I'm not a bmw guy, I am a model A fan. But I look forward to a wed episode of the E36. It's nice to step back from a heavy fab project back to more basic bolt-on restoration style project to clear the mind.

Took me like 10 seconds after looking at the title and wondering are you actually on episode 36 of season 54 of this project before it hit me... I very rarely comment on anything but been watching your channel for some time now, enjoying your style and enthusiasm, keep it up! :)

“Because I’m not a degenerate” 🤣🤣🤣 so awesome

Anytime I hear others mention their stash of parts that have not yet been used it makes me feel waaaaay less bad about my stack of parts 😂 All your projects motivate me to work on mine, so maybe I will touch that pile this weekend.

By now we don't care about what car you work on. We just love listening to you😊 From Sweden with ❤

I watch/listen to a lot of youtube car channels. Yours us the only one that makes me want to go out and turn wrenches. I have some seats and brakes waiting to go in my S6 as well as finishing up my stereo. Then I bought back my last 944 which needs a lot of work. It wasn't neglected but it wasn't babied

She's coming together nicely man. The brake calipers would look sweet blacked out with the M logo painted in.

Missed the initial drop of the video (was in a cabin with no internet all weekend) but the content was worth the wait. Keep working on whatever keeps you engaged and going man! So what if it's not the Ferrari. Keeping that spark alive is what's important.

Yellow wide body Rarri’s are cool and all, but you ever drive the ultimate driving machine? Lol. Remember the release video for the StanceWorks coils back in the day man, such a vibe. Angel eyes were all the craze then, lol. Back again for Khalil’s face ❤️

Really cool E36, it’s looking great! My kind of build, but that’s why we the Internet visit this channel. Happy holidays!

First wheels that came to my mind were AC Schnitzer type 1 but then i saw someone commenting on 3pc type 2's and all that and figured it can't be so simple 😅

As much as I like the Ferrari build I’m a BMW guy and this content makes me happy. Great work can’t wait for the next

As a fellow S54 E36 M3 owner, I’ve been waiting to see more of this build. I remember watching your initial video debuting it.

Mike, you need a ultrasonic cleaner for your hardware!! Get a cheap on off ebay, it does wonders when cleaning carbs.

My man really just roasted my angel eyes and clear corners! To each their own, I'm sure 15 years from now I'll probably have the same opinion about them 🤔

Haha, who doesn't have a stash of parts they've been hoarding for their project! I really like the colour of the BMW, looks really sharp

Man that suspension is pretty. I wish my budget would allow me to run H&Rs on all my cars.

Please refresh our memory with the s54 swap stuff you figured out. If I remember correctly you were one of the first to do an s54 swap on an e36. After a full rebuild on my s50 on first start up my throttle cable stuck wide open and skipped timing (upgraded hydraulic chain tensioner) which blew the engine. I'm considering an s54 swap but I need to love the engine first before I commit to it.

I still to this day watch the video you released of the E36 a decade ago. Its one of the best sounding S54s I've ever heard. I have waited years to see this car back in action so I am very excited you are getting it wrapped up. Cant wait to hear it again.

I sincerely hope you are planning to rebuild and paint those rear calipers when the parking brake arrives Mike. It gave me the creeps to see you bolt those uglies on there! You should pick up a cheap ultrasonic cleaner for the shop. They work great for old nuts and bolts. Love the content!

The ZKW's clean really good and look almost like new. They are designed well (better then the rest of OE headlights) and don't brake inside nearly as often as Bosch or Hella. Plus, they don't burn the reflectors like the non-projector headlights do. Personally, I would clean them and store them.

Trying to get out of your own head is the hardest sometimes, but it always helps starting the day off with StanceWorks. Mike, thank you for being you 🤙

Got love for all work you do. E36 coming along sick. Love watching and finding out what you install from your stocking piling. Can't wait for next episode. 😁👍👍

There’s an m3 parked by my school that has an m-rain interior in great condition, along with it being a manual. It’s a silver sedan and it just sits and makes me super sad to drive past it everyday and know it isn’t getting the love it deserves. Glad to see you’re taking care of yours! All cars deserve great owners.

Can't wait to see these wheels!!!! love the the E36 build, cant wait to hear that s54 fire up again.

Love this! more content :) Cheers from Norway (Old lurking fan)

Keep enjoying your work and vlogs and we'll follow. Cheers Mike !

I bought a set of stanceworks coilovers from you guys 😎 not many of them made it to Europe. Oh and max max super max 🙌

love your content and style of shooting dude!! I always get excited when I get a stanceworks KZfaq notifications. Keep up the good work👍🏼

I subscribed to your channel for the 308 series but the content you make is amazing. I love watching you work and every project you've shown so far has been very interesting. You're an inspiration for me. If you keep posting, I'll keep watching. Keep up the great work!

The content I’ve been waiting for.

Man I have been waiting on new E36 content forever haha. I can’t wait to see the the beauty rolling shots of this

E36 content is always enjoyable Mike! Can't wait to hear the S54 scream again, one of my fondest memories is when we met and went and had lunch and I got to ride shotgun in this. I was but a child then aha

Love this build 🔥🔥

great episode

e36 love!! great video!

awesome!! that E36 looks great man

Ahhh the Angel Eyes. I remember seeing Dado's yellow m3 and the Mischief 3000 vids back in the day. I don't remember if he ran them or not but the headlights remind me of those days. Like you said they were the rage for a minute.

Great great video and content!!

Incredible detail on the suspension . Can’t wait to see the wheel tire ‘combo .

"Because I'm not a degenerate..." *Shots fired!

Watching this video personally gave me a nostalgia I didn’t think I could get I did my entire subframe in 2 weeks due to not planning what parts I needed before hand but I did literally the same exact thing and wow this was a good watch and amazing content

Good content all the way around no matter what you’re working on! Keep up the great work sir!!

Have to admit I've enjoyed the change is seeing the BMW.... Keep doing what you're doing.. it works well 👍

loving the e36. Mine is in need of a lot of work. This is giving me motivation.

There are 2 rims I’m in love with for the e36 M3, either the OEM as they came with or.. the good ol’ 3 piece BBS RS, for me the one best rim ever made. So now to the build (s), I frankly do not care, whether it’s the Model A, the 308 GTK or the e36, or for that matter a Smurf Mobil ….. I love your content, and that’s what matters to me, I learn so much from you wrenching! Period, keep rocking!

Hell yes bro. An with the content don't worry about rushing anything you do. Do you an be you an the people will see You. Keep it up.

My favorite tool for cleaning small parts is an ultrasonic cleaner. Does a phenomenal job!

more content is good content, here to watch it all :)

awesome keep the good work going !!!

Sick stuff man! Kinda jealous of all the new parts your using while I try to refresh most of the old parts of my miata 😂 greetings from the Netherlands 🤙🏼

Paint those breaks everything else is way to clean to leave the break calipers looking crusty !!!! I love these simple builds it’s more realistic for us simple folks

This is my dream build. E36 m3 coupe s54 swap with ITB's. Dope ride bro! I'm definitely jelly

Joined originally with the Ferrari build, but really happy to see some e36 content.

this car is an icon

I just got my e36 M3 on the road for the first time in almost 2 years. Can't wait to see yours on the road too

I've always really admired Mike and everything he's done over the years, but when he's said "I'm not a degenerate so I'm running ambers" he became a life long hero.

Good stuff, but I would really like to see the calipers cleaned and detailed.

Love the oem plus

Lovely

Thats such a special coilover kit with som hairy spring rates! Would be really interesting to see what you think about them on the track! Thanks and keep up the good work!!

Thumbs up as always. :)

Yess!!! Ambercorners

Ambers look fire

I don't care which car you work on, I like them all.

Don’t forget the rear shock mount reinforcements! Dampers with a lot of rebound damping will cause the body to crack.

3.91 in my M50 drift car is quick but it makes me wonder how quick it is paired with an S54. Loving this content

10:15 I can confirm. Halo headlights were cool 15 years ago

She's looking beautiful mate 👌

I used to skip your stuff if it wasn’t Ferrari content, but you’ve won me over in the last few weeks. Good stuff all around, and I’ll be watching no matter what you’re wrenching on. A heavily patina’d 60’s 911 with a hotrodded engine and scraping the ground would be really interesting to watch you bring to life…. just throwing that out there 😬

Oh my god you are such a wheel tease!

Try doing that gas tank by yourself with the car on jackstands and then talk to me lol - use new 12.9 cap screws on the axles and buy the $50 axle puller/installer set. You’ll thank me later when those gkn axles break. I did the whole e46 330 setup on the rear instead of the e36 m3 cause brakes are plenty bigger, you get the bigger bearings and the trailing arms are easy to get. Works out good. Parking brakes work fine with e36 cables with slight mods to the clips. Another thing is you may find that those offset control arm bushings are too much. They are fine for non M arms but the M arms have the increased caster built in and use centered bushings. If you are using 96+ m3 arms and you find the wheel is way far forward, that’s why.

i'm in love

dad I really hope your fender liners are pristine - I've had more than one set come in ripped up due to having been folded up too small. Also, boy do I wish you could get glass lenses on an FR-S.

Those friggin door seals... I've been making excuses for nearly four years now to avoid the hammer to the wallet it would take to order two new ones 😆

Love your fab and assy videos. You are honest in your work, saying how and why you are doing things. I just wonder how you can have all of this ( shop, tools and cars) financially speaking. I cant imagine you having no day job. I'm jealous but I am sure you work hard for all you have.

Really intrigued in the diff as I also have a e46 6 speed

the BMW is looking nice, Mike! Can you give a rundown on what's left to do a 1st start on the 308?

My guess is Autostrada Modena for wheels. Seen a set for sale lately.

Sweet

The 3.91 should work perfect with the 6 speed. My former employer had that on his M3 touring ;) So funny how different this car is to my (323ti) former car. The whole rear end is completely different. If you ever have the opportunity to drive one, check it out. For my likings the best chassis on the E36. I stumbled upon it a while ago, while searching a car for my ex. She had a 316 compact, while she was on university. After graduating she wanted some bigger car and choose the 323ti (in my experience, women love hatchbacks). So I looked here in Switzerland, yo find mainly better serviced and better equipped cars.. Drove one in Graubuenden, deep in the heart of Switzerland. Fell in love and told her, I don't care if you want the car or not, I'll buy it. It turned out that we bought another car (Avusblue 323ti- non M bumpers) in Landshut (where BMW manufactures the 3 series) and a Avusblue, M bumpoered, 323ti for me. Loved that car to bits, should have never sold it.

Love the build Mike, makes me want to become a BMW guy. Only thing I request.... I can appreciate the mild brake upgrade... But at least have them blasted and coated black to do the rest of the car justice.

Favorite build on the channel I honestly prefer its content over the ferrari

I would say maybe some model a content for Tuesday that way you can have a nice video for the BMW when it's fully ready.

I love e36 so wish I still had mine

You need to visit the Nürburgring. Not as much to drive as to hang in the car park for a few days, checking out insane track E36's

I hit the like button first few seconds into the video :D... gorgeous :)

Going with Regamasters? Should look absolutely great on the E36.

was a little confused at first when I saw Season 54, Episode 36 in the title :)

I had a lot of trouble with the axles on my M3 too. I planned to replace both but was never able to get the second one out.

Do you have the part number list for all the plastic gaskets?

Depo lights? HA ha ha ha, this amuses me just cos the guy who makes M539 Restorations absolutely hates Depo lights. I mean each to their own and all that but this just made me chuckle Loving how the E36 is coming together and some nice restomods going into this build to modernise it a bit. I second a cheap ultrasonic cleaner as it can get really good results with the right cleaning agent 😉

I’ve seen the wheel in the discord and I’m super happy with your choice! Can’t wait to see it! Please put 245/40 tires instead of 255/40. I have ran both tires on my E36 and the wall on the 255 is just too big. Makes the car sit too high IMO.

Do you have a link for those coilovers ? Can’t find them anywhere

Purple Power… you mean fabuloso! You live in socal now bro. When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do lmao

Living my dream ):

I was looking at h&r coilovers but don't really want off the shelf parts, do you have a model number for these coilovers?

hi, where do u get the door and the window gasket? please leave the page

I have a 1998 328i. Where can I get the control arms and bushings that you’re using?

Hamilton bring home the trophy like the England national futebol team HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA