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My new toy. Will be a project/maintenance thread as there's really not much else to do to this car. Put the Estoril coupe up for sale approx. 5 mins after hearing that a friend was selling this - 3 days later and it was in my driveway. 1996 NZ new 328i Manual coupe turned M3. A good friend built this car from a bare shell, the only remaining part that is a 328i aside from the chassis is the subframe. Everything else is M3-equivalent or better. Drivetrain: S50B30, Vanos has been rebuiit. Chipped, Tuned. M3 ZF 5sp gearbox Quaife helical LSD. Remus exhaust Fenix alloy radiator Light weight Single mass flywheel and heavy duty clutch Short Shift kit Suspension/Brakes/Wheels: M3 bilstein monotube shocks B&G lowering springs M3 sway bars Goodridge Braided brake and clutch lines E46 m3 front floating rotor with 330i caliper and e46 328i rear brakes (Bigger than e36 M3 whilst keeping same brake bias) Front and rear Strut Braces Powerflex front trailing arm bushes E46 Msport steering rack BBS RC 18x8.5 in BMW Marrakesh Brown Interior: Grey rain Alcantara Vaders and rear seats 18 button OBC Carfolie Carbon Classic tint 35% Jvc headunit, upgraded speakers, amp, sub etc. M3 instrument cluster Exterior/Misc: Schwarz II AC Schnitzer rear window spoiler HID headlights M3 Electric mirrors Front lip Fog light blanks LTW wing Clear indicators/tails I'm in love with this car, I wanted it the first day I ever saw it, so naturally the only response when I was told it was for sale was to buy it. Spend this past Sunday cleaning it and went out for the day with 2x E46 M3's and an E92 M3, what an incredible car, and a ridiculous difference between this and the Estoril 328I. There's no fair comparison between the S50 and M52 engines, this completely blows the other car out of the water in terms of power and acceleration, and all the suspension components make this car handle insanely well. I'm extremely happy, and content with a car for the first time. Few photos below, more will be coming soon.

As seen on TradeMe, wheel/tire package to suit an armoured E67. No mention of what they weigh... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=969966221

Dont get me started on "ex fleet, full service history". We have fleet companies happily voiding warranties because they are too cheap to do an air filter or brake pads when needed.

Some more progress. Eisenmann race back boxes installed. No cats = Loud. Facelift xenon headlights installed. DSP adapter for my ipod kit picked up tonight from our forum sponsor gadgets4u. Epic fail on the facelift LED tail lights install/swap with other M5. The metal buckets need more 'fettling' with a BFH in order for the tail light gaskets to seal against the metal. Thankfully not much rain forecasted as I now have 2 M5's with leaking tail lights :-x After spending a good few hours drilling the bigger holes required, and re-shaping the buckets with a dead blow, checking for leaks after assembly (fail) I got fed up and decided to use this : Waited 24 hours for it to cure. Did a leak test, still leaking. Because the other M5 is also a pre fl, the buckets were beaten with a hammer to get the fl tail lights to fit, I installed new gaskets last year and they did not leak. What's worse is having to A. remove cured urethane, and B. doing the whole job on 2 cars to ensure leak free tail lights that sit nicely. I'll get there...

haha..

Pukekos squawking outside. There's going to be a cull tomorrow.

I was about to say the same. The BBS RSIIs on my old 540 would have looked grand on your Soarer, Mike.

Though about going all fast and furious on a pizza delivery boy this evening (I was mad hungry); then realised I had no run-flats so came home and cooked chicken nuggets instead. Now with these, the possibilities are endless. That third question cracked me up.

^ You missed handbrake turns and burn outs!

In today for a bit of a black out. Side grilles going black, leaving front grille as have a Carbon Fibre one coming from the States - if I don't like it will make it black and chuck them on TradeMe for someone else. Front indicators now tinted black with Lamin-x And 3M Carbon Supreme (Colour Stable) tint going on this afternoon.

Well I did it. Purchased another car in a hope to replace the Carbon Black M3 which sadly was put to rest earlier this year. I had a huge list, and it seemed that no M3 on the market could potentially tick off the boxes, so I've held on since June hoping one would. But nothing eventuated. So as you do when you're in the market, every new listing of an E46 M3 was sure to be sent to my inbox as it was listed - in the hope something would pop up. And something sort of did around September, but it was 'poverty' pack in my eyes so I didn't think twice. Something made me go back, maybe the wild random dreams about this particular coloured car kept popping into my mind, I'm not sure. But I decided to do a little stalk, run it's built sheet, and would you believe it was DAMN TOPAZ THE WHOLE TIME! Maybe it was the light, the angle, the reflections that made me move past it the first time, but a buildsheet never lies. And so I went on a mission to find out all I could about this little blue topaz M3 situated some few hours away from Auckland. Full Service History. Every little nook and cranny completed, was documented. Nz New. SMG, and in Topaz (Schnitzer colour, personal fav). Went on to dig some more, and found the first two owners of the car, personally knowing one of them. For 11 years it was between two people who only did open road, long distance driving and cared for it better than you might your own child! The first owner took it up to a nice 136kms, and the second to 165km. The lovely guy I purchased it off had driven a mere 3,000kms in the time he had it over 18 months. This car, is just a dime. The paint condition so good it's hard to believe. No dings, dents, scuffs or marks. A few minor stone chips which is to be expected. The interior, not a single lift of the trim, no cracking, wrinkling or anything to fault! This car is hands down in 10x better condition than the old one, the KM's just don't add up to the condition. The next morning (Wed) it was in at Jeff Gray for a PPI (thanks to Greg Hook!) and Fresh WOF. Breezed through it's PPI with not a single thing wrong, every single box ticked. How damn lucky. It was sold. And I picked it up today. Such love. It's perfect. It's better than I could of asked for in regards to condition. I was scared about getting a 'high' milaged M3, but this car just puts my 120km M3 to shame. It's just fantastic. So there you have it folks, I bought another E46 M3 New Post for 'To-do' and 'Done' below.

I've wanted an E9 for as long as I can remember. They are such an important car in the history and story line of BMW. Their success in touring car racing in Europe in the 70's is nothing short of astronomical. All whilst being one of the best looking cars the company has ever produced. Several have come up on Trademe for sale in the last few years but the timing and budget have never quite married up. About 6 weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet and fly down to Christchurch and have a look at one that was for sale down there. Needless to say the car was exceptional, a few issues but in the whole exactly what I was after. So a week later it arrived at work on the back of a truck. Its a 1973 3.0 CS left hand drive in automatic, malaga red with tan leather interior. Sold new in Germany it was imported to Japan where it had a minor restoration and then to New Zealand about 18 months ago. Its going to be a slow process as i still have my E30 I need to sell before i can really start doing anything to it but at least its a start. I've played around with my set of BBS RS off my E30 and cant wait to rebuild them into appropriate sizes and get them on. Also bring the car down to earth a wee bit.

Hi everyone, I am getting married next march in Whangarei, and I am on the hunt for a couple of clean (and preferably modified) e30 sedans for wedding cars. I plan on using my own white e30 coupe for myself and my fiance, but need transport for the bridal party. I am willing to pay for your travel costs (a prearranged figure) and also a restaurant quality dinner for each driver. Even better if your car is white If you can help I would love to hear from you!!

Ah like the new F series cars? I do have 2 other project cars that I need to paint when completed, and I was going to paint the E46 a baby blue of sorts. Might look into this Estoril Blue business because a mate has F30 in this colour and it is one of the better blues I think

Looks a tidy car and priced about right. Personally, I'd remove the ACS exterior badges and not mention any of the ACS bits in the ad. Anyone who knows their bimmers will know it's not a genuine Schnitzer and those that don't won't care. Sell it for what it is, a tidy, relatively low kms 328i that has had regular maintenance. My 10 cents: take photos with a camera not a phone of the things that matter (exterior, engine and interior) and provide info of any service records... The more history the better for any potential buyer. GLWS EDIT: I recently sold this Merc A160 (a horrible little car) that I'd bought from a Turners auction for peanuts. The profit all but paid for my E30. I had some 15-20 actual enquiries (not Watchers) just by taking some good pics and providing an accurate description of the vehicle and being up front about the negatives.

POsted this in my thread already but if the Blue option is still on the table this could be nice on it.

In the nicest way possible... Adding (probably fake) ACS bits to your car doesn't make this any more a Schnitzer than adding an M3 floor mat to a 325i makes it an M3. See here for genuine ACS E46 http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/54236-genuine-ac-schnitzer-e46-for-sale/

Awesome. Nice to know it's still moving along and things are happening. March is coming round fast. Wont be too long before you get some paint on there.

I'm just not even gonna. GLWS...

I currently purchased some wheels that come with Eagle F1 directional fronts and Nexen rears, about 5-6mm tread all around but the front right tyre has small damage to tyre edge from rubbing. What would these be worth? Or will anyone be interested to swap them for a set of 215/45/17's?

Sorry fellas, I been away for a few months on travels and business ventures. Not much to report on at the moment. I have been doing the under body and over all rust repair, which involves having to jack the ute up and down to fix. The ute is currently at my mates place while he fabricates the rear sail from scratch out of sheet metal. We did, however, re do allot of under body rust. Had to cut out both rear sides of the side skirts and rebuild some of the chassis. I have also started on the tailgate hinge, that is a pain With Christmas break coming up, will have more time to get this finished :-) hoping to have it finished by March next year, only 6-8 months over due

The grass in the silage stack they are ripping holes in was a gift from nature too.

Pukekos are stupid, you shoot one and it's mate comes over to have a look at what's going on lol. Any other animal would scamper

You should embrace them and enjoy the gifts of nature.

since getting my car road legal and stuff, all i've been doing is fixing little things like interior trim, tidying wiring and finding every excuse to take her out for a drive. The exhaust note is spot on at 100kph cruising and in 4th doing 50kph it's pretty quiet. The deep rumble is a sound i'll never get sick of. Its not as bad on gas as i thought it would be, doing pretty much the same milage as my m20 engine (although that motor was never running right). She'll bite if you're too aggressive but if you have quick hands and a firm touch she'll go wherever you want. one of the 1st things was to change the oil (2nd oil change from run in) and put some new (to me) tires. Thanks to Marcus and Richard these were done in a timely fashion A few days later i received a message from Jeff (Jeff e36 on here) asking if i could tag along with him to view an e30 he wanted as a daily. Not being one to turn down a chance to drive my e30 and view another, i asked him when i should pick him up. He bought it. P.s his e36 widebody build should be interesting :pimp: A friend of mine needed a ride home from a party we were at, I was more than happy to oblige. He lives near muriwai. Needless to say, i took the long way home Jeff was kind enough to come along, he has a fancy camera and manages to catch a lot of great shots to capture the reason we do the things we do. Our Car culture. You can follow him on FB or instagram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JWphotoNZ Instagram: Instagram: @jw.photography.nz Had spotted a mini meet on the ECC page on facebook, and decided i needed a break from doing assignments. So, out we went again. (Pinched this photo from Nate Teo) A few friends and i went to see a movie (The Martian, good movie). So again. More than happy to. Snapped this photo, and this filter just seemed to work well. The following day we decided a nice short walk through the bush to a waterfall would be a nice way to finish the weekend. So off we went to Kitekite falls. When i 1st bought my e30 i got a cool pic of my wife (Girlfriend at the time) on the bonnet at this lookout near piha. December 14 2012 October 26 2015 now married We had an awesome picnic lunch and a great view. I was really hot after the walk and needed to wash my face. Roy (blusplatt on here) decided he wanted some more permanent memories So we headed back to the e30, jumped in and started our journey home when... The diff decided to call it quits on the uphill section 3mins drive up from piha. Nature of the beast i guess... Waited a few hours for a tow truck, and called Richard (e30spec on here) to pick up the others i had in my car. I decided to catch up on some sleep. And then the tow truck arrived. So now she's in the garage waiting for a new diff. I may just get a small case 4.1 or something to get me going and keep a locked medium case 3.46/3.64 for skid/track days. Hopefully through summer ill be updating more often and attending more track days! Stay tuned!

Ha. As a law abiding firearms owner, don't get me started...

You are right. That is probably the option I will have to go for: retrofiting e39 leather interior into my e28 or having what I have re-clad. I just thought I'd give it a shot first incase someone was sitting on a set of seats (I've seen a few 535i race cars so was hoping someone kept the interior if it was leather). If anyone comes across some please PM me ;-) Thanks!

^ stalker.

Looks amazazing Amber, well done finding such a gem. Hopefully get to check it out in person at the ECC Summer madness.

I'll bring it along to the meeting this Sunday.

Looking amazing Amber, love that colour

Looking good

A must in NZ, all those hooligans with BB guns..

And yet... they're often better maintained that privately owned cars... I know LOTS of people whose cars I wouldn't buy - company owned sounds WAY better.

Can I please put 15" rims on it? Jk

I can understand the rest as they're personal taste but THIS? Have you driven in NZ before? Being baked alive isn't fun Exact reason I had tints done on the estoril coupe - Driving along the motorway and being blind in one eye through my sunglasses whilst having one side of my face roasted isn't ideal. It does drive extremely well though

Bring it to the next meet and give me a ride in it plz

I think given the sharp prices for a e90 325i or 323i msport (hopefully around $10-15k) its a good car to buy these days. My experience with the n52 2.5L was pretty good. No strange issues. Drove well and enough power for a normal daily car. I wouldnt be phased about whether its an n52 or n53 and pick the better spec/msport/nz new/service history example.

Cool video. That thing looks bad ass

My vote (not that it means bugger all) would be a refreshed early M62B44 non vanos with a nice low boost (10-12psi) centrifugal charger run on a remapped stock DME. Probably cheaper in the long term than an S62 and easier in the electrical dept. The cost of an overhaul will be cheaper than an S engine package, my main worry would be the ZF auto coping with the increased torque loads. LSx is pretty cool in the 3ers, not so sure about the 5 or 7. Have stumbled across a couple of Chev transplanted E34s and I have to say they never quite seemed right to me.

Sounds like it's opening some new opportunities for you Michael, change is tough but if you embrace it, it can led to great things All the best mate

Got made redundant on Friday - last day is the 30th of this month! Quite glad on the whole, I can finally focus on my own agenda and ventures instead of wasting my time working for a company going nowhere

So got it home. Washed and Waxed. Being stored up until I come back on the 13th. List of things to do: - CSL Tune - Tints (Booked Tuesday) - Exhaust System (Agency?) - Subframe (currently mint) - Inspection II Service - New Front Rotors & Pads - Caliper Colour Change - Change Rear Tyres (GT Radial aren't my pick) - Touch up Lower Bumper - Widescreen Headunit (might pinch from Schnitzer) - Swap in Heated Seats/Bolster option - New Wheels - Lowering Springs And more to come. Just finished shopping and purchased - CSL Front Spitters - Carbon - CSL V Style Rear Diffuser Full Carbon - Front Grille Full Carbon - Fog Light Surround Full Carbon All hopefully arrive before I get back!

You can run a vanos ecu, need to change trigger wheel though and I believe can sensor needs to be changed. Just go stand alone, way more options and more control once you do.

Hehe, why do you think I like your BBS?? I always wanted them having first found www.planetsoarer.com in 2004, but now I'd go for the more RS mesh style with a bit more dish, but $$$

Nice wheels.

Yea, I'm curious too. This is one of my favourite projects to follow just based on its uniqueness alone.

How's the ute coming along Francois? Any progress?

Put my wheels on this weekend. Still a few things to do but I'm pretty happy none the less