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Started this project almost two years ago after I sold the 850i and finally got the car road legal yesterday (cert, WOF and rego). The goal was to build a very fast, comfortable tourer that I can use for daily driving, which meant retaining the automatic gearbox, ASC and AC - which all turned out to be pretty complicated!! Had a lot of help from a bunch of people but a big shout at to Brendon (Assault) and Westy as this would just be a paperweight without them! Car has an M62b44 (non-vanos) drivetrain with custom sump mounted to a modified front subframe. Gearbox is a 5hp24 tiptronic slushbox from the same donor car as the engine (97 E39 540i) with modified driveshaft. It has a bunch of other interesting mods and, at some point, I'll document everything we did to get this thing working. As far as I know, it's the only RHD M62-powered E36 in the world with auto, ASC and AC!!

Ive just done the ENTRYNAV to NBTevo ID6 upgrade. (and 6WB retrofit ) If you have a Enet cable, Id recommend software called bimmerUtility WEBSITE its cost effective, with good UI. - Coding UI is ALOT easier than ESYS. A speaker amp upgrade is next on my list, so watching your project with interest..

Well that explains the write off lol

Is it? Haven't looked at e30's too closely but looks a bit more involved that e46's where it's just held in with a few bolts. Is it riveted/welded/seam sealed in place?

Thank you, 😀. I’m not sure if diy car audio is a hobby or obsession for me. Love the learning that goes on with doing these projects.

Went and had a look. Ideally needs a front cut as the chassis rails are bent. Either that or be pulled straight on a chassis machine. It's worse than it looks in the pics