just a history of what i have done to the car whilst i have had it
been looking for 9 months for the right car
then i seen this on auto trader website
3 owners, first one was bmw as it was they demo car
66k fsh, m3 kit, tints and m3 reps
fitted a few mods over the 2 year i have had the car
first was m gear knob, bmw motorsport kick plates, door moulding badges and glove box badge
had a problem
car was leaking water all over the place
turned out it was the timing profile gasket
common problem on car built before september 93
mine was built in feb 93
so out came half the engine to change a part which cost £1.60
the problem
setting the cam timing
when it was out, i thought i would clean up some of the metel parts
after a day cleaning all the bits, it now looks like this
how it looks before
next the noise i had when i got it got worse
so i had to fit a new manifold
also the rear box was getting noisy, so changed that for a new one
rear wheel bearing was getting worse so a new one was fitted
also rear trailing arm bush was knocking, so changed this too
seen everyone was fitting this so got a set from teddy
ccfl gen 2 angel eyes
also fitted some hids
really good, cant believe how bad the old lights was
did not like the wheels which came with it
so got a set of 15" to run on while i was trying to sell the reps
could not sell the reps, so used themfor the track
then got a set of mint 328i sport bbs alloys
had these on for a while
then got these
sold the reps and now going to use the bbs wheels for the track
got some leather bits made up
centre console in black nappa leather
also some gaitors with the stiching done in the m colours
also got hold of a leather handbrake lever
got it from a 7 series in a scrap yard
got a black leather interior for £340
and a arm rest
found on the etk a cup holder so got one of thses too
decided to overhaul my suspension
eibach springs
eibach roll bars
koni adjustable shocks
x brace
e46 m3 rear top mounts
front top mounts
ball joints with arms
wishbone arm bush
reinforcement plates front and rear
springs pads
bump stops
x brace fitted
m3 gt corner splitters
took the car out on the track
castle combe
track wheels
out on the aston martin test track
at rockingham
waiting to go out on track
changed the twin slates in the front bumper to the mesh, which is found on the m3s
before
after
seen everyone was getting the german plates surrounds
when i was on holiday in italy, i seen that the bmws had these
so after talking to the parts chap got one for free
got a m tech 2 steering wheel from fab direct
also fitted this
very handy
got in one day and had no clucth
checked the fluid and it was low
turned out to be the slave cylinder
changed the rear lights to m3 clear/red
much better looking
like the car looking clean
heard great things about zymol, so use they vintage glaze
a list of what i use
zymol clear wash
zymol hd cleanse
zymol titanium estate glaze
zymol destiny estate glaze
zymol atlantique estate glaze
zymol vintage estate glaze
zymol detail wax
zymol detail spray
zymol vinyl conditioner
zymol leather cleaner
zymol leather conditioner
zymol microwipes
zymol pre wax applicators
zymol buffing towels
zymol detail brush
zymol sponge
zymol chamios
meguiars quikdetailer and clay bar
auto glym fast glass
auto glym tyre dressing
bmw wheel brush set
dad saw this on a a6, so ordered a set for the car
stops the shopping going everywhere
a few of us from e36coupe forum went to a rolling road
got 154.3 bhp the first time 134bhp the second
nothing flash but it does me
pioneer headunit
u2 ipod
kenwood 10" sub
kenwood 2 channel amp
kenwood 5.1/2" 2 way rear speakers
fitted some new discs and pads and was going to fit the braided brake hoses but was sent the wrong ones
spotted that the front arb drop links was gone so fitted new ones too
picked up a black headlining for £40 so fitted that in too
track pics
castle combe april 06
my bbs track wheels
got some plates from the most prestige bmw dealership in the country
thats it for now, i will updated as and where new things happen
been looking for 9 months for the right car
then i seen this on auto trader website
3 owners, first one was bmw as it was they demo car
66k fsh, m3 kit, tints and m3 reps
fitted a few mods over the 2 year i have had the car
first was m gear knob, bmw motorsport kick plates, door moulding badges and glove box badge
had a problem
car was leaking water all over the place
turned out it was the timing profile gasket
common problem on car built before september 93
mine was built in feb 93
so out came half the engine to change a part which cost £1.60
the problem
setting the cam timing
when it was out, i thought i would clean up some of the metel parts
after a day cleaning all the bits, it now looks like this
how it looks before
next the noise i had when i got it got worse
so i had to fit a new manifold
also the rear box was getting noisy, so changed that for a new one
rear wheel bearing was getting worse so a new one was fitted
also rear trailing arm bush was knocking, so changed this too
seen everyone was fitting this so got a set from teddy
ccfl gen 2 angel eyes
also fitted some hids
really good, cant believe how bad the old lights was
did not like the wheels which came with it
so got a set of 15" to run on while i was trying to sell the reps
could not sell the reps, so used themfor the track
then got a set of mint 328i sport bbs alloys
had these on for a while
then got these
sold the reps and now going to use the bbs wheels for the track
got some leather bits made up
centre console in black nappa leather
also some gaitors with the stiching done in the m colours
also got hold of a leather handbrake lever
got it from a 7 series in a scrap yard
got a black leather interior for £340
and a arm rest
found on the etk a cup holder so got one of thses too
decided to overhaul my suspension
eibach springs
eibach roll bars
koni adjustable shocks
x brace
e46 m3 rear top mounts
front top mounts
ball joints with arms
wishbone arm bush
reinforcement plates front and rear
springs pads
bump stops
x brace fitted
m3 gt corner splitters
took the car out on the track
castle combe
track wheels
out on the aston martin test track
at rockingham
waiting to go out on track
changed the twin slates in the front bumper to the mesh, which is found on the m3s
before
after
seen everyone was getting the german plates surrounds
when i was on holiday in italy, i seen that the bmws had these
so after talking to the parts chap got one for free
got a m tech 2 steering wheel from fab direct
also fitted this
very handy
got in one day and had no clucth
checked the fluid and it was low
turned out to be the slave cylinder
changed the rear lights to m3 clear/red
much better looking
like the car looking clean
heard great things about zymol, so use they vintage glaze
a list of what i use
zymol clear wash
zymol hd cleanse
zymol titanium estate glaze
zymol destiny estate glaze
zymol atlantique estate glaze
zymol vintage estate glaze
zymol detail wax
zymol detail spray
zymol vinyl conditioner
zymol leather cleaner
zymol leather conditioner
zymol microwipes
zymol pre wax applicators
zymol buffing towels
zymol detail brush
zymol sponge
zymol chamios
meguiars quikdetailer and clay bar
auto glym fast glass
auto glym tyre dressing
bmw wheel brush set
dad saw this on a a6, so ordered a set for the car
stops the shopping going everywhere
a few of us from e36coupe forum went to a rolling road
got 154.3 bhp the first time 134bhp the second
nothing flash but it does me
pioneer headunit
u2 ipod
kenwood 10" sub
kenwood 2 channel amp
kenwood 5.1/2" 2 way rear speakers
fitted some new discs and pads and was going to fit the braided brake hoses but was sent the wrong ones
spotted that the front arb drop links was gone so fitted new ones too
picked up a black headlining for £40 so fitted that in too
track pics
castle combe april 06
my bbs track wheels
got some plates from the most prestige bmw dealership in the country
thats it for now, i will updated as and where new things happen
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