New to me M3

[NEVI325]

Hello all, just wanted to share a new to me purchase, glad to be back on a forum. picked this up in New Jersey from Mpartswordwide. seems they part out quite a bit of cars but sell the ones worth saving.
158k, rod bearings were done at 30k however i have them on order to do again, literally just got the top working today. currently smg.

if anyone has done a manual swap and has the old chrome smg trim ring i would take it off your hands.

[ChapterM3]

Congratulations!! Welcome to the forum - enjoy the car, looking forward to updates as you continue to work on it

[sapote]

Don't jump in and start rebuilding the vanos with new piston seals and anti-rattle stuffs. I would remove vanos, the hubs, then remove the 12 bolts holding the cam sleeves, clean the threads real good, add medium Loctite on bolt threads and torque to spec.
The next one is to redrill the vanos disk with 2 smaller driven holes to avoid breaking the EX hub driving tabs.

[BlueBimmers]

Welcome and enjoy the ownership ride.

[WestBankM4]

Congrats on the pickup, enjoy her in good health of course.

What are your plans?

[NEVI325]

Congrats on the pickup, enjoy her in good health of course.

What are your plans?

preferably, just the manual swap/rod bearings and maintenance for now. eventually maybe suspension and brakes. currently trying to issue proof all of the known problems with the top stuff.

[Loopyspec]

Enjoy her. Glad one was saved.

[PSUEng]

Welcome! Great community here, many of us have been around for a long time so don't hesitate to ask questions.

[Nate047]

Doing the lord's work

[NEVI325]

top is complete not on to an oil leak i believe is the cpv.

[tvan]

Congrats - looks like a nice find.