m-tech 1 daily driver:) project!

[bradnic]

that badge is ok on your car given the euro body kit.
front end looks great btw :-)

[2002jm]

Hey thanks

Thanks for the picture. You take really good ones compared to my little camera:)
Got the side skirt on the correct way today; remember to put the back on first and then start in the middle and hit the skirt with your hand to pop the center section on. Then work to both ends. Unless I want to trade out the interior, the car is just about done. Would like to get the euro obc , but will have to just wait until I can find one. Was nice taking the car out to the c/c yesterday. Had a few people make some positive comments....still not sure about the m-badge on the front??:). I have seen it on a bunch of euro m-techs on Google search, but still not sure. What do you guys think?
jm

[Big Willy]

Car looked good at Cars and Coffee

[Mr. Wolfe]

Looking good. Can't wait to see some more pics!

Mr. Wolfe

[2002jm]

:)

So today, took the car to the cars/coffee in town which was lots of fun. Noticed that the back brake was making noise, loud noise. Turned out that the allen screw that was in the rotor was almost out....tightened that down and now no noise:)
Tomorrow, I will take off the passenger side skirt and put it on right.
More pictures tomorrow.
jm

[2002jm]

more pictures

Got the car on the ground, get to take a ride in the morning:)


This was really fun to clean: Wearing a mask was a good thing!

But no rust!!!
Now to take the passenger side skirt off:(. Just did not go on right, so I don't want it to fall off. Sat afternoon will be side skirt time....remember put the back on first!!!!!!!
jm

[2002jm]

:)

Yeh the pictures need some work:)

So, yesterday I removed everything on the back. I was using some old brackets off the hartge and getting them aligned was a pain. I would recomend to anyone who has not put these parts on a usa e30 buy the new brackets:). Yes they are expensive, but they will save you a ton of time.
For some reason my euro end caps did not want to fit even with triming, so I will have to make them fit:).



more later.....have to go finish the car, so I can take it for a drive!!

[bradnic]

PICS :hitler:
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lol

[2002jm]

:)

Hi Mike:) Spent the day working on the m-tech rear valance and got it on:) Not as easy as I was thinking it would be....lots of learning going on:)
Yes, I am trying to get it ready for Sat, so will see you then. I think you saw the car before I did anything to it....looks really different now.
jm

[ST1G]

Good work mate! Can't wait to see it in person. Hopefully saturday?

That looks great.
I'd love an mt1 kit on my alpine.

But you have a late model so that would look goofy :D

[2002jm]

long day

Today I spent about 4hours cutting end caps taking the rear valance, exhaust, wheels and lots of other things off the car. Note, euro bumper end caps will not work on m-tech bumpers. They do not fit. Thanks to a nice post on this forum, I was able to cut them to fit and now they are on the bumper:) Now I just have to get it all back on:) Pictures later,
jm

[2002jm]

:)

Only problem with euroweaves is the cost has gone up a lot in the last year:).
Question: for all you m-technic 1 owners. I did a Google search for m-tech images and noticed that there are a lot of them with the m-badge in the front grill. I just happen to have a badge on the shelf, so I put it on. Is this badge a option on the real m-techs, or a dealer add on? It seems many of the ones in Europe have the badge.
jm

[dude8383]

Looks great, I've debated getting rid of the 17inch Kopi's on mine and going to a brand new set of euro-weaves.

this car actually reminded me of yours heh. i would definitely do the euroweaves!

[e30m3s54turbo]

Car looks good euro weaves.

[2002jm]

:)

Looks great, I've debated getting rid of the 17inch Kopi's on mine and going to a brand new set of euro-weaves.

Yes, I had a set of hartge 15" on the car and I really think the car looks better with the euroweaves. Just seems to match the car for some reason:)
jm