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[McGyver1906]

What's going on guys I'm new to the forums and wanted to give a brief introduction.

25 yrs old transitioning onto my 5th BMW. I Come from a bmw family.

1st: 1987 325 convertible m50 conversion 5 speed champagne

2nd: 1989 325is stock 5 speed red

3rd: 1996 318ti stock auto silver

4th 1996 328is stock auto black

5th 1997 M3 estoril blue / modena interior, UUC short shift and clutch flywheel kit. CAI.

The m3 is under construction as I picked it up hit in the back and had to get the motor running again but I work in a machine shop so I was able to do the work myself.

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[McGyver1906]

[scooper]

fantastic work! Wish I had done the same...

[JEC928]

Excellent save!

Man, I wanted to do this so bad to a '97 that I saw newly arrived to the junkyard - but they wouldn't sell it. They sold me parts off it though.


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[McGyver1906]

fantastic work! Wish I had done the same...

What did you do?

[McGyver1906]

Excellent save!

Man, I wanted to do this so bad to a '97 that I saw newly arrived to the junkyard - but they wouldn't sell it. They sold me parts off it though.


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Yeah I understand God forbid if anything happens to this car I'm not selling I'm parting her out

[scooper]

transferred M components into a non-M chassis and did a trans swap. I'm well into the part-out now. My car M was hit on the other side in the rear. Maybe someday I might attempt to re-build it as it was one of the very earliest US M3s.

[McGyver1906]

transferred M components into a non-M chassis and did a trans swap. I'm well into the part-out now. My car M was hit on the other side in the rear. Maybe someday I might attempt to re-build it as it was one of the very earliest US M3s.

Oh yeah I was originally going to do that with my '96 328is but the color change and butchering a clean M3 beside the damage didn't seem right

[woody328is]

Very impressive, good work

[xxxxxxx]

Amazing work.

Question for you: how difficult/expensive would it be to replace the thin strip that goes between the trunk lid and the rear bumper? I was hit there years ago and the body shop just covered it in bondo which is now cracking, so Id like to get it fixed. It looks like it is pretty involved?

[McGyver1906]

Amazing work.

Question for you: how difficult/expensive would it be to replace the thin strip that goes between the trunk lid and the rear bumper? I was hit there years ago and the body shop just covered it in bondo which is now cracking, so Id like to get it fixed. It looks like it is pretty involved?

Yeah that require cutting old metal from quarters and floor pan and welding the new piece on

https://www.ecstuning.com/ES71618/?g...cE1BoCZjPw_wcB

[McGyver1906]

Amazing work.

Question for you: how difficult/expensive would it be to replace the thin strip that goes between the trunk lid and the rear bumper? I was hit there years ago and the body shop just covered it in bondo which is now cracking, so Id like to get it fixed. It looks like it is pretty involved?

You would have to cut and welding a new tail trim on seam seal prime and paint

https://www.ecstuning.com/ES71618/?g...cE1BoCZjPw_wcB

[McGyver1906]

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[scooper]

for the poster asking about the thin strip there was a guy with a dakar who did just that recently. Search for his thread.

[xxxxxxx]

for the poster asking about the thin strip there was a guy with a dakar who did just that recently. Search for his thread.

Hmm no luck. Have any ideas on key words to search for?

[scooper]

in m3 section:

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...el-replacement

[xxxxxxx]

in m3 section:

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...el-replacement

Thanks!

OP what did you do about the brazing on the sides when you put it back together?

[McGyver1906]

[McGyver1906]

Thanks!

OP what did you do about the brazing on the sides when you put it back together?

I'm working with my body guy on it unfortunately I wasn't there for this that step but hopefully the pictures I just posted will help. Are you referring to where the tail trim meet the rear quarter?

[xxxxxxx]

Yeah right on that line where the two meet.

Your pictures are extremely helpful, many thanks.

[McGyver1906]

Yeah right on that line where the two meet.

Your pictures are extremely helpful, many thanks.

Glad I could help

[McGyver1906]

Getting closer waiting on parts from ecs so the windows can go back in

[spyderg0d]

Dude. Win...

[McGyver1906]