M3 Rebuild

[vinni]

Well its been 3 years since my pals M3 has been off the road, Some of you will know Jimbo from a few meets, a few of us got together today, to rebuild it after its respray.

Got the window's in and door handle (just the one) lol, still got the engine to do, and the inside etc etc. The engine should be getting fitted on sunday, so i will get some more pictures then.

[madaboutthe30]

Looks like this could prospectively be another good thread!

How much did the respray cost?

[M3Jimbo]

£1250

which included fitting a new front panel and straightening the inner wing, welding up the scuttle and re making the rear part where the number plate lights go rusty oh and around the rear toing eye!! and about 15 little park dents and stuff!!i had brought the front panel an wing but all the paint an stuff which is clear over base he supplied!!

to be fair he was struggling for work at the time and he's a mate so got it quite cheep really!

but its getting there finally!!

[Blitz]

Bargain.

[E30Gheko]

Doesn't look like there was any shortage of volunteers to assist in the rebuild.

That's a pretty nice starting point.

[M3Jimbo]

I dont think people belived i still had it lol!!!!

just need recomendaetions on a decent wheel refurber in hertfordshire way or not too far from stevenage?

[Nay]

Nice. Are you just putting the previous stuff back in, or properly rebuilding it as you go along?

[M3Jimbo]

nah pretty much new everything, lights, clips, badges, seals, still got lots of buts to buy need to front seats cheap preferable in bad nick as i'll get em retrimmed!!

[Nay]

Thats the way forward mate!

I'm in the stage of begining to do that to my 325i. But with a couple of silly parts too.

Is your build all factory original bar a few common little upgrades? LHD or convert to RHD?

[vinni]

nah pretty much new everything, lights, clips, badges, seals, still got lots of buts to buy need to front seats cheap preferable in bad nick as i'll get em retrimmed!!

Oh dont forget you nice shiny black bonnet, you was admiring when i turned up, lol. Dont worry Jimbo, car needs putting together, you just place the bonnet there and look at it lol.

[M3Jimbo]

oi that carbon is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

[djk]

I dont think people belived i still had it lol!!!!

just need recomendaetions on a decent wheel refurber in hertfordshire way or not too far from stevenage?

BJV at Flaunden? Not exactly right next door to Stevenage, but in Herts at least! I used them for my BBS, can't fault the quality of the job or the price, although the bloke I dealt with was a moody sod.

[tylerma]

I remember this car from the old stevenage meets
be good to see it back on the road

[M3Jimbo]

VINNI?????? LMAO thats funny!!!!!!

[Rich_W]

For a second there I thought you were someone I knew. Also called Jim and also in possession of a rolling shell of a Red E30M3 which has been restored!!

Enjoy the rebuild.

[zaust]

I thought this had gone to scrap heven !!! How you both doing ?

[M3Jimbo]

all good lads it getting there slowly! im hoping that just maybe possibly it may be back on road for ultimate street car at santa pod!!!!

[On_a_Roll]

A great opportunity to put it back to original condition too.

[dn808e2]

Good luck with the project

[vinni]

I thought this had gone to scrap heven !!! How you both doing ?

I would have put it there Marc mate lol. Im good thanks fella. Hows you? And just to say that there has been no more work done on the M3 yet, as we are all so lazy and have other things to do. Will update you all as soon as Jimbo pulls his finger out lol.