E36 Widebody Build

[mbenzcars]

i love you mark

[Thagodeus]

This thing is crazy, definitely going to be a mona lisa when its finished. Sad to see what happened with the hood, dont give up on her yet

[ktfright]

Its Glorious. I cant wait until its fully done.

[Mark Ostrowski]

bumping an old thread but, im keen on seeing what has happened to this project.

bumping an old thread but, im keen on seeing what has happened to this project.

sorry guys i've been so lazy with updating this thread haha, there has been A LOT that has happened.

lets start. good news: this build is not dead, it has been steadily ongoing for the last few months. bad news: its still not done

holy shit i don't even remember where i left off but lets start here:



like father like son, and for a while my car was taking up that whole third bay space and i couldnt move it because i had no wheels...that all changed as you know..





first order of business was to get the pass. side rear flares on finally, so everything was marked off and cutting began, after that i had my buddy weld on some metal fender liners mostly to seal off the chassis after i cut it, but also to give the underside a more finished look..





the glasswork begins!!






















now if it wasn't abundantly clear before, or you are just joining us..these parts fit like shit out of the box..









my good friend showed up to help with the exhaust and everything else



this point in the build was crunch time we were trying to prepare for a show 1 month away and yeah so blissfully ignorant of how much work was left, but never-the-less, some side projects:

exhaust:





undercoated:



valve cover re-installed



interior work





tires, big thanks to Ming at Fizz Autosports





spacers, shoutout to Adaptec, thanks for the hook-up guys!



and here i was a mere 3 weeks later



then something happened..shit got weird..







wut. i decided i didn't like how shitty the front fenders fit, and so i figured i would change the arches since i would have to cut the fenders all up anyway






























and then, just as everything was going so well, i was making more progress than i ever had in months, stupidity struck..

i took the car out for a first drive to break in the brakes, i was just going around my neighborhood and there is a long stretch of straight road i was using to do the stops, i was on the last stop and just as i hit 40mph my entire hood lifted and smashed against the glass on my windshield- shattering either side..worse however was that the entire custom- one off, nose panel ripped off when it hit my roof and smashed to bits along the road...

this is the aftermath.. you can't tell from the picture but the entire front piece from the hood vents forward was cracked and dismembered and pretty much unusable





at this point i was so frustrated that all that hard work went down the drain like that all because of some silly hoodpins that i just couldn't bring myself to work on the car anymore..

it sat in the corner of my driveway for weeks, everytime i came home i had to look at it just sitting there but i was too busy wallowing in my self pity that i didn't touch it, and so it sat..

a month went by, then another, and then before i knew it i was back in class, this time a full time college student, but then, out of the blue, i was fortunate enough to meet someone in one of my classes who would unknowingly put the whole build back on track, i believe he still posts here every so often




part II coming in about an hour, i need a coffee break

[shanksy21]

bumping an old thread but, im keen on seeing what has happened to this project.

[DinanDave]

What happend to this thing any updates

[dropped.]

Yo diggidy dawgs. I got some bad news. This nigga we been watching build this dope ass car has died. This nigga shot him. He gone be missed. But I took his car and now I'm in charge. I think im gonna scrap it and buy a v-tec civic. You niggas diggidy dig?

That's not even funny...

[Chuckdee]

Will we see an update soon???

[Mark Ostrowski]

No!!!!!! I just spent 2 hours reading through this whole thread only to find that the car still isn't complete?! Every second of my life now shall be spent in suspense...

The car is very very close to being done, I just haven't had time to update this thread because I'm so busy working on it... all I can say is it looks bitchin'

[600whp s4]

should of done this to a e46 lol

[abraham]

No!!!!!! I just spent 2 hours reading through this whole thread only to find that the car still isn't complete?! Every second of my life now shall be spent in suspense...

+1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cubeaholic]

No!!!!!! I just spent 2 hours reading through this whole thread only to find that the car still isn't complete?! Every second of my life now shall be spent in suspense...

[kevinclarkeyo]

when this thing is finished, your gonna have a hard time not destroying the car on your way out of our neighborhood

[E46twist]

cant wait to see the fitment on the rears!!!!

[r3motorsports]

This thing is sick. Nice work