Yet another rescued E36 328i M Sport project...
Discussion
Good to see you using original wings..... Fairly obvious the pattern ones were pattern ones. Side repeater was in the wrong place!
Personally I'd have also removed the rear glass/rubbers and likes of door strikes instead of masking and painting to an edge.
Nice to see an E36 being looked after though and not just another track/drift build.
Personally I'd have also removed the rear glass/rubbers and likes of door strikes instead of masking and painting to an edge.
Nice to see an E36 being looked after though and not just another track/drift build.
E36Ross said:
Good to see you using original wings..... Fairly obvious the pattern ones were pattern ones. Side repeater was in the wrong place!
Personally I'd have also removed the rear glass/rubbers and likes of door strikes instead of masking and painting to an edge.
Nice to see an E36 being looked after though and not just another track/drift build.
Congrats! The only person to notice that the front wing indicator slots were in the wrong position. Everything about the after market wings was wrong. As they were Euro parts platinum range - which are apparently fine usually - it was assumed that they would be good to go. Wrong! Might work well on a Ford, but rubbish on a Beemer... Anyway, being sorted properly now. Just glad that i didnt manage to sell the originals...Personally I'd have also removed the rear glass/rubbers and likes of door strikes instead of masking and painting to an edge.
Nice to see an E36 being looked after though and not just another track/drift build.
Believe me, there may have been numerous other things that could have been removed... But it has turned out really well. Take a look at the last pic that I posted. May well re-do the rear arches at some point in the future but for now have to draw a line in the sand. The car is now rust free, which many with a tidy original example can't expect or be sure of.
Will go like a cat with a rocket up its arse, and you'll probably hit your head on the windscreen if you hit the brakes too hard!
Still have a little way to go bit should be done in the next few weeks... Can't wait!
RickBristol said:
f
king lush!
Whichever way you look at it. Just as hot as your girlfriend's ass...
And what's the problem with not getting the boot resprayed guys? Saved me around another couple of hundred quid...
Yeah but I'd get in trouble if I tried to shove my cock in your BMW...(actually my girlfriend wouldn't be too impressed either). king lush!Whichever way you look at it. Just as hot as your girlfriend's ass...
And what's the problem with not getting the boot resprayed guys? Saved me around another couple of hundred quid...
Edited by RickBristol on Friday 16th March 01:29
Looks amazing!
Looking good!
Reading your thread my own 328 has been the opposite of yours in that the engine and gearbox were f*cked but the bodywork is fine, £4k later the mechanical bits of mine are sorted but I'm feeling thankful I've not had to experience the body work being hacked about and sprayed.
Having said that, an electric window's stopped working just before this year's MoT. The joys of owning old bangers🙄
Reading your thread my own 328 has been the opposite of yours in that the engine and gearbox were f*cked but the bodywork is fine, £4k later the mechanical bits of mine are sorted but I'm feeling thankful I've not had to experience the body work being hacked about and sprayed.
Having said that, an electric window's stopped working just before this year's MoT. The joys of owning old bangers🙄
Leptons said:
iSore said:
They must have used the saloon wings as a template!
Pre face and Facelift had different side repeaters and fittings.Car is looking great!
Last day in the spray shop.
The new swage line body trims and side repeaters have been fitted. Most of the swage line body trims were replaced with new BMW parts as the original metal strips moulded into the back of the trims had suffered from corrosion and made it almost impossible to fit the plastic clips.
Fitting the new clips ready to attach the side skirts.
Side skirts fitted.
In this picture you can see just how much bigger the new E46 330 front discs are. They pretty much fill the 17" wheels.
New BMW skutle panel fitted.
I had the suspension mounts in the engine bay lacquered to stop any minor rust pitting or corrosion.
Bought two brand new BMW kidney grills as one had been damaged and the other was slightly faded. Only £29 each as well!...
The bonnet looks amazing.
Waiting outside of the spray unit, ready for collection.
It now goes off to a new mechanic who is going to finish the last of the mechanical jobs and get the interior fitted.
The new swage line body trims and side repeaters have been fitted. Most of the swage line body trims were replaced with new BMW parts as the original metal strips moulded into the back of the trims had suffered from corrosion and made it almost impossible to fit the plastic clips.
Fitting the new clips ready to attach the side skirts.
Side skirts fitted.
In this picture you can see just how much bigger the new E46 330 front discs are. They pretty much fill the 17" wheels.
New BMW skutle panel fitted.
I had the suspension mounts in the engine bay lacquered to stop any minor rust pitting or corrosion.
Bought two brand new BMW kidney grills as one had been damaged and the other was slightly faded. Only £29 each as well!...
The bonnet looks amazing.
Waiting outside of the spray unit, ready for collection.
It now goes off to a new mechanic who is going to finish the last of the mechanical jobs and get the interior fitted.
Edited by RickBristol on Friday 30th March 14:45
Well, I'm now - hopefully - onto the final push to get this project over the finish line.
The car has now gone to another garage to get the final mechanical works completed. It's then going to be four wheel tracked, to sort out the new suspension setup, and then will be stage 1 mapped, to sort the engine and exhaust changes.
As seems to be the way with this car, I had to replace the new battery that I bought just before it went to Southampton, some two years ago - wouldn't hold any charge. So I treated the car to a new Bosch battery.
The replacement return mechanism for the fuel tank was then fitted, as the previous mechanic managed to break the original when he removed the fuel tank.....
Now comes the beginning of the fun part NOT!!!!! The car was starting just before it recently went to the paint shop, and guess what?
Damn thing won't turn over, and shows no signs of life whatsoever! AND the ignition barrel has also decided to give up the ghost and just spins round and round.......
Annoyingly, after stripping off the ignition starter switch from the ignition barrel, when turned, we can hear both the fuel pump working and the relays clicking away when we try to start the car, sooooo.... It's diagnostics time.
The diagnostics found things that we were expecting, such as the missing oxygen sensors - decat exhaust, but found no other issues with starter relays or the like. SO, we're now hoping that it probably comes down to the fked ignition barrel which might be causing the immobiliser to kick-in.
Surprisingly, I took my V5 document and driving licence to BMW and they ordered a new ignition barrel - custom made in Germany - and only cost me £77 all-in, AND arrived only 5 working days later, get-in!
I then set about starting to install the new interior. I started by getting the dash fitted and all the electrics reinstalled.
I then got the replacement headlining, grab handles, lights and sun visors installed.
And finally, for this installment, I fitted the replacement carpet.
And I managed to do all of the interior fitting in about 5 hours..... DON'T try this at home, it was a real pain in the arse!
The car has now gone to another garage to get the final mechanical works completed. It's then going to be four wheel tracked, to sort out the new suspension setup, and then will be stage 1 mapped, to sort the engine and exhaust changes.
As seems to be the way with this car, I had to replace the new battery that I bought just before it went to Southampton, some two years ago - wouldn't hold any charge. So I treated the car to a new Bosch battery.
The replacement return mechanism for the fuel tank was then fitted, as the previous mechanic managed to break the original when he removed the fuel tank.....
Now comes the beginning of the fun part NOT!!!!! The car was starting just before it recently went to the paint shop, and guess what?
Damn thing won't turn over, and shows no signs of life whatsoever! AND the ignition barrel has also decided to give up the ghost and just spins round and round.......
Annoyingly, after stripping off the ignition starter switch from the ignition barrel, when turned, we can hear both the fuel pump working and the relays clicking away when we try to start the car, sooooo.... It's diagnostics time.The diagnostics found things that we were expecting, such as the missing oxygen sensors - decat exhaust, but found no other issues with starter relays or the like. SO, we're now hoping that it probably comes down to the f
ked ignition barrel which might be causing the immobiliser to kick-in.Surprisingly, I took my V5 document and driving licence to BMW and they ordered a new ignition barrel - custom made in Germany - and only cost me £77 all-in, AND arrived only 5 working days later, get-in!
I then set about starting to install the new interior. I started by getting the dash fitted and all the electrics reinstalled.
I then got the replacement headlining, grab handles, lights and sun visors installed.
And finally, for this installment, I fitted the replacement carpet.
And I managed to do all of the interior fitting in about 5 hours..... DON'T try this at home, it was a real pain in the arse!
Just trying to help you keep rust at bay! Even sealed batteries need venting, you’ll find a hole at each end of your battery. One will normally be plugged, one open. This allows you to choose which end the vent pipe plugs into.
If you do a Google search on the need for venting there are lots of better explanations than I can give.
If you do a Google search on the need for venting there are lots of better explanations than I can give.
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