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A bit of work I did when I first bought the car. Took the front subframe out and got rid of the surface rust and resprayed. Got new Lemforder control arms and fitted a purple tag while I had the subframe out as well as custom power steering lines from LPSR in Aussie. Running the e46 inner tie rod and Lemforder e36 outer tie rod with the purple rack. While I was in the states I filled up a check in bag with new Bilstein B8 Sport dampers, Eibach Pro-Kit performance lowering springs, new strut mounts and all other front suspension related bits. Had the brake shield and shock housing sandblasted and resprayed, very satisfying job reassembling and installing in the car along with new front wheel hubs. New rear shocks and springs went in at the same time. Old shocks all rounds were trashed, previous owner had installed shocks for the smaller non 325 shock housing... Very happy with the way it feels with the new suspension.

Thanks Graham, i am doing a return trip WLG/AKL/WLG next week. Will have car transporter trailer with me too, and could fit a car on both ways (just using it for a few engines and panels etc at this stage) I dont come on the forum much any more, but feel to message me on (oh too sevin, 3079322) Koha appreciated, especially if i'm heading all over the place to pick stuff up!

This did cross my mind, which is why I bought new belts. I inspected the old belts and the conditions weren't too bad, so I kept them in case I needed it. Glad I did. The new AC belt was incorrect. To Vass' point, I needed one with an extra spline. I put the old belt back in and the sound is gone. Pulleys aren't exactly mint so I think I will replace them soon too. The corrosion was quite nasty, so I will be putting fresh coolant in soon, but I think I'm going to disassemble the system again in a few weeks to check the AC and thermostat holes and see if they're clean. I've had the car for a few months and it always had a whiny AC too. Looks like I will be replacing a bunch of spinny things in the near future. Thanks to all of you who came to help! I've yet to do a proper test drive so it's not quite over, but idling is perfect. Will be back soon when something else inevitably breaks.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m5/listing/4912018458

This has been for sale off and on for the last 5 years. I don't think it has ever sold but I'm not certain.

turns up and its 80% of the orginal size

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