e36 M3 Track Car Prep. Making e46 Fender Flares. Pix. + More

[Parrott]

Did you use m or non m fenders. Also what year. I love the look

[Maynor]

Do you find the 275 taller than you would like it? Since the OD of the 275/35 is half an inch taller than the 285/30 or honestly not much of a difference... I know 275 run-offs tires are much easier to find

No discernible difference and my ABS computer still works.

Did you use m or non m fenders. Also what year. I love the look

Not sure who you're directing that too, for me, non-M E36 fenders.

[boriksh]

non-M E36 fenders.

non-M e46 fenders

[vjlax18]

It was a custom job by previous owner before the e46 fender trick got figured out. To do it again, today, I would just go with e46 sedan fenders (optional - e46 M3 fenders in the front for a little more room).

Did you buy James S's old DSP car?

FYI, E46 M front fenders are only needed on the rear of our cars if you want 11" wheels. E46 sedan fenders will run 10" wheels up front easily with at least 2.5 degrees of camber. I have 9.5's up front with 1.5 degree of camber and 11" in the rear with .5 degree of camber and 295's but could run 315/335 easily with more camber. There is MUCH more work to get the M fenders to work in the rear if anyone goes that route. I did several of these projects back in 2005-2006 and showed many people how to do them. If anyone needs help, just PM me.

But like I said in a previous post, the work done in this thread is great.

[nondescript]

Did you buy James S's old DSP car?

Yes, that is the one.

[motocaddy]

sorry if this has been mentioned and I'm missing it, but are you using 4 e46 front fenders (or 2 front/2 rear)? thanks!

[bimerok]

4 e46 front fenders.

[ahardm3]

Very nice work! we are doing this to my street car now also

[bimerok]

AKG Shifter has arrived and got installed. Neal needed an excuse to "test the shifter"

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU5por4bhI[/ame]

[boriksh]

Nice shifter, a little dusty but nice

[ITINT4U]

what?!!!
this is the only way to test them isn't it?

[douglee25]

Crazy Russians! lol

Nice!

Doug

[ITINT4U]

da da zats how we stunt

[mateo m3]

Nice

[ClayMan]

In the rear, do you cut both outer and inner layers of the metal to clear the wider wheels? What do you do with the remaining metal inside? Do you weld in new metal and extend it to meet the new outer flare? How far do you go? (hard to follow the arch of the flare...)

[ITINT4U]

yeah i cut the whole arch off.
the welded the e46 arch
once the arch was added i banged the original remains towards the new arch for betterr clearance

[ITINT4U]

yeah i cut the whole arch off.
the welded the e46 arch
once the arch was added i banged the original remains towards the new arch for betterr clearance

[ITINT4U]

yeah i cut the whole arch off.
the welded the e46 arch
once the arch was added i banged the original remains towards the new arch for betterr clearance

[DoormanMN]

I NOW know what I'm going to eventually do to mine. Once I get some cash and learn to WELD. I will do it, oh yes, I will do it! Thank you for showing it!

[ITINT4U]

hey guys.
i haven't updated this thread in a while, but this update is actually worth posting
after thinking it over and over i've made up my mind to go with an e30 m3 warsteiner paint scheme. after i rustoleumed the car white i went and bought vinyl. and using my plotter made some decals on it
here are some pictures

[boriksh]

car looks freegin awesome! never knew warsteiner e36 would look so good. i love it.

[canisM3]

looks sweet. what wheels are those?

[mateo m3]

Looking good!!!

[ITINT4U]

car looks freegin awesome! never knew warsteiner e36 would look so good. i love it.

thanks

looks sweet. what wheels are those?

thanks they are cheapo xxr rims 17x9 et20

Looking good!!!

thanks

[UltimateAutoM3]

I Have a widebodied M3 racecar also, the e46 m3 fenders give it an oem look IMO, yours are looking great!