The Start of a New Project

[jeff@autocouture]

I also bought my 1st e36 m3 in college, loved that car, same color and all

Here is the 2nd e36 I purchased

I miss the e36 but have moved into the e30 game
I like the period correct parts

I'm currently building my e30 the same way for the most part...
But with a little twist

Love how a lot of us have these "side bitches " lol

[jeff@autocouture]

Originally Posted by ///Matthew

I didn't get nearly what I wanted for the car, and that was after 5months of my attorney going back and forth with the insurance company! I did buy it back for an extremely low price though. I just haven't had the time to work on her with all of the house stuff going on, and um, payments lol! Things will be settling down soon, and I'll get it back on the road. Hopefully powered by its S52, if not... S54? I'd love an S85 for sound alone, but I need to be realistic.

Your e36 is looking great! I also share the exact same sentiments regarding ACS then and now. I have a pretty cool ACS brochure that I need to scan in and post. Has all of their E36 program!

Get this thing going bro!

I might have some stuff for it soon

[Ringer]

Nice project!

[0-60Motorsports]

Nice project. loving the LMs

[Alen E90]

your E36 build is coming along great J, cant wait to see the finished look!

[m3_aaron]

They LMs look great.. how about some red caps?

[JEllis]

Its been a while. Some updates.

Cars suspension is pretty well sorted. Still a few things to go.

IMG_0788 by JMEllis, on Flickr

The TC Kline SAs are working out great. I am real happy with them. As are the Vorshlag camber plates.

IMG_0789 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Lots more to come.

[Sean@PSI]

Looks great! Love this generation M3, and this one is very well done. Keep up the great work!

[W///]

Completely forgot about this thread. This was before I bought mine and I clearly remember drooling at your setup with the LTW's. Bought mine about half a year after I posted here. Your setup obviously stuck with me


I desperately need proper headlights! Pretty cool to see E36+E9x M3 combo owners. I know of at least 4 other forum members now

[JEllis]

Originally Posted by W///

Completely forgot about this thread. This was before I bought mine and I clearly remember drooling at your setup with the LTW's. Bought mine about half a year after I posted here. Your setup obviously stuck with me

I desperately need proper headlights! Pretty cool to see E36+E9x M3 combo owners. I know of at least 4 other forum members now

I remember! Didn't you PM me about E36s at some point?

LTWs are one of my favorites for this car. LTWs or LMs for me!

Love Violet E36s!

[JEllis]

Originally Posted by W///

I desperately need proper headlights! Pretty cool to see E36+E9x M3 combo owners. I know of at least 4 other forum members now

About headlights. I have had both ZKWs (OEM supplier) and Depos (inexpensive alternative). I have Depo Euro HIDs on the car now. I would go with ZKWs. I think they are worth the extra money and the fitment is a little easier.

[W///]

Originally Posted by JEllis

I remember! Didn't you PM me about E36s at some point?

LTWs are one of my favorites for this car. LTWs or LMs for me!

Love Violet E36s!

Yes I did! Was asking you to compare to the E92 to the E36 and to the E46 as well. Obviously I decided to go the E36 route. Also PM'ed you another time about those first sets of BBS, but I had to do some repairs before modding

I didn't realize you had the car for that long. Is that something you just plan to drive until the wheels fall off? I'm considering replacing my E36 with the M2 when they come out, but I've really really started to appreciate the way the E36 drives.

P.S. Yea, I definitely plan on going ZKW. Last I checked at the end of last year, ECS didn't have any in stock. I'm in no giant rush, although visibility really sucks at night haha.

[rjd598]

just went through this thread. awesome car. by any chance do you still have your dinan stage 1 springs?

[Hujan]

Originally Posted by W///

Yes I did! Was asking you to compare to the E92 to the E36 and to the E46 as well. Obviously I decided to go the E36 route. Also PM'ed you another time about those first sets of BBS, but I had to do some repairs before modding

I didn't realize you had the car for that long. Is that something you just plan to drive until the wheels fall off? I'm considering replacing my E36 with the M2 when they come out, but I've really really started to appreciate the way the E36 drives.

P.S. Yea, I definitely plan on going ZKW. Last I checked at the end of last year, ECS didn't have any in stock. I'm in no giant rush, although visibility really sucks at night haha.

I might have to a call an early "dibs" on it. Would love to add an E36 to the fleet.

[gripenM]

quite a few ppl here with an E36 M3/ E9x M3 combo!

love it!

have had mine since 08 and no plans on getting rid of it either..

[Ryan@IND]

Originally Posted by JEllis

Its been a while. Some updates.

Cars suspension is pretty well sorted. Still a few things to go.



The TC Kline SAs are working out great. I am real happy with them. As are the Vorshlag camber plates.


Lots more to come.

E36 perfection!

[slcook54]

Beautiful, brings back the memories of my old E36.

[JEllis]

^ Gorgeous

Some more up keep while the "re-modding" continues.

The real reason I wish the E92 had a dip stick! Much easier to just suck the oil out.

IMG_0799 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Changing out some problem areas. Almost everything rubber on the car is cracking.

IMG_0796 by JMEllis, on Flickr

IMG_0797 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Fixed

IMG_0798 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Stoptech brake lines

IMG_0794 by JMEllis, on Flickr

New brake pads and rotors

IMG_0790 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Gotta love Bungee cords

IMG_0791 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Gotta clean the hubs

IMG_0792 by JMEllis, on Flickr

I thought about painting the calipers but decided to clean them and call it good.

IMG_0793 by JMEllis, on Flickr

I love tools that make tricky jobs easier. That being said, after bedding in the brakes, the car needs another bleed to firm up the pedal.

IMG_0795 by JMEllis, on Flickr

[hellrotm]

Really liking the E36 M3 build.

I have been on the look out for an E36 coupe in a certain color combo. But it has proven to be very difficult to find.

[JEllis]

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

Really liking the E36 M3 build.

I have been on the look out for an E36 coupe in a certain color combo. But it has proven to be very difficult to find.

Thanks... yeah the rare combos are sought after these days.

[Exclusivs]

Clean as always Jason !

Love your attention to detail

Both M's on BBS <3

[W///]

Hey, did the seal come with that door handle? For some reason I thought they were separate, kind of hard to tell from the pic. It's high up on my to do list, mine are cracked to hell and it looks horrible.