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Well I figured I'd carry on the legacy, and keep a project thread for this car that I bought off M3AN. Old Project thread: http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/56912-another-e36-my-328-beauty-sold/ I purchased the car wanting to turn it into a track hack, as I've taken the E30 touring out to a few track days. It's performed well but would eventually like a rollcage for safety, and also some larger brakes. Both of which aren't something I would to do to my touring, so here we are. Same motor, but I think it will easily be able to beat the tourings time around the track without stripping it for weight savings. So picked up the car on the original 16s yesterday. Got her home, and on went the ACS type 2's (17x8 ET38) Initial impressions -Handles really well -Not a fan of the aftermarket alarm (had to get M3an to show me the trick to be able to leave his driveway) -The Auto box needs to go. It's really lets down all the suspension work done on the car, as it likes to hunt around and jerk. In comparison the E36 318ti I've been dailying is much nicer drive around town, and feels the same power wise ? -I did say to M3an that I didn't think there was much difference between the stock E36 rack and a purple tag after having both in my E30 (admittedly I drove it a year apart). But after driving this and the E30 back to back, there is definitely a difference. Purple tag is just tighter, and doesn't have the dead zone in the middle. -Sunroofs are not my friend. Hair rubs on the roof with the seat as low as it goes. Might have to change my seating position. Things to do -Value cover seal replacement (weeping a bit from the front) -Fix weird idle issue (hunts around a bit there) -Manual conversion -Bucket seat -Boss kit -Brake upgrade (Need to find some 330i fronts) -Purple tag rack swap -Have all the barrels work off 1 key -Remove the aftermarket immobiliser -Find a replacement front guard -Poly bushings -Rollcage -Put the AC back in (I'd rather be cool driving too and from the track, rather than have weight savings) -VANOS rebuild -Fix drivers window (Seems to detect too much pressure going up, and then retracts slightly)

I think the push to get it back together was for an ex-collegue's 50th birthday. For this, he'd hired out the Taupo track and invited all the car enthusiasts he knew. I think I said last track day I needed to improve -Tyres - Swapped to a slightly newer set (compared to the MY02s) of Toyo T1R's in 225/45/R16 -Seat - Used a recaro bottom mount seat -Brakes - Still running hawk HPS pads with fresh fluid Sadly, not much footage again, but she went round beautifully. And was happy with all the changes since last track day. -Tyres were much better to drive on, and had very little squeal pushing at the limit -Less flopping around in the Recaro seat with the larger bolsters -Brakes were better than last time, but still need improvement Best lap time was 2:05.62 A couple of issues, with the E28 rubber mounts, my exhaust headers rubbed on the steering shaft in hard corners , and then at the end of the day, when we did drags I didn't realise where the 1/4 mile ended, slammed on my brakes, they locked up. And my fronts then were very sad. All the way down below the wear line. The drive home was very bumpy, as the rest of the tyre was about 6-7mm tread. This brings us to end of August 2019

Likewise Dave. Good to put a face to the name. I took it out on my normal backroads, and it certainly felt a lot nicer than the E30 around all the corners, and the power delivery was surprisingly different with the auto box. Felt like it pulled more at the top end, but that's probably because it was slower at the bottom end haha. Well as we all know, manual conversions aren't normally cheap, so figured if I could get it from pick a part, that would be the way to go. So might as well bail on my Sunday plans to fix up the 318ti so I can sell it, and get a manual conversion instead (No real loss) Cheers on the wheels. Love me some ACS wheels.

On a whim I checked pick a part's website on Saturday night. There was a 318i manual over in Tauranga. So a trip over there Sunday morning, arriving just after opening, was greeted with the whole thing still being there (even with the car being in the yard for a few days). With some help from @alisterh (who I had picked the wheels off from in Auckland only the day before) managed to get the whole lot out in about 2 hours. I know the Getrag 220's aren't quite as good as the ZF boxes, but for 1/6 the price of a conversion kit for one, I'll give this a go. So that will go in once I've gotten rid of the 318ti.

180,900 kms. Couple small jobs ticked off this week. Replaced faded side indicator bulbs as per WOF note. Replaced the nasty crumbling left headlight gasket with a fresh genuine BMW one.

So funnily enough, I left my computer on the project page, and the wife saw the photo. I now have a dedicated pot to boil my parts in. Managed to avoid both the garden shed, the kennel, and the couch.

Which car are the bolts for M3AN I have heaps from E30 and E46, including a set locking wheel bolts with key.

Hey Team Long time no post, well Happy new years I cant believe we are already 11 days in. so have had a few things going on that werent really related to this build but still bimmer related. Me and Conrad coverted this to manual and flicked it off to help get some more funds for these other builds. Also managed to get these wheels all finished up and bolted together. So i measured the offset and the fronts are et0 and the rears are et-5 so i tried them on the e34 sedan and there is no way they will fit under the guards sad to say they will be going onto the m3 instead now. But good news now is i'm starting the next stage of the m62tub46 motor swap into the wagon. I will be taking the motor out of the car and replacing alot of parts, but also reusing the auto trans and placing it into the silver x5 that had a broken trans. I'll be giving that ride to my parents to use. But the exciting part is I will be reusing the 4.6is x5 body and swapping in a 4.4 motor with a 420g box behind it. So hopfully have a rwd 6 speed x5 So with the flywheel i got from brents old red e34 car. Its a single mass JBR lighten flywheel, the game plan is I'm getting MP Auto in Upper Hutt to make 2 more custom flywheels using the 2 auto ring gears as you can see, pretty much copy the JBR one but machining the pressure plate side of the flywheel to accept a Nissan RB pressure plate. Reason behind this is to have a cheaper better alternative clutch kit set up. Better clamp force with the RB pressure plate and bigger 250mm friction surface than the bmw 240mm. Greg at MP auto will also be reusing the 2 x m3 centres out of the friction plates and mate them with a RB outer disc. You may be wondering why 2 flywheels? One is for the x5 manual build and one for the e34 wagon 4.6is manual build. so next few weekends will be pulling part the two auto's form the x5's THanks Team

I bought a 728i version E23 about a month ago to serve as my parts car for my build (link below). There's plenty off this car I won't be using so if anyone is after E23 parts let me know. Car is currently running and in reasonable condition given the age. Last 7 digits of VIN are 4476296.

Random act of a good bugger yesterday at supermarket Sun was out yesterday in Palmy so I risked a visit to the supermarket in the M3, saw a nice Alfa 159 wagon decided to park next to it (therefore person cares about their car and wont let his door hit mine). While parking this guy walks up to my car and asks if I would like a new mag wheel for my car for free, it was the owner of the 159 who at one stage had an E36 M3 and this wheel had been sitting in his garage for years. He wouldn't accept payment so if you are ever in Palmy for the night and need a motel the manager /owner of http://citycorporate.co.nz/ is a good bugger and I assume he would run his motel the same way. He also had a Gulia in the garage

Give the parts boys a call and they can give you accurate prices

So with the car back, need to piece it all back together. This took a while, as I first needed to paint some spots that were missed in the engine bay. Mainly under the battery tray (Not rusty). Sarge was good at supervising Managed to get some not completely dried up sound deadening from Mike of Euro Turbo. Then swapped in a purple tag rack while everything was out. Some side by side comparisons, E36 rack with E30 ends bottom, Purple tag with E46 inners, e36 outers top (I think) Got a new steering shaft put together by the local driveshaft shop (E30 end of steering column piece onto Barina shaft). All in Also did most of the front end rubber: -Mondeo drop links for the front sway bar -New front sway bar bushings -New lower control arms -New lollipop bushings (E36 M3 centered ones) And then put in the motor and all the rest. -Rebuilt brake master cylinder -Swapped to the Cylinder shape E28 M5 motor mounts, as I was getting a lot of noise in the cabin. -Swapped to a double cut front valance. More speed holes for the future AC retrofit, plus it looks better. Then gave her the first clean in over 12 months

Figured I'd not only get those lovely holes fixed up, but might as well attend to some of my other issues. Tailgate rust (Not nearly as bad as some I'd seen) Some rust in the door jab Got that all quoted up for a reasonable price. Now here is the real f**k up. Asked for some additional work to be done, but didn't get it quoted, and didn't get anything in writing. About 5 months later, I got the car back along with a massive bill to pay. Not happy. Some photos of the tailgate during the repair: Looking a bit better Don't have a decent after shot, but might add that later. During those 5 odd months I: Bought a TI to run about it: Got a 3.64 LSD to be installed later. Which brings us to end of April 2019.

Standard wheel bolts are around $9-10. Unsure of lock nuts, most people so away with them but assume they are the slightly more. Keys are $35

Or dealer, we'll have some in stock

Bargain is right! 21k just seems wrong for so much car. And people reckon an e36 M3 is worth 30+? ?

Sold! What a bargain.

I don't think dealers should be allowed on trademe. It was better without them. It should be a private sellers marketplace imho.

Cleaned it - is there anything better than a properly clean steering wheel? ☺️

Yeah much respect for him still supporting the forum and offering the discount after all these years.

Hey Team Long time no post, well Happy new years I cant believe we are already 11 days in. so have had a few things going on that werent really related to this build but still bimmer related. Me and Conrad coverted this to manual and flicked it off to help get some more funds for these other builds. But also got these Hamman custom 3 piece wheels finally finshed, they were meant to be for the other e34 car, Unfortunately the didnt fit due to the offset. Fronts et0 and rears et-5 so now i will be putting them on the m3. Also done some work to the e46 wagon v8. I changed the mags to some Mpars. fixed a few electrical issues with the fan, ordered a oil catch to catch the oil and vapour coming from the drysump oil reservoir. replaced the steering rack with a purple tag due to the old one having quite a bit of play , new front lower control arm bushings. But long story short I said to Conrad last year whos into his drifting with his e36 sedan. I'll get my car up and ready for the next drift event that you enter if you get yours ready. This was to help him get motived to get his car up to scratch as well. So i stick to my word and after speaking to a few drifters they recommend a welded diff. There was no way in hell i was going to weld the m3 diff so managed to score a rolling body 330i sedan from Beemwr. I took the whole rear end which i will be swapping into the wagon at some point and getting the diff welded. Conrad took the front brakes for his car. So thats we are so far, once i get the wagon drivable again ill do a proper sound clip of the exhaust. Thanks Team

Uno momento, por favor! https://www.davesanthology.com/public/images/automotive/e87/130i/Diff/FUNWON_Diff_Action.mp4

Some illegal parking for an update.

No, that's why she's requesting a dog kennel this year for "the dog to sleep in"

The loss I just realized on my M5 was painful. That was the hardest part of the sale to be honest. $20k depreciation. $4k warranty, maybe $5k in maintenance? Then cost of fuel. All for just over 3 years and 26k kms.

Gee I haven't posted in here for ages. So yes, I pulled the motor out, and did the VANOS. In pulling the motor, I managed to rip a chunk out of my sound deadening on the firewall, and also snap off one of the little rods that the sound deadening screws onto. Figured that with megameet 2018 just around the corner, I'd get a mate to weld it back on, and I'd slap some decent deadening in, and away I would go. Oh sweet summer child. Was not the right welder for the job, and was turned up too high. Blew straight through. Note to anyone else wanting to do this. Just use liquid metal. For some reason I thought that after that ordeal, I should get him to weld up my front inner guard, as I'd made a bit of a mess pulling out the mounting for the airbox. Again, a bit nope. So with the damage done, I abandoned my hopes of going to mega meet in my car. And it went to a panel shop.

My father in law loves showing up to bike events on his RD350 and RD400. That 2 stroke rasp is a real head turner. Sadly a few weeks ago a lady in an oversized SUV took a racing line into her driveway. Moved to the center line to take and unnecessary wide line into her drive way. Didn't indicate. FIL thought she was going right. Locked up and went into the side of her car. Freshly restored...