BM WORLD 1258 Report post Posted May 24, 2005 did the engine swap over the weekend , finshed wiring , fuel system at 12:30am monday morning no exhaust conected or the the cooling system . started it up fired first time (very loud at midnight ) runs well . next day sorted the radiator etc , fitted exhaust , retorque the head , replaced faulty clutch slave cylinder . just got to sort out the brakes (new discs ,pads etc) abs ,and brake pad sensors . swap wheels over ,weld some steel then take it though for a wof. fitted S/S exhaust sytem ( from one of my parts car ) , sounds quite good . does 1900rpm at 100km/h in top gear . (will change diff from 3.07 to 3.45 ) should take it to about 2300rpm at 100km/h Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted May 24, 2005 Nice work Brent, what does she owe you now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmwsparkle 3 Report post Posted May 24, 2005 good stuff, must change my ratio as well, iam too feeling the 3.07 burn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1258 Report post Posted May 24, 2005 Nice work Brent, what does she owe you now? original buy $1100 . fixed the ECU for a $10 part , 5 cans of black dye for the leather $60 ,$150 for 15" alloys and tyres , to be replaced with 16" alloys $200 + $175 tyres fitted ,head gasget set $170 , $200 for head to be machined ( bare head was given to me by a guy who i brought the 528i parts car from)and a bunch of valves , rockers and rocker shafts , $160 for rebuild of camshaft from a donar smashed engine that was given to me , interior parts ( door trims , carpet and boot linning etc ) Stainless Steel exhaust from 2 different parts car i had 525i and 528i.stereo from a old 525i .i had . $50 for regas of A/C , swap a tail light and $50 for a dashboard and centre console piece . windscreen from 525i parts car . fog lights and other tail lights etc from my stock . newer (possible rebuilt by last owners) old block from 735i parts car .new K&N filter fitted in to the 635i I had by the old owner,radiator from parts car , lots of bulbs ,plastic bits and switches from stock . brakes to be swapped from stock. $$ for oil etc . even first tank was filled from gas emptied from parts cars. just a bit over $2k all up.((I think?????)) see owning a BMW doesn't have to be expensive !!!!!! Oh I forgot to metion the long hours doing all the work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted May 24, 2005 good effort brent - looks very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 705 Report post Posted May 24, 2005 Oh I forgot to metion the long hours doing all the work. Ah thats the kicker though.... Nice work, looks good. You going to drive it or flick it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2005 Well done Brent. So which car are you bringing to the Drags? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1258 Report post Posted May 25, 2005 Well done Brent. So which car are you bringing to the Drags? the e34 most likly , still no wof or reg on the e28 M535i .so wil try to smoke the clutch again on the hartge .(hope it holds on) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted May 26, 2005 Well done Brent .. awesome job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted May 26, 2005 Nice car, and an inspiration! Rock it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave 2 Report post Posted May 26, 2005 balls! looks hawt! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2005 loving the new sig dave. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
