@BENVSWAINE

This is my E36 3.2 Evo. I’ve built the car over the past 4 years and have enjoyed every step of the way, even the testing days. The car was previously featured in Performance BMW magazine and has appeared at a large number of indoor shows!

The car is a S50B32 3.2-swapped E36 with all the running gear from an M3 Evo, complete with an “S50 BTW” number plate to really let people know.

I’ve had the shell resprayed in Audi RS6 Merlin Purple with a black and purple glitter engine bay.

The car is running Airlift 3P with Gotti G1001 3-piece wheels, 12.5J in the rear and 10.5J in the front, squeezed into the overfender kit.

Plenty of parts have been smoothed out with the occasional hint of carbon fiber in places, especially inside and in the bay.

The interior has been blacked out and re-trimmed with Alcantara pillars, restored leather trim, and carbon fiber dash panels. This all sits perfectly with the color-matched Recaro CS seats and a Vertex steering wheel. It has a minimalistic yet high-quality sound system with underseat subs and a single-DIN fold-out Apple CarPlay head unit. The new carbon Coolerworx shifter and custom Alcantara surround complement all the carbon panels, such as the glovebox, center trim, knee-roll panel, steering wheel surround, and many smaller pieces.

The boot build is also minimal, with a large color-matched aluminum Airride tank shaped like a bomb/missile. Nothing too crazy, but it definitely turns heads.

Every nut, bolt, bracket, suspension component, and bushing has been overhauled and refreshed. But the bay is a real piece of art, showcasing the engine’s natural beauty with individual throttle bodies and the long 6-pot “BMW M POWER” rocker cover, powder-coated in the same purple. Everywhere you look in the bay, there’s a fresh detail—whether it’s the carbon internals inside the headlights, the throttle body trumpets, the polished aluminium Vanos housing, or the glitter paint.