My BMW M3 Evolution Imola Individual GT2 Journal

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Cheers Mike. I have not driven this one yet so could not compare. The Escort was sold sadly but had enough of the unreliability of it. Should of turned the power down really but never mind. Cheers for the comments

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNMm56ttoes&fe...

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Well what can I say, payday happened ha.

I have just purchased

New fog lights
New front M Sport bumper grill
New drivers side wing mirror motor

Also added to my cleaning kit

3 x Purple Monster drying and polishing towels
1 x Dodo juice shampoo
1 x detailing brush
2 x Wax/Polish Megs applicator pads
1 x Megs Polish
1 x Megs Yellow Wax #26
1 x Wash mit

I have not bought any APC yet as most of the areas I would use that on I have cleaned with elbow grease but will get some next month or when I want to go over these areas again.

I have still got to tackle the arches but thinking about getting some protection on the paint as I have not touched it since I compounded it. Fingers crossed if the weather is good and this lot turns up I will have a busy weekend

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Looking out the window this morning looked perfect for polishing... until I went outside! How bloody cold! Anyway, I manned up and went for it

Got to the car, moved everything so I could get her out and it would not start! Flat battery, so pushed it out and got the battery on charge


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So I start by wetting the car down


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Two buckets setup and using Dodo Juice Lemon zest


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Washed the car down with my new Mit


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Washed her down with plenty of water


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Used my new Purple monster drying towel which at first I thought looked pathetic but it really did work well, bloody cold hands though


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Dried off


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Next up was some polish, you will have to turn your head haha. I went with megs as I found them to be good in the pasted. Also using a Megs applicator pad


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Putting it on


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Another brand new Purple monster drying towel to remove the polish


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Removed


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Next up, the wax. When I opened the pot I thought it was all dried out and ruined but I was wrong. This stuff is really good! So easy to put on and take off. Again, put this on with an application pad


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And you guessed it, another Purple monster towel to remove the wax


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So like always with this country, it started raining! Lucky for me I seen it getting dark and removed the wax, put the battery back on and put her back in the garage just in time before it got wet


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A couple drops of rain got on her


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And a couple photos after the wax


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This photo shows the same spot on the rear spoiler that I took a before and after of earlier in the journal showing the difference between the compound. As you can see with the layers of polish and wax it has filled most of the swirls, not perfect by no means but not bad for my hands and elbow grease


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Bloody cat trying to sneak in


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Also had ago at cleaning the vanos

Before


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After


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The biggest let down for the paintwork is sadly some vandalism!!! I would love to of known who did it (This was not done in my ownership)

Front wing


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Door


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Rear quarter


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Yeah! Not happy about it but never mind hey. Got a guy I know who will hopefully cure this and the coil cover under the bonnet. Also have one dent that needs to come out as well.

That is it for now. I have left the battery on charge and need to clean the glass as it is minging ha

Cheers

Mark

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Had a price for the paintwork, £100 a panel at mates rates so happy with that

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New fog lights arrived today :-)


heers guys. Get plenty of wax on the car and cleaning becomes very easy

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Yeah it is a shame but not a huge cost to repair. Get one before the prices go up. Not many left now

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Cheers guys. The colour is nice. Need to get more shine from it. I have just completed an insurance quote and the price has gone up by £200!! Bloody insurance companies

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Yeah I used Sky for my Last M3. They was always a good price and knew the cars. I used confussed just for a quick reference. I will shop around

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Well I learnt something new today which changes my plans. The stitching on the GT2s steering wheel matches the paint code. So buying a like new replacement from another M3 is out of the window. Looks like I will be getting this one restored

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ot sure about the 3.0 GT.

I had a Estoril blue Evo Convertible. Loved that car. Will try find a pic of the two others I have had. We currently have a 330i Sport as well. Lovely all round car. Really reliable.

this is our 330i

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Cheers mate.

Nope not moved just were the car is stored

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These arrived today.

New front bumper grill



Can anyone tell me if this can be fitted without removing the front bumper?

Also these turned up. Photo does not do them justice. A quick clean and they will be like new

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also does anyone have a good set of the clips the visor clips into that bolts to the roof of the car?

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Logbook arrived today which was nice


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I am the 5th person to owner her


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I had some more paperwork to go in the history so sorted this out


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And some bits I have purchased so got them in order


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My bargain leather folder with all the books in

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This also arrived for the drivers side wing mirror... Can anyone tell me if the motors are the same throughout the E36 range? or does the M3 mirror have a different motor?


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Also bought one of these to do the arches with and any little odds and sods, always handy to have


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And this to give me more light in the garage at nights. The weather is really bad this end so getting the car out is not an option. Hoping to get the wheels off tomorrow and clean the arches but will have to do this in the garage


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Cheers

Mark

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Does it... haha I am number 6 then. Last owner had it from 2004. I expect it was registered at the dealer for a demo or something. I will try to look into that. Cheers for the comments

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marky911 said:

Do a fee paying enquiry to the DVLA Mark.

They'll send you out photocopies of all the old V5 documents with all the owners on. It'll show you who owned it and when. I always do this. Nice to see where the car has spent it's life.

Cheers Mark, I will look into that. Always nice to catch up with previous owners.

Thanks for the comments

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UPDATE:

Today I started on the arches, this was what it looked like


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Not good


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And this bit surprised me. The car has been sat in a dry warm well ventilated garage for a week since I cleaned her and this was still soaking wet! What a rubbish design, perfect place for dirt and stuff to build up and hold water


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After a scrub. Not gone over the top with these as I just wanted to clear any pockets of dirt that holds water


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And the trap.


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I did actually get it all out but didn't take a photo of it


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While in this area I notice this on the hub


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It also has the //M logo matching the break calipers etc... seems strange, anyone know what it means?


Also noticed she will need new brake pads on the front soon


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This is how much crap came out from the arch


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So next up was the wheel. Now one thing you have to remember with this car, it has original none refurbished wheels so excuse the little dings and dents etc. Apparently when you get these wheels refurbished they only last around 1 year until they start going milky etc.

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After


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Next up was putting the wheel back on. It was a bugger to get off so dug out my copper grease


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I put a very small amount on the hub just to make it a little easier to remove the wheel at a later date


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And on the bolts themselves


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Its all about the small things ha

So wheel back on without the arch lining as I had to remove the front bumper but had to move the car out to do so


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So next up was removing the bumper. I had a look around on forums etc and found a video on Youtube which showed the process. Great, followed, it came off. But!!! you can do this without removing the bolts under the arch linings

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If you just undo the 4 bolts under the trim on the bumper it will slip straight out of these guides. Made the job more hassle than it had to be and I have to now try and line the bumper up good again

So bumper off


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I am delving into this car and not finding any rust which is great news. Not even a bit of surface rust behind the bumper

Removed the bumper to replace this which is broken


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After a few minutes looking it became apparent its a easy job made easier by removing the bumper

Old and new


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Fitted into the bumper


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Fitted back on the car with the new fog lights (Bumper still needs adjustment)


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I have cleaned the passenger side arch as well and put the arch lining back in

I have put some silicon stuff on the black to soak in and make it look a little darker... This stuff obviously will soak in, looks very glossy at the moment


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And that is it, car was put back on four wheels, put back in and left. Not sure when I will next be with the car as I have a kitchen being fitted and need to do some jigging of the house. So might not see her until next month.

Cheers for reading

Mark

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Well for anyone that knows me, knows I love my Ford Cosworths. A mate posted this on facebook and it has really made me want to get the M3 out and use it in serious anger!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlir7J_ycv0

The image in my head is this sound playing loud on the radio and drifting the GT out of the garage and up the road

Must resist....

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Cheers guys

I will have to double check it has silicon, pretty sure it does. It is megs stuff.

I have not got it on the paintwork though, just the plastics... That said I might have accidently rested a cloth with the stuff on, on the paintwork....

Cheers for the motor info. Not got around to changing that yet

Not seen the car now for a over a week. The kitchen however is coming along.