My 32-Year-Old BMW Comes Back to Life!

[@bendaga]

Thanks for watching, everyone! 🚗 Bringing this 32-year-old BMW E36 back to life has been an exciting journey so far, and I can’t wait to see where this build takes me. What’s the most unique car you’ve ever owned or driven? Let me know in the comments below! Also, what do you think of the plans for this OEM+ build? Should I keep it simple or go all out? Let me know your thoughts! 👇 Your support means everything-don’t forget to like, comment, and share if you enjoyed the video! 🙏

[@Tistan01]

Keep it simple!

[@rannymagig]

Yes, keep it simple

[@kylea-d4108]

Oem plus sounds great, i like your taste in mods!

[@JNAMOTORSPORTS]

Wet sand the shock tower or maybe try easy off oven cleaner

[@notsofree_willy]

It's wild how timeless a 32 y/o car can look. BMW really nailed the aesthetic with the E36

[@Hari_3]

E36's always looks sick to me.

[@autodrivennam]

E34's too. Love em. Just ripe enough.

[@bendaga]

theyre one of those cars that are addicting once you own one

[@autodrivennam]

@@bendaga my dad's 316i had the hardest time, was my practice drift car 😭. I had to get good pretty fast, because if I so much as scratched it, brother I'd be deceased today 💀

[@antonibednarek1489]

BMWDAGA is back!! I’m texting from Europe So here in Poland, these are 99% of the time turned into drift missiles and the crazy thing is that the 1.6 and 1.8 are most of them. And I don’t mind that, they are cheap as heck. My friend bought a working already drift prepared compact for 500$, that’s the good part yk

[@bendaga]

cheers bro! I'm always impressed at how well people can drift the 1.6's with such little power. def a driver mod in the midst. great deal on that compact

[@zk9964]

Heck of a find! You seem to have some great E36 knowledge but here's what I know from my time in the chassis. And as a daily, dope! There is so much aftermarket available to us. 1. Yellow stuff is a wax, hard to remove but protects the metal. You should spray the shit out of the underside when you're down with Amsoil HD/Fluid Film etc to protect. 2. Anything rubber on the car, due to age will be bad. I just tore apart a 93, all the fuel lines on the car were beginning to split. Not leak, but bad cracks. Check the top of the fuel tank as I doubt anyone has ever touched those. Check out M539s video on how he rebuilt/restored them as new from BMW is like $200. 3. As I mentioned rubber will be trashed, so all the bushings will be sloppy. I think the rear had 17 or 19 when I did it , a complete pita but tons of options/upgrades while you're in there. 4. For a daily, US lights are garbage. Ofc DEPO is the easy way but with some time and effort you can retrofit much better projector housings (Theretrofitsouce) and have a modern lighting system in the 90s housing. 5. I did not know this, but a standard tablet scanner and OBD1 adapter off ebay, and you can read live data. It's not amazing, but it is great when diagnosing. Stomp test be old. Cheers!

[@bendaga]

thanks for all the tips! I have some experience but definitely don't know everything: 1. Ahh that makes sense. I was thinking of removing it but it doesn't bother me too much 2. My fuel return line already split so I'm almost certain those need to be replaced as well 3. The subframe, Diff, and RTAB are in amazing shape but the other stuff like the shocks and suspension bushings are cooked

[@MulletHamster]

1 week later: "The future of my now defunct 32-year-old BMW E36"

[@bendaga]

real

[@jackson4269]

Love it! M3 body kit will look sweet.

[@bendaga]

Agreed! Interested to see how it comes out

[@rannymagig]

It's oddly very satisfying putting new parts on old cars

[@bendaga]

especially when they're in need of replacement

[@rannymagig]

@@bendaga yes, definitely

[@rieskea]

Can’t wait to see it with the paint matched bumpers and side skirts!

[@bendaga]

Me too!

[@Eazygza]

Looking forward to this build

[@bendaga]

yessir

[@antonibednarek1489]

The alpine white bumpers will go soooo hard, full color is the way mam

[@bendaga]

yeah I think thats gonna be the move !

[@Ammageddon89]

Still have my grandfathers 318i standing in a garage since at least 10 years ago. Just haven´t come around to fixing and registering it.

[@bendaga]

hold onto that gem for your gramps

[@Ammageddon89]

@bendaga absolutely! 😊

[@billsnation614]

Hello @Bendaga do you have any new updates on the Acura Integra GSR?

[@aryanpuri0007]

E36 is back 🎉🎉

[@bendaga]

yess

[@manuelhuerta1989]

I’ve always been a sucker for e36 sedans definitely a good buy in my book

[@bendaga]

I agree, they hold up well!

[@penelope3877]

Currently doing the same on this car as well rlly excitedd

[@bendaga]

W

[@ROKRSDRIVECLUB]

Love to see it!!

[@36maark]

I just bought almost an identical replica to this yesterday 1992 325i alpine white with the silver leather interior 4SA

[@FlyntOakwood]

"it's just weeping" 😂

[@bendaga]

just a little sad lmao

[@JJfromPhilly67]

Hey Zach, always enjoy your videos, long, medium, or short; whether they are at the auction site, in the shop, driveway, on the road, or on the track. Do want you want to your cars, you are a bit of a tinkerer, so embrace it. Just so long as you have one of the cars fully functional. When you were showing the new parts in the shop and there was all the banging it reminded me of another video where the banging was really loud and you looked it the side in frustration then replayed that look for the finished product. How is Ray making out learning to drive manual? He should be a pro. BTW, I used to look down on BMWs as snooty, but you have changed my mind.

[@bendaga]

Thanks, glad you enjoy the content! Ray is actually pretty good at it. Learning fast!

[@MasonBitByte]

such a fun project and an awesome story, looking forward to what you do next! also some shiny wheels would look great on that with the alpine white

[@bendaga]

cant go wrong with that combo

[@10cpaul]

Looks great! You're in the PNW if it was here in the NE it would be crusty and gone!

[@nomenicuss2091]

Unpopular opinion: Never seen this dude or the channel before, clicked for the basic clean e36 (just the way I likem). I knew it was in for the rough treatment but when I saw that sticker on the tacho I just couldn't watch beyond that. Shame for the car and sad thing lady sold it to the most agressive punk.

[@Mathewslenker224]

Yes this is clean man

[@bendaga]

blessed

[@cristyanprj4603]

Very cool e36 old but worth it

[@808-HISTATE]

Do it, it has solid bones!

[@bendaga]

not too shabby!

[@IdHopeNot]

Congrats fr

[@bendaga]

ty bro

[@IdHopeNot]

np I fw ur content keep it up💪

[@ad1854]

Nice build. What happend to the 328i?

[@bendaga]

thanks man - I still got it

[@Omario222]

I want an e36 sooooo bad again!!!

[@bendaga]

its hard to get away from them haha

[@Omario222]

@@bendaga my last one was a 95 M3 coupe i miss it every day!

[@danielmol4275]

Is the 328i sold?

[@bendaga]

still got it, prob gonna have to sell it eventually

[@danielmol4275]

@bendaga that is sad. You made one hell of a nice e36 of it!

[@jeremyleblanc2923]

whatever you do to it, just please dont put a massive wing on it. MAybe a small duckbill on the trunk for performance, but no wings

[@bendaga]

no LTW wing

[@strryle125]

Pleeease undercoat it🙏🏻

[@bigbunnyboi]

Just wrap it

[@YT_Gopnik_Mario]

BMW is known for leaking oil so expect that or replace all gaskets possible

[@surjkooner]

Great vid, but do you need adverts every 2 min. So off-putting