New e34 project, my first M5

[Jcbe34]

As some of you know, I sold my 535i a few weeks ago. Initally I started looking into 911's, e36 m3's, and some others but once I heard that this car was available I couldn't resist.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8465548463_f1bf027657_b.jpg

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'90 Euro m5, Analog's old car. Lots of miles, bad paint, but overall an amazing car. I can see myself keeping it for quite some time. It needs work and there is a lot of stuff I want to do to it, but for now I'm just planning on driving it almost daily and maintaining it.

I just bought brand new tires for my staggered M-systems (245/40 and 265/40 Bridgestone RE760) and threw them on along with a set of french smileys I've had for a little while now. I'm not sure on the lights yet but I'm pretty happy with the car as a whole. More to come for sure

[e34Croak]

Whoa Damn, Logan's old car! Very Nice. I assume you'll hang out with us more again. Like old times?

The only other car with the same filler plate as me!

[gixxerboy63]

Cool! Good to see this car staying within our forums.

[EuroPartConnect]

Not a fan of the lights.

[Steve547i]

That car makes me hard for all the right reasons. Just not a fan of the upswept tips.

[sse34]

Nice find

[ARMAN]

congats on acquiring m5, loved your 535 images of which are all over the net

[lucasshughess]

congratulations. any plans for it?

[sbeckman7]

Wooo it lives on. Congrats man

[Steve547i]

congats on acquiring m5, loved your 535 images of which are all over the net

Seriously. The e34 hashtag on instagram is mostly pictures of his old 535, boogies 525, and e34 life's m5. It's in no way a bad thing because those cars are all impressive.
I loved your 535 so I'm interested in what you do with this. Logan pulled those fenders for some crazy act wheels right? Do you have plans to fill that? Actually, WHAT are your plans to fill that?

[BeLiQ]

That car went on the market!? I must have missed sth.

Great purchase! :)

[bblazen]

:buttrock

[Winchm60]

Congrats on the M5!

[87shark]

You should bring this over to ryans sometime.

[Jcbe34]

Thanks! As for plans, I'm really not sure. I don't really want to go crazy with the exterior. My commute is 40 miles each way through Atlanta and the super low/wide wheel thing just didn't make sense. I want the car to be a really good runner that I can drive hard and work on it slowly as I go. Wheels will stay for now, I really prefer driving the car with this sort of setup. I think I'm going to put Ground Controls on it soon too, the current ride height is decent but it bottoms a little in the front over hard bumps. If I do paint it it wouldn't be for a year or two

One idea I've been tossing around is having Weldcraft add two inches to a 17x8 M-system outer lip, then run my 9's in the front. 17x9/17x10 (or maybe 10.5) M-sytems would be pretty cool I think.


You should bring this over to ryans sometime.

Definitely, our shop is like 3 miles from his house.

[ShapeShifter]

Looks good, congrats and enjoy!

What spacers are you running with the M Systems?

[Jcbe34]

Looks good, congrats and enjoy!

What spacers are you running with the M Systems?

I am so far! 23mm spacers in the rear, 15 or 18 in the front.

Does anyone know if there are any Koni's that will fit the rear of an e34 that have an adjustable perch (snap ring)?

[ShapeShifter]

Thanks, the fitment looks great!

If you find out about the koni's I want to know...

[atlfokus]

Nice pickup. Glad to see all these E34's in ATL, although somehow I only see them on this forum, never IRL:(

[stancypants]

Dude congrats on the new pickup. She looks gorgeous. I cant believe you sold your 535, it was truly my inspiration to my e34 build and your stanceworks feature pix are currently still my desktop background.
I cant wait to see what you do with this car, I know it will be epic.

[struka]

very nice!

[E34nication]

Car looks so much better with those wheels on it... I miss my staggered t-stars. Never should have gotten rid of them.

[DIM5]

lucky man. i am not a fun of colored tail's but the car looks really good.

[MightyWhitey]

Congrats on the pickup.

[NikosX]

Hey man. Tried to call you the other day. New number?

Grats on the screamer!

[HE53]

Looks soooo much better with those M Systems... probably my favorite wheel for the e34's. Can't wait to see what else you do with it.




Whoa Damn, Logan's old car! Very Nice. I assume you'll hang out with us more again. Like old times?

The only other car with the same filler plate as me!

You talking about the euro rear filler? I've been running one for years, love the look.

[Jcbe34]

Thanks, the fitment looks great!

If you find out about the koni's I want to know...

very nice!

lucky man. i am not a fun of colored tail's but the car looks really good.

Congrats on the pickup.

Thanks!


Nice pickup. Glad to see all these E34's in ATL, although somehow I only see them on this forum, never IRL:(

I can't believe I've never seen your car! I'm a little north of Atlanta and work further North, so I don't get downtown too often.


Dude congrats on the new pickup. She looks gorgeous. I cant believe you sold your 535, it was truly my inspiration to my e34 build and your stanceworks feature pix are currently still my desktop background.
I cant wait to see what you do with this car, I know it will be epic.

Thanks! I miss the 535i a bit, but this car is just so much more fun to drive. I don't know what I'm going to do with this car, I told myself at first I wasn't going to lower it anymore but I think I've already changed my mind.





Car looks so much better with those wheels on it... I miss my staggered t-stars. Never should have gotten rid of them.

Yeah, I think so too. I think this is my third set of staggered T-stars and I've regretted selling every other set I've had. I have to admit I am thinking about having these repainted stock or clear anodized, not really feeling the polished lips anymore for some reason.




Hey man. Tried to call you the other day. New number?

Grats on the screamer!

Yeah, I've changed numbers since we've last talked for sure. I'll send you a PM


Looks soooo much better with those M Systems... probably my favorite wheel for the e34's. Can't wait to see what else you do with it.





You talking about the euro rear filler? I've been running one for years, love the look.

Do you run yours with just a US plate? I thought it might look odd like that, but I'm not really liking the double plate look

[Amonsta]

Car looks great! Ill give you a call in a couple days!

[Jcbe34]

Car looks great! Ill give you a call in a couple days!

Sounds good, they're just sitting here waiting on you!

[gtopaul]

Yeah, I think so too. I think this is my third set of staggered T-stars and I've regretted selling every other set I've had. I have to admit I am thinking about having these repainted stock or clear anodized, not really feeling the polished lips anymore for some reason.

I use Wheel Wizard in Atlanta. I bought a rough pair of 9" wide rims from a seller in Hawaii and they made them look like new. They actually finish the back of the wheel too. Plenty of experience with the M wheels. In the pic the wheel they did is on the left and an original spare, never on the road, on the right. I have two original, unused, spares on the front of the 93 and the two redone wheels on the back.

Congrats on the M5!

http://www.MyEasyPics.com/is.php?i=1058312&img=wheels4.JPG

http://myeasypics.com/is.php?i=947634&img=m5004.JPG

[Jcbe34]

Wow, that looks great! Wheel wizard isn't far from our shop, I might give them a call.

Got some stuff done this week, installed new injectors (Bosch design III 24#), new OEM trans mounts, oil change, and fixed my windows/wipers/interior lights/sunroof by re-soldering some connections under the rear seat. Also realized that discount tire sent the wrong rear tires, so I have 245/40 front and 275/40, I can't believe I hadn't noticed before but didnt think to check the size. It's really running nicely now, pretty happy with it so far

After a quick wash-

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8483969110_21aa6a805f_b.jpg

[M I C H A E L]

damn! looking good man. I wanan get myself into a clean low mileage m5 one of these days.. looking forward to seeing this thread updated with new epic things :)

[Raziel310]

If u don't want the french Smileys ill buy 'em if its Fs lol! Nice m5 bro!!

[Jcbe34]

damn! looking good man. I wanan get myself into a clean low mileage m5 one of these days.. looking forward to seeing this thread updated with new epic things :)

Thanks. I would definitely recommend it. They are really fun cars, a little bit addicting to drive for sure


If u don't want the french Smileys ill buy 'em if its Fs lol! Nice m5 bro!!

I may be selling the smileys, not 100% yet but I'm just not liking them as much as I thought I would

[gixxerboy63]

This picture...

http://myeasypics.com/is.php?i=947634&img=m5004.JPG

...Is making me want Tstars again!

[ShapeShifter]

Wow, that looks great! Wheel wizard isn't far from our shop, I might give them a call.

Got some stuff done this week, installed new injectors (Bosch design III 24#), new OEM trans mounts, oil change, and fixed my windows/wipers/interior lights/sunroof by re-soldering some connections under the rear seat. Also realized that discount tire sent the wrong rear tires, so I have 245/40 front and 275/40, I can't believe I hadn't noticed before but didnt think to check the size. It's really running nicely now, pretty happy with it so far

After a quick wash-

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8483969110_21aa6a805f_b.jpg

Is this with the 275's? The polished lips look awsome with meaty tires.. :buttrock

[staystackin]

This picture...


...Is making me want Tstars again!

LOL stop man, jeez. :stickoutt


JCB congrats on the m5, I always loved logan's posts with it. It's the reason I have the upturned tips on my 540, despite the forums despise of them. Can't believe you've got 275's on the 9inch msystems, i have 235's on mine... :D

[e34Croak]

You talking about the euro rear filler? I've been running one for years, love the look.
Oh I thought his was the smoked one that matched the smoked Hella tails.
Is that what you have?

[misswin]

gonna be at sowo?

[87shark]

gonna be at sowo?
:cool

[M540fella]

Looks good! Need to show them the interior. Such a nice car, glad it's staying on the board.

[sandlock]

Nice find.

[Jcbe34]

Is this with the 275's? The polished lips look awsome with meaty tires.. :buttrock

Yep, 245/40/17 front, 275/40/17 rear. I don't like how much taller the rears are compared to the front, but I'm just going to keep it how it is.


LOL stop man, jeez. :stickoutt


JCB congrats on the m5, I always loved logan's posts with it. It's the reason I have the upturned tips on my 540, despite the forums despise of them. Can't believe you've got 275's on the 9inch msystems, i have 235's on mine... :D

Yeah, these had 205's and 235's on them before when they were on the 535.


Oh I thought his was the smoked one that matched the smoked Hella tails.
Is that what you have?

Nope, mine is just a normal Euro plate filler. I would definitely rock one of those smoked plate fillers if anyone is selling one.


Looks good! Need to show them the interior. Such I nice car, glad it's staying on the board.

I haven't taken any interior pics but I need to, it was definitely one of the bigger reasons that I bought the car. The door panels aren't great though and I'm looking into a way to use '95 gathered leather panels while still using the M-cloth.

[HE53]

Do you run yours with just a US plate? I thought it might look odd like that, but I'm not really liking the double plate look


Sorry for the late reply... It doesn't look weird, kinda like the plate filler on the E30 in your Sig...

Here's an old pic of my red car.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/kesslerbmw/My%20cars/IMG_3019.jpg

[TGreene]

I love the pictures you have posted - keep them flowing. Any updates?

[atl530i]

I'm late.... Congrats on the M5.

[propcar]

can't believe you sold the Cirrus :(

I was hoping I'd be able to buy it one day and relive my first BMW (an E34 535i)

new project looks good though

[Boogieboy]

Glad your back in an E34, I like what you do with them. I have the dash and center console from your old black one in my car now.

I actually wish that I still owned those M-Systems, lol!

The car looks great!

[propcar]

some turbines I found

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1990731-turbine-covers-for-M-system-wheels

[Analog]

Any updates?

[Binjammin]

Any updates?


You sold the car, you don't get to ask :shifty

[NikosX]

He misses it. Rightfully so.

[Analog]

I really miss the sound of it! :D