88' Zinno M3 (Progress Thread)

[jhaurimn]

Small update. It got up to 45 today so I had to go open up the garage. Just a tease of spring.





So some things I have noticed recently:

-The front grilles were screwed on using random hardware screws that were way too long. Instead of buying the $.40 clamps used to secure the top portion, the PO again decided to use random screws and just drill them in. The pass side grille was also bent up.

-I have a leak coming from a fuel line near the fuel filter. I plan to replace the hoses and filter soon. Any tips on doing this with a full tank of gas without making a mess?

-Cold start with no issues. Wanted to run the car for awhile but thats when I noticed the leaking fuel line.

Waiting on some goodies from blunttech...wait and see :)

[e30Brah]

You had a highly intelligent PO by the sound of things.

Love what you've done so far, mad jealous - I've never seen an e30 M3 in person before.

[Das_Uber_E30]

Your sport seats, did they got reupholstered or are they still in mint (factory) condition?

[vitiokas95]

I want E30 M3 so badly... I think after I am done with S50 swap on my 325 I will start looking for M3.

Beautiful color you have there. My favorite.

[jhaurimn]

You had a highly intelligent PO by the sound of things.

Love what you've done so far, mad jealous - I've never seen an e30 M3 in person before.

Thank you! Yes, I have no idea what the PO was thinking. Its funny I never saw an e30 m3 myself until this summer. When I did, I knew I had to ditch my e46 m43 for a e30 m3.

Your sport seats, did they got reupholstered or are they still in mint (factory) condition?

The black ones? They are original leather, they were reconditioned.

I want E30 M3 so badly... I think after I am done with S50 swap on my 325 I will start looking for M3.

Beautiful color you have there. My favorite.

Thank you! Go for it :)

[KIRIEIW]

Love the progress and how you pay attention to detail. I'm the same way, keep it up!

[jeffnhiscars]

I use vice grips to clamp the fuel lines when changing the filter but HF actually sells a cheap set of clamps without teeth for just this purpose.

[jhaurimn]

I appreciate the kind words. Definitely fixing every little thing that I can :)

Thanks to b at blunttech I was able to pick up some stuff before we were hit with this winter storm. As the snow came down, I tinkered.

New oem euro grilles, center grille, and m3 emblem. Also installed a evo 1-piece bumper gasket


Cleaned up some more of the engine bay while it was warm enough. but it won't look complete until I get the valve cover redone,get the wire harness covers on, and replace the coolant tank. But then it should look great! Oh and put the new wiper fluid tank in.


New decals from pukar will also help


Was able to find some decent looking tan floor mats. I replaced the headlight switch knob too. Front seats are going to get reconditioned soon.

[jhaurimn]

So this weekend, I did a little painting. I got some zinno paint from automotive touchup. It came out as expected, not perfect but good enough for the money spent. I painted my euro tow hook covers, two bumper covers and a trim piece from my side mirror that was missing.




I also bought a touch up pen from them, and went around correcting some of the paint chips. The pictures only show one coat. When it gets warmer, I will touch them up more.












No more missing bumper cover above the muffler.


Euro tow hooks installed


Clear corners... Still not sure if I am going to keep these or go back to orange. Thoughts?

[nighthawk]

I kinda like the orange more. Great work so far

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[e30m3s54turbo]

Your m is coming along nice. I notice you are missing the oil cooler trim between bumper.

[jhaurimn]

I kinda like the orange more. Great work so far

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Thank you!

Your m is coming along nice. I notice you are missing the oil cooler trim between bumper.

Thank you, I appreciate the heads up! I cant seem to find the piece you are talking about...do you have a part number or link?

[e30m3s54turbo]

Here is the only part number that I found on it (474-853). You are welcome any time if you want info about Hartge parts in my catalogs, questions and pics of my Hartge collection. I pm you with my email.

[bradnic]

Raul to the rescue! You rock man

[jhaurimn]

Thank you for the info Raul. I'm working on finding the actual part number for that.

The PO was stupider than previously estimated. Check out how the fog lights were wired. Uh oh, he ran out of butt connectors apparently, oh well just twist em n go.


Oh and check out the bumper guides!


Yeah they weren't there. As you can see, I pulled the front bumper. It allowed me to bring it inside, clean up the paint chips, properly install the evo gasket, and put on the bumper tape. I also decided to keep the orange corners for now.


Picked this up from the way home from work...