Por fin lo ha acabado!!!

Llevo bastante tiempo siguiendolo y el resultado es espectacular.
Paginas 166 y 167.

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=176943&page=166

Un saludo.

 

No puedo creerlo! Parece que fue ayer cuando ví el primer post del proyecto. Qué máquina de tío!

 

todavía estoy flipando

 

yo tambien lo seguia es la ostia ..........=P~ =P~ =P~ =D= =D=

 

Wapisimo pero... Que le ha hecho al motor? xD

 

Joer con el menda, asombroso

 

que bruto, que bueno, me lo flipo =D= =D= =D=

 

oooo ssssss ttttttt iiiiiii aaaaa sssssss!!!!!!!!!

 

21 months, 4038 pictures, 108 days of work, 60 trips to the dealer, 30 trips to the body shop, countless cuts, and 4 pairs of sandals later...

!!!PROJECT MITE46 EXTERIOR COMPLETED!!!

Looking back at 2004-05-20 when I started this project...I realized how little I knew about cars...but I had a goal...some common sense...some hope...and most importantly, inspiration from you guys, the E46fanatics community...

I've been here for sometime now...since the original website under a different handle...so I've seen how the board has changed over the years...I just wanted to let you guys know that your praises and constructive criticisms have all been appreciated...=)

I've sorted this project into several categories:

1. Debating the project (2 Months)
2. Repairing the damaged engine (7 Months)
3. Taking apart the car (2 Months)
4. Putting in the engine (4 Months)
5. Taking the car to the dealer (1 Month)
6. Bodyshop for repaint (5 Months)

1. 2004-05-20 Inspection - I remember when I first saw this engine...I was thinking no way...I have no idea what any of this is...



2004-06-25 Parts 2



2. 2004-07-14 Parts Delivery - But I can't say no to a good price...I could just sell off the parts and make a return...but that would be no fun right?



2004-08-21 Engine Repair - Head Cover - Then I realized how much the parts cost...even at below wholesale prices...I spent more on OEM parts than anything else...



2004-09-04 Throttle Bodies



2004-09-10 Engine Harness



2004-10-16 Rod Bearing Recall - Then to make things worse I realized I had to do the rod bearing recall...I was hoping not to open the bottom end but now I had to...



2004-10-23 Broken Engine Mount - And of course everything possible was broken even though you couldn't tell on the first day...you have to take apart the engine to tell...



2004-11-06 Iridium Spark Plugs - Then I was thinking...I might as well go all out...AA SC brainstorming...


2004-11-06 Plasma Coils


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2004-11-07 AA E46 M3 Supercharger - So I went through with it...Not sure if it'll all work...that's way you aim your goals high right? =p



2004-11-20 Oil Filter Change - Might as well...



2004-12-10 Pallet Jack - Originally I was going to have a shop put the engine in for me...then I realized that would cost too much and I'd give it a shot myself...



3. 2005-02-03 Disassembly - The 323i has 40k miles on it...perfectly healthy...got me through college...awesome car...no problems...



2005-02-03 Front Face



2005-02-05 Ball Joints - Then I got a little smarter...I started buying the right tools and such...



2005-02-06 Exhaust System



2005-02-07 Center Console



2005-02-12 NAV Removal



2005-02-15 Front Dash



2005-02-20 Coils - Taking things out are definately much easier than putting them in...



2005-03-12 Fuel Rail - This backfried and I got gasoline everywhere...stupid...Then I was stupid for filling up the tank before I started taking the car apart...



2005-03-19 Rear Subframe - This was a pain...especially without a lift...



Then I yanked the engine...with the help of a pallet jack...








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4. 2005-03-27 Assembly - Rear Subframe - Now comes the harder part putting everything back together...



2005-04-03 Coolant Tank - These are relocated on the M3 b/c of the bigger radiator...



2005-04-04 Fuel Pump - High pressure pumps at WOT...



2005-04-14 Fuel Lines



2005-04-15 Drive By Wire - My car was drive by cable...



2005-04-16 Steering Rack - Kept my 323i rack b/c the M3 had a hole in it...maybe I'll get a CSL one one day...



2005-04-17 Invisible Car - Then there was the wiring...probably the hardest part...



2005-04-20 Engine - Installed the M3 engine...



2005-04-21 SC Oil Tank - Finished up the rest of the piping...



2005-04-22 Intercooler



2005-04-24 Oil Cooler



2005-04-27 Control Arms - M3 control arms are wider I think...but most importantly it has extra bolt holes for the reinforcement plate...



2005-05-01 Wiring - Sorting out Coupe / Sedan differences...went through every wire in the entire harness...



2005-05-03 Brake Cylinder - Tried to get a bigger brake cylinder but it didn't fit...



2005-05-06 Misc - More hoses and stuff...



2005-05-08 Steering Connect - This was a pain...It's in the worst possible position in the middle of the engine bay...



2005-05-09 Engine Fluids - Topped off all the fluids...



2005-05-10 More Wiring


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2005-05-17 Fuel Relay - I think 2001+ cars have a different fuel relay...It's actually a control module...



2005-05-21 Praxis Air Suspension - Coils were nice but it was a pain to adjust all the time...



2005-05-21 Tie Rod



2005-05-23 EWS - Of course the owner lost their keys...so I had to get a new EWS and everything...



2005-05-24 Praxis Air Tank



2005-05-25 Kingpins



2005-06-01 Praxis Air Valves



2005-06-01 Xenon Height Sensor



2005-06-03 Wheel Bearings


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2005-06-14 RE Rear Shock Mounts



2005-06-21 GC Sway Bars



2005-06-22 Praxis Rear Springs



2005-06-24 Stoptech BBK





2005-06-27 Yet More Wiring



2005-07-01 Key Cylinder



2005-07-03 General Modules



2005-07-03 Initial Problems



2005-07-03 Yet Again More Wiring


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2005-07-08 Additional SMG Sensors - This is for the hill assist...



2005-07-14 DPE Wheel Fitment



5. 2005-07-15 Car Towed.jpg



2005-07-16 Broken Position Sensor - Only factory part that came broken...





2005-05-18 Startup - Century West BMW was amazing...Joe the shop foreman fixed all my faults in just over a few hours...amazingly there was only one wiring mistake in the whole thing...



2005-05-18 Exhaust Pipes - I also had them put the exhaust pipes in for me because I don't have a lift at home...



2005-07-19 Alignment


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2005-07-22 AA SC Software - Had to uncut my MAF connector...I wish they just told me that in the first place...



2005-07-23 ACS Front Strut Replica



2005-07-25 Praxis Lowest Height - Playing around with the suspension settings...



2005-08-11 M3 DSC Unit - M3 uses a different DSC for the SMGII...



2005-08-12 SMGII Clutch Learning - SMGII was still messed up...forgot to let the car learn the gears the first time...



2005-08-25 Coupe Fender Brainstorm



2005-08-26 PDC Sensors - Might as well retrofit PDC cus it comes with SMG...



6. 2005-09-01 Bodyshop - Off to the bodyshop...



2005-09-02 Modify IC - The AA kit was designed for the M3...so a bunch of stuff had to be modified...


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2005-09-02 Paint IC - I'm not really into bling bling so...



2005-09-06 More Issues - Of course it doesn't fit...



2005-09-19 CF Hood - B stock hood...the quality sucked...I don't really like CF either...



2005-10-20 Fender Attempt



2005-10-24 Fender Attempt 2 - 5 Fenders later...





2005-10-26 Autobody Fender Welding




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2005-10-26 DPE LS5 Fitment



2005-11-01 Fender Bondo



2005-11-03 Fender Rolling



2005-11-09 IB Color



2005-11-18 Paint Prep



2005-12-05 Painted



2005-12-08 Paint Doors



2005-12-13 Headlights - Fits perfectly...



2005-12-13 Polishing



2005-12-20 Bumpers


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2005-12-20 Intake



2005-12-20 Light Fitment



2005-12-20 Top shot



2005-12-23 Trunk and Wings



2005-12-27 Front Bumper



2005-12-27 Sideskirts



2005-12-30 Cleanup



2006-01-04 LED Tails



2006-01-05 RE Rear Control Arms


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2006-01-09 DPE LS5



2006-01-09 Outside



2006-01-10 DPE LS5





2006-01-10 RE IKON Exhaust





2006-01-11 Alignment


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2006-01-11 Slammed





2006-01-12 Front Corner Delete



2006-01-13 Predator Chromiums



2006-01-13 Final Delivery











Special Thanks to Century West BMW, Joe@CWBMW, Ben@Rogue, Marcos Autobody
My sponsors: DPE, CDesign, Jlevi!!!

Happy New Year!

 

Según leí el otro día, le queda por trabajar en el interiro otros 2 meses. Sólo ha acabado el exterior.
El tío es un máquina... aunque en gustos... Para mí le sobran las llantas nuevas (con las anteriores era + bonito)y el alerón queda fatal.
Con todas las adaptaciones, se ha debido gastar más que en un m3 nuevo, que creo que también tiene uno cabrio.

En fin, será por dinero......

 

se aburrira mucho, y le sobrara la pasta, yo si tuviese tiempo y dinero no me importaria hacer cosas de esas...

 

Precioso mi sueño....

 

Lechesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Increibleble!!!!

Un 10!!!!

 

Bonito sueño para plasmarlo en nuestros compact eh sergiiii

 

ya tengono nuevo ídolo, Mackiver pasa a segundo plano. De mayor quiero ser como ese tio:xray: :xray: :xray: :xray:

 

Y lo mejor es que lo remata con 332 i...

 

ha metido un motor de m3 sobrealimentado, creo entender.

Está todo modificado, es decir, que solo ha aprovechado el chasis.

Impresionante.

 

Alucinante lo que ha hecho el tio este y el resultado es acojonante. Lo que hace tener tiempo y dinero.

 

Un manitas con pasta... increible el resultado (unque muy tunning para mi gusto)

 

La verdad es que impresiona, el tío es un auténtico friki Lo que menos me gusta son los faros del coupé. Simplemente sobran, la gracia está en tener un M3 de 4 puertas, con los faros que le corresponden, al menos así lo veo yo.

 

Wapisimo!!! Pero en un compact kedaria terribleeee!!!

 

Pues para lo que debe de costar hacer eso me compro un M3 CSL que tambien es un 3.2 que le da la risa al tio ese,pedazo friki, pa mi gusto no es nada bonito, es un quiero y no puedo de un M3,es mi opinion ehh;-)

 

Eso es un quiero un M3 de 4 puertas y si puede, porque se habrá gastado más tiempo y dinero que en un M3 nuevo, pero a diferencia que los M3 son de 2 puertas.

 

Pues va a ser que no...
1º El CSL nunca se vendio en los USA
2º El quiere el motor del M3 en un Berlina (Como yo en el compact)
3º El coche esteticamente te puede gustar o no pero no es un quiero y no puedo sino mas bien un quiero, se como hacerlo (Recordamos que lo ha montado el mismo) y puedo permitirmelo economicamente..
4º No es el primero ni el ultimo en hacerlo ;-)

 

La Virgen!!! Chino tenía que ser... Nada, nada, mañana empiezo a trabajar en mi 350csi

 

Cada vez que lo veo aun flipo mas...

 

eso es querer algo y conseguirlo... escalofriante sip

 

seguroq no tiene ni amigos ni na, xq yo no me explico de doonde saca el tiempo libre, y la pasta.................. seguro q es p*to, jijiji

 

ME quedé en la conversión sin modificación exterior. Ha quedado brutal!!

 

Impresionante... me anima ver que no soy el unico que le ponen bruto las cosas "raras"