In July of 2014 i bought myself an 1989 535i/5. 300k+ on the body, with a 1988 735i M30B35 swap with no more than 100k. I had plans do drop it with some nice shiny wheels.
First things first (im the realest) i bought the car in "running" condition. To get it back alive again i needed a new alternator and battery.
Next was to gut it and loose the nasty moldy interior, this was when i uncovered some rust in the floor boards, front had structural rust and rears had topical rust. I took a wire wheel to all the rust. A couple sparks later i had the paint, rust, and seam sealer stripped. Now it was time for some fiberglass, with the floors fixed i put down some undercoat to prevent any further rusting.
I had a few cans of undercoat left over so i took the fenders off, cleaned the wheel wells real good and applied some undercoat to there as well because the state of Pennsylvania absolutely loves road salt in the winter . With still more undercoat i did the somewhat rusty trunk.
Now that i was out of undercoat i moved on to do some suspension work with suspension parts that came free with the car. I replaced front sway bar links, tie rods, and rear pit man arms. I still have more parts to go in the suspension. I plan to do a suspension rebuild on Broadway Static coil overs.
I just recently finished replacing the blown slave and master clutch cylinders, and rear brake pads. Next is four new rotors and front pads.
I also re-painted all of the front trim and some engine bits.
Pictures > http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/kn...?sort=3&page=1 the picture album has not been updated for a while but will soon be.
First things first (im the realest) i bought the car in "running" condition. To get it back alive again i needed a new alternator and battery.
Next was to gut it and loose the nasty moldy interior, this was when i uncovered some rust in the floor boards, front had structural rust and rears had topical rust. I took a wire wheel to all the rust. A couple sparks later i had the paint, rust, and seam sealer stripped. Now it was time for some fiberglass, with the floors fixed i put down some undercoat to prevent any further rusting.
I had a few cans of undercoat left over so i took the fenders off, cleaned the wheel wells real good and applied some undercoat to there as well because the state of Pennsylvania absolutely loves road salt in the winter . With still more undercoat i did the somewhat rusty trunk.
Now that i was out of undercoat i moved on to do some suspension work with suspension parts that came free with the car. I replaced front sway bar links, tie rods, and rear pit man arms. I still have more parts to go in the suspension. I plan to do a suspension rebuild on Broadway Static coil overs.
I just recently finished replacing the blown slave and master clutch cylinders, and rear brake pads. Next is four new rotors and front pads.
I also re-painted all of the front trim and some engine bits.
Pictures > http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/kn...?sort=3&page=1 the picture album has not been updated for a while but will soon be.
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