E34 M5 Restoration

E34 M5 Restoration

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E24man

6,655 posts

178 months

Tuesday 30th December 2014
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bryn_p said:
I own the car in the photos in the original post and have done since 2001, I only loaned it to Chris Griffiths a couple of years ago until he ripped me off and I asked for it back shortly afterwards. But that's another story! When I get round to restoring it I'll post the story up...

Cheers,
Bryn
He hasn't posted in nearly a year - did you bump him off?

4941cc

25,867 posts

205 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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bryn_p said:
I own the car in the photos in the original post and have done since 2001, I only loaned it to Chris Griffiths a couple of years ago until he ripped me off and I asked for it back shortly afterwards. But that's another story! When I get round to restoring it I'll post the story up...

Cheers,
Bryn
Ooh, the plot thickens. hehe

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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bryn_p said:
I own the car in the photos in the original post and have done since 2001, I only loaned it to Chris Griffiths a couple of years ago until he ripped me off and I asked for it back shortly afterwards. But that's another story! When I get round to restoring it I'll post the story up...

Cheers,
Bryn
Yeah your fleet does look a little thin Bryn - you see what I did there?

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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bryn_p said:
I own the car in the photos in the original post and have done since 2001, I only loaned it to Chris Griffiths a couple of years ago until he ripped me off and I asked for it back shortly afterwards. But that's another story! When I get round to restoring it I'll post the story up...

Cheers,
Bryn
What a fantastic fleet you have, top marks chap

bmthnick1981

5,310 posts

215 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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bryn_p said:
I own the car in the photos in the original post and have done since 2001, I only loaned it to Chris Griffiths a couple of years ago until he ripped me off and I asked for it back shortly afterwards. But that's another story! When I get round to restoring it I'll post the story up...

Cheers,
Bryn
I want your Alpina B12 6.0!

Leins

9,421 posts

147 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Great collection Bryn - keep the updates coming on the M5 when you get around to it.

Have a few bits to see to on mine in 2015 now too

vetrof

2,466 posts

172 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Just what we need, E34 M5 love-in.
Mine's currently in the shop. New sills, driveshaft bearing, leaky diff, sump, timing chain tensioner, valve cover, new accelerator cable and a few other odds and ends. been a bit neglected and under used last couple of years.

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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My rot box :


Leins

9,421 posts

147 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Go on so - mine after a bit of an early morning hoon:


Bayerische

244 posts

160 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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Leins said:
Go on so - mine after a bit of an early morning hoon:

Very nice indeed, have you thought about putting ambers back on her, amber is the new black!!

vetrof

2,466 posts

172 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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Leins said:
Go on so - mine after a bit of an early morning hoon:

Good stuff, even has the covers on the correct way.

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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vetrof said:
Leins said:
Go on so - mine after a bit of an early morning hoon:

Good stuff, even has the covers on the correct way.
yes

My fronts are, my rears are not ..

vetrof

2,466 posts

172 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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Vixpy1 said:
yes

My fronts are, my rears are not ..
I noticed, but had to bite my lip. whistle

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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vetrof said:
Vixpy1 said:
yes

My fronts are, my rears are not ..
I noticed, but had to bite my lip. whistle
Your not the fist to notice hehe

vetrof

2,466 posts

172 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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I'm a turbines man myself, harder to spot an error.

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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Always fancied turbines for my M3.

E35 M5 have been way too cheap, for way too long. They look stunning when looked after and that champagne coloured interior is about as good as it gets in my opinion.

Any idea on numbers remaining?

TroubledSoul

4,589 posts

193 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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Strangely, the E39 M5 does nothing for me. These however, excite me!

How do they handle compared to a more modern E46 M3? I can't imagine the two being that far off?

Leins

9,421 posts

147 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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Bayerische said:
Very nice indeed, have you thought about putting ambers back on her, amber is the new black!!
A few more miles on this one than your's though wink TBH, I'd love to, but the problem is I'm struggling to find out what it originally came with, and I suspect it was with these clears. The original supplying dealer was in Warrington in '93, and they've been taken over since so I doubt anyone would know. The lower sills will be going back to silver soon enough though, not sure when they were colour-coded to Avus but I'm not a massive fan

vetrof said:
Good stuff, even has the covers on the correct way.
Don't want the brakes to overheat wink

e21Mark said:
Always fancied turbines for my M3.

E35 M5 have been way too cheap, for way too long. They look stunning when looked after and that champagne coloured interior is about as good as it gets in my opinion.

Any idea on numbers remaining?
I'd be surprised if even half are left now


TroubledSoul said:
Strangely, the E39 M5 does nothing for me. These however, excite me!

How do they handle compared to a more modern E46 M3? I can't imagine the two being that far off?
I would think the 3.8s aren't far off the pace of an E36 Evo when up and moving, and possibly even quicker at "higher" speeds. These things really come into their own at "higher" speeds wink It's a bit off an E46 in handling terms on back roads, although the size of it doesn't help either, but on a half-decent A-road they can really shift and are great fun. The engine is a beast, probably my favourite in a BMW

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Bayerische

244 posts

160 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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@ Leins

I am nearly certain that your car came with ambers, the 1993 M5 brochure shows ambers. The clear lenses only became an option on the face lifted wide kidney grille cars as far as I know.

I agree the sills will look much better back in their correct silver.

Good luck, looking forward to seeing the car at some point.

Bayerische

244 posts

160 months

Thursday 1st January 2015
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@e21 Mark

It's anyone's guess but I would imagine that less than half of the GB spec RHD cars are still remaining. (For beard purposes, 524 3.6 and 343 3.8 RHD cars built)

I personally know someone that has broken about 75 of them over the years. Many have found their way to mainland Europe to be broken up for LHD M5 spares. Most of the wrecks and boy racer modded cars are now gone leaving the few good examples that survived the cull.

As you say, they have been way too cheap for way too long. I think that is now changing, as finding a good original car now is difficult. My advice to anyone that really wants one is to buy a good one now!!

In five years people will be kicking themselves that they didn't grab one when they were cheap.

Edited by Bayerische on Thursday 1st January 17:19


Edited by Bayerische on Thursday 1st January 17:20