Vegas 2006 Imola 6MT Coupe Refresh

[cbean]

Thank you . . . That project is definitely on my todo list.

[JudahJD904]

Looking good man.Cheers to this being your last e46 m3.🥂

[RoyalFlushness]

nice progress man!

[8000RPM]

Valve adjustment and new plugs.

[8000RPM]

Lots of little things I finally got done.

Passenger side mirror





The shark fin antenna gasket was mangled when it was removed to install the wrap from the previous owner.





Rear quarter trim seals and gaskets for both sides. No fun at all! Lots of goo gone and letting it soak.











The factor crimp was replaced with a worm gear. I put it back to the way it should be.





The front headlight trim had disintegrated.





Replaced another worm clamp with the proper factory one.





Missing wire holder for + cable.







New belt, fan/viscous coupler, coolant cap








Missing passenger seatbelt cap






Missing door handle screw cap





B and C Pillars







Fixed a bunch of broken tabs on the door panels too.



Fuel Filter. No picture on the car as I didn’t have a lift to replace it

[8000RPM]

Gave the engine bay a quick rinse and dry.

[Maxima SE]

nice pick up ! love Imola !

I thought i was the only one that had this gooey stuff run down the firewall and eat my paint. now I see you have it too, anyone know what it is?

[heinzboehmer]

I thought i was the only one that had this gooey stuff run down the firewall and eat my paint. now I see you have it too, anyone know what it is?

No idea what it is, but I have it too.

[8000RPM]

I think it might be cosmoline but not sure. It was on my silver one too.

[Nick_P]

Yea, I have that too...noticed it in a lot of other e46s.

Great progress on the build!

[Inizes]

Swear reading through your journal was like looking at a mirror of mine. Awesome work and attention to detail with the clamps. Makes me want to look through all of mine now.

[8000RPM]

Swear reading through your journal was like looking at a mirror of mine. Awesome work and attention to detail with the clamps. Makes me want to look through all of mine now.

Haha, right! I just read through your journal and you’re not kidding! Your M is coming along great. My wheel is destroyed but luckily I’ve found another in good shape. I won’t have it til the end of the month though. Can’t wait to get it installed.

I still have rod bearings and subframe to do. Hopefully no cracks and I’ll be doing the foam again.

[Inizes]

Getting a few more bits cleaned up on the car.

Missing vent on the battery



Fixing some clips on wires and washer tubing








Sunglasses tray because I live on the sun



Caps for seat bolts

Broken photo links

[8000RPM]

Hmmm, thanks for the heads up. I’m also getting error messages now on post size too. I’m going to delete and re-post.

[8000RPM]

Replacing some broken clips.









Caps for the seat bolts



The battery vent tube was disconnected. I had to get a new elbow to connect to the tube in the rear fender.



Got a sunglasses tray as I didn’t have one before.