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  1. 06-03-2014, 03:49 PM #1
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    Lightbulb What is the most impressive e36 restoration you've seen?

    There have been a number of build threads all over the web. Which have you found to be the most well done or inspirational builds?
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    I'm not sure it's the most impressive, but this one is a personal favourite:

    Alpina B3 3.0 E36 -94 Restoration:
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrsmitchell View Post
    I'm not sure it's the most impressive, but this one is a personal favourite:

    Alpina B3 3.0 E36 -94 Restoration:
    http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/alp...storation.html
    Holy smokes, that's impressive!
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    http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=80165 maybe not a restoration per se, but always makes me want an e36 every time I read it
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    It's not super impressive but it's definitely my favorite. I bought this car as a basket case for $700. I put $3500 into it over 3 years and I tried my hand at car painting. By the time I was done I had swapped out the entire interior, full suspension refresh, entire cooling system, motor mounts, ZF 5 speed swap to get rid of my junky Getrag 5 speed, new clutch and tons of little items.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackxs View Post
    http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=80165 maybe not a restoration per se, but always makes me want an e36 every time I read it
    That might be the most stunning e36 I've ever seen. It says a lot about these cars when you can say that about a car that hasn't been modified. I'm FAR from a purist, but you just can't make that better.

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    Scroll down to devildog's posts (2,3).

    Not as much work but here are the reasons I love it:

    A. I live 5 miles from this car, and see it everywhere
    B. It had the same issue my car has, and I want to do the same job but haven't yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackxs View Post
    http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=80165 maybe not a restoration per se, but always makes me want an e36 every time I read it
    Thats unreal...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ahheck01 View Post
    There have been a number of build threads all over the web. Which have you found to be the most well done or inspirational builds?

    Honestly not to toot my own horn... but I think my restoration is pretty cool.

    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/a...p?albumid=5820
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    Quote Originally Posted by zkramez View Post
    Honestly not to toot my own horn... but I think my restoration is pretty cool.

    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/a...p?albumid=5820
    You definitely just tooted your own horn on a 5 year old thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zkramez View Post
    Honestly not to toot my own horn... but I think my restoration is pretty cool.

    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/a...p?albumid=5820
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    Quote Originally Posted by zkramez View Post
    Honestly not to toot my own horn... but I think my restoration is pretty cool.

    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/a...p?albumid=5820
    40,000 dollar for what exactly? bad paint job? Dude your hood isn't even aligned. screw you for even posting it.... Not to toot my own horn.... GTFAH.

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    To be fair, I've probably spent 40k over the life of my car (including purchase) and it gets worse every year as well.

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    to be fair yours prob has a clean title. not a rebuilt.
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