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    My e36

    So first off I realize that this is an e30 forum and although i love the e30, I got this e36 as my first car.
    This was how it looked the day i bought it.

    The car after a wash..


    The car was a one owner car, and the POs were an elderly Asian couple. Everything was stock on the car, the only things that were ever replaced, were things that had gone bad.
    All the fluids were changed in the car come the following couple of days, which started it's life as a daily.
    The first thing noticeably wrong on the car was that it shook over 65 mph, which wasn't vary good saying its a daily.
    My father and I (him being an ex mechanic with around 20 years in the business working on luxury cars in England), started to diagnose the problem.
    The first thing to try was the easiest, get the wheels balanced.. didn't do anything.
    So with some more reading online and checking under the car, we sourced it down to the guibo..

    Once we had time, the part was ordered, and the car was on a neighbors lift.
    I wish i had thought to take pictures of it on the lift as it was an interesting to work on a car this way.
    So the guibo got replaced and it fixed the problem with the shaking.
    It was time for new tyres. I decided this would be a good time to get a different set of wheels to, just something that I would be able to use until i had enough money to get what i really want... this is what i got.


    e38 style 5's.. et 23, so they are quite aggressive... I like...;)
    The whole time between the time I got the car and up to this point i had been doing small things to the car... fixing the saggy glove box, fixing the alarm.. etc..
    Everything had been going great until this happened....


    Nothing got done until I got the clear that the car would not get written off... but once i did get the clear that it wouldn't get written off, work started once again.
    The check would not come in for a while so i could get started on the body work, so i decided to do another project on my list...

    I noticed that the rear shocks were completely gone on it after taking a few people in the back of my car... every bump the horrible sound of rubbing on my tyre and fender
    So i was set on changing the rear shocks... but why not do an upgrade at the same time right?
    Coilovers it was. Now here's the controversial part comes in... these were no ground control 2k coilovers, these were the all controversial Rokkor coilovers.
    I took the leap and did it... and they've been great so far. Hopefully in the future i can upgrade again to a nice set of coilovers...but they will work for now.
    The ride height as of now... and how it sits as of tonight.
    This is also part of a shoot i did on the car.







    I was checking under the car and noticed the front ball joints and bushings were gone, so i ordered some more, these showed up on my doorstep today..

    Time to get them on.. when this weather clears up a bit.... more pictures to come.. and more in depth ones too!:)

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    #2
    those wheels suit the E36 great!
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    Current:
    '05 BMW M3 - Silver Grey/Imola Red
    '90 BMW 325iX - Sterling Silver/Houndstooth sport(5-speed converted)
    '15 Mini Countryman - Blazing Red/Carbon Black

    Past:
    '01 Audi Allroad - Light Silver/Platinum Saber Black
    '88 BMW 325iX - Diamond Schwarz/Silver sport *Sold*
    '01.5 1.8TQ - Brilliant Black/Nogaro Alcantara ...after 8.5yrs, *Sold* =(
    '90 BMW 325i - Schwarz/Tan sport *Sold*
    '89 BMW 325ix - Diamond Schwarz/Black sport *Sold*

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      #3
      Agreed, good looking car!
      -Alex

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        #4
        Originally posted by acolella76 View Post
        Agreed, good looking car!
        Im with these guys.

        So are you holding on to this donor car/engine for a future e30 shell? ;-) Just messin with ya! I too have an e36 in stock so no hate here. Welcome aboard.

        COTM

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          #5
          Thanks for the support guys, I was getting ready for some haze going on here... :P...

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            #6
            im a bit upset. but thats it

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              #7
              Good clean start, style 5 look great too.
              I too, had an e36 as a first car. Then i upgraded to an e30 :up:

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                #8
                Got the new control arms and lollipops on yesterday... was a snap, done in and hour and a half both sides...



                Then i got the car aligned... got it done at Calderon Tires in Northbay if anyone was wondering... great service, and the mechanic also had an e36

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                  #9
                  Nice e30!

                  Patrick - IG:niicknac
                  RIP 1987 BMW 325is - S50'd ZF 6-speed, flared, bagged

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Steven View Post
                    Everything had been going great until this happened....

                    How much for the Engine and steering rack shipped to 02840?
                    1985 325e M50TU(Sold)
                    1991 318is Slicktop (Sold)
                    1990 325is Brilliantrot S50/5 Lug Swapped.
                    1992 525i Manual shitbox Winter Beater

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                      #11
                      I ain't even mad.

                      Good looking car. I like 4 door e36's.
                      As I was scrolling down I was hoping you weren't going to get some silly ghetto wheels since money/age. Good choice!

                      1991 325iS turbo

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by e30shmobberr View Post
                        Nice e30!
                        I know!

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                          #13
                          I can appreciate this. Good work so far man

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by e30lov View Post
                            I can appreciate this. Good work so far man
                            Your m3 is gorgeous... Btw haha

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                              #15
                              nice looking car.
                              hope i see it in berkeley on the 19th!

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