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Hey guys,
Thought I should throw a pic or 2 up of my car. I bought it in November 2018, from a member on here, he put it up for sale and I happened to be the first to reply and within a few hours after a phone call I put a deposit on it sight unseen... 1 owner Northern Cali car all its life. But very well used, and tired. Been sitting since maybe 2012 or 2014, got parked due to engine issues. Well when I flew down and saw it, the engine was locked up solid. But, a little over 1 year later, it's driving great!
For me this car is special because I bought it off a great guy who as a young man bought the car new (went halves with his dad) in San Fran in 1988. His mom rang him at work and told him there was something waiting in the garage at home. A brand new M3. That would have been cool to own one new.
Anyways, the seller wanted the car to be driven, like he had done, and not become a garage queen. Well, I plan on doing that. The paint is old and tired, stone chips, faded, battle scarred. But no rust and straight. I like it like that for now and I plan on keeping it as it is, but mechanically refreshed. I was driving in a tunnel the other day and a truck spilt debris over the car, and it didn't bother me. I did have to fit a new windscreen as it was cracked from top to bottom, so a stone chip on that would have been a bother, but the body is fine to use like this.
Lots of late nights and weekends in 2019 to get it to driving condition, it still is a work in progress (never ends) but I can daily it now if I want to. The engine got a partial rebuild by me, I have a fully rebuilt 2.5 to go in later, but I decided to see if this motor can be brought back to life. Luckily it lives, so now I have a spare.. and I am thinking of what else I could do with the spare. I would love to get a roller and make an m3 whole again, for me the fun lies in the project. I'm keen to tackle another. Call me sadistic.
If anyone knows a roller that could suit my 2nd engine, let me know.
I would like to do a track day or 2 this summer. Just need to change the cracked guibo first.
This is my 2nd M3. I had a Henna in Australia for a bit. And I have a e30 with the 2.5 s14, that I plan on selling minus the drivetrain.
This m3 is a keeper.
Cheers,
Simon
Thought I should throw a pic or 2 up of my car. I bought it in November 2018, from a member on here, he put it up for sale and I happened to be the first to reply and within a few hours after a phone call I put a deposit on it sight unseen... 1 owner Northern Cali car all its life. But very well used, and tired. Been sitting since maybe 2012 or 2014, got parked due to engine issues. Well when I flew down and saw it, the engine was locked up solid. But, a little over 1 year later, it's driving great!
For me this car is special because I bought it off a great guy who as a young man bought the car new (went halves with his dad) in San Fran in 1988. His mom rang him at work and told him there was something waiting in the garage at home. A brand new M3. That would have been cool to own one new.
Anyways, the seller wanted the car to be driven, like he had done, and not become a garage queen. Well, I plan on doing that. The paint is old and tired, stone chips, faded, battle scarred. But no rust and straight. I like it like that for now and I plan on keeping it as it is, but mechanically refreshed. I was driving in a tunnel the other day and a truck spilt debris over the car, and it didn't bother me. I did have to fit a new windscreen as it was cracked from top to bottom, so a stone chip on that would have been a bother, but the body is fine to use like this.
Lots of late nights and weekends in 2019 to get it to driving condition, it still is a work in progress (never ends) but I can daily it now if I want to. The engine got a partial rebuild by me, I have a fully rebuilt 2.5 to go in later, but I decided to see if this motor can be brought back to life. Luckily it lives, so now I have a spare.. and I am thinking of what else I could do with the spare. I would love to get a roller and make an m3 whole again, for me the fun lies in the project. I'm keen to tackle another. Call me sadistic.
If anyone knows a roller that could suit my 2nd engine, let me know.
I would like to do a track day or 2 this summer. Just need to change the cracked guibo first.
This is my 2nd M3. I had a Henna in Australia for a bit. And I have a e30 with the 2.5 s14, that I plan on selling minus the drivetrain.
This m3 is a keeper.
Cheers,
Simon
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