E36 329i ;)

[steve320]

hello everyone, my names steve and this is my e36 320i that i purchased in january this year in wexford , its a slow project but should be interesting provided everything goes near enough to plan,
here are a few pics the day i got it , it has a few little problems but it was cheap ,



then decided to paint the alloys and do the headliner black




while i had the car i felt the suspension was a little loose and lacked feel (its a 20 year old car i had to expect it i suppose) so a after a little bit of research i decided to do it right and completely get the suspension completely rebuilt
2x Front wishbones - Meyle HD
2x Front drop links - Meyle HD
2x Rear drop links - Ordinary
1x Full Powerflex poly bush kit
3x Powerflex diff bushes
1x Set Black Diamond braided brake lines
1x Z3M short shifter - OEM BMW
1x Short shifter refresh kit - OEM BMW
1x Front left inner & outer tie rod set - Meyle HD
1x Front right " " "
bc coilovers
z3 rear reinforcement plate
scorpion exhaust
and also the state of the old coil overs really show you get what you pay for



also decided to get a nice set of alloys as i felt the car needed a treat so as i got a set of rerufbished genuine ac schnitzer type 1 8j all round





now for the interesting bit , i purchased an m50 engine that had been rebuilt with forged pistons and a 2.8l (m52) crank so displacement is not 2860cc so i might swell call it a 2.9l i also got a 6 speed gearbox and stainless steel exhaust manifold (but chances are ill be removing them but more about that later ) originally there was high lift cams but they were not included in sale and tbh wouldn't suit my needs later on for the car

[LarZ]

Nice build man! The headliner looks like a tidy job. can't wait to see more pics of it assembled with the new wheels and all.

[steve320]

recently bought a fibre glass gt2 wing (replica with lifters) off absmotorsport.co.uk . the car will be going to get a full respray in december /january provided all goes to plan etc etc ( stole the photo off absmotorsport but should give you an idea)

[mk2glenn]

Cool build, some money spent on it! Engine should be class

[steve320]

Cool build, some money spent on it! Engine should be class

cheers glenn, yeah its a bit pricy but i never plan on selling it and i just love E36's no other car for me ahahah , yeah the engine is sweet will be better once done

[mk2glenn]

A set of ITBs would set it off, mightn't gain much power but at least it'd have the sound to match the extra go

[steve320]

A set of ITBs would set it off, mightn't gain much power but at least it'd have the sound to match the extra go

ahahaha I'm thinking wayyy wayy bigger than itb's can't leave those forged pistons go to waste

[steve320]

time for a few updates a lot of the suspension is being rebuilt so heres a few photos of the work and the angle grinding disks burnt through







car needs some work but at least getting it done now

[Ptank]

Great stuff, nice to see another good build going. Wheels are frikin savage too

[steve320]

Great stuff, nice to see another good build going. Wheels are frikin savage too

cheers man , hopefully it'll be ready soon shah , yeah i love the wheels and they are ridiculously light swell