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…
Full suspension refresh
With the engine sorted and most of the cosmetic bits all sorted I wanted to give the suspension a big going over next. The car was on its original front struts so quite ”boat like’ when cornering haha. Looking under the front, most of the bushes and ball joints looked fairly decent but a boot…
All Six Cylinders 