E34 with plans

[6sp33d]

Thanks guys. Its all coming together so fast. Told myself I wouldnt buy coils till the spring but Im seriously considering cutting the springs until then...

[thuggie]

love the wheels !

[DinanDave]

Love calypsorot! Looks like you have a clean project car good sir.

[blowntwofive]

nice build man and i love the e39

[scweet14]

theyre beautiful<3
cant wait till theyre mounted!

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[6sp33d]

Test fit was a success.

[6sp33d]

Dismounted the wheels yesterday so I could send them off to change the bolt pattern. I sent them off to L&S Machine Co. in Baltimore. They seem pretty legit. I also got them to bore out my hubs to my exact specs. The wheels were previously a different bolt pattern and the old owner added inserts to make them different. The guys at the shop said they would do the same, instead of making completely new holes they would pop out the old inserts and put in new ones.

Got the car back today from the shop and they installed the new oil pan and the muffler. It looks and sounds amazing! So far everything is going by very quickly. After I get the wheels back tomorrow the only thing I need is suspension.

[6sp33d]

Solid finds, crazy rays I'm assuming

yep, two of them actually. The Mt. Airy one first and then the Jessup one. I have a new found respect for those places. The Jessup location had people there that I could pay to take off whatever I needed. I only needed help with the oil pan and exhaust and I will most likely be going back.

[AMGwheelwhore]

Solid finds, crazy rays I'm assuming

[6sp33d]

Had some fun this past week at the junk yard. After a few trips I ended up getting everything I needed for CHEAP!

Oil Pan - $21
Door Handle - $7
Dash Vent - $6
AMAZING EXHAUST FIND(Eisemnann) - $20
Visor - $5
Piping - $5

[6sp33d]

oh true didnt think about the difference in tire size and price, i dont worry about my driving in snow, its the other people that tend to freak out (well around me anyway) but they are the ones who would end up hitting you

cant wait to see those wheels mounted up, possible to redrill them?

redrill was my initial plan but apparently its really hard to do perfectly and its not perfect your wheels will never balance right. Plus it weakens your wheels. I decided to go w/ adapters but the offsets will be way in the negatives

Edit:
Im debating redrilling again. Because the sizes of the wheels are where I want them already, the adapters will make them way too aggressive. Im going to need to find a reputable company that has done it tho. After digging into it more deeper I dont think its all that bad...or am I wrong?

[6sp33d]

Another MD BMW!

Looking forward to seeing this? Where in MD are you?

Gaithersburg, hbu? I was at Bimmerfest and it was awesome! I cant wait to go again next year.

[los02]

Another MD BMW!

Looking forward to seeing this? Where in MD are you?

[6sp33d]

Lookin froward to seeing the progress on this, always loved old BMW's. Could've maybe went with a more original wheel choice but hey, it works.

This threw me off though.. " i added a license plate delete"
Wat
I don't understand why people they "delete" stuff.. you just took the dang plate off

Its a plastic piece made for the gap the plate leaves. It makes it look cleaner imo.

[Itsahyundai]

Lookin froward to seeing the progress on this, always loved old BMW's. Could've maybe went with a more original wheel choice but hey, it works.

This threw me off though.. " i added a license plate delete"
Wat
I don't understand why people they "delete" stuff.. you just took the dang plate off