Jdesign Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 1 hour ago, DrLeadFoot said: I can almost hear this image. Looks like you AND the family had a fantastic time. Family Dream Vehicle Achieved 🏆 DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted September 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 4:33 PM, YoungCR said: Looks like a lovely family vacation. Did you keep track of mpg's going out? Just on the computer. 19.6 mpg. Hopefully the roof rack is holding the number down. I'll get the calculator out for the way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted September 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Warren, RI. Had to stop for the pics and excavator. wasnt m3, P_Roloff, Jdesign and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 winning! DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted October 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Mike did the rear brake lines. They were bad! We also put in 14" rear braided lines so there was some slack on the line when you jacked up the car. The DMTL light seems to be off for good now. Had to swap some wires on the pump wiring. Next up is some rust repair on a jacking point & Dinan rear diff reinforcement! Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 All engine lights are off! Running great. Have an appointment to get the jacking point fixed due to rust on Tuesday. Also have a right rear speed sensor waiting to be installed. Body and interior are next! Priorities are to stop the rust and fix the sunroof rattles. patsbimmer1 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 21 hours ago, DrLeadFoot said: Priorities are to stop the rust Then parks in salt mine... wasnt m3, Jdesign, B C and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 gilber33, Jdesign and DrLeadFoot 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: Then parks in salt mine... Confronting my fears, face to face. 🤣 Jdesign and patsbimmer1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 47 minutes ago, B C said: Mr. Milo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 hours ago, DrLeadFoot said: Mr. Milo!!! The face he makes just before "Daddy, I drive it?" DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Structure Fabrication cut out the rot/rust on my passenger rear jacking point and rebuilt/over built it back up looking as close to stock as possible. Rust proofed it all. Pretty big job as they had to pull the gas tank. They found some old bondo from a hack job fix from years and years ago. Glad they got in there to cut out the cancer! They also popped on my new snow tires on the "new" wheels! 245/18/40 Blizzaks on some 6 series wheels. Not sure which style code they are. 18 x 8.5 et14 if I remember correctly. P_Roloff and patsbimmer1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 bet you had some fun today! DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Awesome. DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 23 hours ago, straight6pwr said: bet you had some fun today! Not too much fun. SCHLEPN tires & wheels back and forth from Stallis and trying to keep up with this crazy Real Estate market! It's still going strong! 12 hours ago, Jdesign said: Awesome. I agree! A birdy said you're the go to guy for a suede headliner. Let's talk! patsbimmer1 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 11 hours ago, DrLeadFoot said: Not too much fun. SCHLEPN tires & wheels back and forth from Stallis and trying to keep up with this crazy Real Estate market! It's still going strong! I agree! A birdy said you're the go to guy for a suede headliner. Let's talk! I may have done a few in my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Wheels look great! DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 I'll pop some 5mm spacers on the rear to get it a little better stance. patsbimmer1 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted November 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 10mm rear spacers installed. I think this makes the wheels ET 4 in the rear and ET 9 in the front. Structure and Fab sent some pics of the rear passenger jacking point rebuild. Thank goodness Chris is better at fab work than taking pictures. 🤣 patsbimmer1 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Merry XMAS!! Update: Running strong! Need an oil change soon and the rear subframe will be coming out to pop in new M5 bushings and weld in the dinan diff reinforcement. straight6pwr, REKIII, Jdesign and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 The only reason I didn’t get a real tree this year was that I didn’t have an S62 swapped E39 wagon to bring it home with. It had absolutely nothing to do with ambition. DrLeadFoot and Jdesign 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 What are the OE M5 rear subframe bushings like? I got a set of Powerflex yellow ones for my dad's wagon but haven't installed them. It's parked for the winter so it won't be until spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted December 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 9:42 AM, jc43089 said: What are the OE M5 rear subframe bushings like? I got a set of Powerflex yellow ones for my dad's wagon but haven't installed them. It's parked for the winter so it won't be until spring. Not sure on stiffness but the M5 bushings are a tad shorter and allow for the reinforcement trailing bars to be installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Oil & filter change at 196,172 miles (M5 cluster). 10w-60 Liqui Moly & Mann Filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Had a slight shimmy in the brakes so I had Mike replace the rotors and the pads. Went with Zimmerman rotors and OEM BMW pads. Scooped up a used M wheel with the updated airbag! Excited! Got a power steering line leak so we'll be replacing that early next week. Also replaced the dash lights, added the dimmer wire to my radio so the backlight on the keys works, replaced a bad O2 sensor under warranty, put new rubber mounts on the oil filter, added some leather interior bits: -steering column surround -upper & lower B pillars -center console arm rest. Slowly chipping away! m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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