I DD'd my E36 M3 for a year, but something about a car that would spit fire attracted a lot of unwanted attention... So I started searching for a new DD, and then stumbled across this 6MT sedan for cheap.

Bought it stock, decided that I was going to leave it alone, and then 2 days later... it started.

First day home


Z-tube installed - no pictures

Got OEM 18x8 Enkeis from a Maxima


Installed revised z-springs and plastidipped the wheels. At some point I blacked out the grill.



20mm spacers installed for +30 effective offset






Then I bought 18x8.5 forged Axis wheels that weigh in at 16lbs each. +25 effective offset.






Installed new rotors and Stoptech pads... guess I bedded them in kind of hard...


Motordyne plenum spacer installed. Front two air horns in intake mani ground down to replicate MREV2. No porting done at this time. No pictures.

Blizzak WS60 mounted on 17s and put back on the car. 17x7 +10 F and 17x8 +13 R. No rubbing

 

I need to do a proper photo shoot...

Anyways, since everybody loves pictures, here are some of the E36. And a lazy Sunday in the shop. And some other stuff.












Some specs on the E36...
Schrick cams
Double wound valve springs
Increased compression
3-way valve job
Ported head
S52 injectors
Dinan intake
Headers
Catless
Dual 2.75"
Stewart water pump
Blah blah blah
12lb flywheel
Full derlin shift bushings
Double Sheer Selector Rod
B&M short shifter
Tuned

Eibach springs
Koni Yellows
Camber plates
X-brace
Ground Control spherical bearing LCAB
Rogue Engineering Poly RTAB
UUC poly engine and trans mounts
25.4mm front sway bar
17x8.5 Kosei K1 wheels weighing <17lbs.

 

nice M3. Welcome

 

lookin good! and that is about the perfect way to use up a parking lot filled with snow

 

Looks good, welcome!

 

Looking good, from IL too I see...

 

That's actually a airfield at Rantoul Air Force Base. Rented, insured, and all legal. We use that site for a lot of our autocrosses as well.

Yup, I lived in central Illinois for 4 years while I attended U of I. Now I'm working in the Chicago burbs.

 

Installed Hikkatadori bumper, had the sides and rear color matched. Also swapped back to my summer wheels.

Installed VLSD, still looking for a 3.7 VLSD.
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Installed HR Y-pipe.

Installed Cusco front swaybar.
Will be installing test pipes soon.


JDM yo

 

looks great so far and welcome. If your interested in some wheels let me know, i have a set of DPE's FS

 

looks good so far. Keep up the modding, I love seeing progression threads.

 

Meaty tires are meaty


Loaded down and no rubbing... and very very dirty.

 

what he said

 

Do you have any side profile pictures? I was thinking of doing the same with the HD front bumper and painting the stock sides to match the car.

 

Went autocrossing.


Decided I wanted coils. So I got them. GT Motoring Challenge Comp.



Now just waiting on a hikkatadori trunk to come via Greyhound.