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Jul 20, 2017 20:45:59 GMT
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Hi all, Names Danny; I have been lurking here for a while but haven't had much to post. I've decided now is the time to start the very long process of rebuilding my E36. Not sure if it can be classed as retro but it's 20 years old now so near enough! Got the car around 1.5 years ago, due to work commitments have not touched it at all since buying it, other than jump starting it every so often to move it out of the way. Don't know much about the car as I haven't looked over it yet so you will get to see the fun from the very start. The photos shown are from when my fiance bought it as a birthday surprise (she's a good'n)... She took the photos bless her, I politely said: stick to buying the suprises, I'll take the car photo's from now on. Stay tuned, I'll update as often as possible, probably once a week as I get a day to progress.
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
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If in doubt... flat out !
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Jul 21, 2017 22:10:35 GMT
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Hi mate, nice to see a manual 328i getting some love. What are your plans for it?
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold
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Jul 21, 2017 22:14:19 GMT
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Had 2 x E36 328i sports in the past. Great cars, good ones going up in value now as well with most of them used as drifters.
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Hi mate, nice to see a manual 328i getting some love. What are your plans for it? I'm glad you've asked this; It was originally purchased to drift :eek: but I have had a go and can't bring myself to put the car through it! So now I'm in two minds. Regardless of what way I go, I will definitely be squeezing more ponies from it. One part of me wants to bring it back to its former glory. Second part of me wants to turn it into a road going tracker. Opinions are welcome!
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Had 2 x E36 328i sports in the past. Great cars, good ones going up in value now as well with most of them used as drifters. They can be great cars, this one at present, is not. Yup, at my local drift days there is the dull drone of M50/M52/M54 all day. Drifting is a hard life for a car, I guess I like this thing too much to put it through it. As you say the manual 328 coupes have been going up and up in value of late.
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Ian
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Jul 22, 2017 16:19:56 GMT
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Looks like a decent base car to do whatever you want with it. I'm going to keep my sport standard I think, I only drive it for six months then put it in the garage. That was 6 yrs ago. Before it comes back it will have the auto box replaced for a manual though. That will probably be in another 6 yrs
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Jul 23, 2017 11:07:10 GMT
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
Part of things
If in doubt... flat out !
Posts: 975
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Jul 27, 2017 21:50:01 GMT
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Well go for it mate, just getting it clean and running well will do it justice. Can't help but think these will be worth a pretty penny in years to come, when the e30 becomes rarer.
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold
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Jul 28, 2017 17:36:42 GMT
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The E36 is such an underrated car I've had everyone they made all the body styles and all the engine opinions I've had newer 3 series but I still go back to the E36 I've had my current E36 for 7 years and my wife has recently gone back to a E36 (convertible) and we have no plans on selling either any time soon It's got all the right mods in all the right places I only use it in the summer months but it's just as good on track as it is going to the shops I even fitted a detachable tow bar some years back so I car even use it to tow it's such a good all rounder It's totally your choice what you do with it but if it's worth saving then I'd be inclined to do that It's getting really hard to find good ones nowadays and there only going up in value
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1992 240 Volvo T8 1955 Cadillac 1994 BMW E34 M5 (now sold ) 1999 BMW E36 sport touring x2 1967 Hillman imp Californian "rally spec" 1971 VW bay window (work in progress) 1999 Mazda 323F 1987 Jaguar XJ12 All current
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