hakhawks cosmos e36 coupe

[hakhawk]

this is how it looks right now. not perfect, but better than nothing. already organising new front bumper setup, should be good.

[e30swagon]

This car is hot sauce! Love everything about it!

[Buck6687]

bad news about that damage dude.
love what direction this car has come from, is now and looking forward to more.

[hakhawk]

cheers, you might like the new front end im organising then!

had some time at work today, so i made up a cover panel with some old grilles for the sub. its far from perfect, but itll do the job of stopping stuff from falling in the hole for now

[hakhawk]

slowly receiving parts for new front end





just waiting on the nose panel, then i can get everything painted, gonna get mirrors redone too. theyre stone chipped to hell!

[dharker]

read the whole thread. bummer about the damage, but your e36 looks so damn good

[hakhawk]

cheers dude, nose panel and a second set of grilles(that ill get painted bodycolour) arrived today. hopefully drop it all off for paint tomorrow. then hopefully by the time its all painted, my other parts are in and i can assemble the new front end.

no pics of nose panel because well, its an unpainted panel, and 2 i picked it up after work, was too dark for photos, and i munted the old c/f lip some more getting out of the shop :p #nofucksgivenanymore

[hakhawk]

so i bought a replacement reo bar months back for the alpina front bumper, so i could swap bars with ease. only problem was, being a steel reo, it was way thinner than the oem one, so the plastic push clips that hold the bumper skin on wouldnt hold in tight, so the whole bumper was loose. i threw it in the shed and left it.

well, ive decided i want to use it for the new bumper setup(you'll see why later on), so i had to rectify the clip issue. i considered using bolts, but 1. id have to grind down the head to clear the bump strips, and 2. the clips have saved my bumpers from being torn apart numerous times, because the clips pop out with enough force.

so new plan, weld some nuts to the back of each hole, and drill out to the right diameter. the clips will bite in properly, and still give way when they need to.



also, bumper and other bits are at painters, and should be done by the time my other bits arrive that im waiting for.

[hakhawk]

got my exhaust(among other things) today, had a bit of time towards the end of the day, so i threw it on.

50 minutes later it was done

top is new supersprint, bottom is stock. its much lighter(but didnt weigh it)



tips no longer stick out stupidly far, they fit nicely



aaand a quick video of it on the car.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwdOVoKMt8"]e36 s50b30 euro supersprint catback - YouTube[/ame]

also found out i need new middle exhaust rubbers already

[hakhawk]

lazy day today, took some pics before(crappy iphone shots)

should clean the wheels oneday



iphone height shots. ~100mm legal height and im gonna raise it a touch when new front goes on.





couple pics of ass end, because new exhaust. soooooooooooooo much nicer than stock.





my iphone cradle i fitted few weeks back



and general shot of the pilot seat. been thiking of fitting a tablet in the space under the aircon controls, mainly for shits n gigs, because its not obd2, i cant hook up any wizbang bluetooth gaugesets.

[hakhawk]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U93vFv-tONs"]E36 M3 Supersprint Street - YouTube[/ame]

[BreadBaskett]

Reminds me of my B5 passat! All though I **** completely black cars, I kinda like this look

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[parzychd]

the black on black look is awesome. love the rims on the bmw

[hakhawk]

raised the front 10mm today, in preparation for new front end. its now legal height

[Gordie]

Just went through the whole thread, epic dude! I'm in love with this thing