My Mistress (M3 E36)

[fiekieM3]

Unbelievably nice Fiekie.
Went through the entire thread.
Beautiful machine you have there.

Coming from you that means a lot bru, your E36 M3 is an epic example of this iconic automobile. Your thread inspired me to do a few extra things to my ///Mistress :ty:

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So it's been a while since I've had anything to update with regards to the ///Mistress. But about a month back now she decided to give me the biggest scare I've had since owning her, not sure if there is such a thing within a lifespan of a car, but the ///Mistress had her period and spilt all or most of her oil all over my work places parking lot. Thankfully I wasn't doing outrageous speeds on our national roads, so nothing was hurt, she was towed to her spiritual home, APS, and later that Monday I received this pic and the reason for the epic oily mess the ///Mistress created in the parking lot...



The recently fitted oil line from the aftermarket oil cooler came loose, it seems that it was over tightened when bumper was put back by the panelbeaters:blueCry:

So with my mind at ease and feeling inspired by a certain fanatics thread of another E36 M3, I decided to get a few things fitted, upgraded and fixed.

I'll let the pics do the talking now...

1st up a part that has been laying in my parts room for almost a year now and instantly the my 5 speed has become a 6 speed:skit:


and another interior upgrade that's long overdue...


Then a vid of a simple but necessary fix


Then out the with the slighty bent and in with the straight, and look at the attention to detail APS gives parts, other mechanics would just fit the part, not APS, first a coat of black spray, then it's ready to be fitted...




This fix/mod/refurb was inspired by Elton_LV's thread of his beautiful E36 M3.

Before


After


And what a difference it has made:rollsmile: I would recommend any owner of an old fuel injected vehicle to have their injectors cleaned and flow tested. The ///Mistress is a lot more responsive now and the slight ping I would get at really low revs has all but disappeared, fuel consumption has also improved tremendously:rollsmile: :ty: Elton_LV

So with such a beautiful outer shell, the tired engine bay was letting the ///Mistress down and seeing that cylinder head tappet cover needed to be removed to fit the newly purchased cylinder head tappet cover gasket, a trip to spraypainter was in order...

Before


After




Nice and neat back where it belongs:rollsmile:


Now my ///Mistress is ready for the summer car shows in Cape Town, hopefully she'll add to the trophy she won earlier this year:blowheart:

Once again a big thank you must go out to Paul Bright and Anton Slabbert from FCC/APS for taking such good care of the ///Mistress and to Nick from Nickyboy Sprayworks for the phenomenal job once again on the cylinder head tappet cover. The ///Mistress wouldn't have come this far without the love and attention you guys have given her:ty:

Thanks for looking:chef:

 

[Thunder]

Looking good bud.

Must say the head cover looks awesome.

Keep the updates coming. :thumbs:

 

[Gizmo]

I'm not so sure about the tri colour tappet cover. It's sprayed beautifully so hang it on the wall and fit a plain black one to the car.

 

[E30 Freak]

Nice one bro

I already told u wots next for that bay;-)

 

[Drama]

I'm not so sure about the tri colour tappet cover. It's sprayed beautifully so hang it on the wall and fit a plain black one to the car.

+1

Also, do you have the OEM rims back on? More pics man, she's too gorgeous not to share pics on a weekly basis

 

[Elton_LV]

Glad my car inspired you Fiekie...
Hope you enjoying every minute working on and driving you //M.
Can see the pride in your project/work

 

[fiekieM3]

I'm not so sure about the tri colour tappet cover. It's sprayed beautifully so hang it on the wall and fit a plain black one to the car.

+1

Also, do you have the OEM rims back on? More pics man, she's too gorgeous not to share pics on a weekly basis

Nope my ///Mistress still rocking the throwings:blowheart:

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Glad my car inspired you Fiekie...
Hope you enjoying every minute working on and driving you //M.
Can see the pride in your project/work

I sure am bru, wanted an E36 M3 since I was 13:=):

 

[fiekieM3]

So this past weekend the guys from ResiStance (http://resistancelifestyle.wordpress.com) hosted King of Slam 2014 and my ///Mistress was invited to be apart of their show cars:rollsmile:

So the need for no wheel gap was mandatory:rollsmile:


Parked next to my buddy's 80's beauty (another favourite of mine too)


Will post more pics as soon as I receive them:rollsmile:

 

[car_fanatic]

That's fiekie'n awesome :clapper:

 

[tyu333]

Those throwing stars :inlove:

 

[E30 Freak]

More pics of the Red thingie pls:rollsmile:

I saw your car enough now:roflol:

 

[Psypher13]

Eish

Tops :coolShake:

 

[GoCart]

What you have done here is simply amazing, your E36 M3 is one, if not the best looking one I've ever seen..

As I read through the thread, and you revealed it after the full spray, I got goose pimples!!

Massive respect, thank you for sharing your journey.

 

[fiekieM3]

More pics of the Red thingie pls:rollsmile:

I saw your car enough now:roflol:

Just for you E30 Freak...

 

[FEAR WP]

lekker :shoesmiley:

 

[Gizmo]

Have you considered replacing those crap depo headlights for Bosch originals? It's the only thing I see wrong about the car, the rest is perfect.

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More pics of the Red thingie pls:rollsmile:

Take a look out the window, you will see plenty!

 

[E30 Freak]

Have you considered replacing those crap depo headlights for Bosch originals? It's the only thing I see wrong about the car, the rest is perfect.

I'd actually rather have new Depo that sh!tty 2nd hand bosch...hard to find a clean set in CT Gizmo (we tried)...

Btw got to drive in this car pre & post injector clean & all I can say is WOW!
There is such an urgency to the way it pulls & it revs up much quicker now as well.

210kw....fully accounted for per my bum dyno:clapper:

 

[fiekieM3]

Have you considered replacing those crap depo headlights for Bosch originals? It's the only thing I see wrong about the car, the rest is perfect.

I'd actually rather have new Depo that sh!tty 2nd hand bosch...hard to find a clean set in CT Gizmo (we tried)...

Like E30 Freak said Gizmo OEM bosch headlights in great condition is seriously difficult to find in CPT, if you have a perfect set available and you willing to part with I would gladly take them off your hands, and hopefully it comes with your Merc projector conversion too:rollsmile: for my HIDs

 

[Gizmo]

Im collecting a bunch of sand blasted e36 lenses to get polished.

Can you order new bosch lenses from bosch or do they want to stiff you for a whole headlight?

 

[XCELIR8]

I love the way you have transformed this car.
and the throwing stars OMH I love those