BMW e36 - "On a budget" build.

[Spirit]

Like the color and std bumper look with the lip its nicely done in subtle mods.
More lows and you have nailed it

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Raceland coilovers installed.
Brake rotors and pads installed.








This is the height at which it sits at the moment. I'm going to drop it lower soon but first I want to see how the suspension behaves.

[4doorwhore]

Looks great brotha! btw its Taylor with the black e36 325i on the z3m Roadstars from the markhim park meet haha.

-Taylor

[Spirit]

Nice height already

[bmxspert]

nice and crisp looking cant believe the last owner took them bulbs out well i hope he sees this and is sick ahhh tucking the rotors to bed theres love in this build liking the height also changed my view on original bumpers ,you got the look perfect, m50 manifold and big tb lsd might be a good extra

[Verdigrie]

Beautiful clean example of an e36. The standard front bumper with the home depot lip and plate delete looks soo good

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Looks great brotha! btw its Taylor with the black e36 325i on the z3m Roadstars from the markhim park meet haha.

-Taylor

What's uuup?? I completely forgot your nickname on this forum but wanted to get in contact with you guys.. I still have those pictures for you..
Come this friday at the tower shops to that weekly meeting, i'll be there with few friends.. Take your brother too .

Nice height already

It's going down!! This is too high...

nice and crisp looking cant believe the last owner took them bulbs out well i hope he sees this and is sick ahhh tucking the rotors to bed theres love in this build liking the height also changed my view on original bumpers ,you got the look perfect, m50 manifold and big tb lsd might be a good extra

Thanks man!!!
I don't know the previous owner but for sure he is an asshole with no taste in cars; judging from the bulb thing and the JDM exhaust that he mounted on the car.

M50 manifold is something that i really crave for, hopefuly one day...

Beautiful clean example of an e36. The standard front bumper with the home depot lip and plate delete looks soo good

Much appreciated..!

[edirty6eddie]

Hey you ever figure out what kind of springs they are?

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Hey you ever figure out what kind of springs they are?

I looked at them and there was literally nothing written on them...
Looked very similar to these...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-318-323-325-328-1992-1998-2-m2-Performance-Lowering-Springs-/200893807938?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3ABMW&hash=item2ec6343d42&vxp=mtr

[edirty6eddie]

i might be interested, not sure yet. still debating on wheter go coilovers or not.

[InSpeedWeTrust]

My advice is to choose coilovers..
Racelands for instance are pretty cheap! I payd $370 + shipping and I am very satisfied with them.
I'll show you soon what drop they offer
I am very aware that these particular coilies are not the top notch but they do the job just fine, trust me.. If you track the car then that is something totally different!
As compared to the springs which, in case what I had were the ebay ones, I didn't like them too much.

[edirty6eddie]

yeah, if i went coilovers i was just going to go raceland ultimo's and upgrade a lot of my suspension bushing to poly urethane bushings, for a stiffer ride. i've seen people get extremely low on racelands. lower than most go on better coilovers.

[InSpeedWeTrust]

Yes indeed! And ultimos go even lower than the red ones.. 1 inch lower

[CallousNinja]

how much did you spend on the brakes altogether? Im pretty sure my brakes are worn and looking to get new ones

[KekeCav]

2nd package came in. I know some of you really like the wooden trims in the interior and I do as well... But for this car I am going with a more sporty look rather than classy.

As a consequence, I removed the wooden pieces from the interior and thrown in what I considered to be more suitable to my taste.

New shift knob:






This think costed me $80 but I can say that it changed the driving sensation completely... These are the best spent 80 bucks IMO... It is shorter than the stock one and weightened to make shifting smoother, and it does. The feel is nice too, I love it!

New glovebox trim:




Center console painted flat black to match the rest of the interior:







Before:



After:

Eeehhhhhhhhhh,
could you sell me the wooden glove trim???