Mr Burns

Ok, so I have found that I am missing a couple of things for this build: 1. Time 2. Space Turns our that when you empty a colossal workshop of 30+ years of tools, parts and materials a small fraction of it ends up coming with you. I am making some space though, and am looking forward to taking stock of what I have and what I need - both in terms of parts and talent! 3. WAF (though this could be improved by getting one of the project cars moving!). Thanks to tumeke for nudging this along, I’d like to share the build of this with you.

It’s going to have to be a 4 cylinder, unless I’m terrible lazy - in which case it will probably be a 6 (I.e. the 323i that is currently sitting in it). It is as close to an M3 shell as you can get without it being original: new M3 bonnet, front quarters, doors, rear quarters, inner tubs, rear screen surround + interior trim, but 2nd-hand bootlid, front and rear bumpers. It is a 4-stud e30, originally a 323i manual but with some bits swapped out from a 1983 323iM (the orange 2-door that was brought over for the 1984 Auckland motor show). The original body was vandalised, and having contacts made these parts close to the cost of standard parts at the time. Of course, many parts are no longer manufactured for these cars, so there could be some challenges along the way.

I may have one or two things kicking about that would be suitable, and access to a small truck...

And if anyone needs an identical motor/pump to try this on, there may still be one or 3 left.