Just joined :) A few pics of Babe. - Page 35

jB88 · 20th May 2012, 10:11

Well done. Beautiful E28!

e28s38b36 · 28th May 2012, 20:40

Fitted the front springs & M5 top mounts. Replaced power steering hard line washers to stop leak. £0.71p from BMW! New power steering fluid. New jubilee clip on master cylinder to stop leak. Car is know mechanically finished.

e28s38b36 · 28th May 2012, 20:51

Few more.....

BMWWGN · 28th May 2012, 21:04

Stunning car Shaun - those wheels really suit this car.

How does she drive now that everything's done, compared to the standard E28 M5 set-up?

What's that last picture all about?

e28s38b36 · 29th May 2012, 11:01

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Originally Posted by BMWWGN

Stunning car Shaun - those wheels really suit this car.

How does she drive now that everything's done, compared to the standard E28 M5 set-up?

What's that last picture all about?

The spring rates are the same as the Hartge H5s-24. E28 M5 with M88 tuned to 330bhp. Front springs are 264 which is the same spring rate as the M-Tech short spring (2 red flashes on the lower coils).

Rear springs are 236 instead of 214 of the M-Tech spring. E28 M5 is 207.

This past weekend I have been driving the car over as many speed bumps & uneven surfaces to run them in.

My notes to myself are that the rear springs are absolutely perfect. The ride comfort is still present in abundance but the extra control I feel from it is just in a different realm from what I have run before.

The rates I am running are the same as the moderators on another board. They raved about them & there not wrong!

The front now feels locked into the straight ahead position. The weight of the steering off centre has increased which gives more feel to my finger tips. It turns in better & tracks like an arrow at speed. It feels like a much more modern car...If that makes any sense.

The top mounts make a big difference. I'm running them on the "-" position. Check the pictures.

Incidentally I'm running a 1mm smaller front anti role bar than the standard e28 M5 as it is well known that at lower speeds an M535i will out handle it on account of less understeer. I still get the same control at high speed as the standard bar but once again less understeer.

The tires I'm running are epic! They is no tire noise, The rides comfy & when they warm up it out handles a dog. Handling wise I have hit the nail on the head. Could not be more happier. Also from the pictures you cannot really tell if the car has been lowered or not which is what I wanted. There is ZERO rubbing from the wheels under any condition...eg: Full tank, two people in the rear, speed humps (It's all about the offset).

I got my measurements spot on

Last picture shows that the rear bulkhead boot trim still fits even though I'm running the Alpina long range tank.

Next job is the body work but at the moment I'm just enjoying the fruits of my labour. Built not bought.

davidoli · 29th May 2012, 11:45

Such passion ............ Rarely seen this side of The Atlantic !

Jolly good show , Sean !

D

e28s38b36 · 30th May 2012, 11:46

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Originally Posted by davidoli

Such passion ............ Rarely seen this side of The Atlantic !

Jolly good show , Sean !

D

Thanks D.

What I call the big clean up now begins. I have ZERO leaks now which makes me REALLY happy & must put me in a very small group of s38 owners

By the way...My Bentley manual now has a permanent home in the car!

With the help of a borescope the last leak was traced to this. When the new master cylinder was fitted you would have thought they would have noticed that the jubilee clip was past it's best!

Painting that pipe is going to be fun!

e28s38b36 · 12th June 2012, 17:29

Heat sheilds.

"S62" · 14th June 2012, 02:01

Such an awesome car.

e28s38b36 · 26th June 2012, 01:14

Still been getting a bit of over cooling due to the size of the radiator. Last weekend I fashioned up a shield that blocks 80% of the front of it. It works! My temp needle now sits at 11 o'clock at 100mph....urrrr 70mph

Dave at Fritz has said that his e30 M3 (With 3L e36 M3 engine) does the same so I'm happy for the moment.

With some 750 miles on the clock since picking it up it is now starting to feel a bit looser. The diff still needs another 750 miles before it's fully run in.

I may also change the prop centre bearing due to age. I changed it about 10 years ago so it's probably due for a change. Bit grumbley well into three figures.

Got round to washing the underneath as well as painting up the rear disk bells. The salt on the road from when I picked it up has destroyed the pitman arm rubber so they will need changing next weekend. They lasted six months!