E36 Touring Tidy Up.

[Benwalsh91]

So, I put a picture in my Coupe build thread that I have acquired a touring and it was mentioned that I should create a thread for it.

Link for the Coupe build below:
http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...he-e36-Revival

It isn't really a build its more of a tidy up, a rescue mission to save it from the grave. This will never (hopefully) get as in depth as the work that's gone into the coupe!!!

A friend of mine messaged me asking if I wanted a touring, yeah I wouldn't mind a touring. I don't need another car, nor was I looking for one.
Shortly after my friend arrived and he had said touring.

go on then so I bought it as it was stupid cheap.

She does need some TLC that's for sure.

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I have only had it a couple of days and I am sorry for the piss poor photo quality I will try and get better photos next time for you guys!!

So as you can see from the photos the bumper is pretty much non existent, I have got a new one off eBay it was fairly local and in the correct colour. Its only an SE bumper but I would like to keep this in mostly SE form rather than going M sport bumpers etc etc.

The wing mirror was missing on the drivers side so that was replaced, again another eBay bargain.

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This was the gear knob in the car and quite frankly its terrible.

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Thankfully I had a spare one in relatively good condition that came out of the coupe.

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Plan is to just clean up the car really and make it more presentable.

• Fit new bumper
• Polished (non black) kidney grills
• Wider side bump strips
• LUX side skirts
• New passenger front door (rotted and dented)
• New tailgate (rotted)
• Misc interior bits such as gaiters and floor matts
• Coilovers
• 17" Wheels
• Basic maintenance

[Fruttolo]

Yay
Slam it on the Millemiglias

[hinrichs]

so jealous

[Mehowski]

this will become a show car

[DawsonLiri]

this will become a show car

Easy

[jotemha]

this will become a show car

go for it

[Benwalsh91]

haha believe me, it will never be a show car!!

got about 10 minutes to work on the car this morning before i had to rush out.

First things first i replaced the bonnet badge as the one on the car was non existent.

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I also started to fit the new front bumper. the one that was on the car was cut in half and well, fucked.
I picked a new one up on eBay, it was local and only ten pounds.

Not properly fitted as of yet but you get the idea, i will finish this tomorrow once i have more time. And i am going to try and do some work to the coupe too!!

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I really really want to try and find a Racing Dynamics front lip to go on this bumper!

Also, found someone local who is going to swap these terrible black grills for stock polished ones and i want to put some fog lights in there but waiting to find a bargain set come up online.

Sorry that its nothing brilliant but this car is and forever will be a shit box. i did take it for a drive yesterday though for the first time and it did drive like a champ, there was a little wobble coming from the front end but the bushes are a known breaking point on these so will get them replaced along with the lower arms when i fit coilovers. also it really needs to have its tracking done.

[Benwalsh91]

Yay
Slam it on the Millemiglias

this will become a show car

Easy

go for it

haha this will never be a show car or anything of high quality, thats what the coupe is for. this is just a bit of fun to tidy up and beat around in. I don't want it to be a show car, i think that will take away from the fun aspect of having a shitty car.

so jealous

Don't be. Its a shed.

[jotemha]

haha this will never be a show car or anything of high quality, thats what the coupe is for. this is just a bit of fun to tidy up and beat around in. I don't want it to be a show car, i think that will take away from the fun aspect of having a shitty car.

the biggest lie a car enthusiasts told himself

"I won't do anything to this car" - whoops, some coils appeared - damn, coils without rims look shitty - WHOOPS, some dope rims appeared - shit, now I have to roll / widen these fenders - new paint - ...

and so the story goes, haha



everytime one of my friend says "I will keep this simple" once they've bought a new car I start laughing and WHOOPS, they go full retarded


but to be honest I would enjoy a "shitty" car for myself, just to drive around in winter.. i also have to get a new daily..

[Benwalsh91]

nah, believe me it will never get to that level. If i am honest i am enjoying doing this on a budget and trying not to spend much at all on it. i think thats part of the fun hunting down bargains.

I fitted the bumper properly this morning and lined it up better.

Quite happy with it but it does need fog lights and the standard silver kidney grills. I am on the look out for a front bumper lip for it also in the new year i will get some budget coilovers, Merle lower arms and lollipop bushes.

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I found a leather shift boot in the garage, the current one has a rip in it. This one isn't great but it was better than the one that was in there and it was in the garage so cost me nothing.

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Also, i had this wooden gear stick in the garage too and thought i would put it on to see if i preferred it to the leather one as the leather one has the M sport logo and i am trying to keep this away from being a M sport replica. I want to embrace its poverty spec.

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This actually came in my very first BMW and I've always kept hold of it. I prefer it to the leather and its just aswell because i can't get it off now May try and find a wooden nardi wheel to match.