BMW only made 786 E30 M3 convertibles. All of them were assembled by
hand at BMW M’s Garching facility, much like the E28 M5s and E34 M5s.
Bodies were supplied from the normal E30 assembly lines, then fitted at
Garching with the special drivetrain, chassis and interior. Non of these
786 cars were officially sold in US. When new, the E30 M3 cabriolet’s
cost was twice as much as standard e30 325 convertible. These cars are
uber rare and expensive !
Although, there are less than 10 real e30 M3 convertibles in US, I never wanted to import the real one as I knew I would want to paint it in custom color, go with custom engine, suspension and do a custom interior. Real e30 M3 cabrios go for 35-40 thousand Euros, add the cost of federalization, shipping etc.. and you are easily looking into $60-$70k car (at least) which would still have 20+ year old paint, suspension, interior, etc…
Thus this project was born…
This car was featured in Performance BMW, March 2007 issue built on clean title 1989 US Spec 325i convertible chassis this car is registered, insured and inspected in NJ
Chassis / Suspension / Brakes :
- NEW Ground Control adjustable coil over suspension
NEW Bilstein Sport shocks - NEW 450/600 Ground Control Lowering Springs
- Ireland race bushings
- Front strut brace
- NEW OEM front Control arms
- NEW OEM M3 front offset bushings
- NEW OEM front links
Rebuilt 95 E36 M3 steering rack
NEW Front/Rear calipers, cross drilled rotors, pads - NEW Emergency brakes (complete kit – cables, springs, pads, etc)
Stainless steel brake lines
Wheels / Tires :
ESM BBS RS reps 16×9 (3″ lips !!!) Wrapped with NEW 215/40/16 New Hankook Tires
This is a short list of mods :
Engine / Transmission / Exhaust :
- 30k Mile 1999 BMW E36 M3 S52 OBDII Motor and 5 speed gearbox
- UUC Lightweight Flywheel
- UUC Carbon Race clutch
- Race skid front skid plate (protects oil pan)
- New aluminum race radiator, electric fan
- Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
- K&N Filter, all new hoses, belts, clamps, engine mounts, etc..
- 3.46 E24 LSD, new synthetic fluids and bushings
- UUC Exhaust with twin custom tips
- A/C system ice cold, Full 134a Conversion, New A/C compressor, custom A/C lines
- Battery relocated to the trunk, E30 M3 oem cables
- All new wiring, sensors, plugs, etc..etc..
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