My slow 528E build thread...Engine bay painted

[rubix_cube12]

Got my Bentley manual and some urethane subframe bushings in today.



Also welded and sealed my new battery tray. Used the UPOL Tiger seal as I did with the rest of the car.

[rubix_cube12]

I've acquired another set of spares. Looking forward to refinishing and perhaps purchasing some turbine covers. If you have a set for sale, pm me.

[LeiseyJr]

And viola.

Thats a cool instrument that I play.

I love the thread though and can't wait to see the car done.

[rubix_cube12]

Got the engine bay painted. Prepping it wasn't very fun but the outcome is great.

It looks to good to cover it all up now. I think it looks better than the paint on the outside of the car.

Shiny







Im going to give it some time to cure and then hopefully start assembling.

[rubix_cube12]

I finally got a chance to get back to this project.
Had to deal with my dd and prep it for the winter so took a couple weeks off of this one.

But I got started. Dropped the rear suspension completely. Also took the fronts out.
The plan is to completely clean the undercarriage, fix up a few issues that weren't addressed earlier due to visibility reasons. But now since everything is off, looks to be the last of the cancer bits.









These are the areas of concern. I need the rear subframe mounts dealt with. Hopefully the car will drive better without any play in the suspension.





The transmission mount has a little bit of rust in areas. I'll take care of this as well.



And I also had a serious area to fix up. The drivers side front sway bar has rusted into the frame. The plan is to cut a portion of the frame out that's rusted out and fabricate a new piece to weld in. I do have m5 sways that I'll be running Afterwards. Passenger side is fine.



I did have one clean area under the car. That's under the heat shield.
I wish it all looked like this under there. Once I recover the undercarriage with new undercoating, I'm planning to use black.



Now the fun starts in disassembling the rear suspension and welding my toe/camber plates. I Will be getting the rear subframe powder coated also.

[leadphut]

this thread is full of win

[tig]

this thread is full of win

And an intentionally slow 528e; I am still confused as to why someone would intentionally build a slow car, but that's just me.

[rubix_cube12]

this thread is full of win

And an intentionally slow 528e; I am still confused as to why someone would intentionally build a slow car, but that's just me.

Well to be honest, I had not planned to build this car even as far as it is at its stage. But one thing led to another and I've gotten too attached.
If I could go back, I doubt I would have started with a 528e.
Now, my intentions are not to sell it, so I intentionally am just building this project for fun. The plan is not to make it a fast car. I have one of those. This one isn't/won't be it. Besides, There's very little of the 528e parts left on the car. And with the b35, it won't be that slow 528e.

[tig]

But why are you trying to make it SLOW!?!

[rubix_cube12]

But why are you trying to make it SLOW!?!

So that there is room for improvements

[burmester]

I finally got a chance to get back to this project.
Had to deal with my dd and prep it for the winter so took a couple weeks off of this one.

But I got started. Dropped the rear suspension completely. Also took the fronts out.
The plan is to completely clean the undercarriage, fix up a few issues that weren't addressed earlier due to visibility reasons. But now since everything is off, looks to be the last of the cancer bits.









These are the areas of concern. I need the rear subframe mounts dealt with. Hopefully the car will drive better without any play in the suspension.





The transmission mount has a little bit of rust in areas. I'll take care of this as well.



And I also had a serious area to fix up. The drivers side front sway bar has rusted into the frame. The plan is to cut a portion of the frame out that's rusted out and fabricate a new piece to weld in. I do have m5 sways that I'll be running Afterwards. Passenger side is fine.



I did have one clean area under the car. That's under the heat shield.
I wish it all looked like this under there. Once I recover the undercarriage with new undercoating, I'm planning to use black.



Now the fun starts in disassembling the rear suspension and welding my toe/camber plates. I Will be getting the rear subframe powder coated also.

You are in for a treat with those rear subframe mounts...
http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?f=7& ... 9#p1266119

[rubix_cube12]

Holy Mctits.

Quarantine is real. This is no joke. I finally got my rear end done. New bushings, new bearings, new everything after powder coating. I’m no professional at photography but this is the latest. I have installed new braided brake lines. Powder coated rear subframe, poly bushings, and the whole rear end is finally done. I don’t take pictures of everything but at least some is better than none. . Will try to take more as I do more. Yeah, that rear end was a lot of sweat and tears. Three sheets of metal to cut out and weld. No bueno.

[tig]

I <3 you.

[rubix_cube12]

I <3 you.

Too bad you are not in the area necessarily anymore. I would love to get in contact with some of your Seattle contacts for some info/help with some struggles I have. Turns out these new wheel speed sensors I installed are not the correct ones. About a 1/4 inch too long. Purchased them about 4-5 years ago.

Anyone know the correct p/n for these?

And if anyone needs these, let me know. Not sure what model it’s from but definitely not for my car. They were installed in the car but never used.


Did a little test fit with my new e34 540i front calipers. Still need to get the tears and order rotors/pads. Should stop better than originals. Should have went with the e34 m5 fronts. I still might. These are 60/28/302.
Used CEK’s method of covering the firewall from Vlad. Worked pretty well. We’ll see how it is with the engine in.

[tig]

I <3 you.

Used CEK’s method of covering the firewall from Vlad. Worked pretty well. We’ll see how it is with the engine in.

Uh, that stuff was a bit of a mistake.

The rubber in it melts... then it drips out the bottom of the car.

I feel horrible for not updating my thread with this fact.

It's actually fine after a few 10s of Ks' of miles; it eventually stops 'leaking'.

Sorry.

[Dub-Nub]

I <3 you.

Too bad you are not in the area necessarily anymore. I would love to get in contact with some of your Seattle contacts for some info/help with some struggles I have. Turns out these new wheel speed sensors I installed are not the correct ones. About a 1/4 inch too long. Purchased them about 4-5 years ago.

Anyone know the correct p/n for these?

And if anyone needs these, let me know. Not sure what model it’s from but definitely not for my car. They were installed in the car but never used.


Did a little test fit with my new e34 540i front calipers. Still need to get the tears and order rotors/pads. Should stop better than originals. Should have went with the e34 m5 fronts. I still might. These are 60/28/302.
Used CEK’s method of covering the firewall from Vlad. Worked pretty well. We’ll see how it is with the engine in.

as cek pointed out, change that firewall ASAP because you don't want to pull engine again to replace it. I had it and it also started to leak after a few months due to engine temps.

[rubix_cube12]

Any recommendations on what you guys used that works?

[Dub-Nub]

Any recommendations on what you guys used that works?

i never fixed mine due to having engine in place already so i cannot comment. Old muscle car rebuilding forums may have a good answer for you.

[jhh925]

Any recommendations on what you guys used that works?

Try searching on something like "automotive heat shield material" on Amazon. I bought some of this stuff today for a similar issue. It's specified for "Heat protection to up to 850 degrees Fahrenheit." From personal testing, my manifolds ran in the range of 550-600 at normal operating temp while idling in still air - so this stuff should work well on the firewall.

Based on your needs, my guess is that what I bought is too small? Regardless, Amazon seems to have a bunch of these products with various heat ratings, some much higher than what I bought.