[Shaun69]

Love the daily updates, car looks siiick

[old grey steve]

Bloody hell Achu, that's well loudreally different and I like something different. Fair play to you for sticking with it

[Greg330]

FINALLY an update!!

Shame about the purple but what you've done is ballsy but works!

[RajB]

Damn. That's some epic reading.

Very well preserved and the end result is excellent. Very bold and actually works well.

Big thumbs up for sure.

[AWBimmer]

You got some determination pal - so glad you kept her and went to town with the mods! Love it and them pics doh!!

[Co55mic]

Every time they step on you... Remind them:
Sigma ft Doctor - Rudeboy:

[AWBimmer]

^^ LOL

[Co55mic]

Saw this car today just past the Bishop's Avenue, got all excited and beeped (as if you'd know who I am!?)...Was like seeing a celebrity! This car looks so good on the road.

[PJJD]

Traktor Kontrol X1 in your boot!! Car is looking awesome

[old grey steve]

The story ends!!!!!

[Ao1]

Hang on what is the ending?

[P 5UML]

I love your determination despite all the knocks along the way, seeing how she has ended up I can clearly see why too bro! She's stunning and looks awesome! Holds a real presence when at shows

True credit to you, your vision and passion ��

[achu]

ahh once again I go AWOL, still reading you're threads guys so don't think i've left you

Originally Posted by Sparky68

Looks great mate, wasnt sure on the colour at 1st but you are right, it looks bloody lovely.

You should buy my traktor pro, will look much better in the boot

maybe when i learn to dj lol

Originally Posted by MAN15H

Car looks good and glad you decided to ignore your dad about buying a sensible car because let’s face it parents just don’t understand our obsession with cars.... and come to think of it neither do wife’s

i think my dad's starting to understand, i put some 19s on his e60 and he's asking me if he can go to 20s :O LOL

Originally Posted by mob17

When i read you were doing green i though whaaaat?? You're going to ruin it!

But seeing the proper pics it looks bloody awesome i love it.

hahaha yeah it was brave!

Originally Posted by AirAndre335i

The best thing which you got absolutely perfect is the rear.

You left the carbon boot exposed… but so it looks just right, you also body colour wrapped the diffuser which most do not do. This works absolutely perfectly!

LOOKS BAD ASS!

thank you thank you Andre

Originally Posted by Ess

I love that you explore directions that haven't been done before, looks great! I enjoyed story time Thanks for the write up!

i do like to be different long time Seb btw, well done on the E30, i dont think i've said congrats yet so congratulations! awesome car, keep us update... i bought something similar myself i'll mention below

Originally Posted by Shaun69

Love the daily updates, car looks siiick

thank youu

Originally Posted by old grey steve

Bloody hell Achu, that's well loudreally different and I like something different. Fair play to you for sticking with it

'kermit'

Originally Posted by Greg330

FINALLY an update!!

Shame about the purple but what you've done is ballsy but works!

thank you

Originally Posted by RajB

Damn. That's some epic reading.

Very well preserved and the end result is excellent. Very bold and actually works well.

Big thumbs up for sure.

thank you bro!

Originally Posted by AWBimmer

You got some determination pal - so glad you kept her and went to town with the mods! Love it and them pics doh!!

you know me Sam

Originally Posted by Co55mic

Saw this car today just past the Bishop's Avenue, got all excited and beeped (as if you'd know who I am!?)...Was like seeing a celebrity! This car looks so good on the road.

aha i think i actually remember hearing the horn while driving by an e92... but thank youuu - my cars a celeb

Originally Posted by PJJD

Traktor Kontrol X1 in your boot!! Car is looking awesome

haha you knoww!

Originally Posted by Ao1

Hang on what is the ending?

the story never ends tbh...

Originally Posted by P 5UML

I love your determination despite all the knocks along the way, seeing how she has ended up I can clearly see why too bro! She's stunning and looks awesome! Holds a real presence when at shows

True credit to you, your vision and passion ��

thanks Sumil, means a lot coming from you bro with that beast of an e39!

[achu]

so the story goes that I got a new job which was quite a drive away and I thought that maybe I could get a E46 330d and share it with my sister as a daily... I was looking for one that had reasonably low mileage and was fully loaded... a daily with good mpg, could last 10 years and would still have the creature comforts...

plan was I was gonna buy it, and me and her would split the cost of running... but after many hours searching - and even finding the perfect one in glasgow, my sister said 'i wont use it enough'...

i was annoyed but i just carried on with life... then my mate (who you've probably seen me at shows with) called to let me know about a car on ebay... something I've probably been looking at for around 3 years but never had the balls to buy... something that I actually remember seeing when I was a kid and dreaming of owning one...

we went down to check it out... and the body was in tatters - dings and scratches everywhere... apparently, the owner died and the family didn't want to move it out the garage... so it sat there for around 10 years, with tools and crap being put on top of it... the MOT report of the mileage agrees - 88k and it's 20 years old... in the last 10 years, it's done around 8k or something...
mechanically, the car was strong, a slight weep from the diff but something that could be handled...

anyways, this is her:


she is a 1996 E36 M3 Evo Saloon in Techno Violet... literally my dream car...



plan is to get her to factory freshness with a little bit of OEM+ modding... nothing like the E93 lol... but I don't want it to be boring so there will be a little bit of my personality in it...

first few things: throttle pedal is a little stiff so i've got a new cable; there's only 1 key so i need to get that sorted and also program a FOB (bought one on ebay, just need to sync it); the rear lights are a little dim, looks like the contacts are corroded - at the same time i'll do a full lighting upgrade, slightly smoked indicators, 4.5k xenons and a clean.... the diff needs to be looked at, hopefully just seals to be replaced but who knows... the seats are disgusting lol, and white which i dont like - i saw a set of red sport seats which i was thinking about but they got sold before i could look at them... steering wheel refurb... a few suspension mods - bilstein b12s, xbrace, some new bushes...

and then at the end, just widening the arches slightly (e36s always looked a little too skinny from the rear to me), refurb the throwing stars and put them on and a full proper respray with the original colour...

all will be done over the years, there's no rush... i want to keep this for life

[achu]

some updates on my e93 too... i'll write about it tomorrow

[AWBimmer]

Man's flawsin big bawsin rolling hard!! Subscribed

[old grey steve]

Ah the E36, do like these a lot especially the saloons rather than the cabs/coupe's for me Techno's a good strong colour too works well with a light interior which you've got but the downside of all that is the lighter interiors can show the wear a little more.

The S50's a lovely engine Achu, its got that nice mechanical feel to it if you follow me it isn't sanatised, you've got to work at it and its nice when stretched, driven a few Z3M's with the same engine they are soooo rewarding, surprisingly they respnd well to a re map they really do they seem to rev with more gusto and feel a little more alive as well, dare say we'll talk about it soon, but one thing to do is carry out regular oil changes, these overall are key they really are, if you do 3000 miles per year trust me change it every year that will help stave off top end issues like vanos growl for instance.

But nice to see one of these cars with a bright future.

Yours sincerly

Kermit

[Lockman_321]

I've read this thread from beginning to end. One of my fav e93s. the 1m Bumper definitely sets off the car and your colour choices are on point! Did you ever ended up finding a good supplier for that techno violet wrap? I want to see more updates! Also looking forward to see what your doing with that e36. I get the feeling your going to restore her to tip top condition!

[Dann]

Awesome new car. Shame it's a saloon but hey it's the greatest BMW colour ever.

I loved my Techno Violet E36 especially after all the money that was spent on it. Wish I could have kept it.

[achu]

Originally Posted by AWBimmer

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you know it, in my world it's raining keema naans son...

Originally Posted by Lockman_321

I've read this thread from beginning to end. One of my fav e93s. the 1m Bumper definitely sets off the car and your colour choices are on point! Did you ever ended up finding a good supplier for that techno violet wrap? I want to see more updates! Also looking forward to see what your doing with that e36. I get the feeling your going to restore her to tip top condition!

aha thank you! nobody has the techno violet to this day! need to keep looking.... hopefully, i do the E36 justice

Originally Posted by Dann

Awesome new car. Shame it's a saloon but hey it's the greatest BMW colour ever.

I loved my Techno Violet E36 especially after all the money that was spent on it. Wish I could have kept it.

ahh it's not a shame! i love saloons, always have... it's pretty easy to get a coupe/vert these days, but nice saloons are rare these days...

[richk84]

Have any e9x been done in Techno violet?

[Rialas]

Originally Posted by achu

and then at the end, just widening the arches slightly (e36s always looked a little too skinny from the rear to me), refurb the throwing stars and put them on and a full proper respray with the original colour...

Lovely car Achu, a few mods would be nice, but don't change the body shape, it'll be a shame.

Always best to do mods that are reversible on classic cars.

Just read though the whole post. What a journey. Enjoy your cars!!