BMW E36 328i Coupe

[Bedworth]

Well last year i decided to go for a bigger car as a daily while i take the punto off the road for a full rebuild and this is what i came back with. A cheap buy that just needed some TLC but has gone far beyond what I expected and hopefully I am nearing the end of this project with most things set to finish this month and just left to polish a set of wheels then

CAR SPECIFICATIONS:

- Model : Bmw E36 3 Series
– Engine size : 2.8
- Year : 1996
– Colour : Montreal Blue

ENGINE MODIFICATIONS :

- Induction Kit
- M50 Inlet Manifold
- John Ashley Exhaust System

STYLING MODIFICATIONS:

- ACT SX 17" wheels ( 17x9.5 / 17x11)
- M3 Front Bumper
- M3 Rear Bumper
- M3 Side Skirts
- M sport Door Strips
- Smooth Bonnet
- Smooth Wings
- full respray in montreal blue feb '14


INTERIOR :

- Full leather sports seats
- Black Door Cards
- Black Dash
- mtech 3 wheel
- black roof lining
- black parcel shelf
- black carpet
- black leather arm rest

EXTERNAL:

- fiberglass ducktail boot
- standard headlights with black internal shrouds
- amber indicators
- tinted indicator rear lights

CHASSIS:

- Coilovers
- 800lb spring rate rally springs

ICE:

- Pioneer HU
- JL 12" Sub (w3v2)
- JL front componenets
- JL rear 4" speakers
- JL 500.1 Amp



How it was when I bought it
















How it is now:

[aprophet13]

Nice! You changed out all the right things, especially those tail lights

[Bedworth]

Indeed, that was my plan as it was a disgrace when I bought it tbh, hopefully should be finally finished the end of the month

[Adilm3]

Nice E36 there. Clean. Not a fan of the wheels though but it stands out from the crowd. I'm itching ot get an e36 now and do a project myself. Maybe see you at a few of the UK shows this yr if your attending any.

[Blumagic]

nice job so far... any shots of the new wheels without centercaps? I feel like they would look better without.

[Bedworth]

Nice E36 there. Clean. Not a fan of the wheels though but it stands out from the crowd. I'm itching ot get an e36 now and do a project myself. Maybe see you at a few of the UK shows this yr if your attending any.

Cheers, and ye the wheels arnt everyones taste but i love them. And ill be at quite a few UK shows as im togging at alot lol

nice job so far... any shots of the new wheels without centercaps? I feel like they would look better without.

cheers, and no i haven't im afraid.

[Nuts]

Car looks awesome bud. The wheels sit nicely. What is the PCD on those rims?

[Bedworth]

Cheers man.

They are 5x120.6 and fit with normal bolts (5mm longer) all you need is spigots and bolt "collars" to convert bolts from tappered to flat as jags are flat nuts and the tapper would wear away in the wheel

[Bedworth]

well yet again its been eventful.

Took the car back to the bodyshop to be finished off and redo sideskirt and has came out perfect




But then on the way from the bodyshop (1 mile down the road) i lost drive and after alot of clutch kicking and luck managed to get it down to my mates garage. To find that clutch had shat itself

So 8 pieces of wood later up on a 2 poster it was




Nice reflections and beading after flat and polish


old clutch but looks like original and all stamped bmw (car has done nearly 166k)



but after me and my mate took it apart and then he put it back together (while i was busy ) it took under 8 hours and we had never done one before even with the exhuast brackets shagged and all bolts seized to fuck




So then today went about fitting leather interior back in (was paint dyed from stone grey to black) and proper happy with it

[Bedworth]

Well thought it was about time for an update. And here it is now

BMW E36 328i Coupe by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i Coupe by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i Coupe by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i Coupe by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr


It is running static still with custom rally springs in the rear. The wheels are ACT SX with 17x9.5j et15 fronts and 17x11j et11 rears.

[Laef]

Great choice on the wheels

[Bedworth]

thanks

little sneak peak after some paintwork and roof spoiler

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

[AtlantisTouring]

awesome ride man, that duck tail boot lid is a win!

[Bedworth]

thanks, i love it being a little different

a few pictures from the weekend at ultimate stance

[Bedworth]

Well managed to get some pictures of the final look a few weeks back

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr

BMW E36 328i by Mathew Bedworth, on Flickr