Picked this up at the weekend - my new runaround







Dont expect to be doing to much to it, but I do want to do a couple of little things to it

Already ordered some clear indicators and repeaters, and Ill also be looking for a set of M3 17" wheels for it...

Ill also be looking for a chip for it in the near future, these lift the power to around 180bhp

what happened to the Honda Stuy?

Looks like a nice clean motor anyway.

exactly my thought, ur made of money!

looks nice, my dad was going to get one of these a few years ago when we use to have the caravan

very nice how come you going german and not jap now lol. looks really smart, is it gud mpg?

looks nice stuy

Now that's a nice "Run around" !

Very nice stuy,
Soon to be 1 car for every day of the week..

Yeah, this is stuy's late September car. Look out for his "Early October" car coming soon!

Lol, think this one will be around for a while

The Honda was just something that just caught my eye while I was looking for one of these.

The BMW may noy be as quick as the Honda, but it gives better MPG, drives much nicer and is much more comfortable - Honda was a very nice car, just not my thing

Nice stu like it.

Woundered why you texted me about the wheels.

Just been looking at Chips and Power Boxes for the car.

Basically all the fueling and boost is ECU controlled, and a powerbox increases the fueling to give more power but can cause black smoke - these are approx £170

However, for a few more ££ you can get a bespoke chip fitted and mapped which will not only increase fuel, but will also increase boost to get rid of excessive black smoke - these are said to give 30+ bhp

Nice car Stuy! Wot did you give for it? Is it the 325tds? The intercoolers on them are very small and it is a useful mod to upgrade them in conjunction with a live re-map/chip...

very nice motor mate, it's in top nick, great buy

I've just had my car re-mapped. If you want anymore info, then PM me.

Found some M3 Motorsport wheels for it over the weekend

All good tyres, but they where cheap as they could do with a new coat of paint. There is only one or 2 minor scuffs on them, so a quick flat and paint should do the job without any welding / filling.

Wanted to know too as chris says they are hard to find and do good money. PS do they come with a lsd????

Unfortunatly there is no LSD on it, just an open diff

I also think the only E36 to have the LSD was the M3 as im led to belive the sports didnt have on either - maybe Chris knows more about this

Next problem with fitting an LSD is the gearing. Any LSD will be from a petrol car, and will mess the final drive gearing up on a diesel, so you would need to strip a donor LSD and fit the LSD parts to the original diff to keep the gearing the same

...and now with all clear indicators, repeaters, and a few other little mods

very nice mr Mac. I love they way a bm feels to drive nice an solid. gud luk with it man

Looks so much better with the wheels on stu.

I agree. Makes it stand out 10 times better

Right, good news, Ive sussed out a way of getting an LSD fitted to the car

Basically I knew an E36 LSD off a 325 sport, 328 or M3 would fit the car, but the final drive on the diff would mess the gearing up, which is quite crucial on the low revving diesels.

Basically there are 3 types of diff done in the E36, the type 188 being the same as the E30 325 sport LSD, but in a different sized diff case.

So, its them a case of stripping the TDS and E30 LSD down, and swapping the crownwheels over between the 2 diff units, ending up with the E30 LSD unit fitted with the E36 TDS crownwheel and then refit in the larger E36 case with the original bearings and shims.

Hey presto, an LSD on the TDS, plus, E30 325 sport LSDs can now be picked up for less than £100, and the diff will retain all the original gear ratios

Phew! Now that took some research