E28 532i -The Dane-

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cddallara
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Post by cddallara »

Saw them on Facebook. I don't know if I would run them (or could without getting some sort of ticket), but they are certainly a conversation starter! :D
NAH
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Post by NAH »

cddallara wrote:Saw them on Facebook. I don't know if I would run them (or could without getting some sort of ticket), but they are certainly a conversation starter! :D
it gets peoples attention, thats for sure ;)

But think they are a bit over the top, like the clean look a bit better.
NAH
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Post by NAH »

Hi again chaps!

I'm in a bit of a dilemma, regarding the seats in my car.

As it's now, i have the original backseats and some big ass adjustable Recaros up front. I was gonna have both front and rear recovered in black Alcantara, but havn't gotten so far yet.

Now comes the tricky part! Just got a e34 m5 Alcantara Individual interior offered, so now i dont know what i like the most.

I like the recaros (If i could find some Scheel mann's, it would be awsome!) but maybe they are a bit over the top? The e34 seats look really clean compared.

What do you guys think, help a member out :D

BTW, the horrible hood and bonnet got taken of the day after i toke those pics ;)

My own seats:
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E34 M5 seats:
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genzox
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Post by genzox »

I would install the new seats in a heart beat!
leadphut
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Post by leadphut »

i know of a few people here who would buy the e34 interior if you choose not to use.
NAH
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Post by NAH »

Just as a base line, what would a fair value for The m5 Seats be?
VW+bimmer=bliss
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Post by VW+bimmer=bliss »

NAH wrote:Thanks, i absolutly love the wheels to, could'nt say no when i found them for sale, eventhough the where in really bad shape. Can't remember seeing a 2-piece set for sale other than mine.

Just thought of something, i think people will be supriced when they hear my age, 22 :D
Hey, I am 22 as well! Will keep my 5 series till the day I die!
The car is b-e-a-utiful! And I am super jelly of the wheels. Only 20 mm of ground clearance?! Wow you must have way nicer roads over there than in Chicagoland, I would have already been through three oil pans.
Das_Prachtstrasse
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Post by Das_Prachtstrasse »

Replace the m-tech cloth inserts with porn magazine cutouts, and you'll get my thumbs up. And by thumbs I mean penis.
shagrath
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Post by shagrath »

Das_Prachtstraße wrote:Replace the m-tech cloth inserts with porn magazine cutouts, and you'll get my thumbs up. And by thumbs I mean penis.
:rofl:
NAH
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Post by NAH »

VW+bimmer=bliss wrote:
NAH wrote:Thanks, i absolutly love the wheels to, could'nt say no when i found them for sale, eventhough the where in really bad shape. Can't remember seeing a 2-piece set for sale other than mine.

Just thought of something, i think people will be supriced when they hear my age, 22 :D
Hey, I am 22 as well! Will keep my 5 series till the day I die!
The car is b-e-a-utiful! And I am super jelly of the wheels. Only 20 mm of ground clearance?! Wow you must have way nicer roads over there than in Chicagoland, I would have already been through three oil pans.
Thanks for the comment
Again, i still love the wheels to and still havn't seen any for sale, didn't know they were this rare when i Bought them :O

Yep, only 20mm, BUT i'm running a skidplate, otherwise i would have smashed several oil pans, the skidplate skrapes if the road curves, it's damn low. But it's not my daily, if it was it would not be this low with the shitty roads we have here where i live!

Das_Prachtstraße wrote:Replace the m-tech cloth inserts with porn magazine cutouts, and you'll get my thumbs up. And by thumbs I mean penis.
Haha, you crack me up sir! but think it's for the best if the snake stays inboards ;)

And just to sum up, that bonnet and trunk is not on the car anymore, actually sold the trunk to another e28 driver here in denmark :)
e38740imd
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Post by e38740imd »

where does every one get that induction port for the airbox from :? i like it
NAH
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Post by NAH »

e38740imd wrote:where does every one get that induction port for the airbox from :? i like it
I bought it from a private seller on the UK eBay :)
e38740imd
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Post by e38740imd »

NAH wrote:
e38740imd wrote:where does every one get that induction port for the airbox from :? i like it
I bought it from a private seller on the UK eBay :)
do you have a link to share?

i want one for me e34
NAH
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Post by NAH »

e38740imd wrote:
NAH wrote:
e38740imd wrote:where does every one get that induction port for the airbox from :? i like it
I bought it from a private seller on the UK eBay :)
do you have a link to share?

i want one for me e34
He only had this one made, so unfortunately no i don't
Nanajoth
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Post by Nanajoth »

Good looking car, it all works well together.
NAH
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Post by NAH »

So today there was finally time for a new entry in the store of my car :) but, sadly not a happy one!

Havn't had any spare time the last couple of months to get some work done to either this or my e23 project :bawl:

The story is, that on my last drive of the year (couple of months ago) a strange ratling sound ctarted to come from the engine, so had to get the car home on a flatbed, that sucked!

At the time i thought it was a broken rocker arm, the sound could fit the problem. But didn't have time to look at it, so put the car aside.

Today i had the time to look at it, started by takeing the valvecover off, BUT nothing was broken or any slack any where, so my haert sank and was thinking is there was problems deeper in the engine. Then i noticed small aluminium skaveings all over the engine bay and eventually saw that there was a hole in the gearbox bell housing :shock:

Took the gearbox of and this is what i found :x

My preesure plate had gone, one of the small hardend steel springs was broken and had caused all the damage!

So now i have to find money for a new preesure plate plus get the bellhousing fixed

How the small hardend steel spring should look
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How one of the springs looks
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My bellhousing
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sQuirly
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Post by sQuirly »

OUCH I had the same failure on my car this past summer while at a drivers school. Sachs blamed the failure on Hooning. damage to my bell housing wasn't nearly as severe.
NAH
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Post by NAH »

The clutch only has 5000km on it, i put in a new clutch 3 years ago when i put in the b32 engine -.-

Maybe my trip to the dragstrip with toyo semi slicks this summer, was to much for the pressure plate
NAH
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Post by NAH »

So after a good trade i now have the parts i need, to mend the car :D

I got my hands on a Sachs Performance clucth kit, rated at about 550+ nm, so should be more than enough for my car.

One of my mates had some m30 gearboxes laying around with a beelhousing that should be the same as mine (Did not pick it up yet)

Will post some pictures when i start putting the drivetrain back together

found a guy online that had a lot of BMW parts, but sold the car he had. So he just wanted to get rid of it, i ended up trading a set of ATS cup 15x7 wheels for all his parts.

Parts i got
- Complete m30b35
- Sachs performance clutch
- A bunch of turbo pipeing, incl a blow off
- 2x 745i wastegates (One modified)
- 16 brand new rocker arms
- various gaskets and oilfilter
- s38 crank
- e32 oilcooler
- Turbosmart e-boost street
- VES exhaust valve

So all in all, i'm a happy camper :banana:
NAH
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Post by NAH »

Because i have so many things going on at the moment, i totally forgot to make an update in here :)

I got the car done some time ago, that is quite nice, since i have a surgery scheduled for my hand tomorrow.

That race spec clutch i traded, turned out to be for a dual mass flywheel. I didn't know there was a difference in the clutches for dual vs single mass fly wheels. Now i know, by lerning the hard way :|

So as money where short, i got hand of a good condition second hand pressure plate. Also got my bellhousing welded as i could not find one for sale at that moment.

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When i had the transmission of the car, i could ass swell change the rear gasket as i was leaking oil

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Got the whole car buttoned back together and fired her up again, Damn that was a nice feeling since the car had not been started up since the clucth went in the fall last year :D

Since it's been about 3 years since the car was polished, it thought it was time, so gave it some love.

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As the icing on the cake, i got hold of some red "pin stripe" decals and put down the side of the car, just to give it a bit of an old school look.

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Think it turned out quite nice. Now we are just waiting for the good summer weather to arrive :D
Coldswede
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Post by Coldswede »

Seriously, that is some nice welding on that bell housing! :up:

Glad you got it all back together.
leadphut
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Post by leadphut »

Coldswede wrote:Seriously, that is some nice welding on that bell housing! :up:

Glad you got it all back together.
I'm as glad ass well.


Great job!
kzolee
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Post by kzolee »

NAH wrote: I didn't know there was a difference in the clutches for dual vs single mass fly wheels. Now i know, by lerning the hard way :|
The difference:

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The dual mass FW is much more heavier than a single mass one. Are You downgrading?
NAH
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Post by NAH »

Yep i know that the dual mass is much heavier, just never thought about the difference in thickness, and therefore a difference in the pressure plate. Saw that a few Days efter doing the trade.

So i stole a good pressure plate from a spare engine i forgot i had :D

why would i be downgrading?
kzolee
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Post by kzolee »

Sorry, I misunderstood Your post. :oops:
NAH
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Post by NAH »

Got tired of loking at the plain inside of the trunk plus the Small toolkit.
So found some left over bits from my donorcars and this is how it looks now.
Sadly it's not mint, so when i find one in better shape it will get changed.
Now i just have to find all the tools for the big kit :D
Don't want to steal them from my e23

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Slow_Ballin'
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Post by Slow_Ballin' »

I love this car, still a little turned off by the red grill but I enjoy the originality. Those wheels are dope and the car is so nice!
NAH
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Post by NAH »

Slow_Ballin' wrote:I love this car, still a little turned off by the red grill but I enjoy the originality. Those wheels are dope and the car is so nice!
Thanks a lot, yes the grill is either something you love or something you hate.

I like to go a bit outside of the box and do things other people normally wouldn't do "sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt' "

I still love these Bugatti wheel, and still to this date have not seen another set for sale anywhere, the only thing that comes close is a set of Pinin firina, they use tthe same barrol and screws but have another center
NAH
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Post by NAH »

So today it was time for a proper photo shoot. Dont know how many photos got taken, but it took about 4 hours all in all :D
Some driving shoots was also taken.

They got taken for the biggest modified car magazine here in DK, cant wait to see the end result :banana:

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NAH
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Post by NAH »

A small update.

Had some space time, so finally got around to actually mounting the Bottle for the NOS system. Misplaced the bottle a long time ago, but found it in the workshop the other day, so now i had to go in! :wrenchtime:

Wanted to be able to open the boot without the bottle being in sight, so decided to mount it in the spare wheel location.

But as you can see in this pic, it looked quite rough after years abuse by a wheel and other stuff.

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Gave it a lick of flat black, that helped a lot!

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Time for the bottle, and YES i KNOW it's not a Genuine NOS bottle, but it was the bottle that came with the kit (Bought it used of Ebay)
It's painted the same color as the car and has the same red decal as on the outside of the car.

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Due to the bottle not being the same size as a normal NOS bottle, i had to find another brace to mount it with, i found this one in a corner of the workshop and it would work just fine, so this got a quick lick of paint ass swell

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This is how it ended up being placed and mounted

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And a last one of how it looks when the carpet is back in, not to shabby! :D

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I'm also quite exited, because there is a really big car show here in Denmark that's being held in 14 days, and my little baby is going to be exhibited along with a lot of other show cars :ohyeah:
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