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Thread: E30NJ's 2000 528iT---> 530iT/5 Speed Swap M54 Powered!

  1. #51
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    Coming along nicely! Jealous of the fact you find these shells with all good parts like black interiors for so damn cheap lol

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    You should get facelift kidney grilles, that'll complete the facelift look nicely.
    1995 525i 5-speed - Thread

  3. #53
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    Back on.
    So I wanted to upgrade the front speakers, Kicker 5.25" Coaxial, its a nice improvement for the money.

    I also swapped GM3's because mine was funky with the mirror tilt.



    Hey my old interior





    MMMMMMMM


    And its time for headlight adjusters!!






    The fallen soldiers

    Couldn't have done it with these wonderful guys

    It's time, oh yeah its time. 6 SPEEEEEEEEEED


    Old clutch

    Old 5 Speed. If someone wants it for $100, PM me!



    Hey its me!

    Swapped diffs to 3.07, we'll see....

    All new, all new



    Diggin the gold calipers


    Bolting up the new trans.

    It bolted in nicely



    My crossmember idea ended up not working. hmmm



    Close but no cigar.






    So...
    My driveshaft idea didn't work either, oh well. I had to get one kinda custom made, E60 530i/6 Manual Front half mated to a E39 530i/5 Manual Rear half. The shop had to swap knuckles and I got it back and it was PERFECT!


    The crossmember- I didn't want to fool around, I got some steel and just made a complete new one. I didn't get a photo of it (I promise I will one day!) but the car is back on the road! I think I'm going to leave it alone for a while and just enjoy it.

  4. #54
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    Wow.

    You are one busy bee.

    I can't believe i'm looking at the same car from the first page of this thread. Full black interior swap, m54 swap, 5 speed, now 6 speed?! You must not have kids

    That front bumper is driving my OCD up the wall. The Apline white on black with 65s is so nice, but that bumper alignment...

    You are a crafty guy, find a way to make the aftermarket m5 bumper line up with the fenders on both sides, and become a savior for all of us who really want to put on the m5 bumper and can't afford/find a good OE example.

    Are you going to swap over the M5 mirrors and get them painted white, or even black for that matter, wouldn't look bad.

  5. #55
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    Yea haha I'm in college right now and I don't plan on having kids anytime soon. I'm looking for M5 mirrors but for right now, I'm happy with the car

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    Just a little update. This was the custom crossmember that had to be made, I came home for the weekend and decided to give it a nice heavy paint job.




    Final Fitment.



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    Haven't update in forever. First 6 speed trans started whining and making noise, replaced it so I'm on transmission #2. Then my heater pipes under the manifold exploded. Fix those. And I decided in the meantime to add a subwoofer. Enjoy!!


























    Danced with the devil on this one OMG






    Bought a rebuild kit and it worked flawlessly.

    Last edited by E30NJ; 01-14-2017 at 03:02 PM.

  8. #58
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    just picking up on this thread....this is absolutely amazing. Me saying something like "nice work man.!" almost seems like an insult...haha...It's incredible.

  9. #59
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    So what was the wiring like just for the m54 swap alone? I've been contemplating swapping into one and upgrading the 528 as well, since I have two motors sitting at my shop. Would like to update to MS43 as well...

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    Quote Originally Posted by itsbrokeagain View Post
    So what was the wiring like just for the m54 swap alone? I've been contemplating swapping into one and upgrading the 528 as well, since I have two motors sitting at my shop. Would like to update to MS43 as well...
    Not too much, the biggest thing is the electronic gas pedal. It's been so long I've forgotten what I did!

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    The amount of effort in this build is impressive to say the least. Very cool indeed. Pics of redone headliner ?


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