Yet another rescued E36 328i M Sport project...
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Here are the pictures from day 5 at the body shop.
The car has now had the repair areas primed...
The job on the rear arches is really good. They are going to stone-chip around all the arches, wax-oil them and re-paint the insides as well...
The boot lip repair...
The front wings...
And finally, they have even stripped the rubber seals from the tops of the doors...
The car has now had the repair areas primed...
The job on the rear arches is really good. They are going to stone-chip around all the arches, wax-oil them and re-paint the insides as well...
The boot lip repair...
The front wings...
And finally, they have even stripped the rubber seals from the tops of the doors...
Edited by RickBristol on Monday 1st September 19:02
Edited by RickBristol on Monday 1st September 19:04
Edited by RickBristol on Monday 1st September 19:08
Edited by RickBristol on Monday 1st September 20:09
RickBristol said:
Boy am I sad!
This car is now gonna stand me in at around four and-a-half grand, and I have already decided to go for a second-hand 325i M50 inlet manifold, conversion kit, ECU remap and a cold air induction kit next month...
Probably another £650 - £700!!!!!!!!!!!
Somebody STOP ME!
No point in having a 328i without it... but, shouldn't cost more than £400 for that, supplied and fitted. This car is now gonna stand me in at around four and-a-half grand, and I have already decided to go for a second-hand 325i M50 inlet manifold, conversion kit, ECU remap and a cold air induction kit next month...
Probably another £650 - £700!!!!!!!!!!!
Somebody STOP ME!
LanceRS said:
How much does it effect the torque lower down? I use mine mostly for commuting, so I don't want to move all the power to the top of the rev range.
I terms of low down torque it is reduced slightly but not enough to worry about. You can gain back all of the lost torque with a remap howeverReading this thread with interest as I recently bought a '93 325i Coupe in good nick.
Have driven it once so far and already spent £850 getting the cooling system and other wear and tear bits like the brakes and suspension bushes replaced to avoid future problems.
Next challenge is to get it through a six-month Aberdeen winter without it dissolving into a pile of rust.
Have driven it once so far and already spent £850 getting the cooling system and other wear and tear bits like the brakes and suspension bushes replaced to avoid future problems.
Next challenge is to get it through a six-month Aberdeen winter without it dissolving into a pile of rust.
M50 mani with tb go for around £130-£150, fitting kits are £60. For remap I go somewhere that will do rolling road test a few times with remap plus they work with other mods u have not like some paces where there ecu are ready done. Air cone filters (k&n) around £120 just make sure you get a heat shield!. My mate has m50 mani and got a mate to look at ecu and it's not remapped and we was all thinking it was!
vsonix said:
No point in having a 328i without it... but, shouldn't cost more than £400 for that, supplied and fitted.
Well...£100 for the M50 325i inlet manifold.
£70 for the conversion kit.
£300 for fitting - around 3 and a half hours labour.
£200 - £300 for the remap.
£160 for the cold air induction kit.
That is, realistically - £830 to £930...
Sorry dude, but you are way-out / very hopeful!
Just managed to get hold of a manifold, and will get all of the above done towards the end of the month, when I will have the cash!!!
Edited by RickBristol on Tuesday 2nd September 19:41
Now on to day 6...
It has finally gone into the spray booth.
This is the view from the back...
Look at those F%£"*^+ ARCHES!!!
The guys really have done a cracking job on my car - apparently they have spent almost twice as much time as they would have on most customers' cars - even though they always do a top-class job... Bentley Continental GT, Audi R8 and an Aston DB9 - all of which have been through their doors while my car has been with them. Enough said!!!
Now for the front.
Does anyone remember the quite large 'ding' above the indicator on the front of the driver's side wing? - If not, look back at the project pictures, and take another look at the picture below - lush job!
They have also removed the front arch-liners and cleaned-out the inner arches - which aren't in bad nick...
Got to take another look at the work on one of the rear arches... All the trim has also been checked, to make sure that it will re-fit perfectly after final painting...
It has finally gone into the spray booth.
This is the view from the back...
Look at those F%£"*^+ ARCHES!!!
The guys really have done a cracking job on my car - apparently they have spent almost twice as much time as they would have on most customers' cars - even though they always do a top-class job... Bentley Continental GT, Audi R8 and an Aston DB9 - all of which have been through their doors while my car has been with them. Enough said!!!
Now for the front.
Does anyone remember the quite large 'ding' above the indicator on the front of the driver's side wing? - If not, look back at the project pictures, and take another look at the picture below - lush job!
They have also removed the front arch-liners and cleaned-out the inner arches - which aren't in bad nick...
Got to take another look at the work on one of the rear arches... All the trim has also been checked, to make sure that it will re-fit perfectly after final painting...
I'm no bodywork expert but I can't help thinking the body shop is amateur hour. Painting up to a masked like is a no no isn't it? The way they put the body filler on looks like it's done by a kid on work experience. Looks like it's applied with a shot gun.
I hope the car comes out well. With how much you've spent on it, wouldn't you have rather gone for an M3?
I hope the car comes out well. With how much you've spent on it, wouldn't you have rather gone for an M3?
Escy said:
I'm no bodywork expert but I can't help thinking the body shop is amateur hour. Painting up to a masked like is a no no isn't it? The way they put the body filler on looks like it's done by a kid on work experience. Looks like it's applied with a shot gun.
"I'm no bodywork expert" Enough said!Escy said:
I hope the car comes out well. With how much you've spent on it, wouldn't you have rather gone for an M3?
This car goes into storage in the New Year... Will be worth a lot of money in a few years time.Then I want to move onto an E36 M3 Evolution - If I could afford the odd £10,000 to £20,000, an E36 Imola Individual GT2...
Edited by RickBristol on Tuesday 2nd September 20:41
RickBristol said:
vsonix said:
No point in having a 328i without it... but, shouldn't cost more than £400 for that, supplied and fitted.
Well...£100 for the M50 325i inlet manifold.
£70 for the conversion kit.
£300 for fitting - around 3 and a half hours labour.
£200 - £300 for the remap.
£160 for the cold air induction kit.
That is, realistically - £830 to £930...
Sorry dude, but you are way-out / very hopeful!
Just managed to get hold of a manifold, and will get all of the above done towards the end of the month, when I will have the cash!!!
Edited by RickBristol on Tuesday 2nd September 19:41
fit manifold and do you a very good ECU map for somewhere in the region of £400. I know my E36s mate, I run 3x 328i at the moment. PM me and I'll pass on the details. Can vouch for the quality of the remap. You can get a K&N 57i with heat shield for about 130 if you buy at the right time (they are frequently on sale at ECP)
RickBristol said:
Escy said:
I'm no bodywork expert but I can't help thinking the body shop is amateur hour. Painting up to a masked like is a no no isn't it? The way they put the body filler on looks like it's done by a kid on work experience. Looks like it's applied with a shot gun.
"I'm no bodywork expert" Enough said!Escy said:
I hope the car comes out well. With how much you've spent on it, wouldn't you have rather gone for an M3?
This car goes into storage in the New Year... Will be worth a lot of money in a few years time.Then I want to move onto an E36 M3 Evolution - If I could afford the odd £10,000 to £20,000, an E36 Imola Individual GT2...
Edited by RickBristol on Tuesday 2nd September 20:41
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