Another beautiful E46 M3 for rear subframe reinforcement

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Members car , BMW E46 M3 for subframe reinforcement with Redish Motorsport plates and full rear suspension refresh including :
Subframe bushes
Diff front bush
Trailing arm bushes
Complete camber arms
Cambers bolts with washers and nuts
Hub top and bottom ball joints
Rear top arm inner bushes
Rear anti roll bar links
4 wheel tracking after all this job was completed

So the fun begin
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rear axle removed , washed and ready for some work
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subframe bushes and hub ball joints installed
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diff front bush and rear top arm inner bushes
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diff to shaft gasket
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rear axle removed , few small cracks found , any bit rusty place covered in rust remedy and repair work begun
cracked places cleaned and welded ,welded places fixed with grinder for straight and flat surface . later special plates welded in their places and sharp weld spots grind off .
everything painted with primer ,left to dry and later few coats off stone chip protection -gravitex applied on the top .refreshed rear axle fitted back ,car was left till next day to sit back on its chassis and after 4 wheel tracking was done .

plates and new suspension parts
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suspension out ,rust remedy in work
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cracks cracks
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working with cracks
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main 4 plates welded
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plates in primer
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left corner fix and some silicone
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few more of the work
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and ready for collection

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Thanks all for Your time , Shane -enjoy Your beautiful M3!!

[Paddy]

Excellent work Valdas, as usual! Now Shane can take her over 80kph finally hehe :P

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[Andy]

Tremendous work Valdas!! Shane said I could borrow it when it was ready.

[318 iS Cosmos]

Thanks again Valdas, I'm delighted with it! Haven't really had a chance to take her for a blast yet but I will be looking forward to it :hehe!: Andy I said you could have a go in the 116:tounge::tounge: So the project continues