ChrisO

Nice update, great things are happening!  
 

Looking good!  I like all of the little touches.

Golfball gang!! 

Heres my year and a half update lmao
This past summer I basically did nothing to the car, my Passat sat dead in the street and I just daily drove the M3 in near stock form.

In early November I got the Passat going and the M3 went into hibernation, I've slowly been doing random things here and there and put in a big order recently
My goals for the spring are to have the suspension completely sorted, lose a ton of weight and do some engine upgrades to try and make a little more power, I really want to get into doing some autocross and make a all around nice street car for the weekends that feels a little bit more raw to drive
The first thing I did was a deep clean, the interior and engine bay got pretty dirty driving the car every day last summer
 

The LTW seats are going to be washed and extracted soon. For a while I really wanted bucket seats but I decided the best thing to do for the car is to just keep the full factory airbags and restraints in place.
Pulled out my broken SAP and got the delete plates

The harness for my HK amp was cut when I got the car, and the radio was missing. All of the speakers were replaced with cheap Infinity ones so I just pulled them all out. I dont really ever listen to music when I drive the car, and believe it or not I probably saved about 40lbs between all of the speakers, the amp and the cassette player
Factory LTW radio delete panel

Next I wanted to pull some more weight, so I moved to the rear of the car to pull out all of the trunk carpet, sound deadening and rear seats. I want to keep this clean, so the factory wires will all be loomed and I'm thinking the rear seat area and trunk will be sprayed and glossed in the factory color by a friend of mine at a body shop in the spring


everything forward interior wise I'm keeping, all of the carpet and interior panels
I've been looking into light weight batteries so I can shed another 25lbs from the rear
I'm going back to plastic headlights because they weigh a lot less then my glass ones, and they also look gross missing all of the inside covers
Brand new floormats

New flex disc, center support bearing, fuel filter, all the bolts and exhaust hangers etc.

For power upgrades I picked up a bimmerworld 3.5" intake elbow and got rid of the asc throttle body.
I also picked up a AFE intake used, but unfortunately the head shield weighs like 20lbs, is rusty af and it doesn't fit quite right with the 3.5" maf even with trimming the bimmerworld elbow a ton. The intake is for a 3" setup, but the inside diameter of the pipe is close to 3.5", it bottle necks right before it to probably around 3.25", but I don't think it'll make a noticeable difference? As long as I can prevent heat soak



Picked up a M50 manifold kit from bimmerworld, and Gibsons came through with a absolutely perfect M50 manifold for like $10

Soon I'll be looking into getting some headers and a tune of some sort
I also picked up a UUC clutch stop, poly trans mounts, shifter rebuild parts and the bimmerworld pedal cover set in black (that I forgot to take pictures of installed)
I'd couldn't recommend the covers more, they are super grippy, not flashy and improve the pedal feel so much

After 2 months, my custom race height RTD V2 shifter and DSSR came in the mail, so I'm really excited with how it's gonna feel

Another thing that I had to wait for and got lucky with, a factory BMW motorsport shift knob to go with the RTD shifter.

 @Rekpoint sold me some kind of GT style low rise wing, probably gonna try and get risers for it
Also tracked down a pacific BMW plate frame, from the dealership that my car was sold new at

Andddd on Saturday I'll be picking up a first gen Max Velocity Evo splitter from the Plymouth area!
Sorry this update is all over and I'm a incompetent writer 
 
 
 
 

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Good luck on your hypermiling adventures

Heres my year and a half update lmao
This past summer I basically did nothing to the car, my Passat sat dead in the street and I just daily drove the M3 in near stock form.

In early November I got the Passat going and the M3 went into hibernation, I've slowly been doing random things here and there and put in a big order recently
My goals for the spring are to have the suspension completely sorted, lose a ton of weight and do some engine upgrades to try and make a little more power, I really want to get into doing some autocross and make a all around nice street car for the weekends that feels a little bit more raw to drive
The first thing I did was a deep clean, the interior and engine bay got pretty dirty driving the car every day last summer
 

The LTW seats are going to be washed and extracted soon. For a while I really wanted bucket seats but I decided the best thing to do for the car is to just keep the full factory airbags and restraints in place.
Pulled out my broken SAP and got the delete plates

The harness for my HK amp was cut when I got the car, and the radio was missing. All of the speakers were replaced with cheap Infinity ones so I just pulled them all out. I dont really ever listen to music when I drive the car, and believe it or not I probably saved about 40lbs between all of the speakers, the amp and the cassette player
Factory LTW radio delete panel

Next I wanted to pull some more weight, so I moved to the rear of the car to pull out all of the trunk carpet, sound deadening and rear seats. I want to keep this clean, so the factory wires will all be loomed and I'm thinking the rear seat area and trunk will be sprayed and glossed in the factory color by a friend of mine at a body shop in the spring


everything forward interior wise I'm keeping, all of the carpet and interior panels
I've been looking into light weight batteries so I can shed another 25lbs from the rear
I'm going back to plastic headlights because they weigh a lot less then my glass ones, and they also look gross missing all of the inside covers
Brand new floormats

New flex disc, center support bearing, fuel filter, all the bolts and exhaust hangers etc.

For power upgrades I picked up a bimmerworld 3.5" intake elbow and got rid of the asc throttle body.
I also picked up a AFE intake used, but unfortunately the head shield weighs like 20lbs, is rusty af and it doesn't fit quite right with the 3.5" maf even with trimming the bimmerworld elbow a ton. The intake is for a 3" setup, but the inside diameter of the pipe is close to 3.5", it bottle necks right before it to probably around 3.25", but I don't think it'll make a noticeable difference? As long as I can prevent heat soak



Picked up a M50 manifold kit from bimmerworld, and Gibsons came through with a absolutely perfect M50 manifold for like $10

Soon I'll be looking into getting some headers and a tune of some sort
I also picked up a UUC clutch stop, poly trans mounts, shifter rebuild parts and the bimmerworld pedal cover set in black (that I forgot to take pictures of installed)
I'd couldn't recommend the covers more, they are super grippy, not flashy and improve the pedal feel so much

After 2 months, my custom race height RTD V2 shifter and DSSR came in the mail, so I'm really excited with how it's gonna feel

Another thing that I had to wait for and got lucky with, a factory BMW motorsport shift knob to go with the RTD shifter.

 @Rekpoint sold me some kind of GT style low rise wing, probably gonna try and get risers for it
Also tracked down a pacific BMW plate frame, from the dealership that my car was sold new at

Andddd on Saturday I'll be picking up a first gen Max Velocity Evo splitter from the Plymouth area!
Sorry this update is all over and I'm a incompetent writer 
 
 
 
 

Heres my year and a half update lmao
This past summer I basically did nothing to the car, my Passat sat dead in the street and I just daily drove the M3 in near stock form.

In early November I got the Passat going and the M3 went into hibernation, I've slowly been doing random things here and there and put in a big order recently
My goals for the spring are to have the suspension completely sorted, lose a ton of weight and do some engine upgrades to try and make a little more power, I really want to get into doing some autocross and make a all around nice street car for the weekends that feels a little bit more raw to drive
The first thing I did was a deep clean, the interior and engine bay got pretty dirty driving the car every day last summer
 

The LTW seats are going to be washed and extracted soon. For a while I really wanted bucket seats but I decided the best thing to do for the car is to just keep the full factory airbags and restraints in place.
Pulled out my broken SAP and got the delete plates

The harness for my HK amp was cut when I got the car, and the radio was missing. All of the speakers were replaced with cheap Infinity ones so I just pulled them all out. I dont really ever listen to music when I drive the car, and believe it or not I probably saved about 40lbs between all of the speakers, the amp and the cassette player
Factory LTW radio delete panel

Next I wanted to pull some more weight, so I moved to the rear of the car to pull out all of the trunk carpet, sound deadening and rear seats. I want to keep this clean, so the factory wires will all be loomed and I'm thinking the rear seat area and trunk will be sprayed and glossed in the factory color by a friend of mine at a body shop in the spring


everything forward interior wise I'm keeping, all of the carpet and interior panels
I've been looking into light weight batteries so I can shed another 25lbs from the rear
I'm going back to plastic headlights because they weigh a lot less then my glass ones, and they also look gross missing all of the inside covers
Brand new floormats

New flex disc, center support bearing, fuel filter, all the bolts and exhaust hangers etc.

For power upgrades I picked up a bimmerworld 3.5" intake elbow and got rid of the asc throttle body.
I also picked up a AFE intake used, but unfortunately the head shield weighs like 20lbs, is rusty af and it doesn't fit quite right with the 3.5" maf even with trimming the bimmerworld elbow a ton. The intake is for a 3" setup, but the inside diameter of the pipe is close to 3.5", it bottle necks right before it to probably around 3.25", but I don't think it'll make a noticeable difference? As long as I can prevent heat soak



Picked up a M50 manifold kit from bimmerworld, and Gibsons came through with a absolutely perfect M50 manifold for like $10

Soon I'll be looking into getting some headers and a tune of some sort
I also picked up a UUC clutch stop, poly trans mounts, shifter rebuild parts and the bimmerworld pedal cover set in black (that I forgot to take pictures of installed)
I'd couldn't recommend the covers more, they are super grippy, not flashy and improve the pedal feel so much

After 2 months, my custom race height RTD V2 shifter and DSSR came in the mail, so I'm really excited with how it's gonna feel

Another thing that I had to wait for and got lucky with, a factory BMW motorsport shift knob to go with the RTD shifter.

 @Rekpoint sold me some kind of GT style low rise wing, probably gonna try and get risers for it
Also tracked down a pacific BMW plate frame, from the dealership that my car was sold new at

Andddd on Saturday I'll be picking up a first gen Max Velocity Evo splitter from the Plymouth area!
Sorry this update is all over and I'm a incompetent writer 
 
 
 
 

Heres my year and a half update lmao
This past summer I basically did nothing to the car, my Passat sat dead in the street and I just daily drove the M3 in near stock form.

In early November I got the Passat going and the M3 went into hibernation, I've slowly been doing random things here and there and put in a big order recently
My goals for the spring are to have the suspension completely sorted, lose a ton of weight and do some engine upgrades to try and make a little more power, I really want to get into doing some autocross and make a all around nice street car for the weekends that feels a little bit more raw to drive
The first thing I did was a deep clean, the interior and engine bay got pretty dirty driving the car every day last summer
 

The LTW seats are going to be washed and extracted soon. For a while I really wanted bucket seats but I decided the best thing to do for the car is to just keep the full factory airbags and restraints in place.
Pulled out my broken SAP and got the delete plates

The harness for my HK amp was cut when I got the car, and the radio was missing. All of the speakers were replaced with cheap Infinity ones so I just pulled them all out. I dont really ever listen to music when I drive the car, and believe it or not I probably saved about 40lbs between all of the speakers, the amp and the cassette player
Factory LTW radio delete panel

Next I wanted to pull some more weight, so I moved to the rear of the car to pull out all of the trunk carpet, sound deadening and rear seats. I want to keep this clean, so the factory wires will all be loomed and I'm thinking the rear seat area and trunk will be sprayed and glossed in the factory color by a friend of mine at a body shop in the spring


everything forward interior wise I'm keeping, all of the carpet and interior panels
I've been looking into light weight batteries so I can shed another 25lbs from the rear
I'm going back to plastic headlights because they weigh a lot less then my glass ones, and they also look gross missing all of the inside covers
Brand new floormats

New flex disc, center support bearing, fuel filter, all the bolts and exhaust hangers etc.

For power upgrades I picked up a bimmerworld 3.5" intake elbow and got rid of the asc throttle body.
I also picked up a AFE intake used, but unfortunately the head shield weighs like 20lbs, is rusty af and it doesn't fit quite right with the 3.5" maf even with trimming the bimmerworld elbow a ton. The intake is for a 3" setup, but the inside diameter of the pipe is close to 3.5", it bottle necks right before it to probably around 3.25", but I don't think it'll make a noticeable difference? As long as I can prevent heat soak



Picked up a M50 manifold kit from bimmerworld, and Gibsons came through with a absolutely perfect M50 manifold for like $10

Soon I'll be looking into getting some headers and a tune of some sort
I also picked up a UUC clutch stop, poly trans mounts, shifter rebuild parts and the bimmerworld pedal cover set in black (that I forgot to take pictures of installed)
I'd couldn't recommend the covers more, they are super grippy, not flashy and improve the pedal feel so much

After 2 months, my custom race height RTD V2 shifter and DSSR came in the mail, so I'm really excited with how it's gonna feel

Another thing that I had to wait for and got lucky with, a factory BMW motorsport shift knob to go with the RTD shifter.

 @Rekpoint sold me some kind of GT style low rise wing, probably gonna try and get risers for it
Also tracked down a pacific BMW plate frame, from the dealership that my car was sold new at

Andddd on Saturday I'll be picking up a first gen Max Velocity Evo splitter from the Plymouth area!
Sorry this update is all over and I'm a incompetent writer 
 
 
 
 

UWEC did the same thing. My last semester and I'm pretty much done going to campus I guess. Gonna be interesting

Buy it and part it out? You'll get the diff for free and probably make some money on top of that as well.

Hey all! Its been a minute since my last post, but ive been in the business of acquiring parts recently. I was very lucky to be able to pick up these throwing stars and a UUC BBK for my e36 from @ChrisO!!

So for the throwing stars, they are 17x8 square off of an E34 M5. Also the wheel with the center cap pictured has a small crack, so I am hoping to get that welded up when I get the new tires mounted and installed. The SSBC calipers also seem to be in really good condition. I was very lucky because Chris was also able to supply the mounting hardware and brackets and Im planning on having all the stuff cleaned up before I get it on the car. 

I was also very lucky because @Rekpoint was able to find me this awesome Eibach strut bar for a pretty good deal! I have some more parts on the way, and I will make some more posts as stuff comes in

Hey boys.
Some of you remember a while back I purchased a barn find e34 M5, I parted it out to the point where nothing of value is really left exterior and interior wise. The car has rust, and lots of it. I wanted to sell my M3 and rebuild the car, but the shell is just too rusty. I live in an apartment and was a little in over my head about pulling the drivetrain, so I'm gonna try to sell the shell with the drivetrain in it in classic ChrisO fashion. Every body panel is rusted or dented except the hood.
Cluster said 190k but the engine history is unknown if it's had work at any point.
Here's whats left
99.9% e34 M5 engine bay, has basically everything in it that it came with from the factory S38B36 Engine Full Wiring harness S38B36 ECU S38B36 5-speed transmission e34 M5 driveshaft 92/93 Large case 3.73 LSD  e34 M5 steering box Full front and rear suspension and subframes (SLS deleted) e34 M5 sway bars e34 M5 brake calipers Full all original exhaust The engine needs work, the two outer cylinders were 130psi, and the 4 inner cylinders were about 60-70psi completely dry and cold, thats really all I know, I didn't do any further testing. Engine turns over fine. No oil/coolant mix in the rad hoses. Borescope showed no chunks missing out of the pistons or anything.  When I pulled the valve cover gasket it had a nice creamy oil mix in the head. PO put new oil in it, so the oil on the dipstick is normal. A few things I've noticed, the cam pulse sensor is broken, intake boot is ripped, and every vacuum line is dry rotted.
Hydraulic system is holding pressure and the clutch engages/ disengages, and the brakes work. 
Comes with keys and the car will still crank if a battery is in it
Would be everything you'd need to do a full M5 drivetrain and suspension swap. Will roll onto a trailer. Comes on DS2 wheels.
$2800 firm! 
Actually $2500 someone come get it, The trans and diff are worth that alone, make money off me!!
If anyone wants additional info or pics just shoot me a message, and of course anyone is free to come check it out!







 




 





 
 




 
 
 
 

Hey boys.
Some of you remember a while back I purchased a barn find e34 M5, I parted it out to the point where nothing of value is really left exterior and interior wise. The car has rust, and lots of it. I wanted to sell my M3 and rebuild the car, but the shell is just too rusty. I live in an apartment and was a little in over my head about pulling the drivetrain, so I'm gonna try to sell the shell with the drivetrain in it in classic ChrisO fashion. Every body panel is rusted or dented except the hood.
Cluster said 190k but the engine history is unknown if it's had work at any point.
Here's whats left
99.9% e34 M5 engine bay, has basically everything in it that it came with from the factory S38B36 Engine Full Wiring harness S38B36 ECU S38B36 5-speed transmission e34 M5 driveshaft 92/93 Large case 3.73 LSD  e34 M5 steering box Full front and rear suspension and subframes (SLS deleted) e34 M5 sway bars e34 M5 brake calipers Full all original exhaust The engine needs work, the two outer cylinders were 130psi, and the 4 inner cylinders were about 60-70psi completely dry and cold, thats really all I know, I didn't do any further testing. Engine turns over fine. No oil/coolant mix in the rad hoses. Borescope showed no chunks missing out of the pistons or anything.  When I pulled the valve cover gasket it had a nice creamy oil mix in the head. PO put new oil in it, so the oil on the dipstick is normal. A few things I've noticed, the cam pulse sensor is broken, intake boot is ripped, and every vacuum line is dry rotted.
Hydraulic system is holding pressure and the clutch engages/ disengages, and the brakes work. 
Comes with keys and the car will still crank if a battery is in it
Would be everything you'd need to do a full M5 drivetrain and suspension swap. Will roll onto a trailer. Comes on DS2 wheels.
$2800 firm! 
Actually $2500 someone come get it, The trans and diff are worth that alone, make money off me!!
If anyone wants additional info or pics just shoot me a message, and of course anyone is free to come check it out!







 




 





 
 




 
 
 
 

Hey boys.
Some of you remember a while back I purchased a barn find e34 M5, I parted it out to the point where nothing of value is really left exterior and interior wise. The car has rust, and lots of it. I wanted to sell my M3 and rebuild the car, but the shell is just too rusty. I live in an apartment and was a little in over my head about pulling the drivetrain, so I'm gonna try to sell the shell with the drivetrain in it in classic ChrisO fashion. Every body panel is rusted or dented except the hood.
Cluster said 190k but the engine history is unknown if it's had work at any point.
Here's whats left
99.9% e34 M5 engine bay, has basically everything in it that it came with from the factory S38B36 Engine Full Wiring harness S38B36 ECU S38B36 5-speed transmission e34 M5 driveshaft 92/93 Large case 3.73 LSD  e34 M5 steering box Full front and rear suspension and subframes (SLS deleted) e34 M5 sway bars e34 M5 brake calipers Full all original exhaust The engine needs work, the two outer cylinders were 130psi, and the 4 inner cylinders were about 60-70psi completely dry and cold, thats really all I know, I didn't do any further testing. Engine turns over fine. No oil/coolant mix in the rad hoses. Borescope showed no chunks missing out of the pistons or anything.  When I pulled the valve cover gasket it had a nice creamy oil mix in the head. PO put new oil in it, so the oil on the dipstick is normal. A few things I've noticed, the cam pulse sensor is broken, intake boot is ripped, and every vacuum line is dry rotted.
Hydraulic system is holding pressure and the clutch engages/ disengages, and the brakes work. 
Comes with keys and the car will still crank if a battery is in it
Would be everything you'd need to do a full M5 drivetrain and suspension swap. Will roll onto a trailer. Comes on DS2 wheels.
$2800 firm! 
Actually $2500 someone come get it, The trans and diff are worth that alone, make money off me!!
If anyone wants additional info or pics just shoot me a message, and of course anyone is free to come check it out!







 




 





 
 




 
 
 
 

nbd

Still even so, thats a damn good price IMO. Find another touring for sale, MANUAL, for less... I'll wait.

broken record, I know,  but caution on the 'Lockport' e21 guy, that's Chris, the Homer Glen douche.

slacker

Fuck, style 37's look good on an E90. I want one.

@ChrisO get in here and buy this 

o shit whaddup

My Passat with the 2.0t rn

My Passat with the 2.0t rn

Learned what a Lancia 037 is today



Pretty damn attractive