Michael.

Thats sitting real nice. A good style of wheel too! 

2 hours ago, Rubix said:

That looks brand new! Awesome job Michael.

haha thanks it's getting there! 

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Ronaflation 

There are 156 registered 540i models in NZ so still a fair few to add on.

Some might be on hold

But at least the vast majority will be used, but a number will be garaged and rarely come out, owner not on forums or facebook, makes tracking them down hard. 

 I think it will depend what specific brand / quality gasket you used for the sump. On my engine the lower oil sump Victor Reinz gasket I used had rubber/silicon as part of the fiber material to improve sealing ability, others are more plain without the rubber/silicon seals so may have worse performance if there are surface imperfections

Preparation is also key, the surface would need to be pretty clean and smooth, without any bends in the lower sump pan upper edge. 

I've used LOCTITE® MR 5923 on a number of gaskets in my M60 has a gasket dressing where I thought it was applicable, for the sump I used it on the upper pan gasket both sides, but didn't use any on the lower sump which had the rubber/silicon sealing edge. Time will tell how well these seal, but I will redo them if they leak. 

So classy sir. Well done. 

10 hours ago, Cement said:

Oh happy days ... the bends finally arrived from 'stray-ya !! Pretty impressed with the service, pricing and packaging from https://www.ecsexhaust.com.au/. A++ would trade again.

Will get some bits cut and tacked up before the weekend woo woooo !!! Also got a 2nd hand E46 cluster so I can start developing my Arduino code without going back and forth to the car, connecting the battery etc etc. Will also allow me to make a custom tacho background with extended RPM scale etc Might try to also magic the economy gauge into something more useful while I am at it.

 

Was it more cost effective than locally buying bends like this? 

E46 would be easier for a run around. Lots of parts and models to choose from

An E34 might soldier on but they need a fair bit of TLC now that they are mostly 30 years old to be a nice enjoyable car. A rough or average E34 is not what I would call enjoyable haha. 

I used to own the one that sold for 2k, was reasonable enough when I had it 12 years ago. I remember the driveshaft center bearing was possibly shot, and power steering would get heavy when accelerating so there were a few things that needed doing back then, not sure if those details were looked into. It was a crashed damaged re-registered car. I did change the front end suspension arms but didnt use Lemforder. Seems it was parked up around 2015. 

10 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

I think they have used an arty photographer to do their shots, the other listings are very similar.

They have a nice Anglia and MKII Escort for sale as well.

Clearly.

Can't beat clean clear normal photos for an accurate representation of whats for sale. 

Those pictures are awful. Whats up with the contrast lol 

Welcome. For your daughter, or for yourself? Sounds like you're gonna enjoy it more than her! haha 

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On 6/26/2021 at 4:34 PM, Sammo said:

Wife is out of town so went for a 'blast' out to Piha today - typically, got stuck behind a line of soft roaders and people movers heading out but got space to stretch the legs on the way back.

Wowie! Probably the best non M3 E46 I've seen. Great work sir. 

28 minutes ago, coop said:

Tidy! Keen to see this in person once you've finished. 

How did the chain guides look?

Still like new, very minor wear, but I changed them anyway

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Probably one of the most amazing sounding production(?) cars ever made. 

Lots of work but I am not really sure what the result is supposed to be. Just looks like a lot of stuck on parts that have been stuck on well.

Personally I'd much rather see an OEM style V8 E30 swap, maybe with mods to make it like an M3. 

3 hours ago, zero said:

I would be interested to see your performance differences with your modified muffler

Probably not a heck of a lot, maybe some back pressure differences, to be fair most of the exhaust losses would be caused by the headers, the internal diameter and some of the angles are pretty brutal but the do the job and are nice being double walled for cooler engine bay temps / metallic sound dissipation. 

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540i E34 manual > 540i E39 manual 

1 hour ago, zero said:

Do you find those exhaust mods makes as good an improvement as buying a good branded aftermarket muffler?

For the price of $2-3K for an Eisenmann exhaust box I'd rather do this because its considerably cheaper and more fun, it also preserves the stock look of the car, I want zero aftermarket parts on it. 

But of course it depends how it sounds, I am confident it will sound quite good, but if not back to the drawing board! 

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Awesome work!