MLM's E36 M3 rebuild thread.

[DanieCorrigan]

had me laughing good. Looking forward to future plans.

[PavelK313]

Quit possible the most entertaining thread in build section.
Awesome car!

[iGreek]

You sir, know how to create a thread. Nice pickup. Keep her clean.

[99sil-teg]

Haha, epic story. Great looking car too, nice find.

[MrGL2]

Hahaha the woman freaked me out


She reminded me of my neighbor who used to peak outside her window when i got back from elementary school 10 years ago

[Khalil]

Fuck you. Not jealous at all. Fgt.

Also I think you forgot to post that you're gonna buy Broadway's ... just reminding you to be cool and not a fgt.

You're welcome.

[Arteeste]

This has got to be one of the most entertaining build threads just from the stories alone. Lol could imagine when the parts start rolling in

[white out]

Looks great!

Nick

[Earl]

Looking grand=)

[MommysLittleMonster]

So my phone was dead for half the day yesterday, excuse my lack of pictures. This will be a weak update.


I had to remove the passenger's side door and be like DUDE WHAT THE FUCK? to the window that decided it wanted to stop being a window and start being a door. I was driving the car across the ocean on a vacation trip to my Home For Orphan Strippers in the Phillipines, when a cool draft graced my bearded cheek. I tried to roll up window, and it was all like


It was a cold ride home.


So naturally I left the car in my garage for two days so it could think about what it had done.
Took the next few days driving my Prelude and partying.
FIXED THAT SHIT.

A broken clip mixed with no grease on the sliders made it stiffer than Walt Disney's corpse.

Decided it was time to give this thang a mild polishing. It was rocking foggy headlights and a dirty engine bay, like a nerdy kid getting hot and bothered over some strange teacher.




Middle point of wetsanding.



I walked behind the car and noticed my tailpipes looked like they vomited tar upon themselves after years of neglect.


After a little 1500-grit wetsand paper, some 2000-grit wetsand paper, a quick rubrubrub with an old sock (lol weiner joke) I didn't feel so bad. I even cleaned the insides of the tips because I am mental and have a problem.
I didn't want to post this picture because they still look terrible, but it's all I got so deal with it.



The car is still filthy as a pig in a mudbath because it's been raining so much it's like like we live underwater. Which, is quite aggravating. I plan on washing it, claybar treating it, and sealing it tonight since it might actually be nice.



Then my phone died and I got pissed off, so I said the hell with it and drove around. So, small update for now. I promise this will actually be a build thread soon, instead of me spouting off stupid little things I've done here and there.

[Beware]

Nice M3, white is always a win......I wish we could get them here for $5k!!!

[MommysLittleMonster]

Its nice when the universe presents you with a car and every thing falls in to place.

Good luck with your M-car, it looks like you got a killer deal.

Thanks, hopefully she's kind to me in the future. Already spent a paycheck on maintenance stuff for this coming week.

You sir are terrible at telling a story.

M3 looks good though and it's amazing that the previous owners kept so many records. I'm def jelly of your MPG, you must be driving it like a girl

I think I might make a post where it's nothing but pictures for the story.

Half the reason I jumped on it was because it was so well documented. I'm trying to carry on the tradition by carrying a little notebook in the car for the same stuff- oil changes, parts, receipts, ect.

The MPG's didn't last long, I was back to 26.6 by the end of my lunch break.

[TeckniX]

You sir are terrible at telling a story.










M3 looks good though and it's amazing that the previous owners kept so many records. I'm def jelly of your MPG, you must be driving it like a girl

[Z.Cockburn]

Its nice when the universe presents you with a car and every thing falls in to place.

Good luck with your M-car, it looks like you got a killer deal.

[MommysLittleMonster]

So last night, I started to piece together a "care kit" for my car, basically one giant tune-up to avoid doing this later next year. Spark plugs, oil change, transmission fluids, coolant, cabin air filter, ect. This is where the stack of records comes in incredibly handy.


I bought an oil change, wipers, and leather treatment- but wasn't terribly thrilled with what I got for oil. $109 later, I walked out the front door of the parts store, reeling a little bit from sticker shock. My first taste of the ///M tax.


I then decided that I wanted to do more research on oils and service items, so I drove home giggling like a school gear from the small amount of oversteer I accomplished in the empty parking lot.


I got home, dug out the records for the car. Bam. There it was.


No, not that. The last oil change, weight, and mileage was scribed in the book just a little less than 2,000 miles ago. Crises averted.

So, I plan on returning the Valvoline Syntech oil I grabbed in panic mode, and buying this.


Yes, I'm being serious. Diesel oil. Apparently a lot of the M guys like it and use it with a great level of success. After a metric fuck-ton of debate, I think I'll be using some 5w-40 since it's getting brisk outside. Input is welcomed on this topic, as I have no idea what I'm doing.


That's about all I have for today. I topped the tank off yesterday on my way home, reset the computer, and drove to work- and saw this.




Not too shabby, S52. Not too shabby.