The... E36

Update:

Went to the junkyard this morning and picked up more stuff.
Dash, A set of Fold Down rear black seats ( Just to resell )
Some small pieces here and there, the rear deck lid, rear speakers ( Aftermarket, why not it's included in the package price.... )
driver air bag ( Just to resell ) OBD1 M50 Intake mani (Just to resell )
I also cut out a pretty large section of body harness to transplant into mine since mine
seems to have had a wire get hot and melt.

All in all, for 100% of everything I've gotten this trip and the last couple I payed $200.
I'm going back to grab a few small things but they'll be free because the deal I made with the junkyard was 100% of the intr for $200. I left everying under the dash and what not. I didn't think it was worth trying to take and resell. I didn't need it.

Pictures tonight

Well, It looks like the clutch masker cylinder went out on me.
Driving fine, then the clutch pedal went to the floor and wouldn't return.
It also wouldn't disengage so I could shift gears...

First real repair since buying it. I'll look at prices tomm.

Here's what it's doing.... Pedal to the floor.



The fix was the Clutch Master cylinder and the clutch slave cylinder!

Alright guys I need to get on this thread and keep it up.

The plan is to document everything I buy/sell for the car.
I Bought a Clutch Master Cylinder and Slave Cylinder so I'll add that to the first post,
It cost about $107 all together.

I just sold an OBD1 M50 Intake Manifold for $80.
On the way home I stopped by Oreilly's and ordered a $76 Bosch Exact fit Upstreat Oxygen Sensor since It's throwing a code and the car feels like it's compensating for not having a working o2 sensor. So we'll see.

I hope to sell a few more things and make my money back plus some of the original 500 purchase price. At the same time, there's plenty more I need to purchase so It'll be tough to stay at the $500 purchase price of the car. That's the goal though!


Also, I had some issues with the brake lights and trunk lights. I came across a thread on a bmw forum where they found that the point where the harness enters the trunk bends, and over time
inside the sleeve it will fray wires so I decided to take a look at mine.

Here is what I found inside the harness sleeve going from the back body to the trunk....

Little spot opened up already reveals issues,


All opened up. Yeah, I would say this is my issue.


Their all just melted together....

I will for sure.

I picked up a new Bosch O2 Sensor from Rock Auto for a close out of
$15... Hell Yeah! I installed it, car seems to run better but I think
I have a vacuum leak somewhere I need to attend to.

So with the madness of the Holidays over ( Thanksgiving and Christmas ) and we move into the new year I've been working on getting out of debt and as I get closer I am starting to list everything I need to do to this E36.

I have almost everything I need for the interior swap.

I'll be wiring in Powered Seats, where my currents are manual.
I would like to source out some Heated seats from a junkyard E36, Remove the heating elements/switches and install them in the seats I have for the swap...

I really look forward to going from Manual seats to Powered, Heated Seats. I'd love to get this done in the next few weeks, and be able to enjoy it the rest of this winter.

I'm doing some research, While I have the dash/interior out I was considering installing a new Heater core. At a cost of $100 that money could be better spent somewhere else I think... There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with mine. So I guess I should spend that money elseware.

I would still like to install some ccf sound deadening in the middle of the swap.
So that is something else I need to purchase. It's not the sticky asphalt type deadening, it's closed cell foam to help with the higher freq. like tire/road noise.

Since I'm trying to make this my long term daily beater, I want it to be really comfortable inside, From the interior materials, the feel, the sound and the features.

Also while the intr is out, I'm wiring in new wiring for all speakers/stereo.

I would also like to wire in some interior accent led lighting.
We all know in older cars at night you drop something and can't find shit because the factory cabin lights aren't that great. I haven't thought this one out too much, it's not a concern right now, it's just something I would like to do at some point. Like a couple led's in the door pockets, floor boards etc....

In the mist of this interior job I'm looking at the blower motor and resistor. Mine works, But it has a loud knock like it's hitting something.
But, with 220K miles I would guess the brush motor is on it's way out....

I'm still searching for a upgraded replacement ( Higher CFM output ) but it looks like it's not really an option. So, oh well.

Also while the intr is out I'm going to clean, and lube all the window motor tracks, joints etc... Get that working the way it needs to.

I'm taking care of the intr first because it's what I'm going to see and feel.... I def want to take care of some stuff with the exterior but it's coming second. Headlights being first when I get to start on the exterior.

That it kind of the ideas and plans I have for the month of Jan....

And to add to the list of stuff I want, I'd like to find some heated mirrors, wire them up with the rear defrost wiring. Would be nice.