E28 S54 Porn, heavy pics.

[B7Turbo]

Finally this weekend got a chance to take some photos of my 525 S54 after installing the last piece of the puzzle which was the 6 and 4 pistons brakes on front and rear with 345mm two piece rotor all around that is sufficient enough to hold the beast. I thought you would enjoy the pics as much as I did taking them.

Cheers,
Sia

[ealinn]

Fuck yes.

[fries_man]

Very clean swap!

[mooseheadm5]

I love that car, Sia. You have to take me for a ride in it next year if you bring it to Vintage at VIR.

[m-racer]

As good as it gets!

[Mark 88/M5 Houston]

Very,very NICE!

[5280 JB]

So much goodness with that car

[Drew in NYC]

Good god, this car is pure s-e-x.

[Coldswede]

!! !!

Sia, do you even own a car that is not perfect? I need to know, your making me feel very inferior here.

So what is it with the Canadians and their perfect cars? Is it the long winters they spend in the garage? Or are the rest of us just hacks?


Gorgeous car Bud!

[alijonny]

I rode in this car. I stared at this car. I was with Sia as he was jamming up the brakes saying "NONONONONONO!" as the twisty road suddenly turned into gravel, I love the shit out of this car.

one day, I hope to have such a cool car.

[ldsbeaker]

Sia, driving this car changed my life.

Thank you for sharing more awesome.

[Tim in N FL]

Sia,
You've outdone yourself my friend. Absolutely stunning example! I can't wait to see and experience it...perhaps at 5erFest?

Tim

p.s.,
Where can I find a set of those driving lights with the yellow (French) optics? One of the lenses on my Euro valance is cracked and I wouldn't mine switching to these. Please feel free to drop me a PM so as not to hijack this thread. Thanks in advance...

[uter]

Wow, what a beauty.
I'm struck by the irony that you have my two cars in one - an Arktisblau E28 and a car with an S54 motor.

[tschultz]

Looks great-- i'm sure it is a blast to drive!

[tavern gnome]

Just wow. It's perfect.

[fastcrs]

que?? Beautiful diamond...

[wkohler]

That's a pretty neat car. Wow. Looks stock. A lot of swaps don't have that. Good luck with it.

[clongo]

Absolutely stunning Sia! When I first saw your E28 at the vintage I was blown away! I hope to see you again next year at VIR!

[unt0uchable]

I love the fact that you retained the badges and made the car the ultimate sleeper. That things got a little m30 up front, riiiiight?

BTW, which variant of the S54 is in there? Reading the wiki page shows about 8 different ones from '01-'08 (excluding the Wiesmann) which all seem to vary a little in power output.

Thanks for sharing!

[Drew in NYC]

I love the fact that you retained the badges and made the car the ultimate sleeper. That things got a little m30 up front, riiiiight?

M20, judging from the badges

[unt0uchable]

I love the fact that you retained the badges and made the car the ultimate sleeper. That things got a little m30 up front, riiiiight?

M20, judging from the badges

Well the only reason I went with the M30 was because the 525i had the m30b25, if it's a 525e, then yes, an m20, but the front badge doesn't show either, so I assumed it to be an i.


Edit: Just went back to look at the OP's sig, it's states that it's a 525i so I think that deems it to have had an m30. What do I know though, I'm the biggest n00b around this joint. lol

[Drew in NYC]

I love the fact that you retained the badges and made the car the ultimate sleeper. That things got a little m30 up front, riiiiight?

M20, judging from the badges

Well the only reason I went with the M30 was because the 525i had the m30b25, if it's a 525e, then yes, an m20, but the front badge doesn't show either, so I assumed it to be an i.


Edit: Just went back to look at the OP's sig, it's states that it's a 525i so I think that deems it to have had an m30. What do I know though, I'm the biggest n00b around this joint. lol

Ah. In that case, you were right -- I stand corrected!

[athayer187]

Fuck yes.

This.

[bhopp]

God damn, I want this.

[Cooperman]

Awesome swap. More interior pics, please.

[B7Turbo]

Thank you guys for your nice comments, greatly appreciated!!!
Here are some more pics as requested; I will try to get some more interior pictures this weekend.

[leadphut]

I'm in lust

[jimoreno]

Damn! Now my keyboard is full of drool! Great looking car and that "heart transplant" looks right at home!

[e281985]

Wow! It looks fantastic...great job!

[gomifune]

My iPad screen needs a cleaning now.....

[B7Turbo]

I love the fact that you retained the badges and made the car the ultimate sleeper. That things got a little m30 up front, riiiiight?

BTW, which variant of the S54 is in there? Reading the wiki page shows about 8 different ones from '01-'08 (excluding the Wiesmann) which all seem to vary a little in power output.

Thanks for sharing!

My intention was to keep the out side looks as close to stock as I possibly could, but when you open the door to enter the car then you would know its an M car.

About the different variation of S54, I’m not sure but there are 3 that I know of and mine is from a 2005 M3 including the 6 speed tranny and other bits and pieces that I needed to complete the project.

[wkohler]

Care to share some of the details on how/where you found the 525i, condition, etc and what you did to get it to the condition it's in now? It's a stunning car.

[Boiwonder]

Purely amazing.

[snakebrain]

Curious to know what you mounted the engine on? Did you have to fabricate your mounts?

The car is stunning!

[skip535i]

Hell yeah, Sia! Love this car. Glad I got to see it (and you) at Vintage this year. Keep on rocking!

[B7Turbo]

Care to share some of the details on how/where you found the 525i, condition, etc and what you did to get it to the condition it's in now? It's a stunning car.

Well to make the long history short, I purchased this car from a friend that imported the 525i on 2004 to Canada, after looking for a wile trying to find a nice example but basic e28 that he didn’t have to do anything to the body and mechanical as much. After he received his acceptance to New Zealand as an emigrant on 2005, he contacted me and he wanted to sale his car, so I wrote him a cheque and picked up the 525i on end of September beginning of October area on 2005.

The car was bone stock with few options, such as A/C, ABS. there was no sunroof which I really like, and electric front window and manual rear windows. Also, this car came with blue color comfort seats interior but almost like new, the original mileage when the car was landed in Canada was 79 k Kilometers or just shy of 50 K miles, and according to Mike (previous owner), the car was stored in dry storage for long period of time.

After I took ownership of the car on 2005, I began to analyze the car and figure out what needs to be done and the order of the work so I would make this car a project / hobby kind of thing that I could work on it over the years.

I started with mechanical, freshened all new front end and rear components and bushings then the following year replaced all the suspension components and added thicker sway bars from suspension techniques the year after that I did complete M5 interior and door panels, and the year after I replaced all the brake master cylinder and related parts including adding the complete M6 front and rear calipers and the front spoiler, lighting and many other parts and details that listing it would make two or tree pages. Also at the same time I tuned the 2.5 M30 to its max out put that was from 150 hp factory to175 /180 HP buy replacing the throttle with the bigger diameter and an exhaust so the car could breathe and exhale better and freely. But I know I will eventually change the motor anyway but at the time was fun to play with it.

Bear in mind that the body was 100% but exterior paint was 8 out of 10 and it was all original and in great condition, so I contacted my good friend at Autobahn detailing shop and I took the car there and I explain as what I am looking for and also he knows my level of perfection, so after a week I got the car back and it looked awesome and so shinny and immaculate that I couldn’t believe my eyes, so I was really happy with the result and his work.

Having done all the work till 2009, I decided that the best engine to complement all the previous work would have to be a S54, so begin to research about the S54 application on the net and where ever that I could find useful info till I hooked up with Stance Factory and the rest is history. They did the engine, tranny, diff and the costume exhaust which is work of art and nothing less short of that.

It took me 7 years to complete this project and shit load of money, but at the same time I had fun every moment that I work on this car and I am so happy to see my final vision and my interoperation of an e28 that to is price less.

And thank you to all for recognizing this unique project as it turned out to be.

[S14]

Love everything about the car, especially the wood shift knob!

What oil pan did you use?

[oldskool]

Hell yeah, Sia! Love this car. Glad I got to see it (and you) at Vintage this year. Keep on rocking!

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!

[euronewbie]

Fuck yes.

x3..... Amazing!

[Brad D.]

Man, that is an awesome car.

[leadphut]

Thanks for the write-up. Interesting read. Care to share pics of the rest of your cars? From your signature, it looks like you have a nice collection.

[Niterider03]

The car looks flawless. I love it.

[B7Turbo]

!! !!

Sia, do you even own a car that is not perfect?

So what is it with the Canadians and their perfect cars?

Let me think, >>>>NO,

I am glad that I left a good impression for Canadians!

[Sam 84, 533i]

Wow if I owned that car I would have the biggest smile 24/7. Interior is prefect too.

[Mark in Toronto]

Sia, driving this car changed my life.

Thank you for sharing more awesome.

The look on Adam's face, along with Ali and I believe Hunter after they took the car for a test drive on the RTT Tour was, as they say, priceless.

[Melspace02]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!! More photos please

[bigjay973]

this may be the nicest e28 I've seen to date.

[Das_Prachtstrasse]

Tidy. Few little things aren't too my taste, but damn that engine conversion looks factory. Beautiful job, must be a blast to drive!

[GaAlpinaOwner]

This HotRod looks friggin awesome Sia...thanks for sharing....those brakes look sweet also - bet she stops on a dime, huh?

[olie92]

Super cool car! Would you happen to have the before pics?

Cheers,
Olie