm

[reelizmpro]

Bump for updates?

[matthugie]

I've really enjoyed reading this thread. It's great to see what you've done to save the car. You are a man of wealth and taste!

[spyderbret]

I have not updated in a long time because there is not much to update.

Recent work included getting the interior stripped of all the glue/crap etc stuck to the floors, see pictures. I also purchased a new steering wheel and shift knob. Love them!

Last but not lest I sourced an interior for it. It' needs to be completely redone but that's what I wanted since I am building this for me. No pictures but it's not worth taking them right now!

Here are a few pictures:

Starting point:





After cleaning:













New Steering Wheel and shift knob:





Next step is to get the bodywork done. There is a lot of work needed in the passenger foot well so I will be sending it out to get that done. That's beyond what I want to or can do!

More updates to come as progress is made.

Thanks for looking!

[MR 325]

Looks 10x better with the spray painted bumper, seriously.

[e30m3s54turbo]

Nice work. Keep up the up dates.

[spyderbret]

A little update from the weekend.

I didn't spend a ton of time on the car this weekend since I was out most on Saturday and did the brakes on my daughters X3 on Sunday but I did get the front bumper redone.

Don't laugh too much at my driveway paint job. Keep in mind I'm just going for a good 10 fotter (looks good from 10 feet away. LOL).

I did spend 3 or 4 hours prepping the bumper. It was in bad shape so I did a few passes with progressively finer sandpaper but stopped after I got to 600 grit. The bumper needs to be replaced so I didn't want to waste too much time on it.

Anyway, here you go:

You might remember this:



Then I did this:







Which turned into this:











I got the paint from an online chip repair place that was able to match the paint and put it in a spray can. Up close it does not look that great, no drips or anything but I could have spent more time sanding to get it smoother. I also need to put the side markers in and do the black trim that goes down the middle of the bumper. Probably next weekend....

I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish with this so I'm fine with it for now.

Next up is finding an in tank fuel pump housing because the one that is in there has a crack on top so gas keeps coming out when the tank is full. Not much fun to drive when that happens.

Still a work in progress. Thanks for looking!!

[airkhin]

amazing progress since day one. its crazy how a day of cleaning improves a car so much. good work. ;)

[reelizmpro]

Good job. You work fast. The rims look newand the car looks great. I am in the process of refinishing my own weaves which is y I asked.

[MR 325]

Fix that M3 grille badge though, it's too high. :)