my M3 cab replica so far

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Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:37 pm

started this a while ago now, all posted up in the s50 section as im dropping a b32 in. All oem parts were used including doors and quarters. resprayed Alpine white 3. I kept facelift taillights as I prefer them to skinny pukey ones!!!

This is my s50b32 with 33k ECU mapped flashed 5spd box

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Sprayed but not flattened and buffed
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flattened...
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buffed....
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Just needs to be polished before it can come come out the bodyshop......cant wait to see it sparkle in the sunlight!!!
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Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:45 pm

Looking forward to the updates.
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Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:58 pm

Good thread
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:48 am

looks nice....imo i would of used a pre facelift shell so the rear lights would of been the same as the actual M3 cab ones....

looking good....

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Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:20 am

i think if i'd gone left hand drive with it then i would have done prefacelift lights aswell, but seen as though there was no getting away from the fact its replica I thought id put facelift lights on as i prefer em...

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Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:29 am

looks great but you have to change the rear light ASAP
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:51 am

no chance.....i love em!!!
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:03 pm

Great project, only the rear lights don't fit :(
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:59 pm

they fit well and propa....the problem is some people worship cars and some people pimp them!!!lol thanks for your opinion for real, i appreciate it.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:01 pm

may i also remind you that respect should be given to the 318i '91 facelift which gave its azz up for titty and booty conversion, hence a little respect shown in preserving the taillights.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:04 pm

I agree about keeping the facelift lights,as you say Wayne its never going to be a genuine M3.
Personally I think they look good.
Cool project,looking forward to more updates :cool:
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:09 pm

how come you guys are not concerned with the rhd??? its always silly things like badges and lights, my god!!! look at the picture above the facelift lights look sooo much better then the 'they forgot about me' lights. pre facelift lights are the only thing that let the m3 body down
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:20 pm

its maynee not wayne!!!lol but your message kicked bootee so respect!! :cheers:
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:23 pm

eko wrote:I agree about keeping the facelift lights,as you say Maynee its never going to be a genuine M3.
Personally I think they look good.
Cool project,looking forward to more updates :cool:
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:33 pm

agreed!
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Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:51 pm

looks good mate,another one saved look forward to the updates
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:09 am

thank you for your positive comments!!!
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Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:31 pm

Love this project,

I'm planning on doing a e30 convertible from scratch in a few years and I'm still umming and arring about doing an m3 kit..

How much is all the bodywork costing if you don't mind me asking? pm me if you don't want to say it out on here! :)

Keep up the work and I look forward to seeing more pics!

And keep the facelift lights lol..If I was to do it, I'd probably be doing it on a 92'K !
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:58 pm

Ive decided to not get the car polished up just yet, gonna drop in the b32 first and then once ive got the MOT etc sorted then ill get it detailed before i take pics of the finished article.


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Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:10 pm

This looks like a great project... Looking forwards to updates
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:38 pm

love it mate, doing a good job of it. keep the updates coming, my m3 rep has hit a financial wall lol check it out here:

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Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:26 pm

has there been any progress to report on your cab?
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Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:11 pm

slow progress to be honest, i've put the e36 compact trailing arms on to check the offset of the wheels i bought, i was told they'd be sticking out!!??!! anyways...
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Hoping to have the interior install pictures up sometime next week. Hows yours coming along?
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Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:36 pm

looking good, likeing the wheels too, mine is steadily coming along, iv just fitted the compact rear arms too and also converted the fronts with m3 struts disks and callipers n so on, just got some crappy wheels on at the moment just to keep it mobile until I can afford some bbs. apart from that nothing new lol. theres so much I want to get on with but its all money. oh yeah got my sump conversion on its way in post. lol
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Fri May 31, 2013 2:11 pm

Any progress ? :)
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Fri May 31, 2013 11:34 pm

been running around today buying last few bits for the conversion, brake servo, e34 dipstick tube and o-ring, bushes etc. Cars going to amw motorsport for conversion, adrian (engineer) will be dropping the lump in aswell as the ss exhaust, wiring, oil cooler (mokal), prop & diff. Diff needs crown and pinion changing to 3.25. will be putting the pics up as the work progresses. Still not sure on what coilovers to get??? :?
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Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:33 pm

Nice :wink: :D
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Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:03 am

cheers imy....im nearly there!!! got goosebumps mayn!
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Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Gaz Coilovers seem to have a good reputation, check 'em out :)

Likewise mate, I can't wait to get mine back. They'll look like twins parked next to each other :cool:
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Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:39 pm

whens yours gonna be ready? we should get together for a photo-shoot! What colours yours alpine white 1,2 or 3?
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Hopefully ready end of the month , beginning of July :)

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manifold modded....

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Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:29 am

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this is where it went wrong !
can't believe you went full rear quarters and didn't go pre-face rear panel to keep it sweet this would look so much better with early lights,
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