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Now back to the clubsport...

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Don't hate cause e36's are in the gutter. ? We're going to the moon baby!

Joined up a little bit ago so thought I'd finally say hello. Got my E82 135i LCI early last year, this is my first BMW and absolutely love the thing. It came with a performance exhaust, endcc front lip and Breyton race GTS-R wheels. In the time I've had I've added a Wagner intercooler, FTP intercooler piping, MHD stage 1+ tune and M3 front arms, will look at maybe doing the rear arms and subframe bushes at a later stage. Really happy with the performance. Interior wise I've wrapped some of the trim in alcantara and swapped out the center trim for 1M pieces. Also changed out to some Nelson Racing Wheel paddle adapters with Pedal Haus paddles, much nicer feel over the factory paddles. Audio wise I came across an E82 at zebra that had some plug n play focal front speakers and Rockford fostgate rear speakers, sub wise I chucked in some logic7 subs, cheap and cheerful sound upgrade until I can afford to put in an amp. Maintenance wise changed the troublesome oil filter housing gaskets and got pedantic with the water pump/thermostat and changed those. Next up to look at a weepy gearbox sump ?

OCD.

Tidy wheels, tyres are no good. Used them to roll the race car around, no longer needed. All center caps function, dirty from storage $250ono, located Hastings.

Changed out the sill trim today on all 4 doors...

Holy moly maybe all those tens of thousands I've invested into this car might pay off after all... https://www.driven.co.nz/news/news/immaculate-2004-bmw-e46-m3-sells-for-135-000/?ref=driven_fbpage&fbclid=IwAR0XPCPuu3R-PNg-yintz5dqRvjiVjpfm-WxpUkbCEhwNIhf_zKZOgnzGug

??? Considering you can buy an e46 M3 in NZ for less than an e36 M3 these days I'm not too bitter. ? I'm surprised @HELLBM liked your post, it leaves the impression they think that price will become commonly achievable. I'm pretty sure they know better than that. We all know better than that.

I’ve seen what’s on TM to date. Putting the feelers out there to see if anyone is looking to sell in the near future? Ideally manual Any colour but Black. Cheers Brett

So just another baller on a budget special

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Hacked out all the rot with a dremel, coils now fit... Hopefully it lasts another round! Patient survived surgery, no oil leaks from the new gaskets... Valvetronic limits reset, and discovered it has 91 octane in the tank after reseting the DME adaptations and trying to accelerate.. Can literally feel the DME recoiling in horror as it pulls timing to stop detonation.. Also dumped 8 litres of crude out of the sump, may explain the oil leaks...

That's a good win with the air con... your package is on the way...

Hi Guys Looking for an E9 in NZ. Any condition considered Cheers

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Hey Team Small update while cars still getting manifolds made im ticking away with the supercharger bits. Finally got the charger where i want it to sit on the block The rear water coolant pipe is fowling under the charger, so the coolant pipe is at the engineers getting flattened out a bit. The water pump itself getting welded up as well, thermostat hole is getting plated up. Propeller blade ive taken off and the small hole on the right will be blocked off too. Have found a factory M5X alloy water pump pulley that i have had a spacer made and the ribs machined down to accept the back side of the belt. Also purchased the factory injectors and fuel rail for the AMG supercharger. Decided to go with the electric water pump too. And lastly got some stencils done for both motor and charger intakes. Have a mate going to draw up some CAD images of it and then will get a shop to machine the adapter plate up. Slowly getting there.

Had a pretty successful few days on the project. Got the rest of the cubic/tech graphite finisher strips installed in the interior. Fitted rear leather seats but need a lhs or rhs leather headrest. To complete the interior o’haul i just need some front black leather sport seats. The door entrance covers are all crumbling and really let the car down looks wise. Near impossible to find good used ones so I basically chipped off all the crumbly rubber remains then cut the cerated edges the rubber sticks to off with some scissors followed by a quick scuff with sandpaper. I’m happy with the result. Cheap and cheerful ? Had a look in to why the aircon wasn’t working. Fault code for E-fan showed up on the scanner, couldn’t activate it so pulled the F bumper of to see this. Wiring loom to the E-Fan/Aux fan had been squashed in behind the bumper shock absorber. The hot and ground cables are constantly reading 12v.. learned that when cutting the loom to attach a replacement. Suprisingly no fuses were blown in the making.

Finished and picked up this arvo, looks damn good That floor ain’t tearing no more. Swapped on the e9x 18’s for a bit. Next up, try not to break anything for a while.. So far in the last couple of months I have a freshly built diff, driveshaft bits replaced and balanced, whole lot of welding and plating and new reinforcement for the rear. That’s enough for a while methinks.

I’ve figured it out. MFM means MotherF******Monster. ? 16.2L/100kms on a drive to Oakura Bay via Old Russell Road. Superb road. No such thing as a straight. No traffic at all which was a bonus. Get to drive past the Russian’s place at Helena Bay.

How much front camber is that? First pic (new lot) looks like the front suspension has collapsed with that camera angle lol.