CJRando's 99 BMW M3

Builds
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I just picked this up last Thursday, from a friend of mine, who was selling it. The vehicle is solid, but I’ve got a lot of preventive maintenance to catch up on. I started with a cooling system flush and an oil change. It’s going to need a clutch, but it’s drivable. I need to replace one of the O2 sensors also. Those are the only remaining issues I have left to address. Please let me know if any of you guys have any E36 parts: mostly cosmetic stuff, like missing trim and what not. As you can see, I’m missing the black center front bumper trim.

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too bad its obd2 a 95 would be a fun car to build.

what are your plans aside from bringing it up to date with maintenance?

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White and clean, definitely a good pickup :slight_smile:

Clutches are easy to swap in this car too.

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Chris…since you change cars every year…I’ll be happy to buy it from you next summer. :wink:

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I’m going to get some new springs and give it a nice drop. I’d like to get the vehicle back to good working order. It needs quite a bit of cosmetic things, which I will mostly replace with OE or BMW performance parts.

I’ll probably be keeping this one for a while. When I do decide to get rid of it I’ll keep you in mind.

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i have a black 95 that still needs some minor shit but i love the car. its fun, reliable and a great DD.

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I think I know this car! Does your friend live in johnstown/g-ville and work at Radio Shack in amsterdam???

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^…yup…that was him.

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nick emery lol! does he still have his supra at his grammas house? lol…

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I like it.

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I’ve started to tear the car apart and give it a good cleaning and do some minor repairs. I started with the seats. I’m in need of a switch for the passenger side if anyone has one they don’t need.

Here’s a stock photo:

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I also did a hasty repair of a hole in the drivers side seat.

The one on the left is cleaned, the right was just pulled out of the car:

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Here’s teh hole in teh drivers seat:

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Here’s the quick repair:

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exterior looks niiice and clean, nice ride!

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Thanks!

I thinking I’m going to try to find some dye to touch up the seats. Has anyone ever used the VHT products?

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Yeah i guess hes working on it now too.

thought so.

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I think he’s given up on it. He just picked up a Mid 90’s RX7.

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Nice car

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not bad i like it ! the louvers in the hood should be white

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Here’s some interior before and after shots. The carpets were destroyed. Oxy-Clean works wonders :slight_smile:

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Wow. Going to have to use that on my carpets. This car is so cool.

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The best use I’ve found for it is cleaning carpets. I think Billy Mays would approve :slight_smile: