BMW 3 Series E36 Restoration Tips & Techniques

Author: Greg Hudock, Softbound, 148 Pages, ISBN: 9781855209435, Published, 2013

-How to retore E36 - 3 Series BMWs built between 1999 & 1999 - all models from the 316 compact to the M3

Authors' Acknowledgments

Writing this book was a great experience. In the last year, I've met and communicated with many great people within BMW and the BMW community, driven some great E36s, and found the essence of what makes the 3-Series the tremendous success it is.
I would like to thank the staff at Brooklands Books, including but not limited to John Dowdeswell, Barbara Cleveland, and Jane Powell. John and Barbara made sure I had everything I needed and Jane did an excellent job of putting it all together. They were very supportive throughout the entire process of writing this book and were a delight to work with.

Thank you to BMW UK Corporate Communications Director Graham Biggs for allowing me to use BMW press and parts catalog photos. Thank you to Herbert Schnitzer for writing the foreword to this book. I would also like to thank David Mecey for his M3 track day photo, Manfred Eckweiler for his Baur TC4 photos, Diedrick Galestien of Orange Sports Photography for his portrait of Herbert Schnitzer and tuners Alpina, AC Schnitzer, and Hartge for their photo contributions. Also, thank you to Jay Baier and Will Turner at Turner Motorsport and Mike Hugh at Active Autowerke for their photo contributions as well.

The magazine editors, who have encouraged me from day one, including Cameron Evans, Pete Stout, Aaron Jenkins, Jackie Jouret, and Eric Gustafson, are the people who gave me :he confidence to write and continue to pursue bigger and better things. They gave me great opportunities and I am determined to continue to be my best and never let them down.

To my family, including my parents, brother, and aunt: thank you for your support. I can still remember when I was 4 or 5 years old, being in my father's garage with my paternal grandfather, Joseph Hudock, looking at engines. My father and his father are the men who sparked my interests in cars and I am forever grateful for this.

I would also like to thank you, the reader. If you are reading this, the chances are very good :-Iat we share the same passion for sports cars and BMWs. Anyone with a true love of sports cars is a friend of mine. You are the reason this book was written. I did my absolute best to give you a core source of information on the E36 generation 3-Series. I hope this book finds a special place on your book shelf. And I wish you many years of enjoyment from your E36. They are great cars and tremendous fun.

Greg Hudock, 2012