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Originally Posted by javadog
This leads me to believe that you haven't yet driven one. I gotta say, you need to drive a few of them before deciding to go down that road.
A stock E36 M3 doesn't float my boat. A modified one does. I'd suggest a '95, so you don't have to deal with the OBD2 crap. I'd suggest that you don't need a sunroof or A/C. I'd suggest that you transplant a real M3 engine into it. I'd also put wider front wheels on the front and the stickiest tires you can buy. I'd install replicas of all the M3 Lightweight/GT parts, if you can stand the looks of the rear wing. I'd dig into the M3 parts bin and up the cooling capacity (radiator and oil cooler) and install the front brakes from the Euro M3. I'd want cloth front seats.
Do all that and you'll have a really fun, pretty fast car. By a stock one and you'll have a nice driving sedan. Your priorities may be different than mine but most people buy these cars to chase corners on early Sunday mornings. You've probably got the nice driving sedan box already checked.
JR
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So, back to this post; you got me thinking that a guy could build a pretty good stripped-out hotrod e36 M3 from one of the cheap, high miles cars around. Which real M3 engine would you put in and would it be readily available or the euro version for that car or (?)
I know that these little projects can get carried away but still, compared to 911 hotrod money these days, it would be a bargain. Please elaborate, JR or anyone else who knows these beasts.
