My latest project

[MPW3RLee]

Well it’s about that time for me to start on another time consuming adventure and something to actually post about, so here it is.

I will try my best to take pictures of progress in case anyone is interested. Should be a pretty fun car all said and done!

[B C]

Its been a while since ive seen a red E36 M3 and its very appealing

Thats a great car you have there!

[SteelBlue]

This should be pretty tasty.

Style 5s?

[MPW3RLee]

snap said:

Its been a while since ive seen a red E36 M3 and its very appealing

Thats a great car you have there!

Unfortunately it’s not mine, I’m just the one putting all the go fast parts on it

SteelBlue said:

This should be pretty tasty.

Style 5s?

I think they’re some knockoff wheel but I honestly haven’t looked close enough at them. Either way I think they look pretty nice on it!

[ChrisO]

Man I really wanted a red one, looks great

[MPW3RLee]

Christmas came early

[straight6pwr]

cool car, cool project!

btw, those are definitely knock-off wheels. no factory style 5 has stepped lips.

[MPW3RLee]

Well, finally made some progress! Been a busy summer but we’re moving along.

[i_love_cars]

best color is best. 

Looks like a solid project on what appears to be a pretty clean car

[MPW3RLee]

With the help of my wife, finally got the engine on the stand and ready for tear down.

Any advice on whether or not I should have the head/block machined? Taking the head off to replace head gasket and upgrade valve springs/cams and fix front timing cover. Wasn’t having any sort of head gasket issues so I was debating if I could get by without?

[patsbimmer1]

I'd say if you didn't have problems then don't do it.

[Jdesign]

I also agree with that. If there are no issues I would leave it alone. Inspect it really well and then make the judgment call.

[MPW3RLee]

Well, ran into a bit of a snag. Probably going to start poking around for new head. Need new cam caps/ledges and a few other parts of the head aren’t looking to healthy. At least I’ve got some new cams already

On that note, anyone have any M50 or S50 heads laying around?

[SteelBlue]

RIP

[m42b32]

Yikes, thats not good... Did it have oil pressure issues or shavings in the oil?

[GunMetalGrey]

I've got a head floating around, I believe it's got one bent valve.
NV head so the valve stems are different dia, I've also got a tray and caps with cams and lifters for an m52 I believe if you need that

That think looks messy

[MPW3RLee]

m42b32 said:

Yikes, thats not good... Did it have oil pressure issues or shavings in the oil?

The oil pressure was ok minus the supply to the back 2 caps, both the bearing caps had the nuts that hold the caps on loose. I haven’t found any metal shavings anywhere except around the caps, but I haven’t pulled the pan yet either. The filter didn’t have anything weird in it so maybe it didn’t spread too far.

GunMetalGrey said:

I've got a head floating around, I believe it's got one bent valve.
NV head so the valve stems are different dia, I've also got a tray and caps with cams and lifters for an m52 I believe if you need that

That think looks messy

Thanks Ben I will definitely let you know if I need any parts! I found a M50 head from a fellow autoXer that looks like it is in pretty good shape so I will see where that gets me...

[Jdesign]

Ouch.