Dream come true- E30M3 Content Inside

[moatilliatta]

Nice score! Id run it and see what you really have, do another iteration later if needed.

[mjweimer]

Agree. Re-seal, maintenance, etc. and install.

The engine looks clean internally, which is promising...and I spy blue TB adjustment caps which indicates that someone could have recently gone through the adjustment procedure. I'd probably go through the rod bearings if condition is unknown...much easier when on the stand v. in the car and you don't want to hurt the crank.

Might want to add the oil pan non-return flap to your list of parts: 11 13 1 309 428

And I would add also that there are "paper" gaskets available for the upper and lower oil pans that will prove much easier to deal with over time v. the cork gaskets. MTC makes both the upper and lower pn:6552 and 6551 I believe.

[kronus]

do a valve adjustment. big deviations will tell you if a valve seat is being burned, which likely corresponds to a leaking/cracked valve (even if leakdown looks okay)

[AWDBOB]

All great suggestions.

Thank you Matt, I added those to the list!

Kronus, will do. I think with time I will be more okay with digging in a bit deeper and getting it all right the first time around

[moatilliatta]

Could a project like this turn cars off for you for good?

[AWDBOB]

Could a project like this turn cars off for you for good?

House always wins.

[AWDBOB]

It’s Christmas time which means I was home for the holidays and actually worked on the M3!

I had the interior redone by mr Greer back in 2017. The interior has since been sitting in boxes, so I deemed it time to reassemble it now that the car is coming out to me in the midwest soon. I hoped to transport the car back on thanksgiving, but that didn't end up happening, so here we are.

My dad is a highly detailed individual, so when I first bought the car and had it shipped back to PA for safe keeping I gave him the go ahead to do whatever he pleased to the interior. He was bored at the time and thought it'd be fun to spend my money on a car he doesn't have to own, and in turn I benefitted from his attention to detail and free labor.

Many, many things have been done but the highlights are:

-Jordan Greer german leather seat reupholstery
-Rebuilt all seat mechanics (refurb'd sliders, trim, etc. My brother was even kind enough to reinforce the hinge tabs for the seat back that commonly fail)
-Custom Color matched carpet parcel shelf recovering
-Custom Color matched vinyl paint to better match the pockets/pulls to the cards
-Nice pop out window latches
-Crack free dash
-Refurbished Cluster
-New (old style) heater valve and heater core
-Dash vent refurbishment, new foam, etc
-Refurbished 5908 with Aux added
-57k mile F&R center console and ash trays with the original M3 foam transferred over
-New sunroof motor cover
-New one piece genuine M3 shifter boot/knob/emblem
-New genuine under dash panel from when BMW still made them
-Refurb'd stock steering wheel
-My brother's map light mirror windshield bumper
-Various seals, bolts, trim etc to make it complete


This is the first car I have fully refurb'd seats on, and while expensive, it was worth every penny. The lighting in his garage is weird, the color looks great in person. The only interior item left on the docket is to have the sunroof headliner recovered, which will be done in PA before the car gets shipped.

Despite the magnitude of the project, I am very excited to finally get the car out here and begin the process of getting it running and driving!




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[2mAn]

Wow!

[moatilliatta]

Ye!

Leveling up!

[e30austin]

looks fantastic, brother. glad to see it all coming together.

[KI4UJO]

10/10!

[AWDBOB]

Thanks gents!

The invisible M3 now resides in the midwest. Have some life stuff I have to catch up on before I can get going on it, but it's here.

Does it count as a barn find if you're the one who let it sit for 8yrs?

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[uturn]

Does it count as a barn find if you're the one who let it sit for 8yrs?

That's not a barn find... that's owner neglect and cruelty. I'm calling PETA on you.

You could have at least put a dust cover on it while it was in storage. Glad you're getting road worthy again.

[e30austin]

love to see this <3

[AWDBOB]

That's not a barn find... that's owner neglect and cruelty. I'm calling PETA on you.

You could have at least put a dust cover on it while it was in storage. Glad you're getting road worthy again.

I called them on myself and it still took me 8yrs to bring it out here! This car was never going to be a small project and I wanted to be able to appreciate the process, so waiting until the time was right was important to me.

Apparently "the right time" was when my dad wanted to park his new car in the garage his sons took over.

I joked about leaving the dust on indefinitely. Maybe they make a dust clear coat now I could have sprayed on

love to see this <3

Thanks hoss!!! [reserved for 74 more s14 questions]