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2002 E46 M3 – Rolling Blog of Work
I bought my E46 M3 in January 2025, a really nice clean example, 86k miles, absolutely zero corrosion on the whole car, full service history but quite a few bits I wanted to do to make it perfect. This blog is a rolling record of everything I have done to it so far. Full LSD…
2001 E39 530i Daily Driver – Running Blog of Work
E30’s and Merc have gone into winter hibernation and the E46 M3 will be soon so I wanted an interesting daily driver and have always had a hankering for an E39. Found this 530i which was very clean, interior is lovely. It was supposed to be a couple of days doing a service… turned into…
1989 190e 3.2L – Rolling blog of work
I’ve only been looking for the perfect 190e for about 4 years with the money burning a hole in my pocket so when this one finally came to market I was off like a rocket to Oxford to go and meet previous owner Andi and a deal was done! Had the car about a month…
Bought an 328i E36 but it needed (A LOT!) more than I thought!
Well the E30 is absolutely mint now, I have nothing left to work on so thought it was time for another classic car project to join the fleet I do love my straight six German engines so when I spotted this 1998 E36 2.8L, two owners from new, full BMW history convertible I couldn’t resist….
The Holy Grail E30 Uberkaro interior upgrade!
Interiors on the E30’s done! Hurrah Nearly a year Ive been searching for a pristine Uberkaro Blue sports interior but they just never come up for sale unless they are ruined. I really wanted the blue as the rest of the car interior is blue including the carpets, glovebox, centre console etc. I can’t tell…
New Arrival! Mk2 1988 Golf GTi and its been a busy six weeks working on it!
I wanted a local daily driver that I can enjoy but won’t live in fear every time I park it somewhere or drive it on a rainy day like I do with the beloved E30 now haha! So I started looking for a nice Mk2 GTi. I wanted an 8v as I love the torquey…
Brakes, Blaupunkt, Underseal, MOT
Well, I have been up to quite a bit with my E30 since my last post… but first of all here’s a shot of it I took yesterday looking all shiny under a motorway bridge for no particular reason! MOT Time First up some good news, it sailed straight through the MOT with a verbal…
A little photoshoot, new stainless exhaust and an interior Vax-athon!
Well I got the new exhaust fitted over the weekend (more on that below!) and the sun was out so it would be rude not to go for a blast out and take a few photos on the way home. Soooo without further ado, a selection of gratuitous E30 shots… I couldn’t resist a bit…
Limited slip diff, new paint and fixes
So the plan was to stick with the 4.10 ratio differential from the automatic setup, I thought I’d like the quick shifts through first and second… and I did, but not so much the 3500rpm at 60mph hahaha! So after a lot of pleading on forums and Facebook E30 groups I managed to track down…
The BIG one! Automatic to Manual swap!
So when I bought the E30 I was focussed on the condition and milage not so much whether it was auto or manual because I knew it was possible to swap them over. What I hadn’t quite appreciated was how many parts that would take and the task of pulling them all together and everyone…
