~~M3Rob95's '94 e36 M-Technic restoration thread~~

**M3Rob95** · 09-12-2011, 11:36 PM

I went to Dave Markert's new shop in Lawrenceville to get my Spec E36 ready for Road Atlanta when I first saw this car. I had always wanted an Alpine white e36 and knew I had to have this car. I asked Dave for the owners' number and I gave her a call. Less than a week later I got the car...

I had only seen the car in the dark and I had not even driven it. To say the least, I had a bit of buyers remorse when I drove it home. The rear trailing arm bushings were completely shot and it drove like crap! It was actually kind of dangerous... The brakes were absolutely awful as well.

I got it home, jacked it up, and began tearing it down. EVERYTHING will be replaced

It did have a nice brand new set of Bilsteins with H&R springs, but the front end looks terrible!!!

Duct taped corner light!

I removed the tape and its not even lose!?

Rusty spots :P

Apparently they only made 150 of these bad boys. They have some unique parts:

I removed the rear windows and cleaned up where the old/rotting seals were.

I also removed the black window trim that goes around all the windows. It had some rust spots on it so I will be restoring it with good ol' trusty Krylon fusion satin black paint. New trim pieces are around $115 new and will look exactly the same as my restored ones.

You can see it will need some body work behind the driver door.

**GTRSv** · 09-12-2011, 11:48 PM

yesss!! another one of your build threads!!

**M3Rob95** · 09-12-2011, 11:50 PM

Back in December of 2010, a kid I knew got this pretty sweet black e36. He needed me to swap his cooling system and I was more than glad to help out.

When I was first checking out the car, I was like, "Dude, nice shift knob. Too bad it has a 6-speed emblem..."

He replied, "It is a 6-speed!"

I couldnt believe it! This kid knew nothing about e36 or what he had.

Upon further inspection, I found out it had a Stickley built OBDI S52 engine with cams, euro headers, 3.5in intake system, injectors, custom ignition coils, underdrive pullies, UUC 8.5lb flywheel, 3.38 diff, etc. The thing is QUICK!!!!!

Unfortunately, I gave it a month before I knew it would be totaled.

Sure enough, I was right. A few weeks after he got it, he balled it up. Every single panel on the car had some kind of damage. As far as I know, he slid off the road on some ice, and did several 360s along a fence on the side of the road! lol.

Anyways, got it towed to my house for a tear down...

I did take it for a quick spin and it was still really fast :P

That night:

That morning I got to work.

I have two Active Autowerk exhausts!!! WOO

Few hours later, I made the engine my btcih.

Then put it right next to my white car to get them introduced to each other, haha!

Black car had nice seats! Flipped them for a nice penny, +$120.

Rears are still FS

$50

The M50 is for sale out of the M-Technic. That would be nice to own

The white car had AA adjustable lower control arms. Also FS :P :P :P

Got the trans off the 3.2. This was the first time I confirmed it did have a UUC lightweight flywheel. Sold it for a nice penny as well, +$750

**M3Rob95** · 09-13-2011, 12:09 AM

Started tearing down the engine to freshen everything up. Everything would be properly cleaned and degreased. Then things that needed paint would be addressed.

I was happy to find that my oil filter housing had an oil temp and pressure sender adaptor. I will be using that for my Spec E36 engine I have been working on...

After some enamel:

Degreasing some other parts:

Like new:

Black car had UUC mounts and TME. Yes, you guessed it; also for sale

Black dash that is FS:

Black car had Eibach Pro-Series Sport dampeners with springs. K-Mac Camber plates and BMP rear shock mounts. As well as Eibach sways. Everything is FORRRRRRRR SALE!!!!!!! (No this is not meant to be a For Sale thread! haha)

Restored engine mount arms mounted to a nice/clean engine:

I lucked out because when I fixed the original owner of the black cars cooling system, I replaced everything! All new belts, tensioners, pullies, water pump, tstat, housing, etc!

I will be replacing every other seal and what not to keep everything clean:

Clean oil filter housing:

Got the roof cut off the black car and did a little "Swag Surfin' " No, you can't be like me!

**LagunengrunE36** · 09-13-2011, 12:20 AM

Nice! I <3 AW E36s.

I'll give you $250 for the m50.

**M3Rob95** · 09-13-2011, 12:22 AM

This is the black car in a small pile! I need to borrow a trailer so I can take it to get recycled.

So thats about where I am up to this point. When I get the rest of the black car out of the garage, I will have more room to keep working on the M-Technic.

Its about to get started! Woooo

**Brobb** · 09-13-2011, 12:32 AM

Looking good man! I saw your "Grey Ghost" thread and now this m-tech? Seriously jelly bro.

subscribed for sure.

**NikosX** · 09-13-2011, 01:30 AM

I almost picked up a 94 M Technic in Southern California about a year ago with the intention of s50 or s52 swapping it.

Glad to see you're going to do it! I just need to figure out what to put my spare s38 into...

**norcal505** · 09-13-2011, 01:34 AM

Good idea. GL.

**Bjkearns** · 09-13-2011, 02:10 AM

I am looking forward to seeing how this progresses

**Hahmed17** · 09-13-2011, 02:22 AM

Subscribed.

**canisM3** · 09-13-2011, 02:24 AM

lookin good, can't wait to see the finished product! love alpine white

**Butler** · 09-13-2011, 02:36 AM

Wow that looks like an awesome project! Congrats on the purchases.

**Zulu930** · 09-13-2011, 07:08 AM

Sweet!! good luck dude

**jeremy5000** · 09-13-2011, 08:46 AM

Looking forward to seeing the final product.

**jrotax101** · 09-13-2011, 09:55 AM

Can't wait to see it finished Rob!

**propcar** · 09-13-2011, 10:17 AM

how hard was it to remove the window trim that you're going to repaint and removing the window seals? I gotta change my seals and I want to re-paint my window trim, my paint is also faded/bubbled.

**germancarguy** · 09-13-2011, 10:39 AM

hahahaha nice thread. The swag surfing was the best.

Looking forward to more progress. Is the 6-speed from a euro car?

**thedude60126** · 09-13-2011, 10:45 AM

Subscribed can't wait to see this finished.

**3xxtiMZK2** · 09-13-2011, 11:04 AM

Subscribed!!!

**Inv3ctiv3** · 09-13-2011, 11:55 AM

Damn nice build

**M3Rob95** · 09-13-2011, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by propcar

how hard was it to remove the window trim that you're going to repaint and removing the window seals? I gotta change my seals and I want to re-paint my window trim, my paint is also faded/bubbled.

Very easy! I asked around and some un-named people said it was difficult/impossible. It took all of 5 minutes and little/to no beer

Originally Posted by germancarguy

hahahaha nice thread. The swag surfing was the best.

Looking forward to more progress. Is the 6-speed from a euro car?

Yes, it is a Getrag 6 speed. Hopefully everything inside it is nice. I will be putting in some nice fluids but you never know. It had a UUC EvoIII short shifter which I hear can be bad for syncros??

**Thames** · 09-13-2011, 01:03 PM

Good work! Keep us posted!

**FrederickG** · 09-13-2011, 01:19 PM

Those door handles... How much are you looking to get for the dash? Can you email me? frederickgramlich@gmail.com

**WeiBCoupeE36** · 09-13-2011, 01:22 PM

wow. looking good though!

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