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Some photos on our first 2 weeks with the E60 M5 while we where traveling about 2,500+ kms on both South Island and North Island. Oddly enough it was reliable, clutch was getting sketchy when it was doing its bridal car duty for my friends, possibly due to 30c heat and I did downshift it a bit. We also encountered 1 red cog error after going down slowly on a 200 meter driveway, I think the computer panicked or got confused... it was a really stop and go moment for the tranny. Turn off and on the car seems to have sorted it. I then did it again a few more times but just set to neutral and coasted it down. Overall it is a great touring car on the country side (V10 sound is really different), just avoid the city and it is a very fun car. Hopefully with proper maintenance and luck we get to a keeper and we could use every now and then going around NZ. Our R34 has now retired of its road trip duties, now it's only used for cruising on nearby places until it gets upgraded. We saw a few BMWs along the way, not sure if they are here on this forums including a 650i F06. Thread that started this adventure: New here, seriously thinking about E60 M5 - New Member Introductions - bimmersport.co.nz

Epic. Please leave it de-badged. I might accept an ///M318i badge, however technically inaccurate it might be.

BMW did mine and it was $5K approx, i assume they did everything required at the time, i know it was clutch plates, pressure plate, flywheel and release bearing at minimum. Mine is a UK import but all the servicing in NZ had been done by Team McMillan BMW so i rang them and the guy in the service department told me everything they had done to it. Mine has also done wedding car duties with an M5 sedan.

OMG! "1986 Rocket Bunny". In my very humble opinion this is sex on wheels. Courtesy of e30-zone.net interview with Sandra Step

Hey Guys, i'm looking at adapting an N62 oil pump to an M60. Having trial fitted an N62 pump to the M60 the mounting points can be made to line up the Main caps pretty easily BUT where the N62 has a flat surface on the main cap for the pump to mount to the M60 and M62 caps have a recess for the bolt head. i am considering getting some spacers turned up that will fit inside the recess and will raise the mounting surface for the pump, but was wondering if a set of N62 caps would fit. it appears that the main bearing diameter is the same between the two motors, but not the big end. Does any one out there have a set of N62 main caps around that i could trial fit Or does any one already have an answer if if it would or wouldn't work. any thoughts on either route appreciated. N62 caps M60 caps N62 Pump on M60 block Cheers Glen

Fixed that for ya ???

Small but extremely satisfying upgrade tonight: Have plenty of spares if anyone needs one

go for it. its a good price especially with genuine bbs wheels worth another 1k ish

At least take one for a test drive. I found the ride to be too crunchy and the interior a bit low rent in quality. Better off with a 3 series convertible.

Kayne Barrie Motorsport

Update. I've washed and waxed her, and been driving her. Whipped this photo out at sunset a few days back. I still haven't done my lock-barrel replacement; xmas family committments and grass in my backyard approaching 'elephant' status, have taken my focus, along with recommissioning my BBQ. Black Circles and Rear End The tyres are coming right, mould-release agents wearing away with some use in the wet; loads more grip than the previous 8-10 year old tyres. No surprises there. The disturbing things are: little 195s being a little bulgy on 5J5 steelies, natural lateral movement of car on rim with sidewall movement. the whole rear end being a bit squirrely with knackered diff bush, and old crusty rear subframe mounts, trailing arm bushes, and no ARB! the extra grip from fresh, modern rubber, fully reveals how 'off' the rear end currently is. ...though as you'd expect, "I have a plan" for the rear. Rear ARB (13.5mm) with new ARB bushes (BMW), rear subframe mounts (Meyle HD), trailing arm bushes (Lemforder) will go in this week. 14.5mm ARB is preferred (iS spec), but I just don't have the spare bread. My Koni Yellows (40k kms old) have arrived, so I need to do a little cosmetic remediation on those. I have Meyle HD rear shock mounts (3003359102/HD) to match them. They can go in soon with the existing springs, until I make the springing decision. This should tighten things up. Wheels Then there's wheels. I need to get the 14" basket weave/cross spoke/style 5 wheels from Napier, so I can give them a cosmetic refresh, and get them onto the car with the new tyres. 6J5 rims should hold those sidewalls more firmly! I've ordered a BBS spanner for the centre caps, and picked up some NOS puzzle nuts to help keep them secured to the car. Now I need to think about how far I go with wheel refinishing. The cursory "plastidip'; the home refinish with JB Weld and Aerosol; or the Wheel Magician or Wheel Specialist full refinish? And then there's colour. I fancy bubblegum (like you see in the carwash)... satin black or granitsilber is more likely. I like nogarosilber though I fear not contrasty enough with lachsilber. What are your thoughts? Sie sind verrückt nusse! Or at least bolts. Shifter Yes, there's a silent 'f' in there! I'd not bought enough of the parts to properly sort the shifter. My scottish heritage came to the fore; I bought a shifter bearing (Rein), though missed out other parts... then picked up Garagistic Delrin bushes for the front of the shift rod, and a Poly bush for the rear. Then I read more about the job on e30-zone, and talked to a mate about the short-shifter options. I pondered, puzzled, and prevaricated. Yesterday evening I sat down old-school style with printed material, pens and a couple of highlighters, and figured out what I was doing. In short, a new Z3 1.9 shift lever, and some more of the wear items sorted. (yellow-green = already have, pink = ordered, red=not bothering). Olaf's shifter parts diagram, yesterday. Front End Nothing like sorting out your rear end, to reveal shortcomings of the front end! I've sourced a 20mm front ARB, to go with the new bushes (Rein) and mounting hardware (BMW), and endlinks (Meyle HD). My Koni Yellows (8641-1210 Sport) - 318iS spec - arrived recently (used). I've ordered a bunch of parts to facilitate a build of new struts... bump stops (Rein), Strut bearings (Sachs), nuts, dust washers, coil spring shims... I already had one new SKF wheel bearing and a pair of nuts, dust shields and caps, and have ordered another SKF bearing. Shortly, I'll have everything I need to build the new front struts, except for: Springs (I need to decide on springs). H&R Sport Springs looking likely. A little lower, a little stiffer. 51mm Strut Housings. Yes, I need a pair of 51mm housings. Help! I'm basically going to strip and repaint whatever I get, don't care about the strut inserts themselves, bearings, or brake rotors. As long as the housings are sound. So having done a bunch of shopping, I need to paint that newly acquired front ARB, with my favoured flap-disk, rust kill, etch prime, and gloss black Rustoleum paint; do the door lock barrel repair, and get the rear end sorted. More updates as they come to hand. Thanks for reading. And: please, point me in the direction of 51mm front strut housings! Olaf

? That's my disappointed face.

New Year. New Update! After getting the car back home it was time to start fresh and sort out what needed to be done. First off i knew that the sump had a pinhole leak in it that needed to be sorted so the front end, suspension, subframe and cooling system was stripped back again to remove that to be re-welded, while i was at it i replaced the waterpump that was also leaking. A new clutch line was also routed up and over the gearbox, to keep it away from the headers, and the accelerator cable shortened and finished up with all the correct clips and grommets. After a couple of months everything was bolted back up and the car was taken to Sam Smith, of Smith Industries, to get a couple things tided up and fabricated, this included a slight change to the rear exhaust tips, a cold air box, a sump bash plate, heat shielding around the headers and a battery hold down in the boot. His work is amazing and id definitely recommend anyone who needs some fabrication done of any kind, for a good deal, to contact him. Once the car was back home it was time to tidy up the wiring side of things, as this had been worked on by a couple of others over the last few years. Local guru Nigel from Ignition Autosport was enlisted to undertake this job. While this was being done, the cooling system and necessary sensors were also completed and fluids checked before it was fired back up and ready for its first drive under its own power! A crack in the power steering reservoir was discovered, so a new one was ordered before this could happen. Coolant return hose and washer fluid hose from the rear bottle are neatly hidden away inside the front guard. A few parts were starting to accumulate over time, like the fresh bumper trims, thanks to fellow touring owner Dylan HJ, some small goodies from overseas and another set of perfect smileys from a local guy who didn't know the value of them, also thanks to Andy, Lucan, Richard (e46v12), Mike from EuroTurbo for the help over the last 9 Months sourcing small things. With things not going smoothly at times, photos like this just remind me how far things have come, and how it will all be worth it! First drive under its own power! IMG_4022.mp4 IMG_4198.mp4 IMG_4201.mp4 With the car running and no issues so far, panel and paint was on the list to get ticked off. So a few long weekends were spent striping it all and documenting, labelling etc so i knew how to put it all back together! DJI_0007.mov Watch this Space....

Saw ETHRTY at The Mount today, she's looking sharp Andy.

You could pick up a Lexus V8 for a little more than the repair cost you’ve been quoted. If you want to keep it I would get a second quote on the valve stem seals, that does seem high. This V8 is one of the key reasons I got a MBI. Only thing is mine likes to nickel and dime me to death just below the insurance excess!

Impulsive buy, my 1M was intended to only be my Sunday drive but tempted by the Z3M the 1M has now become my daily so I now get best of both cars ...??

Yes, a good example of why ~300hp is much more fun than ~500hp on the road.

that might have something to do with it, yeah.