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Not much of an update - but got it back from the panelbeaters yesterday. It's now completely rust free. (well, almost... read below)

Fixed, thanks to my handy pipe 'n tube bender. And now the gear stick has character

Finally after all my years of waiting I`ve got myself a post `00 M5.(build date 05/01) Fresh Bilstein with a Tubi exhaust system. A few cosmetic items to sort out then it`s of to OCD for its makeover Le Mans Blau with all the facelift options available. Though there were no major mechanical alterations to the E39 M5 during its entire production run, there were a number of equipment alterations that appeared with the 2001 model-year M5 (from 9/00 production). These include:-Revised headlight design incorporating illuminated "Corona" rings -Revised tallight design-Park Distance Control sensors in the front bumper (previously in rear only)-Thicker three-spoke M steering wheel identical to the one fitted to the E46 M3-Grey instrument faces -Solar sensor for standard automatic climate control-Revised navigation/audio unit with larger (6.5-inch) monitor-Rear head protection airbags added-Second-generation M Mobility tire repair system in place of earlier version-Available M Audio System with special tweeters, Kevlar/carbon coaxial speakers and two subwoofers behind the rear console-Alcantara headliner included with Extended Leather interior (previously only included with Complete Leather)

For sale M54 crank, Rods and Pistons for M54 B30. Nice way to stroke an M50 or M52 for more power and torque(Crank and pistons will drop into any 84mm bore M50 or 52, 325i, 328i 323i and five and seven series equivalents). Main and rod journals are good with no scoring, pistons still have some of the original anti friction coating on them. All in all very good condition. Car had done approx 125kms. $550

More cleaning! Also took some beauty shots with the new rims, so in love with the look of the car now!

haha yes I have seen how much they are! Parts came ex Germany so maybe they did go for new?!

Didn't know about Miland. Thank you for that. I've ordered a vanos kit and watched oodles of videos and read write-ups. I just want to try it on a part I don't care about before trying it on the part in my engine. This is also how I learned to rebuild calipers. I bought cheap used ones and rebuilt them, cleaned them up, painted them and sold them on at the other end. I'm not looking to buy a vanos unit to actually install into my car, just to take apart and put back together a few times to see how they work.

On the plus side the 544iT is getting more use

Now I just need a muffler delete , can't see the misses letting that fly

What's the best thing to clean it with so it stays mint? On the window shade front i totally agree Olaf. I've got one of those 80s ones which is a giant cardboard pair of sun glasses for the E30 - very "period correct"

Yea that's neutral. I'm also starting to think the 'kit' I bought was made up of random parts from random cars

Lovely car, GLWS! Perhaps you should say test "rides" but I'm pretty certain I wouldn't by a car without driving it myself, you may need to reconsider that condition?

I think the S8 V10 sounds better than the M5 V10. Something to do with the firing order I believe. Every M5 V10 I've heard sounds a bit Honda like at low rpm, and too loud up top, purely subjective of course. But I think the Audi V10 hits a more soothing note thats cleaner throughout the rpm range.

Nice car! I'm not quite old enough for an S8 yet but always liked that shape (Although I had an old man E55 hah!) I ended up with an E60 M5 instead. Interesting the Audi V10 gets a LOT better fuel consumption than the S85 V10, I assume due to tuning and FSI. Had a drive of an F10 5 series recently and they're a really nice car, although probably cost a good 10 grand more than the S8. The S8 comes in at pretty good value as it sits between the older E60, W211 and the newer F10 and W212. Enjoy!

I often wanted to convert my E36 to manual but the cost and the desire for an E46 stopped me. Sad fact is the price of a conversion is due to the old supply and demand factor. High demand low supply; sellers market. If the Japs actually drove manuals then perhaps that would be different.

Did some seat mounts image hosting 10mb limit dry iced the car. that one piece in the picture is when we ran out capture cut a dash panel image hosting over 2mb

Just bought my first BMW a couple of weeks ago, best decision I've ever made, So much fun! Had a Diesel TT i brought from the UK, so the 135i is definitely a step up! Was my friend who got me looking at them and so glad he did! Probably won't be doing too many mods, got some gloss black grills on the way, and maybe a remap in the future but the power difference compared to the TT is definitely enough to keep me happy for a long time before I need more!

I..... errrrr...... bloody kerbed a wheel. arghhhhh! Oh well, in to get repaired next week I reckon. Wet conditions, not used to pulling in to three empty parallel parks, in a rush... bam. Never in my life have I done that before - steels or alloys. And an RF lamp warning indicator came up. So I checked it out, got the RF side light working again... and the warning came back. Found my high beam plug disconnected, reconnected it, and all going sweet. Net cost: Nil. Nada. Zilch. Still recovering from grinding my lovely rim against the kerb. Wow.

Need a diagnostic scan, drop it back to the dealer and ask for a loan car until the issue is sorted

Doing more head work today