my e36 m3 evo vert build thread

[jaggafeen]

had the car for 3 years and have been collecting parts all that time.

started on the work in july.

first i chucked in some vader seats, took me 3 years to find some mint early vaders.




2000 wet sanded the whole car and polished with a rotary.



bought some alloys


next i changed all the interior took me 3 days. hated the grey.





fitted black suede headlining to the hardtop, sorry about the crap pics. everyone loves it.



started on the suspension rebuild and a few other tasty bits.

kwv3 and new droplinks
front/rear h&r antiroll bars
front/rear new balljoints
full poly bush (every single bush) including diff (e90 bolts and custom 6mm thick stainless steel washers for rear subframe powerflex bushes the washers supplied by powerflex are too weak and bend )
turner rtab limiters with oem bushes
arp bolts and bmw shells,
cpv valve
purple tag e46 rack.
new engine and gearbox mounts.
reinforced front subframe.
quick shift with linkage and delrin bushes,
5.8 kg lightened flywheel,
m5 clutch
eisenmann race exhaust

reinforced subframe, wishbones, engine mounts


ARP titanium bolts and big end shells.




uprated oil pump higher pressure






lightened flywheel, m5 clutch,short shift kit with delrin bushes. new gearbox mounts.


knackered prop joint and engine mount



faster e46 m3 rack with new ends


front end being refitted, check out the h&r bar
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rear suspension



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new balljoints



offside rear trailing arm changed due to broken and drilled threads by previous owner. also fitted thicker later type driveshaft, someone had fitted a thinner one.


powerflex black rtabs


poly diff bushes




new brake lines



love this pic


exhaust new gaskets,brackets,bushes,hanger,nuts and bolts, and sealing rings.


rear suspension refitted






eisenmann race exhaust with dtm tips.....sounds awesome.




thats it so far still got loads to do

gotta fit these RPM camber castor top mounts, shorter than stock so will increase shock travel.



got a few mods left to do

fit racelogic digital traction control

fit mac motoren carbon fibre airbox and remap to alpha N. pics dont do it justice.


fit 3.62 low ratio diff.

[jaggafeen]

just got back from a long drive, love this car.

[sshenton1975]

My favourite colour E36 M3
Looks like a huge amount of work has gone into bringing it bang up to date.
Only thng I would do personally is put some original M3 wheels on it but each to their own!
Enjoy

[sshenton1975]

My favourite colour E36 M3
Looks like a huge amount of work has gone into bringing it bang up to date.
Only thng I would do personally is put some original M3 wheels on it but each to their own!
Enjoy

[Funk]

Lovely car. Not sure about the ride height, it looks too low to me. Also agree about the wheels, would look better with original rims.

Other than that it's stunning! I'd like one of these as my next car but prices for a good one are now getting silly and I'd be hard pressed to take a 36 over a 46 at the same money...

[jaggafeen]

e46 m3 will be toast by the time i am finished.

ride height will be raised about inch, handling is amazing, corners dead flat and rides very well.

this suspension set up blows away stock car.

love the short shift which is now even better after i added storm v1 knob couple of days ago no notchiness at all.

Edited by jaggafeen on Sunday 28th December 01:12

Edited by jaggafeen on Sunday 28th December 01:14

[jaggafeen]

plenty of e46 m3 on the market, decent e36 m3 evo are a rare sight. e36 m3 evo prices are going up only 500 left.

[ciaranthemurph]

You say that you got some 'early vaders'. What is the difference between early and late vaders and when did the change take place?

Nice looking convertible though.

[Another Fluffer]

Buy these off me, would suit the car down to a T!

In all seriousness a lot of work has gone into this, credit where credit is due. I have just started the Polybush revolution on my E36 328i the ones I have done so far have made the world of difference.

Keep this thread updated please

[rallycross]

Suspension bushes are a weak point on these it's great to lots of hard work gone into the areas that will make a big improvement well done.

[jaggafeen]

@ ciaranthemurph the early vaders from 92-94 have slimmer headrest and the rear of the seat plastic backing is thinner and more curved, very hard to find in good condition. i prefer the slimmer curvier look of the early vaders.

[e21Mark]

If honest, the e36 cabrio M3 don't really float my boat, but this is certainly up there with best I've seen. Nice work.

[jaggafeen]

getting ready for 2015.

700cc injectors

[chrisb92]

this car looks amazing!! So good to see an e36, very rare these days!!