E39 M5 - twin supercharged

[Gravy]

s62 said:

Gingerbread Man said:

Like others have said, not keen on the bonnet, but without it you wouldn't get the rest so needs must.

Do you own any other cars?

Nice modding. Always liked the M5. Slightly rarer I find than the M3, appeals to me.

David

The bonnet is the only part of the visual mods that I wasn´t 100% sure about in the beginning.
However - I am now very happy I got it and you have to see it in person to really appreciate it.
It gives the car a much "meaner" look and tells you this is no ordinary M5

As for other cars I have a 2005 Landcruiser 120GX on 35" tires (good for winter here in Iceland) and
I also have a 1989 E30 M3 for track (the M5 is just too heavy & expensive for track use). The M3
has an 3.2 liter engine & 6spd gearbox from the E36 M3. The M3 is superharged also.

Edited by s62 on Monday 24th December 11:04

The M5 is awesome but the E30, well that is just somehting else. I adore these cars!

[Mattt]

Very very nice - love the 'standard-ish' engine bay

[T5R+]

[Marf]

Gravy said:

s62 said:

Gingerbread Man said:

Like others have said, not keen on the bonnet, but without it you wouldn't get the rest so needs must.

Do you own any other cars?

Nice modding. Always liked the M5. Slightly rarer I find than the M3, appeals to me.

David

The bonnet is the only part of the visual mods that I wasn´t 100% sure about in the beginning.
However - I am now very happy I got it and you have to see it in person to really appreciate it.
It gives the car a much "meaner" look and tells you this is no ordinary M5

As for other cars I have a 2005 Landcruiser 120GX on 35" tires (good for winter here in Iceland) and
I also have a 1989 E30 M3 for track (the M5 is just too heavy & expensive for track use). The M3
has an 3.2 liter engine & 6spd gearbox from the E36 M3. The M3 is superharged also.

Edited by s62 on Monday 24th December 11:04

The M5 is awesome but the E30, well that is just somehting else. I adore these cars!

Can we have some more pics of the M3 please??

[OlberJ]

Please indeed, pics and vids of the M3 would be brilliant.

[car.chic]

I love E30 M3's That M5 is something else though!

[Tidy_tom]

loving the m5! Looks like u had a hell of a good time at the ring. great pics

[runt]

Well done Mr Magnusson, the stratospheric speeds achieved in serene comfort a tribute to the perfectionist engineering, great to see this wonderful motor showing yet more of its potential, when 'Autocar' tested that red one back in '99 and it exploded to the ton so quickly even with the clutch going west I knew that the ultimate saloon car had been born.

The number of comments re:the styling in 'standard form' just illustrate what an elegant shell it had from the start, don't like its replacement.

[snotrag]

Fabulous thread. Can I just echo the comment that everyone must click the link to them5board.com thread - a superb read just kept me going for the past hour.

Thanks for sharing it all with us!

[yankcrime]

Awesome work, tastefully done and looks like you've kept it usable and retained a certain amount of 'bulletproof'-ness about the whole thing. Also one of the few times I've seen alternatives to the OEM rims that still look good.

[s62]

Thanks for the comments

OlberJ said:

Please indeed, pics and vids of the M3 would be brilliant.

Here you go: http://pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&t=477949 

[MADRod]

Not much else to say very nice indeed.

[identti]

These mad M-car build projects are brilliant fun to read - it's the kind of thing most people would love to do but don't dare. I respect that you actually went and did what you wanted and the end result with the M3 and this M5 is fantastic.

[okgo]

That m3 thread IS epic.. must have taken hours to compile..

As said amazing cars you have.. utterly brilliant

BTW you must let me know your line of work as im sure that a huge amount of time and money goes into this..

[s62]

okgo said:

That m3 thread IS epic.. must have taken hours to compile..

As said amazing cars you have.. utterly brilliant

BTW you must let me know your line of work as im sure that a huge amount of time and money goes into this..

Yes it took a while but it was fun since I got to "relive" the whole process

I am a mechanical engineer and own a few small businesses that are doing
well by now I started with no money 10 years ago and started my first company
while still at university.

I have always been interested in cars - some say too much Used to read
every car magazine I could get my hands on.

I however did not buy a car until I was 27 and I was 35 when I bought the M5.

So basically I have waited long for this stuff and I´m enjoying it

[okgo]

s62 said:

okgo said:

That m3 thread IS epic.. must have taken hours to compile..

As said amazing cars you have.. utterly brilliant

BTW you must let me know your line of work as im sure that a huge amount of time and money goes into this..

Yes it took a while but it was fun since I got to "relive" the whole process

I am a mechanical engineer and own a few small businesses that are doing
well by now I started with no money 10 years ago and started my first company
while still at university.

I have always been interested in cars - some say too much Used to read
every car magazine I could get my hands on.


Good man

I however did not buy a car until I was 27 and I was 35 when I bought the M5.

So basically I have waited long for this stuff and I´m enjoying it

[Don1]

Thordur, I'm loving what you are doing with this - good man.

I do have one question... how come is it all the Icelandic people I have met are the nicest, funniest loons around? For example one friend called Jon - his nickname is Nonni. Why? His friends think his nickname should be longer than his actual name. Case two: Who in their right mind found out you could put tyres back on wheels using a can of lighter fluid and a match?

Cheers again for letting us see your toys.
Don

[Adz The Rat]

Just spent aggggggges reading that trip on the M5 board, fantastic!!!

[s62]

Don1 said:

Thordur, I'm loving what you are doing with this - good man.

I do have one question... how come is it all the Icelandic people I have met are the nicest, funniest loons around? For example one friend called Jon - his nickname is Nonni. Why? His friends think his nickname should be longer than his actual name. Case two: Who in their right mind found out you could put tyres back on wheels using a can of lighter fluid and a match?

Cheers again for letting us see your toys.
Don

Well "Jón" is a very formal/normal name - Nonni is a more "relaxed"/friendly one

As for "exploding" the tires onto the rims it's probably a very logical solution when you
are stuck on top of a glacier hundreds of miles from the next garage

[RobCrezz]

One question. Did that orange elise in the pictures get past you? Or did you get all the power down after you were done drifting around


Also, awesome work on the M5.