my 92 325i project

[E36 fanatic 325]

hey guys figured id make my own thread of my project car i bought about 3 months ago. I was gonna start it along time ago but just havent had time so here it is. it is a 1992 325i this is my 3rd e36 so i kind of know a good bit about them and love them even though they can be money pits. i got it really cheap because the clutch went out on it and had dents in fender and nose piece. so in the past couple moths this car has taken up my life and time lol but i love it. now less talk and more pictures

when i first got her home



first thing was change the clutch out

checked out the trunk wires and someone did a half ass job of re wireing them

so i rewired them and cleaned it up

started on the headliner


found a good passenger seat at the junkyard so i changed my old one out heres the old one and new one not perfect either but much better and not bad for 30 bucks


bought a fender and nose piece got them painted and put them on


bought clear tails

found a m rear bumper at wrench apart got it painted and put on

found some z3 mroadster rims for a great price and decided to hop on them their different and i liked em they needed work though i know ill probably get flamed but id rather be different than be like every other e36 with style 5s

test fit

started the terrible sanding decided to polish the lip and see how it comes out never doing it again but came out great




didnt have time to take a picture of them on the car will post up the pics with them on the car tomm hope you guys appreciate the progress on this car as much as i do

[c0lin46and2]

Nice stuff so far. My E36 is the same color. I look forward to your updates.

[K2theB]

Looking forward to seeing the finalization of this car

[JE BMW]

square set up(wheels) ?
theres a few guys here with those wheels. they look good

[jdantuono]

great progress!

[E36 fanatic 325]

Thanks every one!! And no je unfortunately not need to find a set of rears lol and Collin yea I like this color don't see it around alout

[beercitybimmer]

Lookin good. I had replace some body panels myself when i got mine. Seats too. But god what a difference it makes. My car went from " wow that things kinda rough" to " did u get another bimmer?". Bump

[E36 fanatic 325]

thanks bimmer! and yea it makes a huge difference the only reason i havent painted the front bumper is because im waiting to get an m bumper prob next month since i had to get new tires for the wheels lol

[MotoroG525]

nice work on the headliner

[E36 fanatic 325]

Thanks I haven't taken a picture of it on I will tomm

Washed it and finished the rear wheels and put them on

[HRDWHTe36]

lovin the project here.

[E36 fanatic 325]

lovin the project here.

Thanks man!! Still have a long way to go

[faternal]

thats looking good how long did it take you to polish the lip on those things ?

[E36 fanatic 325]

About 3 days to finish just the rears -_-

[atlantisvip]

Needs a drop.

[E36 fanatic 325]

Needs a drop.

Yea I know really bad saving up for coilovers though

[beemer777]

Right on! Looking good

[supermanwithheat]

I like where this is going ...

Great work

[E36 fanatic 325]

Thanx guys appreciate it

[JE BMW]

so you only have those 2 rear wheels? or refinishing the fronts?
m bumper in the future?
i like the color

[E36 fanatic 325]

so you only have those 2 rear wheels? or refinishing the fronts?
m bumper in the future?
i like the color

I have a set of staggered I'm working on the fronts that why their not on and I'm planning on a front m bumper next month and thanks I also like it

[JE BMW]

hey.. how did u get that line so perfect when you sanded down the lip?
did you jack the car up and put it on gear, then sand them? seen that on youtube

[E36 fanatic 325]

Sorry been off for a ehile.. Well there's a small lip on the rim its self so I used that as a line and well when I taped it up I tried to get it as straight as possible. And yes I did jack it up and spin the wheels in the air it was so much easier like that and came out Alout more even.. if you need any tips let me know I learned Alout from doing my first wheel my third wheel I did it in like 3 hours compared to 3 days for my first one lol.... And here's a pic of my car under a Christmas tree me and my f2f went to go see I thought I looked cool


look at what i found at a local wrench a part

putting it in tomm finally getting rid of the oped diff lol

[beercitybimmer]

Nice find! Did you get a good deal on it?

[Moron95M3]

love it! My beater is the same color. (seems like only is on '92 4doors...)

Good luck!