The official WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO YOUR BMW thread.

patsbimmer1

Patiently waiting for crap quality video...

jc43089

dirty30

Removing the sunroof panel that has almost completely rusted out and figuring out how to install the new one.

jc43089

So a guy at work just bought a '95 325i sedan, 245k, kinda rusty but mechanically sound and good price. We did a little work on it today, the hood release cable was loose at the left latch so we pulled the bumper and aux fan out so we could pull on the cable and release the hood, it was actually pretty easy. It has a squealing noise caused by not having a pulley on the serpentine idler, yes just the inner race was left.

In place on my engine for reference.

The belt was also missing somewhat large chunks so we replaced that too. Then we removed the top radiator hose to see why it had duct tape wrapped around it... Had an inch long split in it, Who does that???

Then we changed the oil, drain plug was broken and appears to have been used that way for a while with one thread holding it in, some people like to live on the edge. I tapped a file handle into the hollow remains and it spun right out.

Now all it needs is some cleaning and seat recline gears for both front seats. Sorry no pics of the car, I believe the color is Montreal Blue, it has 16" wheels that look similar to the late e36 15" ones? Not sure what they are from.

B C

Its apparent the previous owner was preparing for some sort of Concours show

Glad to see you taking care of things

YoungCR

That's kinda extreme on pack of maintenance... Hope the car was a steal.

patsbimmer1

Was this the one for sale just off of 11?

jc43089

It was between Cuba city and hazel green. It wasn't a smoking deal after finding all of those problems, nothing really expensive though, it was enthusiast owned at one point in its life, has a strut brace and short throw (z3 maybe?). Also great tires and recent brakes, the po had it for 3 years and sounds like he just changed the oil and gav'er.

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patsbimmer1

I'm pretty sure I saw it parked by the side of the road for sale a few weeks back! It had the sport pkg wheels on it and was avus blue. It looked good from the road... sad to hear it was mistreated.

jc43089

It's actually Montreal blue, with black bedlined rockers. It's perfect for a few years as a fun work beater. He is hooked already, I told him to join up on here.

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dastuz

M3 ate a wall this fall... and got rear ended by a 350Z moments later... so the winter project is... an over the top rebuild.

Front

-Electric Fan

-Low temp thermostat

-New water pump (metal impeller)

-Power pulleys

-Brake ducts

-New hood

-New bumper cover

-Larger radiator

-New fender

Interior

-Full gut...

-New comp steering wheel

-Dash mounted battery cut off

-Cage

Suspension/wheels

-Adjustable rear control arms

-New rims / tires (at 265 right now... looking to see if 285 will work well instead)

Rear

-New trunk

-A lot of body work!

Sure I forgot some items... and it'll grow as I build

I'll have quite a few stock parts I'll be listing here and there as I go.

wasnt m3

Sorry to hear about the mishap. Looks like you have a busy winter making that car into even more of a track monster!

dastuz

The car was over 6 ft in the air, slammed back to the ground, and then was struck at over 60mph by another car... and I walked away with minor neck pain. I figured I owed it to the car for the over the top build. Man... those cars are built so well.