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Yea so not the transformation I was expecting, definitely a learning experience I think I dropped 1.5 inches but it doesn’t really look like a lot, but hopefully this setup will improve handling a little

I still need to drop the rear

I got the knuckle hammered on enough to catch to bolt and did it as hard as I could, fortunately we’re back and it actually stayed. All it took was
16 hours
A severely bent strut clamp
Losing my brake line
Redoing and undoing everything a bunch of times
Severe back pain
Noise complaint
2 Dr Pepper and 2 arizonas
My patience
$120
A friend to hold the flashlight
Posting to Reddit 3 times
2.5 half watched YouTube tutorials
Cuts and bruises
Angry neighbors
And realizing that I still need to do the back

Thanks to everyone that helped and gave me advice, I figured out a chunk of it myself but came to see if anybody knew more than I did (which everyone did) but I brute forced a lot of it, I fucked up pretty bad and also didn’t do the wheel speed sensor and brake line holder for where the bolt is but I don’t want to risk undoing it right now but I’ll fix it later. As far as my brakes I have a new line coming in and I’ll post my car afterwards! Sorry for any bother

Also my brake line is currently leaking anybody know how to fix that?😭

When everything was put together the link gave me no issue but now everything is halfway apart I’m getting all types of issues. Don’t wanna strip it.

All seriousness my car always had a little bit of burning oil smell whenever I pushed it which is pretty normal but I’ve noticed as we’re moving into summer the car smells like it’s running hot or atleast like burnt oil more causally, the cooling system was refreshed before I got it with receipts from the owner but is there some things I should keep in mind? I don’t have a million dollars to throw at it but I’ll invest in my car to keep it running good, let me know! Also thinking about a digital temp gauge because I don’t trust the buffered oem one

After having the e46 the e36 and the e90, I can say the e46 IS the PERFECT blend between the two. The e36 is amazing but sometimes a little too raw😅 great weekend car for sure a little too fun. The e90 is outstanding it’s like the epitome of luxury but I have to admit it’s not as fun, I can practically fall asleep driving it and it handles outstanding, literally glued to the ground. But the e46 is the perfect mix between the two for me, it’s raw and analog and enough to have fun and it’s luxury enough to not mind daily driving it, it’s beautiful looking (although when I unlock the e90 and the door handles, headlights and interior light up that feeling is so cool) idk I’m just rambling now but I’m very passionate about this car

Located in California Bay Area, my car unfortunately doesn’t have the foldable rear seats so these are useless to me since I’m not gonna cut my whole chassis for these. Let me know if you’re interested all “damage” is listed, mostly just dimples that’ll pop out with a heat gun and loose seams that need to be restitched. Let me know if you’re local or interested!

There’s some big splotches of missing clear coat in the back, roof and hood. Otherwise it’s good all around. The previous owner said the paint is too hot since it’s solvent based and not water based and I can’t get it resprayed because getting someone to repaint this would cost me an arm and a leg. Is there any solution to this at all?

I’ve noticed oil is somehow getting on the top of the valve cover not sure how but I’m getting this sound in my top end but since and an older motor I’m unfamiliar with I’m curious if this is normal or not. I’m honestly not sure what a healthy motor sounds like or what could be wrong.

Faint whistling sound when on the gas and a check engine for codes that I can’t quite decipher rn but looked like o2 sensors and maybe something else.

Any help would be appreciated deeply

Lots of work to do, it needs

a full new interior swap
Blinkers
Headlights repolished
Clear coat redone
Suspension adjustments for rubbing left wheel (they’re too big 19”)
Shifter won’t go into first or second for manual mode
If I put it in manual it also won’t go back to auto mode
Blinkers blink absurdly fast
Transmission won’t get out of first when cold (doing a drain and fill today)
Needs the intake assembly finished
Tint redone
Door cards and speakers
Speaker and other similar wiring
And I think the power steering is working overtime

Overall excited to take on this project and put this car back to its former glory and take it even further. Thing feels insanely unsafe and fast going 90 compared to my smoother e46 and e90. It’s amazing (needs to be faster though)

I’ve been messing with this ever since I’ve gotten it and it just no matter what I do won’t line up how it should. I just have a giant right side blind spot but the drivers mirror is perfectly fine.

I’ve only had this for 2 days so I have no idea how to fix this and couldn’t find much on it honestly.

2008 328i e90 I picked up 2 days ago, 1994 325is m technic I picked up yesterday and my daily project 2001 330i e46

Unfortunately departing with the 328i selling to my friend so he can be a Beamer boy with me (I also can’t afford insurance on 3 bmws at my age)

My daily project I got 2 months ago and have been working on it ever since I just did most of a tannin red interior swap just redoing headliner and rear seats now. Next is performance mods and maintenance (first)

And the 325is I just picked up yesterday, good mechanical condition has a few interesting bits when driving, interior is really bad so I’m gonna have to restore the whole interior but I got it for the beautiful paint and the m technic part

Working on the shifter and headliner and pillars now is all that’s left interior, total price for everything down below

Sport pedals (free from pick n pull)
Silver trim $110
Red interior+dash+wheel+center console $300
Carpet spray (like 8 cans of duplicolor $100)
New cluster $60

Chirping like a little bird

This is a serpentine belt replacement sound right?

Okay guys I’m not faking having tanin red (necessarily) but when I bought my tanin red interior the back seats wouldn’t fit in my sedan since theirs was a folding seat and mine isn’t so I had to dye the back seats of my car, super happy with how this has come out and I got a few more things to finish

Buying off my coworker, she wants $4500 but I’m still trying to talk her down. It’s out the DMV system, it’s a formula 400, and it runs and drives still. Obviously it’s not in mint condition and a lot of things look not the best, but I’m not all too worried about the radio and cracked dash and interior/paint.

I really want this car but I know it’s gonna be something I’m gonna have to put some money into to get it back on the road.

Haven’t started it yet but next time I’ll jump it and give an update, not sure where the carb is

Before anyone hates this is very specific to what I’m trying to do with my car and yes It will look stupid. These wheels are 5x114.3 and 20x9 I think I’m not entirely sure yet I really blind bought these

If anyone has advice on fitting bigger rims like these it would be appreciated