RVAE34fest was a very fun event despite the weather. Oddly enough it led to me selling my absolutely mint M5 in order to buy an E38. I know, I considered getting my head checked but hear me out...
I came from the E34 and it was very hard for me to leave it. But the interior had become too dated and the limitations of the suspension were too much for me to really move forward. I had always loved the E39 interior and the touring design so naturally that's where I went after riding in Clay's LS E36. So I built my LS E39 touring. But I still wanted a nice DD and finally, a 2003 M5 fell into my lap. I worked on bringing it back to stock because I knew that I would get the most money for it in the long run. As awesome as that car was to me, I still found myself wanting something I could mod.
(If you find yourself getting bored by reading this already, just jump down to some photos.)
I have always had a fondness for the E38 because it's like a bigger more modern E34. When two S62 E38's showed up at my house that weekend and both offered me the chance to drive them, I had to take them up. I loved everything about them. It was like the best of all worlds to me. That night, this estoril E38 popped up on ebay and something about it just got my excited and I had to have it. I found a buyer for the M5 immediately and the rest is history.
2001 740i sport with 137k custom painted in BMW Estoril blue by Impressive Autowerks. I am very particular about paint work since I have been doing it myself for many of my own projects now for over 12 years. This paint is incredible. It's 4 years old and still looks almost new. They did inside the trunk, door jams and the bottom of the hood. The engine bay is silver but doesn't look bad at all since it's really more gray. And my plan is to spray the engine bay when I do an S62 swap. I also plan to swap over the steering etc. When I do the S62, I want to do it right and take care of all the little issues that might creep up later. I also plan on M5jed unicorn headers, tune etc. I will have no problem going full custom on an E38.
It might be a little while before the good stuff happens because I want to get everything else sorted and get started on the stereo. I would like to do the swap in the winter when I don't want to drive it anyway. I painted all the trim black and removed the tint.
Now with the trim painted and then eventually, the tint removed.
I came from the E34 and it was very hard for me to leave it. But the interior had become too dated and the limitations of the suspension were too much for me to really move forward. I had always loved the E39 interior and the touring design so naturally that's where I went after riding in Clay's LS E36. So I built my LS E39 touring. But I still wanted a nice DD and finally, a 2003 M5 fell into my lap. I worked on bringing it back to stock because I knew that I would get the most money for it in the long run. As awesome as that car was to me, I still found myself wanting something I could mod.
(If you find yourself getting bored by reading this already, just jump down to some photos.)
I have always had a fondness for the E38 because it's like a bigger more modern E34. When two S62 E38's showed up at my house that weekend and both offered me the chance to drive them, I had to take them up. I loved everything about them. It was like the best of all worlds to me. That night, this estoril E38 popped up on ebay and something about it just got my excited and I had to have it. I found a buyer for the M5 immediately and the rest is history.
2001 740i sport with 137k custom painted in BMW Estoril blue by Impressive Autowerks. I am very particular about paint work since I have been doing it myself for many of my own projects now for over 12 years. This paint is incredible. It's 4 years old and still looks almost new. They did inside the trunk, door jams and the bottom of the hood. The engine bay is silver but doesn't look bad at all since it's really more gray. And my plan is to spray the engine bay when I do an S62 swap. I also plan to swap over the steering etc. When I do the S62, I want to do it right and take care of all the little issues that might creep up later. I also plan on M5jed unicorn headers, tune etc. I will have no problem going full custom on an E38.
It might be a little while before the good stuff happens because I want to get everything else sorted and get started on the stereo. I would like to do the swap in the winter when I don't want to drive it anyway. I painted all the trim black and removed the tint.
Now with the trim painted and then eventually, the tint removed.