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Everything looks so good Dar-Dar. Keep it going!
Dar-Dar's 1995 Avus Blue E36 M3 Project Car
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Yeah. Same here. The wheels came with winter tires and tpms that I can sell.
I haven't even owned this car for a year and I've been putting so much on it. Haha.
Thanks man.
I also picked these up today after picking up the bbs wheels. They are 235/45/17 Pilot Super Sports with 6/32 thread left. I paid $50 for both! One minor problem is that one tire has a small bubble. I'll be running them on the front.
The rears will have 255/40/17. I'm still debating if I should mount my 255/40/17 Kumho Ku36 that I intended in selling.
I put the car back on stock spring due to the reason that the tires that will be mounted are wide and will rub with the H&R race springs.
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My friend with a 2014 Audi S4 purchased a new oil cooler for his car. And so I asked him to not scrap it and give it to me. I'll try to fix it and mount it on this car. Interestingly, the Euro E36 M3 had them stock. U.S. E36 M3s got it bad and are poop compared to the Euro ones. 
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Is that still a stacked plate unit? Whats the I/O ports look like?
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My Derale 10 row might be available soon if you want it.
Its a Derale 51008 with -8AN fittings. Plenty large for oil I believe. It's pretty compact and it cools well at 50+ mph. At lower speeds it's like it's not even there. I've had no cold weather issues with it but if you're using it for oil you should definitely get one of those thermostatic valves for it.
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You're no fun! Stop with sensible advice! Mods, more mods are always necessary!
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I am planning on tracking it, but not heavily. That's why you're here, to give me advises.
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Update: Rust = Yum
From removing the front fenders (which were rusted underneath and covered by the side skirts), I noticed significant rust located right behind the front tires. I really hate rust.
I started by cutting the rusty metal with a grinder and a Dremel.
Look what's exposed. :Omg:
I cut and shaped an 18 gauge cold rolled sheet metal to be stitch welded onto the chassis. I borrowed my older brother's Flux Core Welder.
All the minor rust surfaces that did not rot were coated with POR15 and the welded seams were sealed using a Seam Sealer. The hidden bare metal was sprayed with Rustoleum Self Etch Primer. I also plugged all the jack holes with rubber plugs and seam sealer. I will no longer use those jack holes since they collect so much water.
I will finish everything off by coating the treated areas, as well as the rocker panel underneath the side skirts, with the Duplicolor bed liner coating that I used for the wheel wells.
From removing the front fenders (which were rusted underneath and covered by the side skirts), I noticed significant rust located right behind the front tires. I really hate rust.
I started by cutting the rusty metal with a grinder and a Dremel.
Look what's exposed. :Omg:
I cut and shaped an 18 gauge cold rolled sheet metal to be stitch welded onto the chassis. I borrowed my older brother's Flux Core Welder.
All the minor rust surfaces that did not rot were coated with POR15 and the welded seams were sealed using a Seam Sealer. The hidden bare metal was sprayed with Rustoleum Self Etch Primer. I also plugged all the jack holes with rubber plugs and seam sealer. I will no longer use those jack holes since they collect so much water.
I will finish everything off by coating the treated areas, as well as the rocker panel underneath the side skirts, with the Duplicolor bed liner coating that I used for the wheel wells.
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Thanks for the input, Robert.
I will have a couple performance parts lined up soon (by summer or fall).
-Short Shifter (the one you told me about a while back on the fb messager)
-Radiator duct (I'll be fabricating my own)
-Exhaust (I'll probably get this really soon. Possibly within this week). I have two exhausts in mind, Borla or UUC? I'll buy these second hand.
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Nope. Not yet.
Not until my Style 44s are sold.- Staff
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is that aftermarket wiring, or that's how the oem was run from the factory?
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Im assuming factory. But I have no history of the car, so I'm not 100% sure.
