Partiallypurplevisuallyviolet - Daytona M3 Build Thread

[Jdesign]

WOAH.. that brings me back. 

So oddly, my very first car had a very similar set of those Circa 2004. The guy I bought it from was best friends with the owner of LINK motorsports back in the day. He got a bunch of free parts for the car that was sitting on the shelf. Sadly, this also meant the car was a pile of mismatched parts. Red seats, blue harnesses, red faded to brown steering wheel, etc. I ended up selling my pedals to some kid years ago, nowhere NEAR as clean as those. 

Congrats on your find!

[Partiallypurple]

Well not related to the Daytona. But picked up a Mauritiusbleu metallic 318i individual that has been sitting in a storage unit since 01’. Hasn’t seen daylight in 18 years. Originally ordered in Canada it spent its entire life in New Mexico. The thing is flawless underneath and has no rust. Excited to daily drive it and give it the love it needs. A deep cleaning, a buff, new fender and hood on the way! Was originally parked because the owner was leaving his marine base driving it to wisconsin home and got into a minor accident. Parked it, and here we are 18 years later. 

[straight6pwr]

very cool! sad that someone who spec'd an 'individual' didnt upgrade to the painted bumpers.

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straight6pwr said:

very cool! sad that someone who spec'd an 'individual' didnt upgrade to the painted bumpers. 

I personally like the look of the unpainted bumpers. I made my other coupe 2 tone with grey bumpers on purpose

[YoungCR]

What a cool find. Not many factory fresh E36's around anymore.

[Rekpoint]

Saw this one on CL. With alittle front end work itll be great. I have an extra set of usdm headlights if interested,

[jc43089]

Nice find.  And cool wheels, what style are those?

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So after contacting International BMW where I know a manager, I got the word that the car was in Germany from 1993-1998. It spent almost all of its miles there and has all the service history of the car documented. The guy I bought it off must’ve been misinformed on the history of where the car was originally from. The service booklet had some really cool brochures in it and a bunch of other stuff like this cool napkin. Super pumped about finding this car. 

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jc43089 said:

Nice find.  And cool wheels, what style are those?

Style 26’s. From what i understand they were never sold in America and if they were it was an extremely small amount. They’re supposedly even really hard to come by in Europe.

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The car has indeed been parked since 01 though and was imported to New Mexico

[Jdesign]

Congrats. I smell another build thread!

[KaiserRolls]

Jdesign said:

Congrats. I smell another savings account drained!

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Haven’t updated in a while. It’s been a wild few months with the world ending and all that ruckus. Car is finally getting close to being drivable! It’s fully painted, I am currently finishing the wet sanding process. The wheels were fully refinished was planned, I had the chrome removed and powder coated the faces and cage to match, and polished the lips of the wheels. I have gotten very close on my fitment I’m desiring. The rear is a little off still due to some tow issues. I am installing offset RTAB bushings tomorrow from Garagtastic and hopefully that will help me get it to where I want it. The interior is almost finished up for now, I am just a few steps away from mounting and wrapping my metal door panels in alcantara suede. Can’t wait to get on the road! Closer and closer everyday. Alignment is next Monday!

[B C]

This is so good

[SteelBlue]

All the right small details.

Where are those town houses at? Look pretty dope.

Also, going to need a link for the 935 keychain

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SteelBlue said:

All the right small details.

Where are those town houses at? Look pretty dope.

Also, going to need a link for the 935 keychain

Thanks! I’m right on Lake Michigan in St. Francis. I got the key chain from a guy in Poland actually. He got it from a 90’s shop that went under in Japan that sold all Momo stuff. It was never never opened from 89’

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The worst days of owning a BMW will always be the days you do bushings. Rented a $300 bushing removal kit and still ended up having to beat the living crap out of them to get them out. Oh well. Offset bushings in. Toe is a million times better. Alignment Monday! Buffing and wet-sanding continues all week. 

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Toe is still off. Just measured today with some tow plates and I’m around ~1/2” toed out. So 1/4” on both sides. I am out of adjustability so i ended up finding some toe brackets that are available that allow for more adjustability. Hopefully these will solve my problems! Should be here by Friday. Install Saturday

[SteelBlue]

Were these your control arm bushings? I had just bought new lolli's in the past to avoid these issues for how cheap they are.

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SteelBlue said:

Were these your control arm bushings? I had just bought new lolli's in the past to avoid these issues for how cheap they are.

RTAB’s. I did the LCA bushings a month or so ago along with adjustable LCA’s, those were terrible as well.