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Thread: Is it possible to make a 7series a manual transmission

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    Default Is it possible to make a 7series a manual transmission

    I have a 525i 5 spd and the only reason I fell in love with the e34 instead the e30 is the size, i love big cars. And i was looking at a 96 740iL and I was wondering if any of u have experience with this car and if it was possible to make it into a 6speed manual transmission from a 540i 6spd, if any of u know the estimate price and where that could be done please let me know.
    "No matter how it looks its still my ride."

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    theres a guy that 6 speeded, supercharged, big braked and suspensioned a e38 740il, i think he called it baby, theres a good sized web page on it, he track races it
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    Default Don't forget Rob Levinson's "Das Boat"....


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    Quote Originally Posted by winfred
    theres a guy that 6 speeded, supercharged, big braked and suspensioned a e38 740il, i think he called it baby, theres a good sized web page on it, he track races it

    name is Simeon, he's a memeber in my chapter of CCA... car is a beast.

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    That car is insane!

    To think he was on his way to buy a Ford instead....
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    Try this link. My brother and Simeon drove that beast to Austin for Oktoberfest last summer.

    http://photos.yahoo.com/geoffreyngilbert@sbcglobal.net

    Has pics of the turbo and the 6 speed. If it won't work, I might have a minute to repost them on photobucket

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    If you're on a tight budget, creating an E32 735i 5-speed shouldn't be too hard, with a drivetrain and/or parts from a 535i. I believe there were even some factory 735i 5-speeds if one can be found....

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