2002 318 Edition 33 Estoril blue touring

[MrMoffatt]

Hi guys, been on here for a while but not started a project thread so thought it was about time I did.

Background of the car.
2002 touring Edition 33 1 of 333 units to celebrate 30 years of the BMW touring.
N42 1.8 engine
Individual estoril blue 1 of 103 cars in this colour.

The car has not been looked after and requires a lot of TLC which will happen over time. this is how the car looks now, i'll try and keep the updates coming.


The Plans are a full S54 M3 conversion with Recaro CS seats, More to come later.

[MrMoffatt]

Like all E46 tourings the rear wiper had seized so the first order is to remove that,

I like clean things and factory looking. 8)

Also got rid of the lockon the door for a blankpanel

Then played with the dash from the M3 whichis in and coded with tamper dot. needs to have 4 door indicators though just like Nex ;)

[slater]

very cool! excited to see your progress here.

i love the way the rear wiper delete looks, but i couldn't live with that from a functionality perspective - i use the rear wiper all the time.

and, have removed/cleaned/lubed it once already. it's time to do it again.

[BADCLOWN]

Great looking wagon, love the M cluster. I need one for my ZHP

[RUS_ZHP]

Subscribed!
This wagon is awesome! Good luck with S54 build.

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[nextelbuddy]

such a beautiful base to start with. Cant wait to see more progress!

[704sw]

Sweet Jesus that’s going to be gorgeous.

Touring: check
Best BMW blue: check
S54 swap: I’ll be in my bunk

[BMWCurves]

I am so very envious. Subbed.

[MrMoffatt]

The last few days i've made a few things and also here's a pic of the interior, the blue is from the factory like this.

Changed the upper cowling on the steering wheel to a blank one, i like a MFSW but too many buttons areonthe BMW one with no use. and I'm not sure if the Cruise will work when i fit the S54. also the steering wheel will be recovered when the seats are done.

Also changed my mind maybe about wheels, I have these Porsche turbo wheels which i love and after reading Nextel's thread his rear was the same width as the normale 46 axle and the front he ran the original bmw wheels 8x18 et 47 with 15mm spacers which made a et 32, the porsche wheels are 8.5 et 52 so with a 15mm adaptor thats makes 38 so should fit perfectly, but need to double check this tonight.

[danewilson77]

Damn.... I've never seen trim that color.

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[johnrando]

Welcome back. Very nice!

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[704sw]

Also changed my mind maybe about wheels, I have these Porsche turbo wheels which i love and after reading Nextel's thread his rear was the same width as the normale 46 axle and the front he ran the original bmw wheels 8x18 et 47 with 15mm spacers which made a et 32, the porsche wheels are 8.5 et 52 so with a 15mm adaptor thats makes 38 so should fit perfectly, but need to double check this tonight.

Are those legit Turbo Twists? I thought Porsche used a really wonky lug pattern.

[Karl Lazlo]

I thought Porsche used a really wonky lug pattern.

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[MrMoffatt]

Are those legit Turbo Twists? I thought Porsche used a really wonky lug pattern.

Yep Porsche 993 Twists 😎

Played tonight trying to work my spacers out.

[FungShui]

Love the car - Suscribed

[MrMoffatt]

Played with NCS at the weekend on got my cluster coded with km's and Left hand drive.
Very happy :D

[MrMoffatt]

M3 mirrors modified and fitted.
Now time to repaint the base's and fit the new bumpers.

[Sockethead]

Nice progress! Mirrors look great!

[BMWCurves]

Nice progress! Mirrors look great!

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[slater]

Nice progress! Mirrors look great!

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[MrMoffatt]

So yesterday my H&R adaptors arrived finally and i got the wheels on the car,
I can't wait to fit the wider M3 axle on the front and get the coilovers on to drop it another 10mm on the front and 5mm on the rear.3262932628

[Hornung418]

Oof that is a good looking car!

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[slater]

seeing porsche wheels on a blue wagon makes me think...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Audi_RS2.jpg/1200px-Audi_RS2.jpg

[MrMoffatt]

seeing porsche wheels on a blue wagon makes me think...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Audi_RS2.jpg/1200px-Audi_RS2.jpg

Very true Peter, and one of the all time great wagons!

[Whammy]

Looking forward to the build!

[MrMoffatt]

Hi Guys,

Sorry its been slow but i've had lots of work on.

but got afew thngs done,

First up after seeing @Nextals cluster i had to have the same and at the weekend i got everything working :biggrin

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Then i went ahead and ordered the new roof moulding to remove the roof rails, i really like how clean the car is becoming.

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[704sw]

Looks so clean. Once the E46 is 25 years old I might have to import an Estoril Touring.

[slater]

Then i went ahead and ordered the new roof moulding to remove the roof rails, i really like how clean the car is becoming.

3281532816

very nice.... i've been on the fence about doing this to mine.

[MrMoffatt]

very nice.... i've been on the fence about doing this to mine.

Hi Peter,

It really has changed the look of the car, it looks wider and lower.

[MrMoffatt]

Hi Guys,
Sorry i've been a bit quiet, I got the touring built 2 weekends ago but then had to prepare for Supercar sunday at Assen in holland with the Koenigsegg's.

The cars perfect and other than a used power steering pipe bursting everythingis great and enjoying every minute,
But pictures tell a 1000 words so enjoy :D

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Also changed the belts to blue and fitted my Alcantara steering wheel, and removed the roof rails :D

Heres a picture of me going out on track in the Agera RS ML aswell :)

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[704sw]

Awesome stuff! Tell me about these blue belts?

[slater]

i have to say, the blue belts look sweet. where did you get those from?


oh yeah, the good job on the rest of the stuff, too. ;)



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Awesome stuff! Tell me about these blue belts?

LOL. posted the same thing before i saw your reply. ;)

[MrMoffatt]

i have to say, the blue belts look sweet. where did you get those from?

They make red ;)


Awesome stuff! Tell me about these blue belts?

There from england, a company replace's the belts €75 per belt, i had 4 done (removed the middle rear, never carry anyone)
https://www.airbagteam.com/

Ebay link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seatbelt-Custom-Modified-Colour-Tape-Replacement-Service-Blue-Yellow-Red-Pink/222858888086?hash=item33e36cc396:g:ItkAAOSwTM5YtAx t

Regards John

[Sockethead]

Damn, that happened quick... you been busy! Looks great!

[slater]

They make red ;)



There from england, a company replace's the belts €75 per belt, i had 4 done (removed the middle rear, never carry anyone)
https://www.airbagteam.com/

Ebay link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seatbelt-Custom-Modified-Colour-Tape-Replacement-Service-Blue-Yellow-Red-Pink/222858888086?hash=item33e36cc396:g:ItkAAOSwTM5YtAx t

Regards John

cool! i can imagine the price is worth it as seat belts are a safety item and need to be held to a standard... but that's a bit too expensive for me for something like colored belts. ;) they look great though!