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Finally got it back together and driving. I had an assistant helping me put the subframe in and it got it caught on one of the front studs and bent it slightly. I had undo it from the body to release the threads were caught inside the mount (These aftermarket alloy parts seem much softer than BMW bits). Ordered some brand new studs. lock nuts and bolts and did it by myself the second time with more patience, it went it fairly easy with some raw hide hammer persuasion. Solid bushings. These have certainly modernized the car as claimed. Rear end wag\disconnect between front and rear is reduced and car is more composed with more grip in all driving, will be even better with the alignment redone. Driveline slop is reduced also when shifting and accel\decel. Id imagine with a high end dampers and springs would really do it justice with all the other supporting mods. Only downside (for me at least) is the added NVH\knocking from diff backlash etc. Its much more pronounced due to no rubber isolation and i can also hear more rumble and a whine from the diff at certain speeds\frequencies, especially around 110-120kph (bearings arent the best). I will have to look into putting my helical into my old diff to try and reduce it as i dont think i could live with it long term. ZF detents. Decided to do these while the box was out. Special thanks to @Vass for the tool loan. Mine weren't bad as such but doing all the detents has improved the shift quality more than i expected. I can see how these boxes get blamed for vague shifting. With all new bushings, detents and E60 shifter its the best stock'ish config BMW manual box ive driven. E36 M3 flywheel\clutch. Wanted to try the last M5X BMW to use a dual mass flywheel with conventional clutch. The M54 etc SAC pressure plate isn't the worse but has a stiff travel with little feel. The E36 M3 pedal effort is noticeable reduced and you can feel the engagement point off the floor far better. Makes it easier to drive in general combine with all the other related things. At this point i think its already at the OE+ type build (give or take). I drove a guys typical E46 the other day and this feels like a different car, for better or for worse.

Not oil but small torque wrench (2-24NM, 1/4") at Repco. https://www.repco.co.nz/tools-equipment/hand-tools/torque-wrenches/mechpro-blue-1-4in-dr-bicycle-torque-wrench-mpbw115/p/A6146692?rgfeed=true&cid=google-shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwt_qgBhDFARIsABcDjOfb9NL2-SUUs3WFEswWtEI1nAThGtWcF_QUxnCFCBBXebMCP0Ws5jcaAoxJEALw_wcB

Public parking isn't great, but I don't really have much choice at the moment, cross lease and an neighbour who is extremely particular about parking means it can't be on the driveway, and no garage currently. Yeah could've been worse, but going to need a new fender, as well as the bumper repaired/repainted, decided I might as well get a new bumper if im paying for paint anyways, so hopefully car will look better than before. Ill get to that once I get the cert sorted.

FYI that sold on Tuesday, it's in the comments. You building a racecar? 🤔

Lucky he couldn't drive it. Honest car salesman - iconic kiwi scene

For future reference..... 336072121_6042229909205510_8371473744304756059_n.mp4

Car has been parked up on a quiet culdesac near my house due to having no wof or rego, waiting on cert. Parked there as my driveway doesn't have any room, and house is halfway through renovations. Someone hit the car while it was parked, and damaged the front bumper and fender as well as a small scratch in one of the brand new wheels. Didn't leave a note or anything, so ive got no idea who it was, and my insurance is only 3rd party. So looks like im going to have to pay to have it fixed myself, pretty shitty thing to do. Spend all these hours working on making the car as nice as possible, just for some c**t to f**k it up. 😡 Nobody saw anything and no CCTV. Got a good plan for getting fixed and looking better than before at least but going to take a bit of saving, with being a uni student.