Restoring BMW's most bizarre and hated car
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Hey rich would you be interested in working with me in my country, my government will fund us to start a car manufacturing company, and we want to build EV pickups, you would own a percentage of the company of course
Great build, and make more content with it
Your the best Rich!!! Your team is awesome
I dub thee "das boot" - its just fitting
I think this car needs is a Chevy LS engine swap as an option.
Rich. Thank you for making this video 40 minutes long instead of splitting it up for 4 separate videos like every other TH-camr.
Amen!
Love these. Just a shame you got a watered down version and not the proper one from Europe with the s50b32, now that was an awesome car.
What's that, a different engine?
@@toolzshed Un neutered engine, that never came over too the states.
We did get the s54 for like a year
Repent to Jesus Christ!!
@@jesusislord6545 Embrace Satan !😈
Man, I’ve always loved this car, I’m surprised ppl hate them so much. Every single time I’ve seen one I’ve liked it.
Strange to me too. Why would you not want the crash protection, structural rigidity, and improved aerodynamics that this offers compared to what you normally see?
Well they don't.Rich is just being outlandish!
I always thought these were loved. They sure go for a decent price.
one of my favorites too
I think it looks good too.
Rich's sponsor transitions are almost as legendary as Linus's at this point.
made me chuckle, nice
ikr lmao
You see it coming, but u don't run from it
The fact that 93 others know which LINUS u speak of!!!
I LOVE the clown shoe, and that inline 6 is practically bulletproof. I find this particular setup very easy to work on, and BMW did an exceptional job of keeping everything so simple. In my opinion, this era of BMW is my all time favorite.
I find it hard to believe most car nuts aren't here defending this car. This is a marriage between the rally car setup with that wagon look Europeans go crazy for. A small body with a torquey straight 6. I transported these cars new from off the boats to dealerships. personally will take this car before its convertible counterfeit....cough cough counterpart.
The banter of Rich and Stevon is always entertaining.
He should call her, for sure
This is why I love this channel. Witty commentary, epic teardowns, and actual rebuilding.
I'm a girl and this is the only car channel I follow. I found it when i was doing a deep dive on electric cars. Then the van build came out and I got hooked with the stories, humor and unique content ever since. Keep up the good work :D
The one thing that was disappointing in both vans was the toilet, the log chopper doesn't seem very comfy :x
Well said. I started watching to learn about Teslas. Now I'm here for a good laugh.
Nah the van build wouldn’t be the van build without the log chopper 3000
if you & your mom ever are looking for a double date, my uncle rich & his buddy are always down for a good time lmao
To be fair, this isn't a car channel, it's a comedy channel :D
@@canonip3000 id say it’s 50/50 it’s comedy and actual car stuff, so basically the perfect TH-cam channel
The "hatchback" to Europeans is like like the "pick-up" to Americans.
True true
Accurate. Source: Was European until 2016.
@@bizling really. I went to Portugal in 2019 and there were a lot of hatches and wagons tho
No. That's estates or vans. It's a family thing.
@@bizling yup...now the trend are SUVs.
I literally had no idea you could knock the dents out of a rim until I watched this. Damn, you really do learn something new every day haha Thanks, Rich.
That Dave Chappelle scream after Rich hammered his hand 🤣
Wow Stevon was waxing that car like Amber was on his mind. Shout out to Uncle Rich the perpetual wingman.
30:53 this pause was exactly 6 seconds but it should have definitely been longer. I love getting intensely stared at
Nicely done guys, just missed one thing i.m.o. : replacing the vanos seals, helps a lot with low end power, biggest change I noticed was not having the sudden "kick" in power after 4K rpm (works for almost all 6 cil single and double vanos BMW engines)
The secondary fan removal is a popular mod due to their potential to shatter and stick a fin into the engine block. Usually people install a lower threshold thermostat and it's enough to counteract the added heat, though maybe that didn't happen on this one. A full cooling refresh every 10 years or so on these is definitely recommended.
When RIch busts his fingers and shout's like Dave Chappelle LMAO!
Shit! I thought it was only me!
It's the Dry KFC Biscuit meme. Look it up
It’s a sound bite the pit over the video
😆 same
the always remind me of Skeletor
Rich, your ex-wife told me you started acting different after you bought this car.
Clownish?
Lol.. I miss them on the show...he needs to let them guest star
Wait?? Did Linda have anything to do with the breakup??
@@SavageBunny1 why would you assume that?
Shut up Sam, no one likes you.
Fun fact, I went to their webiste looking for the headlight cleaning kit and their description is the following :
*As endorsed by Rich Rebuilds of TH-cam, this high quality DIY kit can help make old yellow headlights clear again*
What’s the name? I think I say Sylvania on it.
You should totally redo the entire cooling system. Add an e-fan conversion. Also oil filter housing gasket as well.
I like how riches approach to fixing the car is just replace EVERYTHING!
Rich's
cus he's rich
replacing consumable parts?? what do you want him to do smh
@@navnoot I’m saying
This car is beautiful and Im tired of pretending its not 🤬🤬🤬
Yeah, but not for $40k - $50k. You could do a lot better.
I thought it was cool until I saw what they are selling for nowadays. No thanks.
True
Yea its awesome
It looks like a hatchback tbh. Don’t see any coupe besides 2 doors. But hey at least it’s better than the 4 series or even worse, iX 🤮
@@yungboicontigo9278 maybe it’s just a hatchback coupe
Just caught on to your channel and I love it. Your humor and camaraderie really shine through! I've always been a sucker for the shooting brake body style and the Z3 coupe is a great example of that. Hope you decided to keep the care in the end.
This has got to be one of The most beautiful things I have ever seen. I once witnessed a beautiful Black 321bhp M3 Coupe rising up an intersection from a motorway, drifting the whole bridge over the lanes and returning back the way it came from. It was phenomenal.
There has, nor I doubt ever will be, many cars as pristine as this. When I was a child and drew "fast cars" they looked like this. Absolutely amazing
A relentless husky, who’d have guessed…
The car looks epic.
Repent to Jesus Christ!!!!
I actually really liked the couped hatchback version a lot more than the cabrio when it came out. Still do
Great to see someone working on it
I almost spit out my whiskey when Uncle Rich said "do you know what BMW stands for"? 🤣🤣🤣
Next to the Z8 I've always thought that the M Coupe was the coolest BMW car. I test drove one when it came out and it was an incredible driving experience. My issue was that I'm 6' tall and my head brushed the headliner plus the the sun glass did not open, which would've made the cabin more airy. I felt a bit claustrophobic in the car. I can't believe the M Coupe has become known as the "Clown Shoe." Everyone I knew thought it looked more like a "Shark."
YOU GUYS ARE FUNNY AF. When Stevon mentioned how he was gonna sell them i said Shipstation too 🤣. I love y’all
Not ugly at all....i should call her cue* flute
I love the look of the so called "Clown Shoe" i think it looks way better than Z3. In 1999 this bmw looks great then and now 2021 it still turns heads. Its got good looking stock rims and my fav is the Fenders front and back i love the wide stance. A great platform from bmw when modified with good taste. Good work fellas!
i think it's the nicest BMW ever made, it really has something exotic and brutal. Definitely a keeper
My second favorite BMW
@@Mario-G-Man what's the 1st one ?
Never liked the Z3, but absolutely love this one, different and raw!
Absolutely Agree
The beginning where he smacks his hand and falls back reminds of Dave Chapelle🤣🤣🤣
I think we used to call these Z3’s ‘breadboxes’. But good god, this is a great little car.
Can confirm, that Sylvania headlight restoration kit is amazing.
Well that last coat was obviously a wet look lacquer or finish. Would be good to know how long it actually lasts. You can get similar results by buffing with compound.
It was still looking good when I sold the car I used it on. The final coat uses something that supposedly has UV protection in it, which is why I used it instead of another kit.
Turtle wax buffing compound and a foam disk on you cordless drill works great and is dirt cheap.
it’s always amazing what a simple headlight restore can do for the looks of a car
Yellow film helps keep bugs down for night running. Its not just for looks. Its actually race car stuff. Look it up.
I tint my motorcycle head lights as well. I get half the bugs on my helmet that my friends do. It works.
That car montage starting @35:02 is something straight out of the Gran Turismo video game, you and Stevon should get the commission to work on the next versions car montages. 😉
Yeah it is and I'm dying to know the name of that song
The first four minutes had me gripped...it is a nice lesson on how to properly edit a great TH-cam video...I watched a whole advert without realising....great content uncle Rich.... watching from Ndola Zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
Rich you had me with “do you know what BMW stands for” and the look. Only you can pull that off.
Bob Marley and the Wailers?
When Stevon asked him to read the strut in German that was saying Black 3 times if we consider BMW as BlackManWiddow.. cosmosschwartz (cosmos-black) and schwartz -black 3rd time bellow.. 🤣 ✌😁✌
Bring Me Workshop?
Be My Wife
Bought My Wife
Broke My Wallet
@@prinxeoo big.money.wasted
I saw one of these at a gym parking lot in the Naval base I was stationed in.
I was looking to see if the owner was selling it, but I never found the owner.
It stayed there for like 3 years covered in pollen until I moved out.
The lug studs are definitely aftermarket because these came with lug bolts from factory; not lug nuts and studs.
Great to see Lee back on the show. Man knows his shit.
I think he's Leenda's brother
Repent to Jesus Christ!!!!
Lee Malo is a nitwit he ripped me off for $25k ish in 2008 don't ever go to that guy.
@@paulg.6120 seems like you're probably the nitwit if you're bitching about it in TH-cam comments 13 years later rather than taking him to court and winning your point.
@@NickCargillable go ahead and read my full explanation separately in the comments and you will see why.
I personally think it is a nice design. What Rich & Steve did, definitely made it look even better. Still confused why someone would think its ugly.
the same reason wearing JNCO jeans to the club in 2021 gets you laid in a millisecond, we just have better taste now
Some putz's have piss poor taste, you good sir, do not.
People who just follow trends don't have taste. These were never trendy so they never became popular. I like em but, then again I've always loved Subaru wagons.
@@stevenwilliams1805 All I've owned for a couple decades is Volvo wagons.
@@jamesgeorge4874 I once had a s60 2.5t sedan and, that was a fantastic car.
Fact this man be transitioning into ads as smooth as LTT amazes me
Husky gets set off by Husky like when I see another human being. @8:47 made me laugh. @13:23 reminded me of Dave Chapelle skits. I wanna imagine Rich carries metal straws everywhere. Headlights looked 🔥.
Rich, I’m glad to see Lee forgave you after trying to set his shop on fire…
i think they understand that is an accident, and when they charge it rich isn't there...
what are the compression numbers? The blocked breather caused the failure of the gasket.
Great catch. No reason to do anything else $$$ until you measure those.
I think BMW works hard on how to make their cars more crappy each year with the highest level of engineering possible.
Ryan Dunn built one and was going to Gumball it, they're proper fast when built! He didnt mess around with wimpy cars. RIP Ryan, much respect.
Excellent use of the Burlington Mall
Ah, a man of culture I see..
This must have happened a while ago. Teslabot isn't alive and Rich and StevOn aren't dead.
I’ve always loved the look of these things. Reminds me of a stretched 92-95 civic hatchback.
That Sylvania kit is definitely top notch
As a BMW enthusiast, this is definitely my favorite project you’ve done to date. The Clown Shoe is certainly one of my favorite, non-favorite Bimmers. I can appreciate all of the work done to make it a very nice OEM plus example 👍🏽 A huge thanks for sharing the headlight restoration kit much needed for my X5. Thanks Bro 💪🏽💯
Brasso brass polish if you haven'r already
These cars are loved in Europe!
Sell it to a European Rich and use the money on a new project!
Did a shot everytime uncle Rich said " old BMW's " and " beemer world " Needless to say I'm fn hammered
Rich, you don't need to use a headlight resto kit on those lights. The entire front glass just unclips and can be changed for new ones in like 5 minutes.
I used to think Stevon was a clown. 🤔 Now I think he seems like a genuinely great guy. 👍
This car is awesome, this content is awesome and you guys are awesome. 🏆
@shaun C'mon man, why the did? I can see why some dudes are uncomfortable with him but not me ("no homo, as they say"). He's a rennaisance man. I'm surprised he doesn't know a couple languages.
That dude loves life and attempts to live each moment.
Stevon is a genius..he does everything
He should call her.
"Bavarian...black man's wheels'
From one Rich to another... beyond outstanding.
t'was brilliant.
After having a few E36s, if I could recommend one sensor you have yet to replace, it's the crank position sensor. That one can/will die and it'll strand you whenever it does. I always kept a spare in my toolbag.
That transition to your sponsor was SMOOTH
You guys did a fantastic job on the Beamer, you're right about the car growing on you .I am liking the car now and I love what you did with the wheels, they came out looking great. Keep up the great work guys and God Bless your families. 🔥💯💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌😁✌
Hell yeah Rich, the Z3 should totally stick around. I would love to see more content on this car!
The matte accents are a nice touch. I noticed them right away. Adds some swagger to the car. Great job overall.
Removing those wheel studs and putting stock bolts back in would have made it that much nicer.
I'm guessing Rich had no problem with minimum word counts on papers in school. He can turn a 15 minute video into 40 minutes no problem.
The best part is when Rich is showing the Squarespace and I'm looking for the others chrome tabs!! hahahhaa
I noticed that lol
Great vid and resto.
Love the uniqueness of the clown shoe and I really like the satin on the pillar that you added (should be standard), it 'manlyfies' it a bit more and reduces some of the clownishness at the same time.
Well done gents!
(The clown shoe BMW often reminds me of a far less refined/powered/appointed/styled version of the Ferrari GTC4 Lusso grocery getter!)
Oh yes, this is exactly my thought, a budget ff/lusso, but not having backseats really kills it, since its shape could really support them.
Excellent job on the restoration. Amazing work
Lol huge respect for admitting you dropped the struts. Can’t be perfect all the time Rich 🤑. Load the parts canon ! Pew pew.
The mechanical fan is often removed on these cars as they are known to grenade themselfs. Replacing the coolant sensor with a lower temperature trigger and the one fan will do fine
I came to say this. Mine has the mechanical fan deleted with the lower temp switch.
are we just going to ignore the "why is the rash STILL" and "it burns when I" tabs ?!
Pretty nice looking ride honestly. Great work guys
I’m glad to see you get this M coupe restored but, please replace the Victor Reinz with OEM. Or just wait a few months and wait for it to start leaking again. 🤘
What the fuck kind of part is a victor reinz? That doesn't sound like any car part i have ever heard of
Victor Reinz is the OEM for that gasket.
@@fucksusanwojcicki it's a gasket Manufacturer
Are you dumb? Victor Reinz is a subsidiary of Mahle and an OEM supplier of many euro brands, how is it worse than OEM if it IS OEM?
@@mr_sparkly_face4087 I can only speak from experience. I own a shop that specializes in BMW repairs. We used to us VR but after getting many comebacks, we switched to Factory original and never had a problem again. So, dumb?
Loved this BMW episode. Had a classic feel with your Squarespace url humour and seeing Lee again. 👍
Apparently, part of the cost reduction effort was to fit a Lasko box fan into the cooling system.
Rest of the world never stopped loving shooting brake design
I’m in Los angles These guys would make a killing with the electrify garage
Yeah it's weird that they aren't out there, maybe that's the goal? Or something about telsa parts being cheaper where they are? Idk.
He’s talked about it before - sounds like it’s being worked on.
That's no clown shoe, it's the legendary ZED 3 M! A real drivers car.
Make sure you keep that car, do some mods and go to the track.
It's almost akin to the 135i or today's M2.
Tight chassis and a lot of rear wheel ponies = 😁😁😁
Pity it weighs as much as a Maersk.
making the husky howl...lol
I'm an ex BMW Dealer trade qualified parts interpreter. The black plastic engine cooling system parts have a tendency to split. Start off replacing one part, then discover more. BMW brake discs are also relatively soft, for a better pedal feel. They wear fast, even faster if you use harder aftermarket pads. This car would have cost six figures brand new in Australia.
How on earth is this the ugliest / most hated car?!? Have you seen e.g. BMW E36 Compact?
BTW, I hear this is a lot of fun at the track.
The compact is the ugliest car ever made apart from a VW fox
@@DarthCSL Pontiac Aztek isn't too far behind though. Even after Breaking Bad!
I take it no one must remember the GREMLIN in the 70's now that's the ugliest car on earth. lol
If you used FCP Euro, you would never have to pay for any of those parts (consumables do wear and break) for the rest of your life owning the car. Everything has a lifetime warranty, even oil. Ship them old ones and they ship you brand new ones. Free. Just putting it out there for your bmw viewers ( or foreign viewers also).
That's what I do for my Coupe and Mini R53. So far I've never had to use it.
Nice quick tune up and turnaround.
I love your channel y'all, extremely educational and the good back and forth between you guys makes it really fun to watch, exited to watch and learn more.
This thing had huge wheels for it's time and i actually love how it looks. It's weird.
It's was a track car, you can put 275 on the rear. The front is the problem, 255 is the largest can be under the front using the correct offset.
You’re telling me! I had a z3m and my dad had a z3m coupe when I was in high school, and I want to say the z3 had stock 15’s. The coupe had 19s!
I've always liked the Clown Shoe. It's the crush i have hidden from the main piece. You did this ride justice. Good video as always.
Loved this because it's something more relatable for the average enthusiast. I too could find a nice car like this on tinder and give it a tuneup instead of leasing some more computer on wheels.
MGB kind of did the same thing with the MGB. It's a cool little roadster that directly inspired the Mazda Miata. They also made the MGB GT. Same car mechanicly , but hardtop/hatchback kind of thing.. and it just looks...wrong. It also added a lot of extra weight and threw the balance on the car way off.
You should show us how you polished/waxed it. I would love to see more of this car, maybe take it to a track
@Rich Rebuilds stop
@Rich Rebuilds no
Rich after polishing your headlights apply some ceramic coating it will protect from UV damage and last forever!!! That's my trick. Don't thanks okay? :DD
LMAOOO the mcdonalds screenshot oh my
Rich has the best commercial segway-. They just fucking crack me up‼️🤣😂🤣😂
I love how the cage around that fan is still plenty large enough to stick your arm through lol
If the oil cap isn’t on just so on my MINI the check engine light will come on, because it’s a BMW product. 🤣
I’ve never had any issues with my bmws and the oil cap. Just put it one and turn it till it stops… maybe your gasket on the cap is damaged?
@@FishFind3000 and that's the key. It can't be short of a full turn until it stops by 1 mm; because if it is, check engine light. And that's only on my second gen MINI Clubman. That doesn't happen on my first gen MINI. THAT TOOK FOREVER TO F****** FIGURE OUT. I DO NOT EXAGGERATE ABOUT FOREVER. Most mechanics don't even know that that's possible; anything short of a full stop, check engine.
@@GRSEMETROMALL
I don't doubt your scenario because i've heard of other cars (vw) throwing hard to track fuel codes (high fuel trim or "lean" at idle i believe) over crankcase air leaks. On those cars it's the crankcase breather box gasket, but the same thing will happen if the oil cap lets air by.
E30 M3,2001 Z M coupe and the 90s 8 series are some of the most beautiful cars ever made.
After what I read, the Bavarian Autosport coils are supposed to be good. Gives more power than stock and saves fuel.
Some say they feel they drive a new car.
Inline 6 is a classic, classic engine configuration. Opel Monza 3 litre inline 6 was bullit proof!
I love this car ! A Perfect shooting break
I loved this car when it came out, it reminded me of another quirky car in the 70s...the MGB GT hardtop.
I never knew Rich went to Harvard (Computer Science) until I started sniffing around the internet looking for -dirt- fun fan facts.