So after many years of being on this forum, and many years after the totaled 540I, I've finally got me one of these and boy am I excited to start tinkering again!!
more to come!!
It'll need a full buff and polish to get some of the swirl marks and also some paint correction. Will need new rear bumper and would like new front bumper.
lots of little things needs to be addressed.
ordered some small parts to try to bring vehicle back to working/factory form
I will be cutting off the towhook to design and machine some brackets to hold license plate
I'm hoping to make a run out to long island soon just so i can hang out instead of coming out for "business"
Once I get a schedule, I'll definitely stop by.
Chuck, I've bought plenty of projects that I've not been able to finish, I didn't want to make that mistake again, so I got one that needed very little work so I can enjoy it
anyone in central jersey wants to hang out?????????
not sure which kit it is, however I can take measurements of the rotor size.
Brembo 4 pot front and rear, no adapters needed, that's all I know so far, haven't taken the car apart to see everything hidden yet.
will update frequently.
updates:
shoe maker has to have nice shoes!!
stock bay with AFE intake
BC coil overs, need to look them over, from what I see, one of the locking collar is missing
since I have plenty of these laying around, out with the old and in with the new
6061 AL, machined, anodized, then engraved
after installed
stock part
power rear sunshade is broken lol, need to fix that too, good thing i have these in stock too. video of DIY will come, plenty of people has asked for instructions.
the original hood latch was tweaked and it was hard to open, so new one ordered and arrived and installed.
new tow hook that i chopped up and ready to draw up some designs to mount front plates.
I'll get under the car and check the brakes when it stops raining.
yea, I finally took off the wheels and the lower collar is missing, might send the front units back or make my own collars if I can find the pitch of the thread on the shock body. maybe I can just call them up and ask or maybe they sell just the collar?
the front rotors are 355mm x 32mm
also from the pictures I cannot see any adapters on the calipers
took her grocery shopping!!
it says it fits E39 m5. just wondering if anyone here has installed one and how it looks/functions. I kinda like the looks of that one compared to OE panel. haven't gotten a hit on search here so I asked.
I'm thinking I'll machine the outside profile and all cutouts, then paint it black, then throw it back on the machine and engrave the S62
center hole gets bolted to the modified tow hook.
thoughts?
in the mean time while the machine is busy, I'd figure i'll check on the air filter and make sure it's in tip top shape
hmmmmmmmmmmm dirty little b$&*%
after a little shacking and smacking the filters together................
WOW!!!
washed them and blew it out with the air gun from inside of filter out then oiled them again, came out 99% better
had some time to f around with the machine today.
milled that off so face is flat, then drill and tapped it.
made a quick fixture plate
aluminum plate painted with truck bed liner mounted to fixture
engraved and profiled
chamfer all edge and tapped 4 holes
close up of engraving
make sure chamfer on center hole is deep enough so bolt sits flush
modified tow hook installed
bolt plate on tow hook
plate mounted
enjoy!!
I'll start the front in a week. out of parts on the rears.
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