Started From the Bottom: An e46 M story

[NinoHale]

Are you trying to say I should trade the Mk6 for an E46 M3?

I'm not saying yes or no... But I will say I'm confident if you did, you wouldn't regret it.

[NinoHale]

After not having a laptop for over a month I bit the bullet... And edited some pics.

[NinoHale]

Dropped the e36 off yesterday at my buddies shop so he could toss on the coils and go through the car...

Overall a pretty clean bill of health 🙃. Looks as if someone was using this bad boy as their track car.... Which I kind of figured due to the track tires up front and the caster plates on the car.

Tossed the coils on only to rub up front against the strut... Thankfully my buddy let me borrow some temporary rollers until the spacers arrive.



Meanwhile I sold my current daily (e39 528i aka Old Gold) for a good amount (e36 funds)

I'll miss her ❤️



Lastly, I quickly used some of the e39 funds for some wheels for next "season" on the e36. They're aggressive enough and need some tlc.

17x8.5/10 Hamann Motorsport Wheels.



They should arrive in a few weeks then off for refinishing. Haven't decided on color as of yet... Thinking to just keep them a bright silver but wouldn't mind doing something "loud" either.

[becausephilchow]

Loved your GTI, can't wait to see what happens with your E36/E46!

[DER E30]

Me likes what is happening, do continue!
I love Hamann wheels.

[NinoHale]

A buddy let me borrow some spacers... Drove the car to work today and as I got out..





Radiators are cool lol.

More stuff to replace.

[TeckniX]

Luvin the m3 combos

[btns44]

I like..

[NinoHale]

Started From the Bottom: An e46 M story

Decided to drop the e36 off at a local tire/performance shop just up the street from work.

I needed 2 front tires (previous owner had 2 track tires up front) and an alignment after tossing the coils on...

I got all of the above and a surprise.



They owned up to it the right way and will be taking care of it.... Hopefully it's not s giant PITA.

Oh... I also got a new Radiator Monday as well.





B M Troubleyou ❤️

[NinoHale]

Started From the Bottom: An e46 M story

My buddy snapped some pics while the e46 was up at his shop. The CSL deck lid should be on in the next few days.

[NinoHale]

The hunt for wheels continues.

[Staggered]

So jelly of the E36. Lookin good!

[BuFFyZA]

So good! Keep the updates rolling :-)

[NinoHale]

Started From the Bottom: An e46 M story

So.Many.Updates.

When I picked up the e36 it had slight body damage on the passenger side.

The initial plan was to fix the fender and small crease in the quarter... Then I emailed Ollie at Felony Form. For the same cost I could have a little more fun with the car.



Painted today and on next week.



Over the past few weeks I've also had a good amount of maintenance done.

Vanos, valve cover gasket, and oil stand gasket.

The cheap coils I picked up just to get low are driving me nuts lol. Rear strut bushings are shot after 3,000 miles along with plenty of other noises... Either going BC again or Broadway ASAP.

The Hamann's also got some fresh PC.



As for the e46, it spent the majority of the winter in shelter at my buddies shop, FrameWorks. Needless to say he killed it with the CSL deck lid.





After not driving the car for a few months I miss the 💩 out of it.

I also ordered some Rotiform's which should be done in a few weeks. Absolutely pumped for these.

Headed to Water by the Bridge in a couple of weeks... Stoked to get the car season started.

[driftsucky]

I don't know what's going on here. There's too many BMW chassis codes to keep up with. I like the BMW that went to H20i. And Ollie is cool as shit and I'm so proud of him for what he's doing...so I like people that get his stuff. That's where I'm at with this.