Hello everyone I haven’t been on the forums in years but some of you on here know me and some don’t yet. My name is Nicky. And here is my build. This is one of the few m3’s iv owned/ own. However this one is a bit special to me.
Date was September 1st 2016, when I made the decision to drive halfway across the country to Green Bay, WI on a journey with my cousin to pick up a very very bad stripped nearly “dead” e30 M3 Shell! Thankfully none of my A-hole friends didn’t stop and say it was a terrible idea, but hey S**t happens!!! We packed up and took on the road 36 hours of straight driving with minimum sleeping with left Labor Day weekend of Friday and came back late Sunday night, from Green Bay, WI to South New Jersey. (What a trip that was).
Background of the Shell, well it was bad lol, it was a track car for a while and it was stripped down to help other m3s in build progress to be completed! So I decided it was a fantastic amazing idea to buy it and build a complete car. ( I know who in their right mind would do such stupid thing) yeppp yep this guy ����waffles♂️����waffles♂️!!!
To make things better I purchased a 1992 325is with a s50b30 swap and lots of goodies to source the drivetrain I wanted( I actually daily drove that car for about 5500/6000 miles to make sure things were good) not that it matters now as you’ll see everything got rebuild anyway ��.
To make things even worse I picked up a 1987 325is coupe automatic car, it was a s**t pile but having a complete car for little pieces here and there in the backyard was easier then daily junk yard trips. Well late February of 2017 the e30 m3 Shell went to body work and paint (yay but not really, because that was the worse most stressful part of the entire damn build, god never again). As the Shell went of to paint, well I got to work with a few very awesome friends, yes I dragged them into this for not saying a damn word about not buying this m3!
1st we stripped down the e30 325is down to what I would say nothing! Labeled everything boxed everything up, body hardness and everything you can think of, and yes that pos was off to the Junk yard.
Next!!! Well you know where this is going we pulled the drivetrain out of the e36, and the e36 roller was off to its new owner for a lsx/t56 swap ( worked out great) more space in the backyard!!!!!������������
As you will see in the photos I got refresh the entire engine and trans and all of that good stuff!!! So now that you know how this crap started all here is a build list and tons of photos! Lmk what you think about it, if you don’t like it wel build one on your own! Jk I don’t care if you don’t like it, but if you do feel free to share the love.
Make- Bmw
Model- e30 M3
Year- 1990
Miles- 92,900 original miles
Color- individual Fire Orange U94
All matching vin panels (minus hood, that came off a DS 1988 e30 m3)
Body-
OEM Vert Welded front Strut plates
Rolled quarters
Shaved passenger door lock
Shaved engine bay
Euro smoothen bumpers
Complete soda blasted body
Zero rust
Under Coated black
All brand new OEM gaskets and moldings
Brand New OEM front Windshield
Manual Roll up Windows OEM Conversion
Euro grilles non oem
Euro French Yellow Projected H1 LED, Smileys
Oem Restored Taillights
Oem Smoked front turning signals
Evo Sport Bumper strip (custom)
Evo Sport Fender/Hood OEM moldings
Evo 1 front lip non oem
Evo DTM ducks non oem
318is under hood panel
OEM brand new M3 front and rear badges
OEM brand new front and rear bmw badges
Kessell performance bumper strips
50% tinted windows all around including front windshield.
Wheels-
CCW Forged Classics
Brand new!
Gloss black faces
Gloss black ARP hardware
Gloss black inner barrels
Tinted gloss clear over polished lips/ CCW oil slick stickers
OEM ///M valve caps
Shorten metal valve stems
Rally Road 90MM studs conversion
18x10 et25 225/35/18 Federal 595
18x9 et25 215/35/18 Continental Extreme DWS
Suspension-
Bilstein PSS Coilovers front
8k spring rates
BR racing rear shocks/ Swift/ fortuneauto coilovers set up 12k spring rates
S/T sway bars 22mm F/ 19mm R
RD Poly sway bar bushings
Turner Motorsports end links
Ground Control Street/Track camber/ caster plates
Reinforced front subframe
Reinforced rear subframe
AKG Polly subframe mounts
AKG Polly diff mount
AKG Polly Rtab mounts
AKG adjustable camber/toe welded brackets and bolts
Garagistic rear strut tower reinforcement plates
Garagistic rear powder coated black strut bar
Garagistic towing/dyno hooks
DR racing adjustable front strut bar
E36 M3 96/99 steel lower control arms
Tree house lcrm mounts
Condor Speed shop poly inserts
Brakes-
Porsche 996/911 Carrera Brembos
4 Piston Rebuilt with Gray seals
Soda Pop Orange Powder coated
Chase bays Abs delete set up with adjustable proportion valve and metal tucked brake lines
Ceramic Brake pads
E46 M3 328/330MM Brembo blank Rotors
Rally Road front and rear Brembo brackets
Sps concept modified rear e36 to e30 rear brackets
Rally Road Blue metal brake lines
944 Porsche OEM brand new brake booster
OEM brand new Bmw e32 750il 25mm Master Cyl
OEM E30 M3 Master Cyl Reserver
Interior-
Black Alcantara catuned headliner
Black Alcantera Suede Door panels
Black OEM handles
Black Carpet
Euro Manual Windows Center Console
Euro OEM non locking glove box handle
Black Alcantara Recaro Evo Sport Rep seats/ Rear seat delete black suede
Black F30 Rubber OEM floor mats
Black Alcantara A, B & C pillars
Black Alcantara rear speaker deck and rear panel
Oem Mtech 2 385mm steering wheel with M tri color stitching (Nappa leather)
E30 UK Alcantara Shift Boot
E30 UK Alcantara ebrake boot
325is ebrake handle and trigger
Oem M3 5speed ZHP shift knob
BavRestoration custom E30 M3 cluster, with digital oil temp gauge, and DTM flat black Rings
Drivetrain/ engine-
S50b30 US Spec- 75,000 miles
ZF1 5speed US Spec trans-
(Detent service, shifter select rod replaced)
Schrick 276/270 Camshafts
Dr. Vanos Stg1
TMS shorty track headers
Custom 3inch stainless exhaust
Race muffler 3inch dual exit tips
24 Lbs blue top injectors
Bosh brand new OEM intank fuel pump
Bosh brand new OEM external fuel pump
Semens brand new OEM Fuel sending unit
Oem e30 m3 fuel filter
3.5inch maf
Mishimoto 3.5 inch 90% elbow
JDM racing 3.5 inch 45% elbow
3.5 inch inlet Diesel intake filter
RK-tunes, burble tune
Redline raised to 7,250RPM
FX racing Stg2 Clutch, FXracing 14 lbs alum flywheel, Sachs Trow out bearing.
UUC Evo 3 Shifter
AKG 24v swap Dtm dssr bar
AKG 24v swap 90grade engine mounts
AKG 24v swap poly trans mounts
TMS alum trans mount cups
Brand new oem e30 325 trans cross member
E36 M3 4bolt drive shaft
E30 M3 OEM center support bearing
Oem Spec Febi Guibo
3.15 ratio LSD 188mm differential
Z3M Diff cover
E34 m50 oil pan, pick up tube and oil tub with dip stick
E46 M3 OEM oil cap
Oem oil filter housing gasket
Oem oil pan gasket
Oem rear heater pipe gasket
Oem oil pick up tube gasket
Oem shortened radiator hoses
Oem valve cover gasket
Oem new m54 oil pressure line
Denso spark plugs
AZautohauz heater core
Oem 318ti rear heater core hose
Oem spider hose
Oem rear main seal
Oem pilot bearing
Secured safety wired oil pump nut
Bavarian raceworks oil temp adapter to oil pressure switch
behr 318ti radiator with 1.4 Bar radiator cap
Oem oil filter
5w30 Castrol Synt Oil 6.9 Quarts
Steps of building this fire Orange suma bish!!!
Pull engine and trans out of the e36. ✖️
Deliver the e36 to new owner. ✖️
Rebuild/ refresh motor. ✖️
Refresh and rebuild trans. ✖️
Sort out complete body hardness. ✖️
Drop off e30 shell to body shop. ✖️
Strip car to metal. ✖️
Strip bumpers. ✖️
Weld in the cage. ✖️
Get all body work completed, and car in primer and blocked.✖️
Get car painted✖️
Get paint wet sanded, buffed and sealed. ✖️
Bring car home from paint.✖️
Drop rear subframe and tank.✖️
Install new tank and fuel pumps.✖️
Install rear subframe and suspension.✖️
Install front subframe and suspension.✖️
Install brake booster and lines. ✖️
Install chassis hardness.✖️
Install carpet. ✖️
Rebuild heater core. ✖️
Install hvac set up/ heater core. ✖️
Install dash/ cluster. ✖️
Install glass.✖️
Fill up oil and coolant. ✖️
Install engine hardness/ fueling.✖️
bleed brakes. ✖️
Fill up diff and trans with fluids.✖️
Install driveshaft. ✖️
Wire up electrical fan.✖️
Get rpm gauge to work. (Send cluster to bavrest) ✖️
Bleed cooling system. ✖️
Fix high beams/wipers issue. ✖️
Wire up reverse light switch.✖️
Wire up clutch by pass.✖️
Install speaker covers, exterior window trims✖️
Wire in sunroof hardness and relay.✖️
Install and glue headliner. ✖️
Install seat belts. ✖️
Install door panels/ and A , B and C interior pillars. ✖️
Install steering wheel. ✖️
Install all door/ trunk/ hood and window seals.✖️
Install headlights and tail lights.✖️
Install motor and trans.✖️
Install shifter. ✖️
Install gas tank. ✖️
Install radiator/ hoses. ✖️
Tint glass. ✖️
"Fire this bitch up :)"✖️
Full detail. ✖️
Build exhaust.✖️
Do alignment.✖️
Get insurance handled.✖️
Take care of registration.✖️
If you like to see more check out my IG @nickyd_69 most photos were taken by yours truly ( that’s why they suck lol) the others really good photos were taken by my friend @funkymac also thanks to catuned and bimmerbuddies for all of the help, and the rest of my friends.
Yay finally this guy shut up!!! and show us this damn car....
Alert!!! It’s f....ng orange!!!
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yes this is the full body wiring...
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M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
well it was finally time to drive this thing...
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Date was September 1st 2016, when I made the decision to drive halfway across the country to Green Bay, WI on a journey with my cousin to pick up a very very bad stripped nearly “dead” e30 M3 Shell! Thankfully none of my A-hole friends didn’t stop and say it was a terrible idea, but hey S**t happens!!! We packed up and took on the road 36 hours of straight driving with minimum sleeping with left Labor Day weekend of Friday and came back late Sunday night, from Green Bay, WI to South New Jersey. (What a trip that was).
Background of the Shell, well it was bad lol, it was a track car for a while and it was stripped down to help other m3s in build progress to be completed! So I decided it was a fantastic amazing idea to buy it and build a complete car. ( I know who in their right mind would do such stupid thing) yeppp yep this guy ����waffles♂️����waffles♂️!!!
To make things better I purchased a 1992 325is with a s50b30 swap and lots of goodies to source the drivetrain I wanted( I actually daily drove that car for about 5500/6000 miles to make sure things were good) not that it matters now as you’ll see everything got rebuild anyway ��.
To make things even worse I picked up a 1987 325is coupe automatic car, it was a s**t pile but having a complete car for little pieces here and there in the backyard was easier then daily junk yard trips. Well late February of 2017 the e30 m3 Shell went to body work and paint (yay but not really, because that was the worse most stressful part of the entire damn build, god never again). As the Shell went of to paint, well I got to work with a few very awesome friends, yes I dragged them into this for not saying a damn word about not buying this m3!
1st we stripped down the e30 325is down to what I would say nothing! Labeled everything boxed everything up, body hardness and everything you can think of, and yes that pos was off to the Junk yard.
Next!!! Well you know where this is going we pulled the drivetrain out of the e36, and the e36 roller was off to its new owner for a lsx/t56 swap ( worked out great) more space in the backyard!!!!!������������
As you will see in the photos I got refresh the entire engine and trans and all of that good stuff!!! So now that you know how this crap started all here is a build list and tons of photos! Lmk what you think about it, if you don’t like it wel build one on your own! Jk I don’t care if you don’t like it, but if you do feel free to share the love.
Make- Bmw
Model- e30 M3
Year- 1990
Miles- 92,900 original miles
Color- individual Fire Orange U94
All matching vin panels (minus hood, that came off a DS 1988 e30 m3)
Body-
OEM Vert Welded front Strut plates
Rolled quarters
Shaved passenger door lock
Shaved engine bay
Euro smoothen bumpers
Complete soda blasted body
Zero rust
Under Coated black
All brand new OEM gaskets and moldings
Brand New OEM front Windshield
Manual Roll up Windows OEM Conversion
Euro grilles non oem
Euro French Yellow Projected H1 LED, Smileys
Oem Restored Taillights
Oem Smoked front turning signals
Evo Sport Bumper strip (custom)
Evo Sport Fender/Hood OEM moldings
Evo 1 front lip non oem
Evo DTM ducks non oem
318is under hood panel
OEM brand new M3 front and rear badges
OEM brand new front and rear bmw badges
Kessell performance bumper strips
50% tinted windows all around including front windshield.
Wheels-
CCW Forged Classics
Brand new!
Gloss black faces
Gloss black ARP hardware
Gloss black inner barrels
Tinted gloss clear over polished lips/ CCW oil slick stickers
OEM ///M valve caps
Shorten metal valve stems
Rally Road 90MM studs conversion
18x10 et25 225/35/18 Federal 595
18x9 et25 215/35/18 Continental Extreme DWS
Suspension-
Bilstein PSS Coilovers front
8k spring rates
BR racing rear shocks/ Swift/ fortuneauto coilovers set up 12k spring rates
S/T sway bars 22mm F/ 19mm R
RD Poly sway bar bushings
Turner Motorsports end links
Ground Control Street/Track camber/ caster plates
Reinforced front subframe
Reinforced rear subframe
AKG Polly subframe mounts
AKG Polly diff mount
AKG Polly Rtab mounts
AKG adjustable camber/toe welded brackets and bolts
Garagistic rear strut tower reinforcement plates
Garagistic rear powder coated black strut bar
Garagistic towing/dyno hooks
DR racing adjustable front strut bar
E36 M3 96/99 steel lower control arms
Tree house lcrm mounts
Condor Speed shop poly inserts
Brakes-
Porsche 996/911 Carrera Brembos
4 Piston Rebuilt with Gray seals
Soda Pop Orange Powder coated
Chase bays Abs delete set up with adjustable proportion valve and metal tucked brake lines
Ceramic Brake pads
E46 M3 328/330MM Brembo blank Rotors
Rally Road front and rear Brembo brackets
Sps concept modified rear e36 to e30 rear brackets
Rally Road Blue metal brake lines
944 Porsche OEM brand new brake booster
OEM brand new Bmw e32 750il 25mm Master Cyl
OEM E30 M3 Master Cyl Reserver
Interior-
Black Alcantara catuned headliner
Black Alcantera Suede Door panels
Black OEM handles
Black Carpet
Euro Manual Windows Center Console
Euro OEM non locking glove box handle
Black Alcantara Recaro Evo Sport Rep seats/ Rear seat delete black suede
Black F30 Rubber OEM floor mats
Black Alcantara A, B & C pillars
Black Alcantara rear speaker deck and rear panel
Oem Mtech 2 385mm steering wheel with M tri color stitching (Nappa leather)
E30 UK Alcantara Shift Boot
E30 UK Alcantara ebrake boot
325is ebrake handle and trigger
Oem M3 5speed ZHP shift knob
BavRestoration custom E30 M3 cluster, with digital oil temp gauge, and DTM flat black Rings
Drivetrain/ engine-
S50b30 US Spec- 75,000 miles
ZF1 5speed US Spec trans-
(Detent service, shifter select rod replaced)
Schrick 276/270 Camshafts
Dr. Vanos Stg1
TMS shorty track headers
Custom 3inch stainless exhaust
Race muffler 3inch dual exit tips
24 Lbs blue top injectors
Bosh brand new OEM intank fuel pump
Bosh brand new OEM external fuel pump
Semens brand new OEM Fuel sending unit
Oem e30 m3 fuel filter
3.5inch maf
Mishimoto 3.5 inch 90% elbow
JDM racing 3.5 inch 45% elbow
3.5 inch inlet Diesel intake filter
RK-tunes, burble tune
Redline raised to 7,250RPM
FX racing Stg2 Clutch, FXracing 14 lbs alum flywheel, Sachs Trow out bearing.
UUC Evo 3 Shifter
AKG 24v swap Dtm dssr bar
AKG 24v swap 90grade engine mounts
AKG 24v swap poly trans mounts
TMS alum trans mount cups
Brand new oem e30 325 trans cross member
E36 M3 4bolt drive shaft
E30 M3 OEM center support bearing
Oem Spec Febi Guibo
3.15 ratio LSD 188mm differential
Z3M Diff cover
E34 m50 oil pan, pick up tube and oil tub with dip stick
E46 M3 OEM oil cap
Oem oil filter housing gasket
Oem oil pan gasket
Oem rear heater pipe gasket
Oem oil pick up tube gasket
Oem shortened radiator hoses
Oem valve cover gasket
Oem new m54 oil pressure line
Denso spark plugs
AZautohauz heater core
Oem 318ti rear heater core hose
Oem spider hose
Oem rear main seal
Oem pilot bearing
Secured safety wired oil pump nut
Bavarian raceworks oil temp adapter to oil pressure switch
behr 318ti radiator with 1.4 Bar radiator cap
Oem oil filter
5w30 Castrol Synt Oil 6.9 Quarts
Steps of building this fire Orange suma bish!!!
Pull engine and trans out of the e36. ✖️
Deliver the e36 to new owner. ✖️
Rebuild/ refresh motor. ✖️
Refresh and rebuild trans. ✖️
Sort out complete body hardness. ✖️
Drop off e30 shell to body shop. ✖️
Strip car to metal. ✖️
Strip bumpers. ✖️
Weld in the cage. ✖️
Get all body work completed, and car in primer and blocked.✖️
Get car painted✖️
Get paint wet sanded, buffed and sealed. ✖️
Bring car home from paint.✖️
Drop rear subframe and tank.✖️
Install new tank and fuel pumps.✖️
Install rear subframe and suspension.✖️
Install front subframe and suspension.✖️
Install brake booster and lines. ✖️
Install chassis hardness.✖️
Install carpet. ✖️
Rebuild heater core. ✖️
Install hvac set up/ heater core. ✖️
Install dash/ cluster. ✖️
Install glass.✖️
Fill up oil and coolant. ✖️
Install engine hardness/ fueling.✖️
bleed brakes. ✖️
Fill up diff and trans with fluids.✖️
Install driveshaft. ✖️
Wire up electrical fan.✖️
Get rpm gauge to work. (Send cluster to bavrest) ✖️
Bleed cooling system. ✖️
Fix high beams/wipers issue. ✖️
Wire up reverse light switch.✖️
Wire up clutch by pass.✖️
Install speaker covers, exterior window trims✖️
Wire in sunroof hardness and relay.✖️
Install and glue headliner. ✖️
Install seat belts. ✖️
Install door panels/ and A , B and C interior pillars. ✖️
Install steering wheel. ✖️
Install all door/ trunk/ hood and window seals.✖️
Install headlights and tail lights.✖️
Install motor and trans.✖️
Install shifter. ✖️
Install gas tank. ✖️
Install radiator/ hoses. ✖️
Tint glass. ✖️
"Fire this bitch up :)"✖️
Full detail. ✖️
Build exhaust.✖️
Do alignment.✖️
Get insurance handled.✖️
Take care of registration.✖️
If you like to see more check out my IG @nickyd_69 most photos were taken by yours truly ( that’s why they suck lol) the others really good photos were taken by my friend @funkymac also thanks to catuned and bimmerbuddies for all of the help, and the rest of my friends.
Yay finally this guy shut up!!! and show us this damn car....
Alert!!! It’s f....ng orange!!!
More e30 M3 progress build by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
More e30 M3 progress build by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
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yes this is the full body wiring...
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M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
well it was finally time to drive this thing...
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
M3 build progress by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
Awesome shoot with funkymac by vivala3nicky, on Flickr
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