Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

M3 E36 Build

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • M3 E36 Build

    First of all i'd like to start of with introducing myself here new to Stanceworks. i've kept it down to Dutch forums.
    My Name is Ad i'm currently 23 years old. living in the netherlands. Been driving and owning bmw's ever since i got my license.
    grew up in my brothers e34 M5. so i guess you could say i kind of caught the bmw virus via him.

    As for the car i'm going to fill you guys in with. it's a 95/11 E36 M3
    bought it July 2013 like this:




    I was originally looking for a Dakar yellow one, came across this Phoenix yellow one with a few spots here and their. but for the price i payed for it i absolutely stole it,
    Came with full service history (192k Kms) on the clocks. it hadn't had maintenance in a long time though. at least for an M 20k is a long time. so did first things first.

    took out the ugly Hella lights, Took off the E46 M3 muffler and replaced that with an ACS catback. Replaced all belts, fluids anything you can imagine.
    the M3 was also having the well known clutch release problems. so i replaced the head and secondary pumps or whatever you call them... cant think of the correct name atm haha
    Vanos was also not in a healthy condition. so i had that rebuild by a specialist with beisan seals (it made the typical diesel rattle) also wasn't steady in rpms when at traffic lights etc.
    glad to say the vanos rebuild solved all that.

    Here's some pictures of the work done.















    The M3 was running like a charm again, and got all the attention she needed again.

    figured i'd start doing some bodywork slowly and surely. few spots round the arches and a small spot above the left rear tail light.

    couldn't help myself to try something else first.

    Roof restyled ...


    and yes you can guess where this is going haha







    i'm pretty lucky on the fact one of my best friends is a prof painter. so i could get this done fairly cheap.

    After this i started looking into some wheels.. and yes you can guess again, Style 5's is the way. Rc090/91's 8j front 9j rear.



    after getting the wheels the winter arrived, put the M3 inside the garage and started thinking and talking to my friend. i wanted to do a full body repaint for the best of the looks obviously and bring the M3
    back to tip top condition. so after a few days of thinking... we got started.





    and then there she was ready for paint...



    meanwhile i took the style 5's apart and had the hearts painted a special pearl black.



    coupe of weeks later. she went off to the paintshop.



    and came back like....



    Now to explain why i chose for Hellrot. It was the original color of the car before she was painted Phoenix yellow. Figured if i was doing a full respray the best option was to
    restore her to its original looks. best value wise and you have to admit, she does look stunning in red... haha

    Took me about 3 weeks to fully rebuild the car with the help of friends, all new door rubbers, seals etc. you name it i bought it... you do something you gotta do it right rite?

    her first time out in 6 months.



    Meanwhile the bbs where put back together.



    Put that all together:



    and outside.





    over all it took me about 10 months to get the body etc to the state shes in now. and pretty much all my savings haha,

    -

    thing that i got started on now is my interior, been slowly but surely gathering stuff.

    Got a full Extended leather interior waiting to go in,

    i've just mounted the OEM carbon centre console and the Extended leather armrest, among with a OEM e36 phone.
    before:

    & after


    Hope you guys enjoyed reading this project, any questions just ask!

  • #2
    Wow looks awesome! Amazing attention to detail, definitely a well thought out build. I do really like the red but (this is the only time I'll ever say this) I actually think I preferred the Pheonix Yellow. I absolutely **** that colour on E46's, but for whatever reason it looks amazing on the E36.


    instagram: @elliotjlong

    Comment


    • #3
      i was kind of into the yellow tbh
      follow me on IG: peterkaczynski



      Comment


      • #4
        that colour on E46's, but for whatever reason it looks amazing on the E36.

        Comment


        • #5
          nice build man, beginning on mine in a couple of weeks, hope to get it as good as yours came out

          groeten uit België
          (ps, kom eens langs op twa-style.be)

          Comment


          • #6
            I like the hellrot over the pheonix as well. Love the center consol and the wheel color. Great detail in this build.
            Instagram : @SHMVNY_GVNG

            Comment


            • #7
              Originally posted by The Chosen One View Post
              nice build man, beginning on mine in a couple of weeks, hope to get it as good as yours came out

              groeten uit België
              (ps, kom eens langs op twa-style.be)

              Will do,

              as to everyone else, I was really fund of the Phoenix yellow also, the car had a few dings and minor rust when it was still yellow, i wanted to get it all sorted out, but as the car was Hellrot from factory, i made the choice to go back to hellrot. sure it's not as unique as phoenix yellow, but as value wise. the red is was and willl always be my best option.

              for now, the M3 is in it's wintersleep. the last mod i've done is a full Extended leather package, i had the armrest. got it all complete now with the Full leather doorcards, underdash, tunnel etc.

              excuse the bad pictures,

              plans for 2015;
              carbon csl type intake.
              full exhaust with a valve.
              Hartge spoiler (i own a genuine one)
              Hartge 3 piece wheels.
              redo my front seats.
              change the steering wheel to a 3 spoke one.
              finish the carbon (ashtrays and dashstrip).

              here's some more pictures as you guys like pictures

              The hartge wing (flap will be black) with a bmw motorsport sticker on it. (e30 style).


              here's a preview of the extended leather interior, if your a true e36 pioneer you'll know what it consists of.. for the ones that that, pay close attention to the dash color and the underdash





              Some last pics with the other bmws i own before she goes to sleep







              So for now, sleepy time for the M3...

              ill keep you guys updated on the progress. loving stanceworks so far!


              P.S i might of put this thread in the wrong part of the forum. perhaps a mod could move it to build threats part?
              Last edited by BimmerboyA; 11-04-2014, 07:39 AM.

              Comment


              • #8
                Family! Welcome dude, make sure to check out the Dutch part (if you already did, my bad)
                #SCHTAAAAAAAAAAAANZ

                Comment


                • #9
                  yoo ad welcome, hellrot is the best colour for the car. Good choice!

                  We hebben ook een nederlands gedeelte, check it out!
                  Facebook Sander Zuurbier
                  Instagram sanderz28

                  Twingo RS

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    cool - was kinda excited to see a mean stance phoenix yellow e36. never see that!
                    91 DiamondSchwartzMetallic S52 Slicktop, 91 Calypso M42, 89 Royalblau M20, 84 Euro E30, M535, Euro e24, ap1

                    www.RenownUSA.com
                    ig @rudestance / @renownusa

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Love the combo: black roof, red body and black centre BBS.
                      yes i know, i run a sick-ass blog: rodubber.tumblr.com

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        she's a beauty! nice work!
                        sigpic

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Nice work the colour combo is spot on,nice little collection of bimmers you have
                          Live,Breathe,Build,Believe,BMW!

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            AD! Good to find you on here, I hardly ever go on these forums but I found a picture of your car while doing some reading on the Hartge Wings...the picture was linked to this thread I have heard you talk about your leather interior swaps and such, but this post really allowed me to see what you have been telling me about. Awesome work man, I am liking the red as well, good choice...cant wait to see those new 3 piece wheels!

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              FYI, this is neither the Intro, nor the Build section. This should probably be moved.

                              That being said, I like how it's progressed.

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X