Dar-Dar's 1995 Avus Blue E36 M3 Project Car

[Dar-Dar]

Rear End: Part 4

New wheel bearings installed. I put them in the freezer the night before. But I allowed them to defrost a bit since the freezing surface was hardening the anti seize lubricant. No, I didn't coat the trailing arms with anti rust since I'm not concerned about the rust on that area. It's a cast steel alloy (probably forged) so rust won't penetrate through it that easily compared to stamped steel.
New bolts for the output shafts. These are expensive hardware...The output shafts got a bit of POR15 treatment. The rear sway bar was also cleaned up and coated with POR15.
New endlinks and endlink brackets (not pictured).
The axle nuts are also brand new and torqued down to spec using my new 1/2" torque wrench.

 

[Dar-Dar]

Here is the most current photo of the M3.

The next step would be a wheel alignment and repainting the wheels.

 

[TF_FB6]

She looks good, great Build/Restore so far!

 

[webby]

Basically dar just needed to buy a shell, since it's going to be a completely new car when he's done.

 

[Dar-Dar]

It will be the ultimate NJ weather proof vehicle when I'm done with it.

 

[Dar-Dar]

Small update. I purchased a dash cam with GPS from Amazon. It looks similar to my Garmin Dashcam that's on my FG2.

The product is nicely packaged. It comes with a ton of accessories for mounting and hardwiring.

 

[Dar-Dar]

It's a rainy day today, so I installed the Dashcam. I got it hardwired to the sunroof which made it a simple installation.


Here's also an update of the interior right now.

 

[Dennis Rockholt]

I love this thread. All of it. It is so inspiring towards a someday project car

 

[Nomar06]

PSA: I dislike Dove Gray interiors very much......that is all.....

 

[Dar-Dar]

I love this thread. All of it. It is so inspiring towards a someday project car

Thanks man. I've already put an insane amount of work on this car and I'm definitely not even close to being done.

PSA: I dislike Dove Gray interiors very much......that is all.....

 

[Dar-Dar]

I honestly like my interior more than my brother's E36's black leather interior. But that's just my preference.

 

[Nomar06]

Black interior and black Vader seats would be pimp

 

[Dar-Dar]

BBS wheels are getting repainted. I just started the paint stripping process.

 

[ron v]

That would scare the crap out of me to do.

 

[Dar-Dar]

I've painted many wheels so I'm used to it.

I will not bake the them this time since i will be applying 2K clear coat. It will cure and harden in a normal environment (with humidity under 50%). I'll probably just lay them under the sun for a few hours.

 

[Dar-Dar]

I'm putting the wheels on the back burner for now.

I did end up installing the clutch stainless steel line.
I also repainted the front of the valve cover, painted the oil filter housing cap (not pictured), and installed a catch can.

 

[Dar-Dar]

And a wash and engine bay cleaning. I removed the front lip for now since it doesn't clear the jack and I'll need to lift the car up again when I get the BBS wheels finished and installed.

 

[bauer311]

Looking good dar!

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[Dar-Dar]

Wheel painting continued.

After I stripped down the paint, I wrapped all the tires using one heavy duty garbage bag. I cut the bag horizontally into four parts (with the bottom snipped off). The bags fit nice and snug.

These tires are the same overall diameter as the ones for 8th and 9th gens btw.


I wiped them down with grass, tar, wax remover.
Primed using PlastiKote/Valspar self etching primer.
Sprayed with Rustoleum Graphite base coat.
And finished with Rustoleum high heat clear for the inner wheel and 2K Glamour Gloss for the front face.
I'll post pics of the wheels on the car tomorrow since I'm working on an exhaust leak and the gasket maker will need curing time. So the car will remain in the garage overnight.

 

[bauer311]

The wheels are looking good

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