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Drove that bad boy some more.

Finally unpacked most of the stuff from Vintage. Still have a 265 gearbox in the trunk, though.

Yesterday I finally got all the crap out of mine.
Now I can drive it like I stole it, again.

Painted it with a roller and some Interlux marine paint..... still tacky 5 hours later..... Gonna be an interesting drive home.... Every bug I hit will stick lol

Drove the 533 around the block to make sure its' new odometer gears work, then put the cover over it again.

They do.

Installed the Ireland Engineering Sway Bar kit on my '86 535i. FLAT cornering!

Adjusted the valves on the M30 - .009 from the cam lobe. Installed a new reference sensor, BMW fuel line check valve, new rotor, fuel pump relay. Cleaned ICV. Replaced some old splice wiring on the the CTS. Put in new hood shocks.

Then I looked across the driveway at my beater 528e, shook my head and went inside..

Replaced all valve eccentrics and adjusted to .012, new Sachs clutch, M5 flywheel, new sifter bushings, new/200k G260/6 and replaced other associated parts.

It's been a pretty busy couple of weeks and will continue leading up to 5erWest:
This is how you'll find the M535 pretty much every weekend:


Last weekend:
Finally finished restoring the stock Air Box as well as fixed a few body kit issues:


This weekend:
Replaced the Blower Fan (thanks to Mike in Seattle for the replacement).
Replaced the Fuel Injectors with Type III reman'd units:

Only to have to likely remove them to fix some sort of idle/fuel rich problem

During the weeknights, I've been working on prepping for the Audio System upgrade. Here's the new amp being fitted onto its' new mounting board:

Looks really nice, Vince. Too clean.

Learned how much I fucking hate hard brake lines. Up to, and including flaring, fittings, master cylinders, everyfuckingthing.

....and I think it's probably gonna leak like a siv and I'll be doing it all over again.

Also, I hate mosquitoes. If I was god I'd wipe them from the earth.

small sub into the rear seat

I drove it for the last time today. It's parked in a rather inconvenient spot, immobilized by the clutch master cylinder. I guess it's a sign.

wkohler wrote:I drove it for the last time today. It's parked in a rather inconvenient spot, immobilized by the clutch master cylinder. I guess it's a sign.

NOOOO.....!

slammin_e28 wrote: ....and I think it's probably gonna leak like a siv

Sieve.
Does it leak?

Gelatinous wrote:looked at the peeling paint and failing clearcoat and mulled over the possibility of rolling on some Interlux brightside marine paint

Im going to POR 15 my car

culpy wrote:

Gelatinous wrote:looked at the peeling paint and failing clearcoat and mulled over the possibility of rolling on some Interlux brightside marine paint

Im going to POR 15 my car

Why? Is your car bare, rusty metal?

Other than the swiss-cheese rear valance (winter project) the Chrome/Euro bumper conversion is done. Details, details....

Chrome door trims - check
Trim on the valance next to the fogs - check (only one screw?)
City lights wired up - check
Outer lights wired for lows/highs - check
New M5 Grille badge - check (mine sucked)

Still have to put the new wheelwell trims into the front. The old ones sucked, and it's dirty in that cavity. I'll clean that up this weekend, and get some fresh 'Complete' pictures.

mooseheadm5 wrote:

slammin_e28 wrote: ....and I think it's probably gonna leak like a siv

Sieve.
Does it leak?

Donno yet. I didn't have any brake fluid, and now I'm dealing with a faulty speedometer in the e30. Ugh....it never ends. On top of that, I have to get the e46's cooling system redone....

wkohler wrote:I drove it for the last time today. It's parked in a rather inconvenient spot, immobilized by the clutch master cylinder. I guess it's a sign.

Which one?

Put insurance and new registration sticker on Snob.

culpy wrote:

Gelatinous wrote:looked at the peeling paint and failing clearcoat and mulled over the possibility of rolling on some Interlux brightside marine paint

Im going to POR 15 my car

I only used primer on the hood and it was spray bomb primer at that.




one coat of Sea Green marine polyurethane applied with a 6" high density foam roller. No sanding or polishing or waxing.

Safety inspection.

Promoted to DD effective tomorrow.

1st 5er wrote:Safety inspection.

Promoted to DD effective tomorrow.

Looks like DD ain't gonna happen just yet.

My girlfriend came back from Disney world in FL, and came back with this for me. I'm definitely gonna be sporting it once the car is running!


Chad and I finished rebuilding my CV joints. They look so nice!



Also, finally got around to uploading the pics of my head after the rebuild.



The shop also left a note letting me know to adjust the valves before I fire it up. How thoughtful


Mmmmm, so clean you could eat off it!

Mad a sub box out of an old suitcase. Added a center muffler to quiet'n things down a little, and discovered there's a large oil leak from either the rear main, or the back of the head gasket/head somewhere. Will worry about that in the morning..

Adjusted the E brake

Re-Tightened the headbolts to spec post rebuild. Also replaced the pressure sender seal, as it was pissing out oil everywhere. Installed LED interior lights, and gave it a good thrashing. Next on the list is tyres for the Hartge's, and then roadworthy.

Got 'r done, DD status Monday.

3 pedal mod, blew some minds at my local BMW fixit shop. Too bad she still looks like a wreck. One step at a time I guess..