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Bought my dream car finally June 2013. It was a little rough, but I fell in love with it immediately.
Current Photo(s)
Backstory:
Specs:
2000 Z3 Mcoupe (E36/8)
Steel Gray exterior (400) Custom order
Dark Beige Oregon (R3SN)
1 of 1
944xx Miles at purchase
100% stock, save for a set of Billy sport front struts
Orignal owner was a Docter from DC (per business cards found under seats) and it was apparent he didnt "care" for the car like he should have being that he ordered it SPECIFICALLY for him orignally. Guy (technically 2nd owner) I ended up buying it off a dealer lot and put only 300 miles on it before, what I understand to be, not having the desire to put the work into bringing it back to its proper state.
Issues:
Transmission wasnt very smooth, clutch point was at the floor, throw out bearing was shot, minor rust, curbed rims, dent in hood, scrapes on pass rear fender, tear in driver bottom bolster, misc broken/missing interior bits, dinged/misaligned bumper, missing undertray, the list goes on, but I'll get to some pictures:
For sale listing photo:
Additional sale as-purchased photos here
Car has obviously been neglected for a while, and I thought I would document its rebirth. I'm horrible at taking pictures 90% of the time, but will try to get them through this process. I have wanted one of these awesome cars for years now and it just so happen I find a 1of1 so close to me I couldnt pass it up.
Ardy (guy I bought it from) replaced:
Valve Cover Gasket set
Power Steering hoses refreshed and flushed with new fluid
metal impeller water pump
Aluminum Thermostat housing and thermostat
Coolant flush
Things I have done so far:
Engine:
SAP block off plates (SAP delete)
ECIS CAI
Carbon heat reducing wrapped ECU box
RE underdrive WP & PS pulleys
E36 power steering cooler w/ braided SS Aeroquip line
Zionsville radiator
S50 Euro expansion tank retrofit
Relocated Diagnostic (D110) connector
Relocated 12V+ Tower
Relocated Ignition plug
Relocated Passenger side relays to inside ECU box
Rallyroad oil adapter block for oil press sender
Throttle body coolant line delete
ECU "tune" (SAP delete, 7040 redline, no speed limiter)
Water temp sender in old throttle body supply port in head
Magnetic Oil drain plug
Drivetrain:
Oilite clutch pedal bushing
Rogue Engineering Trans mounts
Shifter bushings refeshed
Delrin shifter carrier bushing
Sach's Clutch/PP/throw out bearing kit
Brass clutch fork pivot pin
Shift pin service
Amsoil Trans Fluid change
Rogue SS clutch line replacement (DCV delete)
Slave cylinder
Suspension:
GC Coilovers (440f/600r) break down progress 1 2 3 4 prealignment
GC Hybrid camber/caster plates
Meyle HD FLCAs
Powerflex offset FLCABs
Lemforder inner/outer tie rods w/ fresh boots & locking plates
OEM front strut reinforcement plates (modified for GC camber plates)
Bimmerworld weld-in essentric rear toe/camber adjusters
AKG poly subframe bushings
"Street" rubber RTABs
Brakes:
Zimmermann 2-pc OE "euro" floating front rotors
Zimmermann vented OE rear rotors
Axxis pads
Ireland Engineering SS brake lines
Motul 600 fluid
Overhauled rear calipers (OE softparts, painted)
Bimmerworld SS caliper pistons (rear)
Black VHT paint
Delrin brake pedal bushing
Interior:
50% ceramic tint on sunroof
Seat tilt mod
Seat bushing replacement
12V Sky ///M plug
Viper 3202 2-way Alarm w/ OEM siren & OEM Alarm harness spliced for plug-n-play 2
(Remote functions: Keyless entry, window roll up/down, hatch pop)
ZHP shift knob
Passenger side "parcel net" replaced
LeatherZ armrest
Refreshed center console
LeatherZ sunroof sunshade
LeatherZ footwell lighting
VDO water temp/oil temp/oil pressure gauges
Exterior:
Aluminum Motion Motorsports Undertray
OEM gloss black painted hatch spoiler
Blacked out kidney/hood grilles
Indoor car cover by Andrea
Color matched Garagewelt wiper delete
Skeene design front license plate bracket
OEM shorty antenna
Wheels & Tires:
APEX 90mm wheel studs
Motorsports Hardware lug nuts /w locks
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R's 255/35F 295/30R
AC Schnitzer 18" Type II 3-pc 9.5 ET34 (measured, incl. 5mm spacers) 11.5 ET9 (measured) (post1post2teaser)
Lighting:
Smoke bumper marker lights
Stealth bulbs all around
LED 3rd brake conversion v2.0
LED license plate bulbs
FX-R 3.0 2.5" projector retrofit v2.0 (v1.0)
Skyy FX-R 3.0 brackets
In Progress:
Misc parts aquired/waiting install:
Misc center console switches (spares)
uptite mirror adapter
Oil pan gasket
Oil pump wired nut
ACS flippers (2000mkoop reps)
ND splitter
Black dash
ACS Type II rear wing (authentic) on OEM plastic hatch spoiler
Spacers: 3, 7, 15
Rear brake wear sensor
VAC hub extenders
Maintence:
Misc OEM seals/replaceables when removing the trans (946xx)
Oil changed Mobil1 15W50 (95000) v
Bank2 Sensor1 O2 replaced (946xx)
Rebuilt Alternator (948xx)
Driver door handle cover replaced (949xx)
Removed X-brace, de-rusted and resprayed until a replacement can be made (946xx)
Derusted and sprayed small spots on side skirts till replacement ones can be painted and replaced (946xx)
Bumper adjustments Front and rear
Removed 13 years of dirt from inner fender pockets (946xx)
Front tow plug replaced (946xx)
Passenger brake duct sourced and fitted (949xx)
Driver brake duct fitted (949xx)
New spring clips installed for front grill (947xx)
AC button rebuilt/replaced (946xx)
Auto-dim mirror fixed (before leaking) (947xx)
Second key (946xx)
Replaced broken dash defroster vents (950xx)
SCRUBBED carpets (946xx)
Oil filter housing to block gasket (948xx)
Black radio/shifter surround (95xxx)
Replaced broken dead pedal (95xxx)
FAG rear wheel bearings (95xxx)
Glove box sag fix (preventative) (95xxx)
Center console bulbs (guages & heater controls) (95xxx)
Brake light switch (97617)
ECU fan (97617)
Fresh coolant (97617)
Injector Orings & Pintel caps (97617)
Manifold to head gaskets (97617)
Vanos Banjo crush washers (97617)
OEM fuel filter (97617)
Driver door window spot weld repair (97617)
Door window weather stripping (97617)
Brake wear sensors (97617)
Driver & Pass. window sliders (97617)
Driver window glass replaced used OEM (97617)
OEM BMW Coolant fill (4/23/14) (97617)
Oil changed Mobil1 0W40 (976xx) (4/29/15)
Literature aquired:
Bently's Manual
2000 Owner's Manual
Things coming in the mail:
Euro beige driver lower dash
Euro beige glovebox
Things planned for near future:
Long to-do List: (in loose order)
Front brakes rebuild
Full Exhaust (headers to mufflers)
Paint
Wire tuck
Strong Front Strut brace
SSK (RE) w/ DSSR (used)
Stereo overhaul
RF kit
Oil cooler
Turbo
Interior work
I will update as things come along.
My old E36 for reference before I sold it:
Final days of the E36
-Robb
In process of all the listed crap above. All the work I did myself save for the alignment, weld in tabs, and rebuilt alternator.
As-found x-brace
As-found caliper guide pins
As-installed (much betta)
Underpanel:
Washed and waxed:
Wheels all arrived from Germany:
Obligatory:
Moved out of the city and into this sweet spot:
Pre suspension work:
Suspension work:
Playing around while waiting for coilovers to arrive that day:
More suspension work:
More fitting:
More suspension work:
Lights came out mid supsension swap for retrofitting:
3rd brake light LED swap:
More suspension:
Axles coming back in:
Retrofit progress:
Pile of brake parts:
Console parts swaped:
Just before it left for an alignment:
First Springfest event:
Shots from Schuch Syndikat 2014:
Thanks for looking, sorry for the photo dump, but this is about years worth of stuff compressed into a single post from my more frequented board.
More progress to come of course.
Current Photo(s)
Backstory:
Specs:
2000 Z3 Mcoupe (E36/8)
Steel Gray exterior (400) Custom order
Dark Beige Oregon (R3SN)
1 of 1
944xx Miles at purchase
100% stock, save for a set of Billy sport front struts
Orignal owner was a Docter from DC (per business cards found under seats) and it was apparent he didnt "care" for the car like he should have being that he ordered it SPECIFICALLY for him orignally. Guy (technically 2nd owner) I ended up buying it off a dealer lot and put only 300 miles on it before, what I understand to be, not having the desire to put the work into bringing it back to its proper state.
Issues:
Transmission wasnt very smooth, clutch point was at the floor, throw out bearing was shot, minor rust, curbed rims, dent in hood, scrapes on pass rear fender, tear in driver bottom bolster, misc broken/missing interior bits, dinged/misaligned bumper, missing undertray, the list goes on, but I'll get to some pictures:
For sale listing photo:
Additional sale as-purchased photos here
Car has obviously been neglected for a while, and I thought I would document its rebirth. I'm horrible at taking pictures 90% of the time, but will try to get them through this process. I have wanted one of these awesome cars for years now and it just so happen I find a 1of1 so close to me I couldnt pass it up.
Ardy (guy I bought it from) replaced:
Valve Cover Gasket set
Power Steering hoses refreshed and flushed with new fluid
metal impeller water pump
Aluminum Thermostat housing and thermostat
Coolant flush
Things I have done so far:
Engine:
SAP block off plates (SAP delete)
ECIS CAI
Carbon heat reducing wrapped ECU box
RE underdrive WP & PS pulleys
E36 power steering cooler w/ braided SS Aeroquip line
Zionsville radiator
S50 Euro expansion tank retrofit
Relocated Diagnostic (D110) connector
Relocated 12V+ Tower
Relocated Ignition plug
Relocated Passenger side relays to inside ECU box
Rallyroad oil adapter block for oil press sender
Throttle body coolant line delete
ECU "tune" (SAP delete, 7040 redline, no speed limiter)
Water temp sender in old throttle body supply port in head
Magnetic Oil drain plug
Drivetrain:
Oilite clutch pedal bushing
Rogue Engineering Trans mounts
Shifter bushings refeshed
Delrin shifter carrier bushing
Sach's Clutch/PP/throw out bearing kit
Brass clutch fork pivot pin
Shift pin service
Amsoil Trans Fluid change
Rogue SS clutch line replacement (DCV delete)
Slave cylinder
Suspension:
GC Coilovers (440f/600r) break down progress 1 2 3 4 prealignment
GC Hybrid camber/caster plates
Meyle HD FLCAs
Powerflex offset FLCABs
Lemforder inner/outer tie rods w/ fresh boots & locking plates
OEM front strut reinforcement plates (modified for GC camber plates)
Bimmerworld weld-in essentric rear toe/camber adjusters
AKG poly subframe bushings
"Street" rubber RTABs
Brakes:
Zimmermann 2-pc OE "euro" floating front rotors
Zimmermann vented OE rear rotors
Axxis pads
Ireland Engineering SS brake lines
Motul 600 fluid
Overhauled rear calipers (OE softparts, painted)
Bimmerworld SS caliper pistons (rear)
Black VHT paint
Delrin brake pedal bushing
Interior:
50% ceramic tint on sunroof
Seat tilt mod
Seat bushing replacement
12V Sky ///M plug
Viper 3202 2-way Alarm w/ OEM siren & OEM Alarm harness spliced for plug-n-play 2
(Remote functions: Keyless entry, window roll up/down, hatch pop)
ZHP shift knob
Passenger side "parcel net" replaced
LeatherZ armrest
Refreshed center console
LeatherZ sunroof sunshade
LeatherZ footwell lighting
VDO water temp/oil temp/oil pressure gauges
Exterior:
Aluminum Motion Motorsports Undertray
OEM gloss black painted hatch spoiler
Blacked out kidney/hood grilles
Indoor car cover by Andrea
Color matched Garagewelt wiper delete
Skeene design front license plate bracket
OEM shorty antenna
Wheels & Tires:
APEX 90mm wheel studs
Motorsports Hardware lug nuts /w locks
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R's 255/35F 295/30R
AC Schnitzer 18" Type II 3-pc 9.5 ET34 (measured, incl. 5mm spacers) 11.5 ET9 (measured) (post1post2teaser)
Lighting:
Smoke bumper marker lights
Stealth bulbs all around
LED 3rd brake conversion v2.0
LED license plate bulbs
FX-R 3.0 2.5" projector retrofit v2.0 (v1.0)
Skyy FX-R 3.0 brackets
In Progress:
Misc parts aquired/waiting install:
Misc center console switches (spares)
uptite mirror adapter
Oil pan gasket
Oil pump wired nut
ACS flippers (2000mkoop reps)
ND splitter
Black dash
ACS Type II rear wing (authentic) on OEM plastic hatch spoiler
Spacers: 3, 7, 15
Rear brake wear sensor
VAC hub extenders
Maintence:
Misc OEM seals/replaceables when removing the trans (946xx)
Oil changed Mobil1 15W50 (95000) v
Bank2 Sensor1 O2 replaced (946xx)
Rebuilt Alternator (948xx)
Driver door handle cover replaced (949xx)
Removed X-brace, de-rusted and resprayed until a replacement can be made (946xx)
Derusted and sprayed small spots on side skirts till replacement ones can be painted and replaced (946xx)
Bumper adjustments Front and rear
Removed 13 years of dirt from inner fender pockets (946xx)
Front tow plug replaced (946xx)
Passenger brake duct sourced and fitted (949xx)
Driver brake duct fitted (949xx)
New spring clips installed for front grill (947xx)
AC button rebuilt/replaced (946xx)
Auto-dim mirror fixed (before leaking) (947xx)
Second key (946xx)
Replaced broken dash defroster vents (950xx)
SCRUBBED carpets (946xx)
Oil filter housing to block gasket (948xx)
Black radio/shifter surround (95xxx)
Replaced broken dead pedal (95xxx)
FAG rear wheel bearings (95xxx)
Glove box sag fix (preventative) (95xxx)
Center console bulbs (guages & heater controls) (95xxx)
Brake light switch (97617)
ECU fan (97617)
Fresh coolant (97617)
Injector Orings & Pintel caps (97617)
Manifold to head gaskets (97617)
Vanos Banjo crush washers (97617)
OEM fuel filter (97617)
Driver door window spot weld repair (97617)
Door window weather stripping (97617)
Brake wear sensors (97617)
Driver & Pass. window sliders (97617)
Driver window glass replaced used OEM (97617)
OEM BMW Coolant fill (4/23/14) (97617)
Oil changed Mobil1 0W40 (976xx) (4/29/15)
Literature aquired:
Bently's Manual
2000 Owner's Manual
Things coming in the mail:
Euro beige driver lower dash
Euro beige glovebox
Things planned for near future:
Long to-do List: (in loose order)
Front brakes rebuild
Full Exhaust (headers to mufflers)
Paint
Wire tuck
Strong Front Strut brace
SSK (RE) w/ DSSR (used)
Stereo overhaul
RF kit
Oil cooler
Turbo
Interior work
I will update as things come along.
My old E36 for reference before I sold it:
Final days of the E36
-Robb
In process of all the listed crap above. All the work I did myself save for the alignment, weld in tabs, and rebuilt alternator.
As-found x-brace
As-found caliper guide pins
As-installed (much betta)
Underpanel:
Washed and waxed:
Wheels all arrived from Germany:
Obligatory:
Moved out of the city and into this sweet spot:
Pre suspension work:
Suspension work:
Playing around while waiting for coilovers to arrive that day:
More suspension work:
More fitting:
More suspension work:
Lights came out mid supsension swap for retrofitting:
3rd brake light LED swap:
More suspension:
Axles coming back in:
Retrofit progress:
Pile of brake parts:
Console parts swaped:
Just before it left for an alignment:
First Springfest event:
Shots from Schuch Syndikat 2014:
Thanks for looking, sorry for the photo dump, but this is about years worth of stuff compressed into a single post from my more frequented board.
More progress to come of course.
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