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Hi, people! Im Javi from Spain (really, a german-argentinian guy) I have a e46 330d 204cv and a I3 REX (dont hate me, please...!!! 😂)... I build custom stainless exhaust systems (right away, low volume, just me in the shed), tune diesel engines and tons of many things more...!!! I like to be arround and see how things are done in NZ... i love your country...!!! 😃👍

And these are some of the part that I have been collecting this year and it will my job to install over the next 2-3 months ready for summer. Main things with be an M3 LSD, axles, steering rack, rear subframe, rear spring arms and some M3 coilovers. Along with f8x m2 brakes a GM to 6hp21 swap just to name a few.

2007 130i Boston Lemon leather, fine wood light walnut, comfort lights and Msport. BMWP 313 wheels, Arqray exhaust and the rocking horse sh*t BMWP intake. Cool spec cool bits on it, the interiors pretty pimp (and the intake and exhaust sound the part). Has literally all the minor issues, poor things just been neglected for awhile. Will be a bit of a project to unf**k and fix it all, then will sell it on as I really cant justify 3/4 cars. First step will be one epic interior and exterior clean, and see if there are any other goodies hiding.

I demand a 130i duel between @Driftit and @Jacko

Yeah I have seen a guy throwing wheels over the fence at PAP. So anything nice is removed. Do they still have those manky cobra chickens guarding the place in Mangere? Loved being hissed at while your under a car pulling parts.

Sorry if the sarcasim of the post has been missed. Let me try again… slapping a M5 badge on a 520i/525i/530d/535d (add your own model here) does not make it an M5 😝… same applies to all ‘M’ variants and model series 🤪 Chur!

I’d pick a 535/530d over a 525 any day of the week, m57s are fantastic

I now have 2 130s.... Lots of oil leaks and the usual stuff, along with a bunch of electrical gremlins (most are likely result of few flat batteries), but its worth saving and probably robbing some parts off.

Before the next few months of overhauling the car this is some previous stuff to catch up on. IMG_20250308_104937_536.webp

Comparison of the f8x M2 380/370 rotors and the dba 370/345 F-series M-performance rotors. Both use the same pads and same calipers just different ways of mounting to hubs.

I'm running 18 inch OZ racing ultraleggeras, you can't use m2 brakes with 340mm rotors. I will be running 370f/345r rotors as the F series M performance set up. I have the 380f/370r rotors which came with the calipers but these no way to mount the 370mm rears to the 130i rear hubs and I'm not converting to e82 hubs as my OZ wheels already have a very aggressive offset.

Wait... so this IS an M5, but Pick-a-part are trying to convince us it's a 525i????? There's a change from the norm!

Yep, that intake is a good score, looks purdy.

Didn't look too bad one upon a time.

Got a little bit more work done recently, been busy making a plan for all the suspension stuff and figuring out which direction to go for the clutch/flywheel. Decided to keep it oem and stick with a dual mass flywheel and oem 240mm luk clutch kit. Got all the underside parts taken apart and sandblasted, in the process of getting painted at the moment. gearbox is back from kayne Barrie now with fresh detents. More or less just need to order the clutch kit now and then can put the engine and gearbox into the car. picked up a e90 325i auto front half driveshaft and a e36 medium case rear half from @Toast which so far seem to work together, will see if they end up the right length. Paid $80 for the front half instead of the $700 people charge for zf 5 Speed Front halves nowadays. will need to swap the carrier bearing over to an e30 one as well. Fuel pump is back in the car too now ready to start replacing subframe, trailing arm bushings etc now and reassembling the rear end.

I went today just to have a look. Engine and gearbox were already removed - and they aren't listed in the sold section. I would say Pickapart is selling those separately - or got the car in a deal whereby they got the car minus the drivetrain. Anything M5 specific is basically already gone. The air boxes are still there along with the alcantara headliner and the seats. Although someone has used the back seat cushion to lie on when removing the diff. Rear brakes were still there and rear axles. Registration was MJF262 - WOF in 2020 cited 63,942km. Sad how that car only lasted 2 years here. WOF on the windscreen was from 2021...

Surprised no one’s pulled the engine yet. Nothing like a s85 with unknown history/condition