E28 S50 build

[kristianbolster]

i got it sitting where i wanted with the drive shaft connected and shifter where it needed to be so i could build a tranny mount and some jigs for the motor mounts:

[kristianbolster]

then the building of the mounts started:

[kristianbolster]

i should have waited for my dad to help me build the mounts because i suck at welding and now they look ugly...but they'll hold

[kristianbolster]

and this is how it sat for a while while i slowly assembled the cooling system and stuff like that:




zip ties to hold some stuff in place temporarily:

[kristianbolster]

and the other weekend i picked it up from a friends house where its been for a while and i was going to bring it up to Castro motorsport but then i was influenced by my girlfriend telling me not to spend that much money on something i could do and my father telling me it was easy so i started wiring myself:

[kristianbolster]

and today after work i will be going to do some final assembly and hopefully start the thing up

[d0wse]

In for this. I like this car a lot.

[delvin]

Very cool

[royalife]

Very bad ass.

[kristianbolster]

thanks guys.
i have everything ready to go but i realized i the starter for the auto m3 and cannot find the starter that fits the e30 flywheel that i have!!!! i am so close

[extra_slick]

Always thought about an m5x/s5x swap into an e28... but the e39s are where my heart lies

[kristianbolster]

I've been working all day and realized i can't find the starter i need to get it started so i have a friend picking up my a start for me at auto zone so while i wait i figure ill do a little update. this is a photo of where i am at:

[kristianbolster]

it looks way worse than it actually is haha

[fackinsteve]

Liking it so far, wouldve been nice if you cleaned up the bay while the engine was out though

[kristianbolster]

Liking it so far, wouldve been nice if you cleaned up the bay while the engine was out though

i am just going to get it running right now and after i get the exhaust work done it is coming back to the house and i am going to get all the mounts I'm not using grinded or cut off and then i am going to get the wiring cleaned up and a fresh coat of paint in there. definitely not leaving it all nasty in there.

i never understood why people went through all the work for a motor swap and in the end it looks worse than factory