I found some oh so valuable and intresting info on my quest to make the E36 Evo into looking like a E36 GT.
Many of you may or may not know, ive bought the GT Coupe front splitter and a standardised Evo individual GT wing (Not real, its like a GT, 2 tier rear wing but with brake light, i thought it was a GT2 wing but a GT2 does not exist :chair: ). I've also had my badges(door shuts and door mouldings and glove box plaque added/change to GT coupe Spec, saying "BMW MOTORSPORT INTERNATIONAL", ive also bought a GT c/f interior centre console and trim parts from CA Automotive.
Well anyway, i was wounded when i found out that the GT2 is not real ! The so called Imola REd GT2's are really E36 M3 Evo Individuals, they have not got any light weight savings parts at all ! not even the Alluminium GT doors my E36 Evo has(mines is a 96 Evo and i tried the magnet trick!)
That is why they have no motorsport international badging or C/F interior parts.
Well any ways here the Info !
There are generally three cars all vying for the GT banner: The M3 GT coupe, M3 GT Individual and M3 Evo Individual, (later called M3 GT2 by some, but is not a GT).
None of these cars differ hugely from the stock model M3, but enough to make a difference.
The M3 GT Coupe came first. This was painted in British Racing Green and was only sold as a left hand drive car with a limited run of 350 for homologation purposes.
It was not sold in the UK.
So we in the UK would not miss out, this was followed by a right hand drive British version, the M3 GT Individual, ordered by BMW GB, of which there were 50 officially imported into the UK, also in British Racing Green.
Finally, there was the M3 Evo Individual. This was an Imola Red coupe of which there was no preceding homologation car, but again there were 50 made for BMW GB and imported into the UK. To commerate the last run of M3's
M3 Evo Individual (Imola Red, 3.2, 50 made, not a real GT, many thought it was a GT2 , even i did ! but its not ! )
Firstly, the M3 Evo Individual was not really a GT in the sense of the earlier cars. This statement takes nothing away from the M3 Evo Individual, simply it was a BMW GB car and was not born out of a racing necessity. I think that no matter what it is, it’s a very desirable car, Even so, BMW GB didn't call it a GT
which is possibly why one magazine had a problem tracing the car’s history.
It was an M3 Individual hence the low run of 50 or so cars. These M3 Evo Individuals (3.2 litre) were sold in Imola Red (which I personally think is one of the best colours BMW did) with Imola red interior trim and a few upgrades including things such as the HK stereo upgrade, multiple air bags, etc. They had the ‘GT’ twin blade class II rear spoiler, although domesticated with a third brake light.
Don’t believe the talk of the rear spoiler reducing top speed, it didn’t. The only time it affected top speed was when the rubber lips were fitted which also increased tyre wear due to the extra down force, these were not supplied with the M3 Evo Individual.
The M3 Evo Individual didn't have the alloy doors of the GT either, more on that later, maybe because of the age of production or simply because they went for the door airbags instead.
]The M3 Evo Individual didn't have the adjustable front splitter of the original M3 GT coupe either, only the corner add-ons. In all it didn’t quite add up to the GT2 name given to it by some, a name it inherited mainly because of it’s individuality.
Many of you may or may not know, ive bought the GT Coupe front splitter and a standardised Evo individual GT wing (Not real, its like a GT, 2 tier rear wing but with brake light, i thought it was a GT2 wing but a GT2 does not exist :chair: ). I've also had my badges(door shuts and door mouldings and glove box plaque added/change to GT coupe Spec, saying "BMW MOTORSPORT INTERNATIONAL", ive also bought a GT c/f interior centre console and trim parts from CA Automotive.
Well anyway, i was wounded when i found out that the GT2 is not real ! The so called Imola REd GT2's are really E36 M3 Evo Individuals, they have not got any light weight savings parts at all ! not even the Alluminium GT doors my E36 Evo has(mines is a 96 Evo and i tried the magnet trick!)
That is why they have no motorsport international badging or C/F interior parts.
Well any ways here the Info !
There are generally three cars all vying for the GT banner: The M3 GT coupe, M3 GT Individual and M3 Evo Individual, (later called M3 GT2 by some, but is not a GT).
None of these cars differ hugely from the stock model M3, but enough to make a difference.
The M3 GT Coupe came first. This was painted in British Racing Green and was only sold as a left hand drive car with a limited run of 350 for homologation purposes.
It was not sold in the UK.
So we in the UK would not miss out, this was followed by a right hand drive British version, the M3 GT Individual, ordered by BMW GB, of which there were 50 officially imported into the UK, also in British Racing Green.
Finally, there was the M3 Evo Individual. This was an Imola Red coupe of which there was no preceding homologation car, but again there were 50 made for BMW GB and imported into the UK. To commerate the last run of M3's
M3 Evo Individual (Imola Red, 3.2, 50 made, not a real GT, many thought it was a GT2 , even i did ! but its not ! )
Firstly, the M3 Evo Individual was not really a GT in the sense of the earlier cars. This statement takes nothing away from the M3 Evo Individual, simply it was a BMW GB car and was not born out of a racing necessity. I think that no matter what it is, it’s a very desirable car, Even so, BMW GB didn't call it a GT
which is possibly why one magazine had a problem tracing the car’s history.
It was an M3 Individual hence the low run of 50 or so cars. These M3 Evo Individuals (3.2 litre) were sold in Imola Red (which I personally think is one of the best colours BMW did) with Imola red interior trim and a few upgrades including things such as the HK stereo upgrade, multiple air bags, etc. They had the ‘GT’ twin blade class II rear spoiler, although domesticated with a third brake light.
Don’t believe the talk of the rear spoiler reducing top speed, it didn’t. The only time it affected top speed was when the rubber lips were fitted which also increased tyre wear due to the extra down force, these were not supplied with the M3 Evo Individual.
The M3 Evo Individual didn't have the alloy doors of the GT either, more on that later, maybe because of the age of production or simply because they went for the door airbags instead.
]The M3 Evo Individual didn't have the adjustable front splitter of the original M3 GT coupe either, only the corner add-ons. In all it didn’t quite add up to the GT2 name given to it by some, a name it inherited mainly because of it’s individuality.
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its still at my parents house(hibernating) im using the mitsubishi till then, probably end of February i'll get it MOt'd and insured.
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