88' Zinno M3 (Progress Thread)

[Wschnitz]

Those tan floormats. Give me

[GDA]

Cool update.

S motors can idle really well when fully sorted. Congrats on the progress.

[jhaurimn]

Thanks guys.

That dead pedal is awesome! Anymore details on it?

I got it for a very reasonable price on ebay from a seller in Greece. I had been looking for one for awhile that wasnt listed for $600, and finally found one. :)

[jhaurimn]

Nothing huge done, but little things that have been bugging me are taken care of.

My gas door was slightly mis-aligned, was missing a trim piece, and didn't shut quite right. Fixed all that. Before




After




My driver side skirt had a visible gap as the 3 middle clamps werent securing. I was hoping I wouldnt have to take the skirt all the way off...


No such luck.


Put it back together properly. All good now :)


So my driver side finder was slightly mis-aligned too...and ever since I noticed its been bothering me. While I had the skirt off, it was a good chance to fix it.


Here is the inside of the fender. You can see two bolts hold this on the inside. The bottom one was missing, but I replaced it. I loosed the top screw that was there, pressed down on the fender and got it to line up properly.


Much better


Cleaned up the vinyl pad next to the pedal too

[CorvallisBMW]

Ah, the little things :) They're what make the difference! Nice!

[jhaurimn]

Wow, been over 3 months since an update. I shifted focus onto my daily (m52 swap, suspension refresh) so that has something to do with it. But I have some stuff to post now.

To some people, there is nothing wrong with this picture. To others, this is infuriating. Its in the wrong spot...


Moved to the right spot, but the paint in the area was messed up. Thankfully, a little rubbing compound and polish took care of this.


Much better.


Ok, so this is the main part of the update. The car was in a small collision at some point, and there were some parts of the underbody in the front wheel wheels that looked iffy. Also, the front bumper brackets were missing. I had bought the brackets awhile back, and got a welding friend to help me stick them on.


Test fit was good.


The main reason I got the brackets done now was I had plans to redo the underbody in the wheel wells. To do it properly, I took off the side skirts, fenders, and removed the strut housings. You can see in the first pictures some spots I had used por-15 on previously as there was some surface rust starting.




In the process of going down to the metal on the spots that I had concern about. I also hit some spots in the wheel wheel as well. You can tell the body shop that did the repair did not take much care in rust proofing.


Then, por-15 to the fender and all the spots in the wheel well I took care of.


Then, undercoating.


Well, I guess while the strut assemblies are out... ;D




And now...reassembly :) Side skirt hardware was done on the fly by the body shop....well done.


Lets try these


You cant see them in the pictures, but I also added these roll-center spacers.


And the payoff :)

[2002jm]

good job

Now that is the way to do the resto. on your m3!!!
Looks very good!
jm

[jhaurimn]

I literally had a pool of PS fluid in my garage. They were leaking from the low pressure hoses to and from the reservoir. Its pretty obvious why they were leaking like a pig.




I replaced the reservoir when I replaced the rack, so I didn't replace that again. Cleaned up the bracket though.

[iwantspeed]

Nice work this car is so clean

[CorvallisBMW]

Shiny new parts :)

[anabolice30]

So much respect

[Bimmer_man]

I just went through your build thread again. And still as amazing as the first time man. Any new updates? Even if its just a few new shots of the engine bay or car.

[TimeMachinE30]

Love the approach you are taking. I have to clean every bit I come across: clean, paint, polish, somehow make better! Very detailed. Thank you for sharing pictures and details of your work.

While you were cleaning that foot pad, pop off your pedal covers and toss them in the dishwasher! Accelerator pedal, too!

Are you using a thread restorer at all, or using new fasteners?

Shocked to see you using those perforated hose clamps! No Norma, T-clamp, Oetiker, et al?

The PS hoses are brand new or did you reuse the terminals and have the shells pressed on? I am redoing PS set-up with a new res and hoses on the E30 and E38. Plan to use local hose shop (Colliflower, sells Parker Hoses) to rebuild if price is reasonable. Otherwise, Norma clamps or maybe even Oetiker (would need to purchase kit, ~ $50).

Keep up the good work. The attention to detail and disciplined approach is noteworthy.

[jhaurimn]

Love the approach you are taking. I have to clean every bit I come across: clean, paint, polish, somehow make better! Very detailed. Thank you for sharing pictures and details of your work.

While you were cleaning that foot pad, pop off your pedal covers and toss them in the dishwasher! Accelerator pedal, too!

Are you using a thread restorer at all, or using new fasteners?

Shocked to see you using those perforated hose clamps! No Norma, T-clamp, Oetiker, et al?

The PS hoses are brand new or did you reuse the terminals and have the shells pressed on? I am redoing PS set-up with a new res and hoses on the E30 and E38. Plan to use local hose shop (Colliflower, sells Parker Hoses) to rebuild if price is reasonable. Otherwise, Norma clamps or maybe even Oetiker (would need to purchase kit, ~ $50).

Keep up the good work. The attention to detail and disciplined approach is noteworthy.

PS hoses are brand new. Ive been buying new fastners when neccesary but most hardware is still in good condition.

I have been reusing norma clamps, I'm not going to use oetiker. They arent worth it when you need to remove one in a tight spot without a proper tool.

[jhaurimn]

I just went through your build thread again. And still as amazing as the first time man. Any new updates? Even if its just a few new shots of the engine bay or car.

Not a lot has been going on with my car really. I did however manage to snag a s14 hood insulation as I found out the one in my car is for an m20! Thankfully my friend picked up another m3 and is swapping ANOTHER s54 into it, so he didnt have a use for the hood pad that came with it :)

Heres a shot of me helping strip it down for paint. Should be done this week actually...


Here is the hood insulation installed after I cleaned it lightly with de-greaser and water then painted it with black trim paint. Came out great!


Heres a recent engine bay shot :) Im not happy with the finish on the airbox after the old hood insulation kept rubbing up against it. I will probably pull it and have it properly powdercoated in the winter.


I also recently bought gaskets for the windshield. I would really like to get the new windshield in before winter...we will see.


Oh, and heres a toolbench I made from scratch one bored sunday. So nice having a bench vice....my god.