This project is broken up into sections:

• Suspension
• Wheels/Tires
• Brakes
• Engine
• Exhaust
• Transmission & Drivetrain
• Interior
• Exterior

The sum of the parts above has made this car the ultimate sleeper.

Why 332ti?

BMW typically names their cars with numbers.  For example, a 318ti used to stand for the following:

The "3" stands for 3-series
The "18" stands for 1.8L motor
The "ti" stands for compact or hatchback

Since we substitued the 1.8L motor for a 3.2L motor, it made sense to change the badge to a "332ti".  I purchased two "323" badges from a 98-99 323 model and carefully cut them apart to resemble the badge that you see.

No ///M badge?

Apparently, BMW was rumored to have produced a few "M ti"s in South America (only four, I was told) and in Europe, a 323ti was produced (a 2.5L, 6 cylinder model), but never marketed an ///M version worldwide.

Dispite having and engine from a 97 US M3, it's really not an M car.   Real M cars such as the E30 M3 (produced from 1987-1991) have the hard edge and do not drive like typical BMWs.  Europe has "Evo" versions of the E36 M3 which people can argue and justify as "real" M cars since they have 3.2L motors with individual throttle bodies.  This produces 321hp in it's stock trim.   Unfortuantely, the US does not get this version.  Whereas our US versions "look" like the European M cars, they don't have the real motors and drivetrains of the European cars.

Not wanting to be a hypocrite, I've done as much as I can to delete any indication of "///M" on the car.  Besides, it's more fun that way.   :-)

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