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04-22-2019, 08:36 AM | #23 | |
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Since I'm swapping the complete drivetrain, the transmission support brace would have been the only obsticle, which I was ready to tackle... But after doing some thinking, the 06 325xi I wanted to use was a filthy little whore in the eyes of CarFax. The newly acquired E91 is a clean slate with zero accidents/reports, 2-Owner, with low mileage, so that was the main motive behind aquiring it, the RWD factor was the cherry on top. I might just be, sooner or later. Got an LA itch in my blood from the last trip there with my M5. |
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04-22-2019, 08:45 AM | #24 |
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Clean title alone was worth it! To me, using a salvage title car is a waste of money. Not saying your original base car was, but just saying in general. No matter how nice the build is, it's still a salvage title.
LA is the land of cars, anytime of the year haha. Let me know if you ever get more serious about that relocation. I'm a real estate broker. 😁 Plus it would be awesome to have another badass E91 in the state 😂
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04-22-2019, 10:34 AM | #25 | |
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I'm taking notes over here BTW. I'd like to do a DCT/N55 swap somewhere down the line. |
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05-11-2019, 11:18 AM | #26 |
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Any progress?
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Tore down the donor in the front to see how extensive the damage was.
Waiting on a couple more suspension parts to come in so I can get the donor drivable inside the shop. In between, been collecting a bunch of OEM N54 parts and ordering a bunch of maintenance items. |
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Can't wait for all of them to come in, I'm eager to see more haha!
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05-25-2019, 05:45 PM | #29 |
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Happy MDW everyone.
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05-26-2019, 02:09 PM | #30 |
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05-26-2019, 02:16 PM | #31 |
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Saftey first.
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05-26-2019, 02:24 PM | #32 |
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And we're off, onto the wagon now.
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05-26-2019, 03:17 PM | #33 |
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Anyone want the tan interior for free?
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05-27-2019, 04:17 AM | #34 |
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Beautiful project !
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05-31-2019, 08:06 AM | #36 | |
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All that will require the removal of the gas tank which isn't a big deal, however... The vent pipe that goes from the tank to the charcoal canister is guided along the top of the subframe. Technically I would need to drop both subframes again but I'm leaving the E92 subframe as is and will just purchase another N54 vent pipe to run on the wagon, so I'll still need to drop subframe on the E91... again. |
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05-31-2019, 08:13 AM | #37 |
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Here's the difference in the trunk pans incase anyone else was wondering. The charcoal canister on the N52 is located on the passenger side, while the N54's have it on far left (driver side).
The E91 is filthy inside out so I'll slowly be cleaning all the hidden nicks and creases as I go along with the build. |
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05-31-2019, 08:19 AM | #38 |
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335is rear end is in, and temporarily secured one of the heat shield panels.
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05-31-2019, 10:49 AM | #39 |
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Sweet progress! I'm taking notes as well and thanks for documenting the whole process.
Hope to see it in person as well since I'm in NYC too!
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05-31-2019, 02:04 PM | #41 |
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Thanks guys!
Btw, are there any alternative solutions for a rear M-Tech bumper or am I stuck with having to order an OEM from the dealer? I thought finding a rear E61 M-Tech bumper was hard when I was looking for one (which I eventually found used), but a used E91 sounds like a dream. |
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05-31-2019, 06:27 PM | #42 | |
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Because of the wagons different taillights and rear quarters the bumper is approx 75% different... maybe less... some have had success chopping and grafting a sedans msport/tech lower portion to the upper part of the wagons bumper... but in the end I'd rather not have hacked bumpers. I haven't been able to find any replica msport/tech touring rear bumpers in the US. There were a handful of people making them overseas in EU where wagons are more common, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be cost effective in to ship them here unless we wanted to get a group buy together |
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05-31-2019, 06:35 PM | #43 |
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Awesome work, this will be a cool wagon!
Do the rear trays just bolt in? That makes it a whole lot easier, would have thought there would be some welding and cutting. |
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