$1500 E36 M3 Conversion

**zipdoa** · 03-29-2009, 08:27 AM

Bought this car for $1500... needs paint, subframe work, oilpan gasket, and some serious loving to the interior... stick around for my build thread!.

EDIT: Here's some eye candy =) I decided to go with Maranellos cause Vitek told me if I didn't weld the mounts bang on that I would get crazy vibrations at higher speeds. This shop is pretty legit!

Some cool whips that were being worked on:

**arian_ma** · 03-29-2009, 01:56 PM

$1500? From that picture the car looks to be in pretty good shape! Man you got a steal! Throw in an E46 M3 motor and call it a day.

**S13_Ryan** · 03-29-2009, 02:21 PM

yea, was gonna say. that car looks incredible for 1500.

**AZE;** · 03-29-2009, 02:28 PM

that looks more than 1500.

Good luck with the project

**al-ti2d** · 03-29-2009, 02:33 PM

how did you get it for that price?

**SR240SX** · 03-29-2009, 02:38 PM

That cars got alllot of work to be done. I dont even think I woulda paid 1,500.

**e36bmw///** · 03-29-2009, 03:31 PM

**Kloubek** · 03-29-2009, 03:50 PM

I saw this advertised too. Seems like a sweet deal!

**schnell325** · 03-29-2009, 03:59 PM

$1500? Totally worth it.

**takemtochurch** · 03-29-2009, 04:13 PM

you can sell those contours for $700 fairly easily

**funkedelic2** · 03-29-2009, 04:41 PM

^^ This is true. Needs body work before paint. Whats wrong with the interior? Are you going to swap the motor?

**e36bmw///** · 03-29-2009, 05:02 PM

**funkedelic2** · 03-29-2009, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by e36bmw///
funkedilic2
wasnt that your car at some point?

Sure was kinda sad to know it's so beat up now

**zipdoa** · 03-29-2009, 09:14 PM

Pics of the damage for those who are interested... me thinks the exhaust will have to come off too!

**zipdoa** · 04-01-2009, 01:59 PM

Sorry for crappy pics... all done with cellphone camera.

**zipdoa** · 04-01-2009, 02:00 PM

I'm thinking now after looking at the pics that those jackstands with a flat, circular top would've been a better choice...

**scat19** · 04-01-2009, 02:11 PM

Nice bud, what are you goals with this car?

**zipdoa** · 04-01-2009, 02:25 PM

Goals:

#1 - HAVE FUN! But in reality, I got this car so I would have something to do when my friends are at the bar getting wasted. I would say my first goal is to LEARN.

#2 - Make it track worthy - since i'm doing so much work on the back end, I will be adding reinforced mounts where neccesarry and using many M3 parts. This will be the car that I learn to race in, but it also must function as a daily driver.

#3 - When all the mechanical issues have been taken care of, I will be prepping the car myself for paint/bodykit refitment. Will also be doing the window trim as it looks like shit right now.

#4 - Interior - I'm not too sure what to do with the interior... the back seats/trunk interior might have to come out for the welding work, so if I have to take it out, I might as well fix it up before I put it back in. The headliner and trim around the sunroof looks like crap (I think the sunroof seal sucks and water has creeped in), so i want to put new fabric in the roof and fix the trim in the rear windows.

#5 - ??? who knows, after getting the car back into tip top shape, time and money will decide what I do with it. I've seen a 2JZ-GTE swap which seems like a lot of fun, but for now I just want to get the car ready to perform on the street and the track.

**G-ZUS** · 04-01-2009, 02:48 PM

Dont put a bodykit on it plz

**zipdoa** · 04-01-2009, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by G-ZUS
Dont put a bodykit on it plz

the kit is already on there... OEM m3 kit... i think the rear bumper is AC schnitzer, but it looks fine. Don't worry, there will be no RICE!

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