Transforming a 2002 into a E36- The build

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This is copied across from another site, I hope it reads ok

I brought this car some time ago. It sat in a friends barn until a few years ago when I finally decided to get it going again. Due to the fact it had been parked up for so long the first things I had to do were get the carbs recond, new water pump and replace all the brake hoses. The last wof it failed on a rust hole in the boot and therefore got parked up again. I have since then repaired the rust in the boot and replaced the radiator.

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the engine bay

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Due the to the age of this car parts are getting scarce. I have wanted to change the diff for a long time but have not be able to source the ratio I what. So therefore a few months ago I brought a crashed E36 318 compact as a donor car. A week ago I started to change the rear subframe for the 318ti

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Dummy fitting of the ti rear with mounts tacked in place

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The E36 sub frame was about 50mm wider than the 2002, and it needed to come forward 25mm. So I remounted the front bolts and gave the sub frame some clearance. I am getting some plates made that will go from this mount to the floor pan (some extra bracing)

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Look up at the front mount

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On the 2002 the sway bar is mounted to the subframe and on the ti its mounted to the chassis. So the mounts were cut off the ti and welded to the 2002

The rear diff mount is also off the E36 and then welded to the 2002

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new diff mount

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I decided to use the e36 springs, so the 2002 spring mounts were cut off and new spring mounts were made along with some adjustable platforms.

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The adjustable rear spring mounts were made but cutting the top mounts off the E36, then machine the mounts flat and welding on the thread for the adjusters

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The finished spring mount

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The rear sub frame has been installed for the last time I hope. I notched out the sub frame to give the exhaust more clearance