E91 M3 Build

[jimbop1]

Please change your mind and paint it Estoril blue and then fit some champagne seats in it!! And then sell it to me for a very reasonable price.

Being serious though this is a very good project... Just wish I had the knowledge and skill to be able to do the same!!

[E91M3]

Had to drop some parts off at the paint shop this morning so grabbed some quick snaps whilst there!











Hopefully all the paint work will be done in the next few weeks and then the job of converting to M3 running gear will commence.

Edited by E91M3 on Monday 23 December 13:32

Edited by E91M3 on Monday 23 December 20:54

Edited by E91M3 on Tuesday 24th December 17:43

[Beedub]

those wheels are one of my Fave bmw designs, they look awesome and seriously beefy!!

[E91M3]

Beedub said:

those wheels are one of my Fave bmw designs, they look awesome and seriously beefy!!

I think the 260m are a great design and it took me some time to find a perfect set.



The graphite finish really goes well with Jerez Black.

[djdestiny]

Ive got a red E91 and would LOVE to do this conversion but dread to think of the costs!

[Beedub]

E91M3 said:

I think the 260m are a great design and it took me some time to find a perfect set.



The graphite finish really goes well with Jerez Black.

yeah pretty rare to find now..... i managed to find a really good set and shoe horn them onto my z4m, only really worked due to my agreesive track setup vehicle ( these offsets are pretty agressive for the z4m, the front particularly...... they look awesome.... good choice!!

[E91M3]

djdestiny said:

Ive got a red E91 and would LOVE to do this conversion but dread to think of the costs!

Conversion on the front end of a red E91. You could always do this if you want the M3 look

Edited by E91M3 on Tuesday 24th December 17:46

Edited by E91M3 on Tuesday 24th December 18:35

[aspirated]

Will yours have roof rails?

[E91M3]

aspirated said:

Will yours have roof rails?

No I don't plan on fitting roof rails to the car and have actually ordered the same trim strips as per the Manhart car below.

Edited by E91M3 on Tuesday 24th December 18:49

[M3greg]

Bump

Now you've got more watching this build - look forward to an update. Looks absolutely brilliant. I don't know how they do it, but BMW do make a good looking estate!!

[Captainawesome]

This is (going to be) awesome. Good work. I have seen one completed before and it looked amazing.

[E91M3]

Captainawesome said:

This is (going to be) awesome. Good work. I have seen one completed before and it looked amazing.

Thanks for the feedback.

Whilst the car is still away in the bodyshop I have been trying to source a suitable engine to go with the DCT gearbox I acquired last year. I decided to buy the following from a well known BMW breakers in the south west (who's service was superb by the way).

Anyway here are some photo's taken from the advert for the engine and poor M3 that it was sourced from (which was a 2011 car). The engine is practically new judging by the condition its in.





I will post some more photo's shortly of the other mechanical bits

Thanks

[crazy about cars]

Noticed this car in my feed too - I wonder what happened to it, poor car

Very interesting project and love following the progress! Can't wait for more updates.

E91M3 said:

Thanks for the feedback.

Whilst the car is still away in the bodyshop I have been trying to source a suitable engine to go with the DCT gearbox I acquired last year. I decided to buy the following from a well known BMW breakers in the south west (who's service was superb by the way).

Anyway here are some photo's taken from the advert for the engine and poor M3 that it was sourced from (which was a 2011 car). The engine is practically new judging by the condition its in.





I will post some more photo's shortly of the other mechanical bits

Thanks

[Court_S]

Ouch. What happened to that M3?

Looking forward to seeing some pics once it's back from the bodyshop.

[anonymous-user]

I'd assume, given the lack of impact damage, that the M3 was stolen recovered, and subsequently had it's chassis chopped to ensure (to the satisfaction of the insurance company) that the bodyshell could never be re-used (ie. break for parts only)

[stuart-b]

Max_Torque said:

I'd assume, given the lack of impact damage, that the M3 was stolen recovered, and subsequently had it's chassis chopped to ensure (to the satisfaction of the insurance company) that the bodyshell could never be re-used (ie. break for parts only)

Why would you ruin a good shell regardless? Seems a total waste to me

[Windymiller]

stuart-b said:

Why would you ruin a good shell regardless? Seems a total waste to me

You need to learn about your write-off categories...

Category A: scrap only – Cat A cars should not be allowed back on the road, but their parts can be sold for recycling.
Category B: break for parts – Cat B cars are not allowed back on the road, but there will be some parts that can be removed and sold as spares. Its shell (the main component of the car) must be crushed.
Category C: repairable total loss – Cat C cars are allowed back on the road, as the damage is repairable, although the cost of repair is higher than the value of the car. The car must be subject to a Vehicle Identity Check (VIC).
Category D: repairable significant damage – Cat D cars are also allowed back on the road, because the damage can be repaired. Unlike Cat C, however, the repairs won’t cost more than the value of the car, but it is significant enough for the car to be written off.

Edited by Windymiller on Tuesday 28th January 17:27

[stuart-b]

Windymiller said:

You need to learn about your write-off categories...

Category A: scrap only – Cat A cars should not be allowed back on the road, but their parts can be sold for recycling.
Category B: break for parts – Cat B cars are not allowed back on the road, but there will be some parts that can be removed and sold as spares. Its shell (the main component of the car) must be crushed.
Category C: repairable total loss – Cat C cars are allowed back on the road, as the damage is repairable, although the cost of repair is higher than the value of the car. The car must be subject to a Vehicle Identity Check (VIC).
Category D: repairable significant damage – Cat D cars are also allowed back on the road, because the damage can be repaired. Unlike Cat C, however, the repairs won’t cost more than the value of the car, but it is significant enough for the car to be written off.

Edited by Windymiller on Tuesday 28th January 17:27

I know what the write off categories are, I was responding in context of the above post

Max_Torque said:

I'd assume, given the lack of impact damage, that the M3 was stolen recovered, and subsequently had it's chassis chopped to ensure (to the satisfaction of the insurance company) that the bodyshell could never be re-used (ie. break for parts only)

Seeing as I've known many cars to be stolen and recovered, it seems odd, if no real damage, why this one was chopped.

[E91M3]

stuart-b said:

Seeing as I've known many cars to be stolen and recovered, it seems odd, if no real damage, why this one was chopped.

Apparently (from what I was advised) the thieves were the ones who actually tried to cut it in half!

The car was recovered in this state.

[P1H]

E91M3 said:

I think the 260m are a great design and it took me some time to find a perfect set.



The graphite finish really goes well with Jerez Black.

Do you mind my asking - how much did you get hold of these for?

I assume these are 18"?

Cheers