Saving a Supercharged BMW E36 M3 from rotting away! Project restoration

You read that right. I bought this 1998 E36 M3 from a friend, and knowing it had sat for a long time, it was gonna have some issues. I wasn't really expecting them to be this bad. When it was parked, it ran perfectly 3 years ago and had just redone the top end. The day before I was supposed to pick it up, we realized it was low on compression on one cylinder and was smoking really bad. I have yet to see any muddy oil or green sludge, so fingers crossed it's not a top-end issue. The car is in rough shape and is going to be a long project, but I believe it is worth saving, and it's pretty cool that it used to be a friend's car way back in the day.

[@CherishAlejan]

This an amazing restoration endeavor! It's incredible to witness a powerful BMW E36 M3 restored👌

[@kitagawa-san]

Nah you’re going to love that thing! Especially after thousands and thousands of dollars in repairs and upgrades 😂

[@brakeforsnakes]

Naw it’ll be way less with countless hours of manual labor from you

[@rezenclowd3]

I personally have no problem scrapping any S50B30s..... They were less than special due to the EU having the superior S50B32. While it at least was easy to maintain, now all the engines are so high mileage I would rather swap in the S54 (though that was never a race engine, nor one derived from it by BMW) or just go balls to the wall with either the V8 or V10. I was however hoping to see you with another Technoviolet.

[@brakeforsnakes]

I definitely have a problem scrapping an s52 I don’t got endless money 😂 and I’d love another techno car but that one I used to own just sold for 35k!

[@jamesjabara9805]

More e36 content! Currently starting the grind to save for one in ~2yrs

[@brakeforsnakes]

That's the plan!