BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
BIMMERPOST Universal Forums > General BMW News and Cars Discussion > Finally Completed the ///M Trinity with E36 M3 GT!

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      04-01-2018, 03:02 PM   #1
CLUBBER
Driven34
CLUBBER's Avatar
Turkey
968
Rep
143
Posts

Drives: '87 M3,'95 M3GT,'00 MC,04 CSL
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Istanbul / Turkey

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2011 BMW M3  [0.00]
1987 E30 M3  [10.00]
1995 BMW M3 GT  [0.00]
2004 BMW M3 CSL  [10.00]
Talking Finally Completed the ///M Trinity with E36 M3 GT!

BIMMERPOST
     Featured on BIMMERPOST.com
[Update November 14, 2019]

Hello everyone,

It's been a long time since I posted here.

I recently completed a mini restoration of my CSL and thought you guys might like the video series I made of the progress.

The videos have English subtitles. I hope you enjoy watching them.

M3 CSL RESTORATION






__________________________________________________

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I posted here but wanted share my excitement with true enthusiasts ;

After 20 years of lusting and 7 years of persuasion, I finally acquired one of the dream cars of my teenage years, the infamous and massively underrated, E36 M3 GT !!!

For those of you not familiar with the car, M3 GT is the equivalent of CSL, SPORT EVO or GTS in E36 M3 family. Total of only 356 cars were made to homologate BMW GT racing cars. They were modified and lightened versions of 3.0L Euro M3 which pushed the power from 286hp to 295hp with racing cams, ecu and other BMW Motorsport items. They all came in British Racing Green with Mexico Green Leather and Alcantara interior and Carbon Kevlar trims.

You can learn more about the car here ;

BMW M Registry - E36 M3 GT

As I said, it's been a very long battle to acquire this car from my friend. 7 years to be exact and finally convinced him to sell to me as it is the only one in TURKEY. My car is No:179 of 356 ever produced.

Unfortunately the car was in pretty bad shape when I got it but I knew that. Since this was a limited edition BMW M product, I was ready to got the extra effort to restore it to factory condition no matter the cost.

I filmed my entire restoration process in these two YouTube videos ;

M3 GT Restoration PART I

M3 GT Restoration PART II

Videos are in Turkish with subtitles.

So without further ado, I like to present the ///M community my newly restored, one of 356, BMW E36 M3 GT along with its stable mates

Photos by : @omarbahlol

Hope you all like her...

You can follow our adventures @driven34 on Instagram...



Name:  unnamed.jpg
Views: 21364
Size:  208.8 KB

Name:  IMG_2576.jpg
Views: 27267
Size:  603.8 KB

Name:  IMG_9122.jpg
Views: 20947
Size:  1.32 MB

Name:  IMG_9126.jpg
Views: 20634
Size:  795.5 KB

Name:  IMG_9135.jpg
Views: 21368
Size:  1.42 MB

Name:  IMG_9172.jpg
Views: 23456
Size:  1.64 MB

Name:  IMG_9187.jpg
Views: 20615
Size:  1.04 MB

Name:  IMG_9197.jpg
Views: 20438
Size:  1.07 MB

Name:  unnamed (5).jpg
Views: 20090
Size:  233.7 KB

Name:  unnamed (4).jpg
Views: 19696
Size:  228.3 KB
__________________

Last edited by CLUBBER; 04-04-2018 at 06:10 AM..
Appreciate 64
jiggz2110.00
Ggeezer251.50
Montaver2066.50
Foggins1331.50
Aktavate245.50
rdoctor168.00
DreamTime863.50
AlexN171.50
M-Pilot4859.00
Evren86.00
Al1969529.50
Lienrocs701.00
ando1954.50
AndrewC198910903.50
m5 guy1662.00
joeyb26275.50
ali820271.50
1230vani637.00
randyt224.50
ItsGary1456.50
RogueAI104.00
HODLM363.50
      04-01-2018, 04:03 PM   #2
jiggz
Brigadier General
United_States
2110
Rep
3,634
Posts

Drives: E90 M3|F15 X5 50i
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Seattle

iTrader: (2)

Beautiful collection, thanks for posting! I remember seeing your garage/cars in previous posts.

How do you get in/out of those cars w/ them parked so close together?
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 04:04 PM   #3
MULLET
F1 FAN
MULLET's Avatar
United_States
50
Rep
130
Posts

Drives: E92 M3 DCT, f30 328i M 8AT
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Pensacola, FL

iTrader: (0)

amazing!!!
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 04:29 PM   #4
Ggeezer
Captain
Canada
252
Rep
822
Posts

Drives: .
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Montreal

iTrader: (4)

Congratulations! Stunning collection
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 04:32 PM   #5
are0lies
Banned
United_States
4181
Rep
1,867
Posts

Drives: 2011 M3 E93
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Riverside

iTrader: (0)

That's not a garage. That's a museum.
Appreciate 1
      04-01-2018, 06:02 PM   #6
Transfer
Major General
Transfer's Avatar
5243
Rep
5,874
Posts

Drives: Bronco Wildtrak, Tesla MYP
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Issaquah, WA

iTrader: (1)

And the best colors! WOW!
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 06:13 PM   #7
Foggins
Restless
Canada
1332
Rep
1,031
Posts

Drives: M2C
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Dallas & Toronto

iTrader: (0)

I’ve been waiting for this post for years.... love it!!
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 06:53 PM   #8
Aktavate
Second Lieutenant
Aktavate's Avatar
246
Rep
270
Posts

Drives: Red
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Reno / SFBA

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2011 E90 M3  [0.00]
2002 911 Turbo  [0.00]
I mean I know everyone has different tastes but that M3 GT, gott damn! Too awesome...
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 07:04 PM   #9
Redd
Brigadier General
3853
Rep
4,133
Posts

Drives: 2010 BMW E92 M3 Dakar Edition
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Malaysia

iTrader: (0)

Wow what a garage! Congrats!
Appreciate 0
      04-01-2018, 07:15 PM   #10
drivetolive
Second Lieutenant
88
Rep
217
Posts

Drives: Z4M Coupe
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

iTrader: (3)

Congrats! I just skimmed through both videos, despite not understanding Turkish, and am absolutely blown away by the work you seemed to have put into restoring this. Please upload the subtitles ASAP as I'm sure many of us would be interested in knowing exactly what lengths you went to bring this gem back to its glory!
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 06:22 AM   #11
Helmsman
Major General
Helmsman's Avatar
Sweden
4377
Rep
7,054
Posts

Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

iTrader: (0)

The missing Pearl in place - congrats, awesome!
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 06:58 AM   #12
CLUBBER
Driven34
CLUBBER's Avatar
Turkey
968
Rep
143
Posts

Drives: '87 M3,'95 M3GT,'00 MC,04 CSL
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Istanbul / Turkey

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2011 BMW M3  [0.00]
1987 E30 M3  [10.00]
1995 BMW M3 GT  [0.00]
2004 BMW M3 CSL  [10.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by jiggz View Post
Beautiful collection, thanks for posting! I remember seeing your garage/cars in previous posts.

How do you get in/out of those cars w/ them parked so close together?
Thanks a lot, all three were lined up only for the photoshoot, normally they are cross parked.
Quote:
Originally Posted by are0lies View Post
That's not a garage. That's a museum.
Wow, what a compliment. Thank you my friend.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Transfer View Post
And the best colors! WOW!
Thanks. All in reveal colors
Quote:
Originally Posted by FrozenAg View Post
I’ve been waiting for this post for years.... love it!!
And 20 years for me
Quote:
Originally Posted by drivetolive View Post
Congrats! I just skimmed through both videos, despite not understanding Turkish, and am absolutely blown away by the work you seemed to have put into restoring this. Please upload the subtitles ASAP as I'm sure many of us would be interested in knowing exactly what lengths you went to bring this gem back to its glory!
Thank you so much.
I added subtitles to PART I today, PART II will be added tomorrow.
Hope you guys like them.
__________________
Appreciate 1
      04-02-2018, 08:25 AM   #13
amrazM
mTekMods
amrazM's Avatar
United_States
2115
Rep
2,872
Posts

Drives: like a granny.
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Manhatan

iTrader: (1)

Dream garage.
__________________
2011 Frozen Black/Fox Red E90 M3 650+WHP

G-Power Supercharged
First DCT to Manual Conversion Worldwide
KW CS, BBS RI-A, BW Headers, Snow 2.5
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 08:53 AM   #14
BRNDNSLVRA
奈良シカマル
BRNDNSLVRA's Avatar
United_States
905
Rep
482
Posts

Drives: 2011 Space Gray E90 M3
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Broward County, FL

iTrader: (0)

Insane
__________________


http://954mm.com

IG: @954MM/@954M3
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 10:12 AM   #15
Patrón
PAZUZU
Patrón's Avatar
United_States
543
Rep
2,058
Posts

Drives: '15 M4
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Antonio, TX

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
2015 BMW M4  [0.00]
2009 BMW M3  [10.00]
i've been on bmw froums since 2002, this is hands down the best pictures/cars i've seen. love it. my favorite m car has always been the e36, especially in BRG. great collection. i'm going to copy your hoods and start a hood decorating project at the end of the summer.
__________________

2009 M3 DCT ESS625+ SOLD
2015 M4 BSM/Silverstone F4LCON
@texasMclub IG @jagemoets
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 11:42 AM   #16
Sephiroth
4-6-8
Sephiroth's Avatar
India
233
Rep
990
Posts

Drives: for the fun of it
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Jax, FL

iTrader: (1)

Wow! Incredible commitment to the car and the process to produce such results.

If you don't mind my asking, what financial resources did you need to accomplish this in Turkey? I imagine there are lots of taxes on parts and such.
__________________
M3 E46 PY/Black
S2000 AP2 GPW/Tan
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 11:47 AM   #17
KwlAznKid
Brigadier General
KwlAznKid's Avatar
352
Rep
3,036
Posts

Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum

iTrader: (6)

my god... you are one lucky person
__________________
BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500
BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold)
Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 11:59 AM   #18
IND-Distribution
BimmerPost Supporting Vendor
IND-Distribution's Avatar
United_States
9546
Rep
10,844
Posts


Drives: G80 M3 / G82 M4
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chicago

iTrader: (3)

WOW! Simply incredible collection

Kudos for your commitment and 7-year pursuit! I'm sure the feeling of having it in your garage after its tedious OE restoration feels pretty special.
__________________
IND DISTRIBUTION | 866-963-4520 • INSTAGRAMYOUTUBEFACEBOOKFLICKR
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 02:12 PM   #19
ChadB
Second Lieutenant
ChadB's Avatar
United_States
46
Rep
240
Posts

Drives: 09GTR 13 RDX 15 TLX 15 M3
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Vermilion,Ohio

iTrader: (1)

full tilt!!
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 02:23 PM   #20
Jerry.E90M3
Private First Class
Jerry.E90M3's Avatar
156
Rep
143
Posts

Drives: 2011 E90 M3
Join Date: May 2017
Location: San Diego

iTrader: (0)

Nice collection!
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 03:12 PM   #21
E92_TYLER
Private First Class
E92_TYLER's Avatar
76
Rep
161
Posts

Drives: 2009 E92 M3 DCT AW
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: oklahoma

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2009 BMW M3  [0.00]
Mad props! Beautiful collection and that garage.... Goals.
__________________
Current: 09' E92 M3 DCT Alpine white / Black
Current: 13' F150 Fx4 -daily
Past: 04' E55 AMG Fbo, 03' E46 M3
99' E36 M3, 92' 240 RB26 408whp rocketbunny
03' SVT Cobra 481whp, 89' Fox 5.0 lx notch
Appreciate 0
      04-02-2018, 04:03 PM   #22
EYC.M3
Banned
United_States
77
Rep
227
Posts

Drives: ///M
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: California

iTrader: (0)

Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:42 PM.




m2
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST