E28 - the long slog

[Output Flange]

olly22n said:

What are you doing re: cappage?

Centre caps? E38 ones. They've been painted to match.

[sleep envy]

You need another set of alloys, then you can have one of each on the car.

Hth.

[bmthnick1981]

Output Flange said:

I popped in to BJV Engineering this morning to collect the Style 5s. They've come up a treat:

Those look great, what does a refurb to that standard cost?

[Output Flange]

bmthnick1981 said:

Those look great, what does a refurb to that standard cost?

£189 for five wheels without tyres, done by ::BJV Engineering::

[Output Flange]

Last one from me for now:

300 mile round trip today to collect some seats. And they are some seats:



They've been sat in a shed for a long time by the look of them, but my God they're comfortable.

And if you look here:



That's right, hand pumps for the lumbar support. Luxury.

Pretty pleased with them, and more so as the pair cost me only £80.

I'm imagining them covered in cow. Mmmmmm, steak.

[matt132]

If you sell the throwing stars let me know - I'm only down the road from you!

Gorgeous car.

[Output Flange]

Minor update:

New alternator arrived.

ARP conrod bolts have arrived.

The ECU is back from End Tuning (thanks Enda!) with the EWS delete, raised rev limit and new map.

The intention is to get the sumps swapped between the M52 and S50 this weekend, and then that engine can go up for sale to make some space in the garage, and also to get the throttle bodies off the S50 so they can go for a refurb.

Getting there...

[Output Flange]

Oh, and I'm trying to find an M5 battery box (well, specifically the top cover, but will take a complete box) so if anyone knows where I might find one, that'd be grand.

[Output Flange]

Parts order has just gone in for what should be the lion's share of the bits needed to finish off. A fair chunk of it is coming from Germany, and a bit of that is on back order with no due date. Which could be interesting.

For those interested, the order is:

41351874953 - wing
41351874954 - wing
41331874959 - front upper panel
41331922061 - front lower panel
51131873253 - kidneys
51131930825 - grille left
51131930826 - grille right
41351920871 - left rear repair panel
41341927436 - tail panel
51311822185 - windscreen seal
51311820622 - upper windscreen moulding
51311817451 - lower windscreen moulding
51311820661 - corner moulding left
51311820662 - corner moulding right
51311820485 - rear windscreen seal
51311820624 x2 - rear side trim
51311820269 x2 - rear top corner moulding
51311820660 - rear bottom right moulding
51311817452 - rear bottom moulding
51311820623 - rear upper moulding
51311820659 - rear bottom left moulding
51211919083 x4 - handle
51131874518 - bonnet vent right
51131871097 - left wing moulding
51131871098 - right wing moulding
51131871695 - left front door moulding
51131871696 - right front door moulding
51131871697 - left rear door moulding
51131871698 - right rear door moulding
51131909501 x2 - C pillar trim rubber seal
51141852899 x8 - C pillar grommet
51321872315 - front door pillar trim left
51321872316 - front door pillar trim right
51341872317 - rear door pillar trim left
51341872318 - rear door pillar trim right
51148132375 - bonnet roundell
63131373297 - left indicator
63131373298 - right indicator
63131367801 - left repeater
63131367802 - right repeater
51711874203 x2 - expanding nut for repeater
07119906734 x2 - screw for repeater
51711889473 - boot seal
63211366769 - left tail light
63211366770 - right tail light
63259128043 x10 - rear light nut
51141902279 x2 - bonnet grommet
51141872969 - bootlid badge
51141807495 x2 - badge grommet
51161856356 - rear view mirror
51481881593 - bonnet sound absorber left
51481881592 - bonnet sound absorber central
51481881594 - bonnet sound absorber right
51481904313 - kidney sound absorber left
51481904314 - kidney sound absorber right
51481905599 x4 - rivet for sound absorber
51481906207 x4 - push button for sound absorber

I'm sure I'll need various other odds-and-sods, but it's a start. It's also £3k, so it had better be most of it!

In other news, the speakers arrived last night

Edited by Output Flange on Wednesday 21st August 16:16

[Slow]

Output Flange said:

51481904313 - kidney sound absorber left
51481904314 - kidney sound absorber right

Edited by Output Flange on Wednesday 21st August 16:16

Uhm what? Sounds like your about to cut someone up.

[richtea78]

If its on back order, with no due date, will it be available at all?

[Gruber]

Output Flange said:

Parts order has just gone in for what should be the lion's share of the bits needed to finish off. A fair chunk of it is coming from Germany, and a bit of that is on back order with no due date. Which could be interesting.

For those interested, the order is:

41351874953 - wing
41351874954 - wing
41331874959 - front upper panel
41331922061 - front lower panel
51131873253 - kidneys
51131930825 - grille left
51131930826 - grille right
41351920871 - left rear repair panel
41341927436 - tail panel
51311822185 - windscreen seal
51311820622 - upper windscreen moulding
51311817451 - lower windscreen moulding
51311820661 - corner moulding left
51311820662 - corner moulding right
51311820485 - rear windscreen seal
51311820624 x2 - rear side trim
51311820269 x2 - rear top corner moulding
51311820660 - rear bottom right moulding
51311817452 - rear bottom moulding
51311820623 - rear upper moulding
51311820659 - rear bottom left moulding
51211919083 x4 - handle
51131874518 - bonnet vent right
51131871097 - left wing moulding
51131871098 - right wing moulding
51131871695 - left front door moulding
51131871696 - right front door moulding
51131871697 - left rear door moulding
51131871698 - right rear door moulding
51131909501 x2 - C pillar trim rubber seal
51141852899 x8 - C pillar grommet
51321872315 - front door pillar trim left
51321872316 - front door pillar trim right
51341872317 - rear door pillar trim left
51341872318 - rear door pillar trim right
51148132375 - bonnet roundell
63131373297 - left indicator
63131373298 - right indicator
63131367801 - left repeater
63131367802 - right repeater
51711874203 x2 - expanding nut for repeater
07119906734 x2 - screw for repeater
51711889473 - boot seal
63211366769 - left tail light
63211366770 - right tail light
63259128043 x10 - rear light nut
51141902279 x2 - bonnet grommet
51141872969 - bootlid badge
51141807495 x2 - badge grommet
51161856356 - rear view mirror
51481881593 - bonnet sound absorber left
51481881592 - bonnet sound absorber central
51481881594 - bonnet sound absorber right
51481904313 - kidney sound absorber left
51481904314 - kidney sound absorber right
51481905599 x4 - rivet for sound absorber
51481906207 x4 - push button for sound absorber

I'm sure I'll need various other odds-and-sods, but it's a start. It's also £3k, so it had better be most of it!

In other news, the speakers arrived last night

Edited by Output Flange on Wednesday 21st August 16:16

Bloody hell man.

[Output Flange]

olly22n said:

Lottery. I am still waiting for a ns rtab, they had the OS!

Ross mentioned that on the phone

With some parts they wait until they have enough orders before commissioning a batch, with others they sometimes have to get a new supplier. Bit of a lottery, but I don't think any of them are show stoppers at this point.

Grubes - has your air con been converted to R134a?

[Output Flange]

Slow said:

Uhm what? Sounds like your about to cut someone up.

They're my "aide memoires" rather than BMW descriptions.

But if they don't arrive soon enough, who knows...

This has basically turned into a full nut-and-bolt resto - not what I had necessarily intended, but if a job's worth doing...

[sleep envy]

How far did you go with the E36 m3 build?

was it a resto too?

[Output Flange]

No, that was built to Kumho Class A regs. The E28 should come in at a third to half of the M3 build cost.

[NomduJour]

How much cheaper than an E28 M5?

I do like ordering parts though.

[Output Flange]

A fair chunk cheaper than a decent one, and exactly to my spec. This should be quicker, lighter, hopefully more reliable and usable and everything will be new.

Not saying it'll be better than an M5 - it won't have the same equipment level or provenance, for example, but it should suit me nicely. Very much a build that doesn't have resale in mind, rightly or wrongly.

[Output Flange]

For completeness:

This was on special offer at ECP, so I got two:



And these should make longer journeys more entertaining:





The 6x4s go int he standard location (front footwells). The 6x9s will go in the upright under the back seat - I had a set there in my first E28 and it worked a treat. No need to have them on display, but make a useful contribution to the sound quality.

The nice people at Cobra have sent out some new side covers for the hinges on the seats, but instead of sending me new wheels for the backrest adjusters, I've received what look like the inserts for harness holes. Given how helpful they've been so far, I'm sure getting the right parts will be no bother.
Some of this will come in handy (it's a pack of 7 sheets):



but the remainder is for the Berlingo, to kill some of the vibrations through the side panels.

[Gruber]

Output Flange said:

Grubes - has your air con been converted to R134a?

I think it must have been. It blows icy cold and I seem to remember there's an invoice in the history for an a/c overhaul at some point.