Catuned *** 1990 BMW 325 Complete Restoration

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We do a lot of projects at our shop but were getting close to the end and I would like to post this up here. This is complete restoration to my standards or liking.

How the car came in:












Doing a million things during the day as time permits:














The first thought was to just do the M20 engine and stroke it or do a complete rebuild but then I was able to get a complete 95 e36 M3 with a running S50. So that is what we decided to do.

some of the body work. All done 100% correct block sanded and all



and the big day of the painting:

1st the sealer:



Everything was stripped for a complete professional job. All jams and areas done:









In the shop

Re-sealed the entire bottom of the car

Started some assembly

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Some Testing:
Tires came in..

and wheels were on:

And the car is not lowered just yet.. No.. It's the guys piled in so I can see what it would look like..

LOL

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Some wheels

ok so here is the donor car: 95 M3


Low miles on it and excellent compression. Will also tear it down and refresh it while it's out. Have better cams just sitting on the shelf as well.

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Took the motor out of the donor car:



Removal of the brakes

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The front suspension is completely off:



I got almost all of the parts from the painter. They came out great:



I did get trunk put on the car and the rear bumper is on but still need to adjust it.

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Some sway bars


The upholstery guy dropped off the hand rest redone


I got the rear bumper mounted all the way/bolten on. The center strip is on but waiting for the euro trim to do the rest


Mounted the driver door and molding


Test fitted the front fender as well and it's starting to look more like a car

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Rear end was taken apart and planning to modify it.


Clutch kit came in:



Euro Trim came in:


Transmission was tear apart and gone over.


It's married now:

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Engine going in:





Notice the broom:




Coilovers anyone?


So went up and got the coilovers from Ground Control today. Great group of ppl there. Easy going and eager to answer all questions. It's nice to see ppl not loose that in this fast lifestyle that we all live in. Any who contact them if you need anything. And here is what we got for our car:

Came in a box with CAtuned on it.

Inside:


Guys checking it out:

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Rear suspension reinforced:


New wheel bearings:



Rebuilt and resealed the rear end:




Repainted it all:



Camber kit:

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Brakes are ready to be put in: (All new front and rear; The rear calipers have already been black treated to match the front; just not pictured).




Luke's Boxes came in and are waiting to be put in as well as the strut bar.

Misc. work on the motor and engine bay





Rear end assembled:

Short Shifter done:


And the Biggest Pain in the ARSE:



Replaced a ton of clips on the entire body:

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Wiring just about done so I started on the suspension:






New Hub/ Bearings:


New Control arms and putting on the brakes, struts:

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Got the front suspension completely done and rear just about done as well. All new rear brakes, new shoes, cables, lines. New Fuel filler neck hose. I don't play when it comes to old fuel lines.









It's good to have some wheels back on the car.

[ecuastyle84]

wow awesome work man!

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http://youtu.be/tkYbHaSj6jo

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Black Suede headliner:


Getting the new headliner in:








Sorry for the iphone pics