1995 BMW M3 Description
This car has never been in an accident ... which can be seenin the AutoCheck Vehicle History Report.
It does however have a salvage title due to extensive interior vandalism damage. The car no longer has much of an interior anyway.
Street-Legal Track-Day BMW M3Built to go fast on the track yet still be streetable.
This is a fantastic car for racing practice, lapping the track, or just driving around town - and will make you smile every time you turn the wheel.
I spent an absurd amount of money to buy the car, prep it to make it track-reliable, and add equipment to make it go faster around corners.Unfortunately I rarely use the car and spend all my time racing instead, so I'd rather sell it than see it sitting.
First - what it needs:I'm told it needs a new head-gasket, for which I've brought my price down by $3,000 to compensate.Despite this I've run 2 track-days and many street-miles, and lost coolant, but never overheated.
If I were keeping it this would be an opportunity to make sure the engine is reliable for future track use - head-gaskets are a very common problem with M3s, one we've experienced several times on our racecars.So fix it and know it's ready for many more years of fun.
Also throwing a code for a throttle position sensor, a cheap fix.
Otherwise a solid and reliable track car!
I still drive it once or twice a month just to exercise the systems.
What has been done to make it reliable and go fast around corners:Even well maintained M3s probably shouldn't be taken to the track, assuming you want to spend the entire day lapping and not on the flatbed, something I learned the hard way.
So, after purchasing the car I took it to my local BMW M3 racing-prep experts to make it track-reliable and track-worthy.
This included about $10k worth of labor/parts to fix all the things that break under stress on old M3s (cooling system, bushing, bearings, etc.), as well as installing another $15k-$20k of performance parts and safety equipment.
In total I have $35k-$40k into the car, which after you drive it on the track you realize was worth every penny.
Major work and components include (but probably not be a complete list):
- Cooling system - new everything in 2015 including radiator, plastics, hoses, etc.
- Vanos engine timing system
- Dual fuel-pump (fuel starvation kit)
- BMW Z3 Steering rack (quick and tight, a big upgrade)
- 17" Team Dynamics lightweight wheels & 18" street wheels and tires (shown)
- Quaife limited slip racing differential
- Rogue Engineering differential cooling cover
- Powerflex suspension bushings all the way around
- New front suspension control arms
- Front adjustable camber plates
- Turner rear adjustable camber arms
- Moton Street/Sport coilover suspension
- Moton ride height adjusters front and rear
- Hypercoil suspension coils front and rear
- Brake cooling kit (hoses not currently installed)
- Wheel studs
- BMW chassis X-brace
- Rogue Engineering front strut tower brace
- B&B Triflow cat-back exhaust
- Sparco steering wheel & extension
- UUC SwayBarian anti-roll bars
- Bav Auto Brake Caliper Bushing Upgrade Kit
- Umntiza Angle Eye Lights & LED Tail Lights
- Brooks Motorsports Carbon Fiber Race Wing
- Max Velocity front splitter
- VIS carbon fiber hood (needs to be firmed up)
- VIS carbon fiber trunk lid
- Carbon fiber sunroof insert (sunroof delete)
- Sparco Evo racing seats
- VAC racing seat-mounts
- Schroth 5-point racing harnesses
- Roll bar (not a full cage - which would not be street-legal or insurable)
The car has never been crashed, hit a wall or another car, or had any damage at all.It has probably been to 6-8 track days.
With a new head-gasket this will be a reliable and fantastically fun track-day and street car.
Questions?
Please email questions and send your phone number if you'd like me to call.
However, please understand that I'm a driver, not a mechanic,and I don't know much about the parts or setup specifics. I rely on others with MANY years of first-hand BMW e36 M3 specific racing/build experience to tell me what makes sense within my budget. If there's something I don't know I'll try to find out and get back to you. Please don't contact me to discuss how to set up a car like this - I won't know.
Thanks!Chad