I’ve made the very difficult decision to list my 1999 M Coupe for sale

I bought the car in west Virginia in December of 2016 and have since put literally hundreds of hours of work into it. The car had a ton of issues when I got it, and I definitely questioned whether it would be worth the effort I knew would go into it (it was!). For starters, was non-operational due to a blown out guibo and slipping clutch. It also had some less-than spectacular repairs on the subframe and front end from the previous owner that needed to be addressed. On top of that, there were a ton of little things like a bad window regulator, check engine light, dirty interior, leaking exhaust, etc. 

Phase 1:
New intake boot and O2 sensors 
Dropped the trans, replaced the UUC clutch plate, installed a new M5 clutch, and replaced the shift pins, replace the rear seal, changed the fluid and reinstalled with a new guibo and clutch line
Replaced valve cover gasket and spark plugs 
Replaced window linkage and re-welded popped pinch welds in the door 
Seat pushing and glove box reinforcement installed
M50 manifold swap (currently has the stock manifold for CA smog, but s50 manifold and all swap parts will be included)

Phase 2: Rear-end rebuild (this was pretty much my whole summer of 2019)
3” steel tube replacing stamped steel crossmember and new doubled up diff mount bracket
Subframe and control arms and repainted
Brake calipers rebuilt and painted
Reinforced control arms and subframe tabs
Eccentric control arm bushings
New:
Brake cables
CV boots
Parking brake cables
Parking brake springs
Revshift 80A bushings
StopTech Brake rotors (all 4)
Diff seals
Wheel Bearings 
Diff fluid
New Turner upper shock mounts
Stainless brake lines

Phase 3: Front end fix
The car had a front end collision in the past that bent the upper unibody framerail (where radiator crossmember mounts) and wheelhouse. The repair was not properly painted and seam-sealed, so it was beginning to rust where the wheelhouse met the main lower unibody frame rail. 
I replace the upper frame rail piece and wheelhouse with new parts from BMW using ZincWeld, cavity wax, and seam sealer so there would be no future problems
While I was at it I replace the tie rods, front brake lines, and 
Phase 4: Failed CA smog when I moved at the end of 2019, so I: 
Removed and cleaned all injectors
Replaced air filter
Seafomed engine
NEW Catalytic converters (these are now $1100 EACH plus installation)
Passed! Passed again this past January! 
Re-covered seats with Ridies leather covers 
Other Random:
Apex Arc Forged wheels and Michelin Pilot sport 4s tires 245 front 275 rear
Wheel studs and nuts all around
UUC short shifter and DSSR
Rear wiper delete (all parts included
Tein front coilovers
Rear has H&R sport springs and Bilstein shocks with Turner top mounts 
H&R front sport springs (for stock struts) included 
Included a set of Turner Monoball front control arm bushings 
Newer windshield 
Replaced center console shifter/button surround plastic
CA registration good until Jan 2026
Currently has 140,900 miles
Replaced rear cargo cover pieces 
Replaced steering shaft coupler with poly 
Includes modified e46 roof rack

Still needs:
A few random interior bits (AC switch, front 
Paint is ~6/10 - lots of small chips, a few scratches and some fading. Probably needs an a complete respray at some point
Headliner
Probably a bunch of small things I am forgetting. I will update with more

This is a 25 year old car, so things do wear out and it will continue to need maintenance and attention. Please ask questions and inspect for yourself.