Started this journey in March of this year, but I haven't gotten around to starting a build thread until now. Luckily, I've taken a ton of photos and documented the process along the way so I'm going to be posting them to here to catch up to current day.
Been yearning for an E46 M3 Coupe for about 6 years thanks to several friends owning them. Finally, everything lined up and I found the right car at the right time. Introducing my 2003 Pre-LCI E46 M3 in Alpine white over Imola
I picked the car up from an older enthusiast in North Carolina where he'd owned the car since 2011. The original plan was to drive it back home to Vermont, I made it about 3 hours north of Raleigh and the fuel pump kicked the bucket on a Friday at almost exactly 5:00pm. Lucky for me, I have a fantastic best friend who left Saturday morning with a truck and Uhaul trailer to rescue me.
The car was almost totally stock with the exception of a few modifications:

A few photos of the car once it finally made it home:

April 2025 - Current Modifications
Engine:
HTE Tune
OEM European Headers
Supersprint Resonated X-Pipe Section 2
Rogue Engineering El Diabo Section 3
Rogue Engineering Power Pulley Kit
Rogue Engineering SAP Delete
Rogue Engineering transmission bushings
New OE Coolant Lines & Hoses with Hi-temp O-Rings
Autosolutions SSK - Autocross Edition
Chassis:
KW V3 Coilovers
Vorschlag Camber Plates & Rear Strut Mounts
SPL Adjustable Front End Links
Revshift 95A Poly Subframe, Differential & RTAB Bushings
Interior:
Rogue Engineering Clutch Pedal Delrin Bushings
OEM European Armrest Delete
Coby Wheel Tri-stitch e-brake handle, e-brake boot, and shift boot
Bavsound Speaker Upgrade
Been yearning for an E46 M3 Coupe for about 6 years thanks to several friends owning them. Finally, everything lined up and I found the right car at the right time. Introducing my 2003 Pre-LCI E46 M3 in Alpine white over Imola
I picked the car up from an older enthusiast in North Carolina where he'd owned the car since 2011. The original plan was to drive it back home to Vermont, I made it about 3 hours north of Raleigh and the fuel pump kicked the bucket on a Friday at almost exactly 5:00pm. Lucky for me, I have a fantastic best friend who left Saturday morning with a truck and Uhaul trailer to rescue me.
The car was almost totally stock with the exception of a few modifications:
- Revshift poly subframe, RTAB and differential bushings
- Turner subframe plates
- K&N intake
- Eonon headunit.
A few photos of the car once it finally made it home:
April 2025 - Current Modifications
Engine:
HTE Tune
OEM European Headers
Supersprint Resonated X-Pipe Section 2
Rogue Engineering El Diabo Section 3
Rogue Engineering Power Pulley Kit
Rogue Engineering SAP Delete
Rogue Engineering transmission bushings
New OE Coolant Lines & Hoses with Hi-temp O-Rings
Autosolutions SSK - Autocross Edition
Chassis:
KW V3 Coilovers
Vorschlag Camber Plates & Rear Strut Mounts
SPL Adjustable Front End Links
Revshift 95A Poly Subframe, Differential & RTAB Bushings
Interior:
Rogue Engineering Clutch Pedal Delrin Bushings
OEM European Armrest Delete
Coby Wheel Tri-stitch e-brake handle, e-brake boot, and shift boot
Bavsound Speaker Upgrade
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