Living with a Legend ///M5: Year Seven 02/10/20

[MicahO]

The car looks GREAT Pavel. Love the dish on the wheels, and can't wait to hear about the next project.

[dsmith]

Now that's looking pretty sporty! Makes me think getting the rest of the euro bumper parts for mine is the way to go.

Your's is more like 80% there, right.

Pretty much. Just need the rubber and the metal trim pieces that cover the corner connections.

[Pavel]

The car looks GREAT Pavel. Love the dish on the wheels, and can't wait to hear about the next project.

Let's see how long that will take. Euro conversion was about a year and some change with accumulating all the parts and funds.

[BonitaBeast]

Yet another stage nearly completed. Nicely done! I'm now waiting on my euro bumpers to come in as well. Found a donor car so i'm psyched about that. Your pics got me more excited.

Quick question about your skid plate you mentioned on the first page of the thread. Could you please post more info about it? Do you have pics, a price, and seller info? Am really interested in getting one to cover my exposed oil pan i replaced recently.

Thanks in advance and keep posting pics of your car's progress!

[1st 5er]

Again, very nice.

[Pavel]

TexFest was a blast! Met some new faces and lots of familiar ones.

I will drop the eye candy here as it goes. Here is some from the killboy equivalent at 337. (txmotofoto.com)





Dodged a rolling tire and a cooler full of booze on I-10. But got into a meteorite shower half way between Houston and San Antonio. One low beam got cracked even though it's laminX (atleast the glass stayed together).

And also the tranny fluid didn't wanted to stay in the G280 anymore. Still gotta look at that.

[carnutdallas]

Sorry I missed it this year! Car looks great and I kept up with the happenings on FB.

[1st 5er]

Nice pics and nice trip.

[Pavel]

Well another Feb 9th has passed and that marks my 2nd year of ownership of a legendary car.

2014 was a good year for the E28 - euro look, some small maintenance but more so the M5's petrolicious feature.



http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=129757

The miles were limited this year with just one trip to the Three Sisters for TexFest VI. Nonetheless it was a blast!

The plans for the future haven't changed, its all matter of time.

I will leave you with this shot of my new license plate

[gazm3]

looks great.

I really like those European bumpers.

[1st 5er]

Happy Anniversary.

[BonitaBeast]

Beauty!

The car is looking good!

[Drew in NYC]

I love it, of course.

Do your exhaust tips stick out past your bumpers?

[Pavel]

I love it, of course.

Do your exhaust tips stick out past your bumpers?

Actually not. Worked out pretty well w/o any modifications.

[Pavel]

I love it, of course.

Do your exhaust tips stick out past your bumpers?

From about 75 degree angle. Originally i expected to be far worse, but then I though others have manage to pull it off I should be fine

[S14]

I've always thought my sterbo stuck out too far... Like they designed the tips to be parallel with the U.S. Bumpers, which sucks when you switch to euro bumpers!

[wkohler]

That was something I could never fix on my 535is because of how the pipes came out of the muffler. The earlier one I had on the M535i could have been but I didn't care by that point.

[Pavel]

Few weeks back, I got invited to participate in a grand opening of a new BMW dealership in Houston on June 15th. The invite was fwd to me by, of course no other, but Sherman.

So what better excuse but to have the car fully detailed to mirror finish.

[Pavel]

And then some pictures from yesterday. BMW NA CEO was present at the event, Sherman even discussed with him "BMW classic" politics.

Professional shots from the event - http://danielortizphoto.photoshelter.co ... cbT0ZooTSw











One shot in the cigar tent, few champagnes later.



And a picture of the owner

[Drew in NYC]

Looking good

When a new BMW dealership is opened and the best stuff inside it is from 25 or more years ago, surely that's not a good sign...

[dsmith]

Wow, how cool is that?

I didn't know the Amish were allowed to drive M5s.

[geordi]

Wow the gals wear some short skirts in Houston… is the water that high??

Pavie, you were a bow tie way from being mistaken as a server.

Great job on your displaying your rides. Classy.

[Pavel]

Wow the gals wear some short skirts in Houston… is the water that high??

Pavie, you were a bow tie way from being mistaken as a server.

Great job on your displaying your rides. Classy.

Damn it we should have had you drive down with the E23...

It's so windy in Oklahoma, the gals can't afford to wear skirts.

Looking good

When a new BMW dealership is opened and the best stuff inside it is from 25 or more years ago, surely that's not a good sign...

The i8 was ok.

Overall my favorite was the E9 Taiga 3.0 CSi.

Wow, how cool is that?

I didn't know the Amish were allowed to drive M5s.

We traded a few horses and our top of the line cart.

[Adam W in MN]

Nice pics and recognition! I LOL'd at the Amish comment.

[Pavel]

Before the end of the Old Year 2015, I decided to start my latest project.



Pulled the engine with the transmission. My 2-ton hoist did great. One mistake on my side was that I should have removed the AC condenser.



Here is a shot of the engine on the stand and its replacement from 2791695.



The replacement engine has gotten a new chain, guides, S52 tensioner, B36 cam on the intake side, A100 gear on advance, euro headers. And 96k miles on the clock. The matching cluster is going into the car. The engine was originally sold by TCD to rollcenter, and then it landed in my hands after I sold my E39 M5 to rollcenter.

I am currently in the process of moving all the bits and pieces from the original motor over to the donor.

Stay tuned....

[Adam W in MN]

Why aren't you rebuilding and keeping the original motor?

[Pavel]

Thats exactly the plan. Original motor (currently at 220k miles) is going through a ground up rebuild. The replacement is for the meantime (which will be a year or two).

[tig]

Sorry for the potential thread-jack, but anyone know the PN of that heat shield on the pass side of the engine bay? I couldn't find it on RealOEM for an M5. I've never noticed that before and have been considering something similar for my S54 project.

Also, Pavel, I expect you'll make that engine bay spotless before installing the motor, right? Just making sure.

[Pavel]

Also, Pavel, I expect you'll make that engine bay spotless before installing the motor, right? Just making sure.

For sure!

[1st 5er]

Also, Pavel, I expect you'll make that engine bay spotless before installing the motor, right? Just making sure.

For sure!

He IS, that kind of guy.