motocaddy's e36 vert build

[240benzo]

this makes me REALLY want a bmw =0 even with a hardtop, this would be pure sex =]

[motocaddy]

Done quite a bit with her over the past 2 weeks!

Did my first track day with a couple of friends (e46 m3 and 135 msport verts). I thought the car did suprisingly well for how old it is. Tires/brakes could be a bit better and it's obviously down on power, but it was a ton of fun to really push myself and the car.









Safe to say I was the lowest car there! ;D But definitely not the best looking :sweet:


Overall, I think the car did really well for rolling over 212k miles while on the track. Was the slowest car there by a LOT, but was still able to lap faster than a C6 vette, SS Camaro and Shelby 5.0. The motor smelled hot any time I pushed it past like 80%, but survived. Not sure I can say the same about my brake pads!

[uvebeenrobd]

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[motocaddy]

Also tore out the interior to change to black and install stereo.








drilled new holes for the door speakers.


I wired in the head unit and finished up the speaker wires.


Started removing some of the sound deadening. First was the rear, cause it was terrible from the PO spilling paint on it. Wasn't nearly as hard to remove as I imagined.


A couple of hours later... got all 3 sound panels removed and pulled back excess wires. That huge wad of wires on the right ran all over the back seat. Now it's temporarily tucked behind the panel. Wrapped the remaining wires in frcition tape.


Where it's at now:






Next projects are more work on the floor to get it ready for paint and welding in roll bar.

[244Brick]

I Like Are you painting the floors white again? Also, was that Dupli-color interior vinyl paint?

[motocaddy]

I Like Are you painting the floors white again? Also, was that Dupli-color interior vinyl paint?

Thanks! Yes, the floor and roll bar will be painted in white. Duplicolor grease remover + adhesion promoter + matte vinyl/fabric paint. Plan on redoing door/rear panels eventually, but pretty happy with how it came out.

[244Brick]

Yea it looks really OEM.. I'm contemplating whether or not i'll do my accord.

[markshulikov]

Black dash, looks great!/

[DDM]

I really like the racey-convertible thing this car has got going!
How about a front lip or something? You probably don't want M3 bumpers, but it does look a little naked, the front.

[Niterider03]

Your car keeps getting better and better. I lover how the inside looks with no carpet.

[EThirtySicks]

What type of paint/dye did you use on the dash parts? I've been wanting to do that for a while, it looks great!

[motocaddy]

Thanks guys!

I really like the racey-convertible thing this car has got going!
How about a front lip or something? You probably don't want M3 bumpers, but it does look a little naked, the front.

Just needs an american V8 swap to be complete. I totally agree about some type of lip. Haven't looked a whole lot, but non-M bumper lips seem pretty rare.

Your car keeps getting better and better. I lover how the inside looks with no carpet.

Thanks. I'm thinking it will look pretty good once it's all smooth and painted.

What type of paint/dye did you use on the dash parts? I've been wanting to do that for a while, it looks great!

Duplicolor grease remover + adhesion promoter + matte vinyl/fabric paint.

It really isn't hard and the finish is near perfect, so I say go for it!

[Clay]

Turbo it

[Wout CSL]

Very nice white on white E36 vert!!
Tip: Install a M50 manifold and add S52 cams to that for some more horses.
Did it to my E36 323i and I have dyno'd it at 230 hp

[Earl]

What is the top of the arch to the ground height on the front and rear?