Hello everyone,
I wanted to display my second finished restoration after the 1987 BMW E30 M3 Restoration (http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=144951 ) I displayed earlier. This was my first M Coupé and it was only a semi-restoration or even more like a nip/tuck but still it was a good effort, I hope you'll like the results.
'99 M Coupé Restoration,
The car wasn't in bad shape to begin with but since I am a perfectionist and mean to hold on to this beauty for long years, I thought I should restore her to as new as possible.
The day I got her,
Here is the to do list: ( In no particular order )
Installation of all the parts
Fix the jumping CD changer and repair the headunit display with missing pixels
Painting the OEM wheels in Chrome Shadow color.
Cat. delete for rasping sound.
Reupholstering the steering wheel, gearbox tunnel, hand brake, floor mats (borders)
Replacing all the fluids (engine,trans.,diff.,brake etc.)
General maintenance (filters,spark plugs, bushings, hoses etc.)
Repainting side M grills
Sorting out all the noises coming from inside the car
Cleaning and polishing all the metal bits here and there
and of course some things which we will find out along the way,
so here we go, wish me luck fellas
A week after I got her, I ordered all the required parts and pieces which were determined by me and my mechanic after careful inspection, inside out.
Before I dropped her to my mechanic for the overhaul, I got my spare BBS set in the trunk so she would have some wheel while the OEM wheels get painted to move around the shop,
I love coupe, 3 wheels in the boot
Side grill with poor painting from PO, you can see how the borders have crossed and etc.
Worn M emblem,
Worn and decolored pieces,
Speaker cover,
AC button
shiny steering wheel, hand brake etc.
Deformed floor mats and disgusting racer boy pedal set,
poor painted wheels,
Wrong concave M boot badge,
Here are the fist batch of parts,
Next day, I went to check out the progress at the shop,
Old worn, torn and damaged parts,
Replaced with new items,
New diff mount,
After checking out the car, I went to see my OEM wheels which are to be painted chrome shadow, they were stripped out of their tires and waiting.
Next was removing the exhaust to have the catalytic converters replaced with straight pipes. I am not a fart can lover but the OEM setup is way too quiet. Besides, I love the rasp and my exhaust guy said this would help it,
Just when we took out the exhaust and diff, we realized a crack in the differantial mount which was unexpected but good to notice early before anything happened.
After diagnosing the mount crack , we wanted to check the boot floor for the infamous subframe damage and luckily, there was none.
While we were waiting for welder to start, I thought it was time for me to get my hands dirty for some DIY action.
Since we had the exhaust out, I started by cleaning the tips. I used ALCON metal polish, a wire brush and lots of caliper cleaner.
Before,
Cleaning the inside with wire brush,
better,
then after 4 rounds of polish and lots of elbow grease later,
here it is with untouched tips,
both cleaned and polished,
When I discovered that this metal polish thing worked, I decided to give a try at the engine bay.
First was the oil filter cover, those wax residues and faded finish bothered me every time I opened the bonnet.
I removed the cap,
and after a bit of magic,
Next, the infamous vanos,
before,
during,
after,
then some other clips and metal bolts,
After 2 hours of rubbing and polishing, I was done.
Next I went to see how the wheels were doing.
My painter started the sanding which takes incredibly long thanks to the horrible repaint the OP did.
all clean now,
I'll post more progress this evening... Thanks for watching.
I wanted to display my second finished restoration after the 1987 BMW E30 M3 Restoration (http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=144951 ) I displayed earlier. This was my first M Coupé and it was only a semi-restoration or even more like a nip/tuck but still it was a good effort, I hope you'll like the results.
'99 M Coupé Restoration,
The car wasn't in bad shape to begin with but since I am a perfectionist and mean to hold on to this beauty for long years, I thought I should restore her to as new as possible.
The day I got her,
Here is the to do list: ( In no particular order )
Installation of all the parts
Fix the jumping CD changer and repair the headunit display with missing pixels
Painting the OEM wheels in Chrome Shadow color.
Cat. delete for rasping sound.
Reupholstering the steering wheel, gearbox tunnel, hand brake, floor mats (borders)
Replacing all the fluids (engine,trans.,diff.,brake etc.)
General maintenance (filters,spark plugs, bushings, hoses etc.)
Repainting side M grills
Sorting out all the noises coming from inside the car
Cleaning and polishing all the metal bits here and there
and of course some things which we will find out along the way,
so here we go, wish me luck fellas
A week after I got her, I ordered all the required parts and pieces which were determined by me and my mechanic after careful inspection, inside out.
Before I dropped her to my mechanic for the overhaul, I got my spare BBS set in the trunk so she would have some wheel while the OEM wheels get painted to move around the shop,
I love coupe, 3 wheels in the boot
Side grill with poor painting from PO, you can see how the borders have crossed and etc.
Worn M emblem,
Worn and decolored pieces,
Speaker cover,
AC button
shiny steering wheel, hand brake etc.
Deformed floor mats and disgusting racer boy pedal set,
poor painted wheels,
Wrong concave M boot badge,
Here are the fist batch of parts,
Next day, I went to check out the progress at the shop,
Old worn, torn and damaged parts,
Replaced with new items,
New diff mount,
After checking out the car, I went to see my OEM wheels which are to be painted chrome shadow, they were stripped out of their tires and waiting.
Next was removing the exhaust to have the catalytic converters replaced with straight pipes. I am not a fart can lover but the OEM setup is way too quiet. Besides, I love the rasp and my exhaust guy said this would help it,
Just when we took out the exhaust and diff, we realized a crack in the differantial mount which was unexpected but good to notice early before anything happened.
After diagnosing the mount crack , we wanted to check the boot floor for the infamous subframe damage and luckily, there was none.
While we were waiting for welder to start, I thought it was time for me to get my hands dirty for some DIY action.
Since we had the exhaust out, I started by cleaning the tips. I used ALCON metal polish, a wire brush and lots of caliper cleaner.
Before,
Cleaning the inside with wire brush,
better,
then after 4 rounds of polish and lots of elbow grease later,
here it is with untouched tips,
both cleaned and polished,
When I discovered that this metal polish thing worked, I decided to give a try at the engine bay.
First was the oil filter cover, those wax residues and faded finish bothered me every time I opened the bonnet.
I removed the cap,
and after a bit of magic,
Next, the infamous vanos,
before,
during,
after,
then some other clips and metal bolts,
After 2 hours of rubbing and polishing, I was done.
Next I went to see how the wheels were doing.
My painter started the sanding which takes incredibly long thanks to the horrible repaint the OP did.
all clean now,
I'll post more progress this evening... Thanks for watching.
