Oh wait, you said I could replace the whole body harness? Is that as difficult as it sounds?
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
if your really doing a v12 engine swap, find a 560g transmission and do a 6 speed swap, it will be amazing.
1966 Porsche 911
1966 FORD GT40 MK2
1967 Alfa Sprint GT
1968 Ford Mustang Coupe
1968 Chevy C10
1970 Alfa 1300 GT Junior
1972 Alfa 2000 GTV
1974 Alfa 2000 GTV
1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa
1980 Mazda 626 Rotary Turbo
1981 Mercedes 300GD
1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3 16
1987 Mercedes 190E 2.3 16
1988 BMW 735i 5 Speed
1989 BMW M3 BRG
1989 BMW 325IX
1991 BMW 850i
1991 Range Rover 2 Door VM Diesel.
1993 BMW M5
1995 Porsche 911 C2
1996 BMW M3
2001 BMW M5
2002 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
2002 Ford F150 5 Speed 4x4 Reg Cab Shorty
2002 Honda Insight 5 speed
2005 BMW M3
2008 BMW M5
2012 BMW X5 Diesel
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Well, that's an extra 5 grand right there.
There are only 3 plugs between engine and chassis on a 740. X20,X69,and X60004.
And 1 or 2 for the transmission.
If the chassis just connects to the EML and not each DME things should be fairly straightforward.
Definitely stay in the same era 99+
Trevor
01 749i sporty, build 12/00 "Sports Barge",S62
92 VW Corrado VR6,AAA
81 Delorean,B28F
81 VW Rabbit Pickup 1.8T,AWW
03 VW Passat wagon 4.0 W8 6spd
the epic thread from Thailand? He converted his diesel 730d to a v12..
2000 740i Sport
Just as an out-there idea, how about a shorty 750i COUPE? I've wanted to build one for years... The only hard part for me would be the side glass. Did a pshop of what that might look like:
Thousands and thousands 750i models out there
My lotus white interior came from a 1995 750i
2000 740i Sport
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Hopefully, the same as happened in the past will happen again. Overhaulin' had cancelled/stopped production 2 or 3 prior times and came back from cancellation. We can only hope.
Heck with overhaulin...they only did old muscle cars. Try something different than another mustang...
Anyhow, on point.
If this is gonna ever happen I have a small window, and I can't find a 99+ so what are my realistic options, if any? It seems to me getting a pre facelift could work if I bring everything over?? What would I be losing? If money wasn't an issue I'd do the 6 speed with it or for that matter the S62 swap...but it is:-(
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Is this plug n play type of stuff or would I have to splice a lot of wires to make things work? What do all these wire go to? Is it just engine stuff in this wire run?
You could always just fix your engine's problems and maybe get a custom tune or a supercharger for more power? Unless you're doing it for the sheer novelty, you're not really gaining much by swapping an M73 in. It only has a little more horsepower, meanwhile it has a whole bunch of completely different problems than what you're used to.
1995 525i 5-speed - Thread
Shoot...these M62tu are ticking time bombs, and when you throw in reverse not working...It's more than fixing cats or a gas cap. we all know the price to do the timing chains and the work involved..now throw in the trans which can easily be 800-1000 and that's me just buying the parts. If I can I'd rather have a shorty with a V12 for obvious reasons.
The V12's aren't that bad. The one I had didn't have any issues, but the V8 on the other hand...
What kind of budget are you expecting to have for this project? I'm betting that fixing the timing guides, cats, gas cap and trans would cost a lot less than a V12 swap. The M62TU is not that bad of an engine once you've done the timing guides, as most people do the other common issues while they're in there (front crank seal, timing cover gaskets, valley pan, valve cover gaskets). I know you can find a used 5hp24 transmission for less than $800-1000. As a matter of fact, I know of a M62TU with 126k miles and all the work mentioned done already selling about 1.5 hours from me for about $1500 on craigslist. It even comes with the manifolds (including pre-cats), so you might not even have a cat problem with it. Under $2.5k and you're back in business with a trans, assuming you do the work yourself. I am still considering buying that engine though, to put in my 7 so I can pull the S62 out and do something else with it. My buddy Brian (Redshift) is also going to be selling his M62TU with 91k miles with valley pan and a bunch of other work done, for a pretty good price, but he hasn't listed it yet. Look for it when he does.
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
I see. I think I knew the torque rating would be more but wasn't aware of the bellhousing pattern as I thought both the V12 and the V8 are the same.
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