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looks to be a re-manufactured E30 short block, initially about 1984 the engine you have is from a 323i, so displacement 2.3 litres bore is same as 320i , just stroked to get displacement , to m20b23 you may contact the seller and inform him that it's not 325

What gets me, is the folks who have listed their car and have 10 photos of the same side of the car and no interior, engine bay, boot etc etc.

Hi everyone! I've been a long time Bimmersport member, but hardly ever post. As the title suggests, this thread is about my almost finished E36 Felony Form Widebody project, and I figured I'd share it with whoever might be interested. While the widebody project only commenced in late 2015, I figured I'd also use this as an opportunity to illustrate the changes and transformation of the car from when I first got her, to the beginnings of the project. Writing this out retrospectively, has made me realise how much I've learnt about working with cars, and also appreciate all those who have given me their time and helped me with the car. Without further delay, let's start from the beginning! The car is a 1997 E36 328i 5 speed manual, with full motorsport trim. I bought this car in March 2014 from another Bimmersport member. And this is how she looked the day I got her. She was sitting on 18" style 32s on motorsport suspension. Certainly styled in a way that many people would have no complaints about, but for me, it was a canvas waiting for me to make my mark on! Literally the day I got her, I put on my BBS wheels as I prefer 17" size, and was looking to have her sitting a bit lower too The BBS wheels were the set I put together for my last E36. They are a staggered set of 17x8 et20 and 17x9 et19. Here she is sitting next to my old 318ti when I took her home. SO much more power in the 328 after driving a 1.8L for years haha XD The compact didn't look too bad with the style 32s I thought! Shortly afterwards, I sold the compact. With coilover suspension ordered on the way, I figured I start a little home project to build a cold air box/heat shield around the intake, as she had a mushroom pod filter when I bought her. This was the first time I've ever attempted making/fabricating something on my own, and I have no background in anything car/engineering related. It wasn't pretty, but at the end of the day it was functional, and reduced the hot air reaching the intake, so I was happy with that. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a dark dangerous path of learning to tinker with everything to do with cars hahaha After that next project was to tackle the coilover suspension. I ordered an XYZ set up from our forum sponsors Speedfactor. I dealt with Evan at the time, and I can't recommend his services enough. He helped me out really well and was patient with my low level of knowledge when it comes to this stuff. I've been running his suspension ever since, and it's been nothing but flawless - thanks Evan! For those interested, the specs were: 10kg fronts (linear) 12kg rears (progressive), with full front adjustable camber, and I also fitted HardRace adjustable rear camber arms. Evan had supplied me with custom shortened rear shocks, with a rear spring height of 110mm. In the following pictures of it being installed, the rear adjusters were on their highest setting. It was an all nighter to get it all installed, and it was only possible with the help of my very good mates (who are also here on Bimmersport). Can't thank Jibreel and Marcus enough for the assist that night! I recall we were up to about 5am to get it done. Owe them big time. How she looked with the new suspension! Obviously, with driving a stiff and lowered car, came many low car problems ... which I slowly learnt to fix/deal with over time haha .. The driveway at work was a nightmare, and decided to remove my front bumper many times. Next was just to install some LED angel eyes which I like. Not everyone's cup of tea, but is for me. It was good to be able to learn-by-doing when it came to many of these mini-projects/mods. Unfortunately this car also had a number of issues in the engine bay during this time too, and once again, it was always my outstanding mates who would assist and teach me on how to fix these issues. Can't say enough about these guys! So after rolling around on the BBS's for a fair while, I decided it was time for a change. I got my hands on some AC Schnitzer Type 2 wheels for a very good deal from a friend. They were in rough condition, so I did some DIY refurbishing with the help of my girlfriend. She suggested to have them finished in something unique, so we ended up coating them in a 'stone' finish, which resembles concrete, essentially. At the same time, I decided to drop the front a little lower on the car too ... I love the way E36s sit on these wheels, so very pleased with the outcome of the new front drop and new wheel fitment. The AC Schnitzers are 17x8.5 et13 all round. I was very happy with how she was, so took her to Mother's Chrome Show and Shine event last year to give her some exposure Here she is sitting next to my friend Roni's incredibly clean and classic Merc. I loved the way she looked, but still had to drive her around as my daily ... which eventually was just too impractical. So the girlfriend talked me in to buying a new daily, and then retiring this to weekend car haha. I bought an E30 318i which was amazing. However my time with her was short-lived, as I was unfortunately T-boned one night at an intersection, when a lady failed to give way to me. Luckily nobody was injured, but the E30 was written off I have since purchased another daily. another E30. A 323i manual, and she's going strong. Being upgraded to 'weekend car' status and having a daily runabout car on the side - talk started regarding doing more, crazy, outrageous things with the E36. Ideas were thrown around making it a drift car, track car, show car etc. I had done some research, and was very interested in acquiring the Felony Form Widebody Overfender kit, and building it in to a show vehicle. At the time, logistics and cost were a limiting factor, however, one morning there was an opportunity to purchase (what I understand to be) the first and only current kit in New Zealand. I snapped it up immediately, and from there, there was no turning back First, mocked up the kit fitment ... It didn't take long before we started marking, and cutting the fenders ... Gotta love my girlfriend for being so incredibly talented with car body work, teaching me and showing me how it's done! You'll notice she will feature in many photos doing the hard work, I just stand back and look pretty apparently But really though, I learn so much from this girl. I'm very lucky. Of course, with the new body, I would need new wheels. I have something secret ordered from overseas, a nice, wide, 3piece wheel. The idea was to build the car to be ready for 4 and Rotary show 2016, however, the wheel manufacturer found a defect in the wheels when they made them, so they have been delayed, likely to arrive sometime Feb/March 2016 With things not looking promising for 4nR 2016, another friend of mine (also Bimmersporter) had a set of wheels that would suit as a temporary set! They were not as aggressive as the wheels I had intended, but certainly better than nothing! Have to thank my mates Jasjot and Jasmit for allowing me to run these beautiful wheels. As a result, the work continues! The wheels, as seen in the corner of the pic above, are Hamann PG-1s, manufactured by O.Z. wheels. They are 18x9 et6 all round, and I will be spacing them out between 20-25mm to make them fit the way I need them to. We also decided it was appropriate to change the colour of the car too, just to go with the big transformation I wanted. Colour is to be revealed later, or at 4nR! And currently this is where I'm at! 2 weeks away from the show, and the car is *almost* done. Quite a lot of time pressure, as I was away all of December last year on holiday overseas, but I'm confident it will be done on time. Even though the project isn't finished, just a big thank you to every person who has helped me out with the build of this car from beginning to present. This project would not be where it is without all of you guys. I'll leave you all with this one last pic, the most recent one I have of this build. If you guys are on social media, you are welcome to follow the progress on my media channels with my photography work: FB: JW Photography NZ Instagram: jw.photography.nz And the car group myself and my girlfriend are part of if you are interested: StanceMob Thanks for reading! I'll update here when I can! Hopefully see you all at 4 and Rotary 2016! Peace, Jeff UPDATES ON PAGE 2! 25.01.2016

yeah, at least with the Coraddo its a sort after car that a serious inquirer would be calling about it anyways. pretty rare etc. Or maybe the guys missus says he has to sell the car but he don't want to lol

That and the one blurry night time photo of a zoomed in corner of the car.

my mate just picked up this one , 2000 nz new 223ks , still has wof and reg , timing chain guide rattle issues. mint car with m-sport options. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1016240215

You've probably got a turbo that's dosing - is it similar to this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qApXcIgrF8

you dont have a problem when you are thinking about buying a car in order to utilise your favorite trim pieces..

The Grey wood would definitely look interesting with tan leather if you like contrast..lol Yeah, I like it a lot too and wanted to put it in the 740i but it wont match the wood handles and porn lights I've added I could always buy another 7 just to put the wood in though..ha ha

Another little tip for bmw and mercedes interbreeding. E36 struts will mount up to w201 knuckles. An m50 throttle body will mount up to a m111k inlet manifold with very little modification. And because every merc fan should know black smoke racing. Here's a bmw zf 5 speed in a merc. And on a side note a r200 diff can be made to fit the w201 by just adding a front mounting point. Resplining is another expense though There are a couple of guys that are into giving mercs a bit more power in NZ. I only found this out when I started selling off my project

become competitive.?They have to buy and run a car and make a living using it.That will require charging a fare to cover that.Or do you expect them not to actually have a decent std of living to be able to take you home from the pub?

This is a great example of a statistic that means diddly-squat, by itself. Just like how the mortality rate in NZ has continually climbed since the introduction of margarine. What can we conclude from it?

Is your girlfriend single? Awesome work so far, excited to see the finished result.

Wish my girl helped me on my cars. She just yells at me when I bring another home. Looking forward to the finished project

have good cheap low km trans here if needed

it's reverse psychology at work. BMW are expecting more punters to check the 'badge delete' option on the order sheets.

what i would do is swap all the nice bits like msport kit and interior over from the 2004 318i into the 2001 325i then paint. no worries about cert or motor/trans swap and the time and labour you saved should cover the cost of a cheapish paint job? only downside is you're going backwards from an 04 to an 01 but you're going up in every other way. was there anything missing in your parts car? if i remember correctly it just had a smashed rear bumper or something wasnt it?

My car is just a dumb n46 with a broken mirror and dirty wheels but I love this car - its my baby. And I don't have $5k to drop on another car. When I had this car only a short time Glenn said to me to not get emotionally attached to it but it was too late, even then.

If you use a sealant (undercoat) the final coats don't need to be as aggressive and will prevent that from happening. Also play with your mixture before making an application. Air temp and humidity also effects what's going on

They leak oil & water..... now they are starting to make icecream

This is what came out and went in. the Ohlins struts were a lot shorter but the ride height only dropped 30mm. Stiffer spring rates I guess. Anyhow I just unbolted strut tower bolts, the big pinch bolt in the hub and the sway bar link and have the hub a smack with a soft faced mallet and it came free. My car had 180,000 km on what I suspect were original dampers. I think my ball joints are pretty sloppy (inner and outer) so that may have made it easier to get the control arms to move down to get the struts out. My changeover took around 60-90 minutes per side.