omg dude congrats ...nice post...cool car and amazing pic I cant sleep now...
I hate to ask but what did you spend all said and done?
$40K USD? Please don't answer if you dont want to.
The car is insane and you went threw hell with the rust. I am just so curious.
Thanks for all the comments
The guys at Auto-Tauber chose the cage. I may later go for a stronger
"DTM" style weld in cage & sell this one.
Hehe - donīt know if I agree itīs a rust bucket. It didnīt spend itīs life
in a dry climate and itīs close to 20 years old. In hindisight I wish we had
realised the status of the subframe but we didnīt - even though it went
through inspection both here in Iceland and at Auto-Tauber.
True - we could have but then it would have been much more expensive.
I am a mechanical engineer and own a few small businesses in the
compueter graphics sector. Itīs taken 10 years to build them up
and now they are finally returning some $$$ to fund my car projects
Yes it was. A special import - only available in Japan Iīm told.
There was another wagon there that day - a new M5 Touring. It kept lapping
me like I was standing still Later found out it was Nigel Mansell driving
The engine has built internals, watercooled intake and a supercharger from ASA.
The engine is supposed to pump out 450-500hp but I think itīs a little bit
down on that power. This will be fixed this summer
Very happy with the guys at Auto-Tauber!!!! www.auto-tauber.de
Alot of driving in snow/ice and drifting saved my ass that day
I got a good deal on alot of the stuff going into the car - especially the
engine/gearbox package.
I havenīt added up all the invoices yet
Havenīt done that either with the M5.
Probably best to keep it that way
Thordur
1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
1989 E30 M3 S85 w/DCT swap in progress...
what a great turn out on the car.. Congrats!
Nice job! Id love to have the funds and time to do something like this one day.
i love your car
Holy sh*%! What a write-up and build. Thank you for sharing. Very inspirational. Makes me miss my E30.
2014 X3 xDrive35i
that is my dream car! boosted s50b32 in an e30 m3
Here is an update:
The car has arrived at Tauber and they are now working on it.
It was accompanied by my friends E30 cabrio that they are also going to work on.
Asked them to fix some rust spots....
The Chasecam unit has been moved so itīs easier to load/unload the CF card:
Also had them move the record button/indicator so itīs easier to reach and see:
The "sunroof" had a nasty edge that could be dangerous if something happened
when not wearing a helmet.... so I had them trim it:
And here they are working on fixing a "footprint" that an envious little prick
left on the car:
Some extra gauges:
Adjustable sway-bars:
Some more rust fixing....
WTF!?!?!?
Ahhhh, now I remember!!!
Gauges being fitted:
Bracket painted:
Thordur
1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
1989 E30 M3 S85 w/DCT swap in progress...
Crazy plumbing!!!
Thordur
1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
1989 E30 M3 S85 w/DCT swap in progress...
Canīt wait for Easter......
Thordur
1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
1989 E30 M3 S85 w/DCT swap in progress...
Holy mother of all this is holy and such....................
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very very cool write up. thank you for sharing the pictures, video and i am very jealous.a supercharged S50 must be amazing.
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Thanks for the update! Great stuff
M2CS 6-spd
ummmmmmm
is that a dry sump?!
or 'just' an accusump?
you're insane man!
but in a very, very good way
This is one of the best threads I've ever seen on here. Thanks for all the pics and details, it's an amazing car.
Your car just made me love BMW all over again...sick build keep it up...maybe even a thought for the future it to incorporate your speeds and everything on screen when you record so you can possibly better your performance....!!!!keep up the good work
Some more pics from the shop in Germany:
R2D2 being test-fitted in the trunk:
Cut of switch for electricity:
Some nice CF parts have arrived :
All this CF up front + the dry sump system is going to help to
correct the weight distribution in the car
Thordur
1999 E39 M5 Twin Supercharged
1989 E30 M3 S85 w/DCT swap in progress...
OMFG
I love it every square inch of that CAR!!!
Mark my words i will have one similar to that.
Absolutely an amazing build and so great to see another great car rise to life again.
99 Techno S50B32 6-speed ///M3 (Complete)
Mods: SOLD
Awesome thread. Thanks for sharing.
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