Simmy's E36

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User to own a Hellrot 328 sport but sold that 2 years ago and had a play with a Mercedes 190e but wasnt really be so about a year ago I purchased a tidy E36 Touring.

E36 318 Touring
The car was a Demo car for Readings BMW after that it was owned by the sales manager.
I saw this pop up on ebay for pretty strong money but thought id take the gamble.

Spec
Full Factory sport interior
M44 Conversion
K&N Panel Filter
Superspring Backbox
E46 330d Calipers with M3 Discs and Pads
Coliovers
Adjustable Top Mounts
17" staggered Alpina's
Full Evo wood trim
Factory Nardi Wheel
M3 Mirrors
Z3 rear reinforcement plates

On with the pics :)

The Day i got her

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Didn't Drive Very well at all Alignment was all over the place it had mix and match makes of tyres and had a funny noise coming from the back.

So decided to get 4 new tyres and get it all aligned up and lowered more so it was all spot on.

E36 touring side by SimmyPhotography, on Flickr

E36 Street by SimmyPhotography, on Flickr

Stayed like this for fair few months.. the bonnet had lacquer peel.

So got the bonnet and Wings painted and treated my self to a private plate :)

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Thought id get a wheel to match the rest of the trim

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The wheels where in a pretty bad State so few months ago decided that i would sort them out next on my list :)

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New Badges

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went with a chrome powercoat :)

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Anyway that brings up pretty much upto date on the car:)

just really need to give it a full detail inside and out and get a proper photoshoot done for her. as never seem to have time on my own car just quick snap shots.

Few shots
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rig edit one by SimmyPhotography, on Flickr

e36 dash by SimmyPhotography, on Flickr

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How's that 115hp 1.8L 4-pot working out for you in such a big car?

Edit: 140hp 1.9L 4-pot. Lol..

Looks in very good condition for an old car (apart from the "slammed" (or whatever the kids today call it) look), but certainly showing it's age now.
 
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I think it looks really great with the exception of the lowering and the random sticker in the front window. Fix both of those and it'll be one of the best looking E36's around. The lowering and random stickers make it a bit too tedious-scene.
 
Nice car that, rid of the sticker though.

Don't understand the M44 conversion though? Why convert to just a 140bhp engine?
 
I like this car a lot

If I could tolerate working on it most weekends I'd still be tempted by a 328i touring - dirt cheap to pick up for reasonable performance and if it ended up rusting through there isn't much cash to lose!
 
Looks a little too low for my liking, and I don't like that "stretch" look for the tyres or the sticker.

Other than that it's a good looking car that looks in great condition. :)

Any reason why you chose that engine?
 
Best E36 ive seen for a long time. :)

I very much dislike the excessive lowering (I own an ABC Suspension Mercedes, they look like your car when they have exploded so it looks wrong to my eyes :p) and the sticker in the front window, though.
 
Love the sticker (not!) and get rid of the ridiculous suspension - you'll most likely find you considerably improve the ride & handling.

Oh, drop a six in it too.

I'd prefer a darker interior but it's otherwise perfect! :p
 
Very nice apart from the points already raised about excessive lowering and windscreen sticker. Looks very tidy otherwise. Shame it's not a six cylinder, but I'm not sure how important that really is in a touring model.
 
Sticker needs to go, and it is far too low... Other than that, and the strange choice of engine for the conversion, it looks superb! :)

Best E36 interior I've ever seen. :D
 
I dislike the sticker and mirrors but that's about it, it is quite low but it still looks very good to me.
The M44 is a great fun little engine I'd certainly prefer that over the M40 or M43, really liked the 'motors' 318iS even after Muffin abused it. It may well have had the conversion done as it's surely a simple swap, putting a 6 pot in isn't a quick swap.
 
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