My 525iSE project thread (and my 1st post lol)

[Spice Boy]

[genphreak]

That car was/is real nice. M50 5spd, leather... cleaned up it is perfect.

Why add chrome anthing, xtal lights or a homeboy airbox... ???

Nice pics and good work (apart from the abovementioned taste issues)

Beware, lowering a road going e34 too much simply takes it to the an early death (thruogh public humiliation or an avoidable accident). Racing suspension on public roads is not a good idea. (Trust me, I have Bilsteins- they are bad enough without losing 40mm of travel!) Stick around long enough and you too will notice that good mods on these cars take care and restraint They weren't made by total idiots.

A good polish it enough to show all the new designs up. Wannabe chro-crystalisation makes is best left to the Ricebrigades... (apologies if you don't agree... these are only my opinions!). nick

[Spice Boy]

Hiya Nick...

no apologies are needed, your more than entitled to your opinion and I value that

Its still in the tweaking stage and some of it Im not 100% happy with and will be changing to try and come closer towards the original ideas of the E34...

I agree these cars are very well made and a few badly chosen modifications car ruin it... but alot of choices were made with thought behind them... such as the change from coilovers to Bilsteins as this would give me the M-Tech set-up which is made by Bilstein anyway...

Im guessing the chrome part is aimed at the new stainless steel manifold? Trust me, I have no want for engine bling, just an improvement on what is there with durability and maybe performance if Im lucky... It will stand out like a sore thumb but hopefully not too much as thats not what I want... But its a small price to pay for having a manifold that will last a lifetime

The same is for my choice in wheels... I spent weeks looking at different wheels types and finally went with ones that should compliment that E34... If not then I know that I will like them on the car at least anyway...

In the end, not everyone will like everything about it, but aslong as they are like you and can appreciate the fact that alot of time and effort has gone into choosing the parts and offer me constructive criticism towards a better end result then the spirit of modifying is still alive and well

BTW, love the sig pic

[Spice Boy]

Woohoo!!

Much pic whoring coming up...

[Spice Boy]

Right...

The manifolds I had don't fit the car.... they are for either any 6pot E36 or left hooker E34...

But here is whats happened recently...

Part 1....

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Part 2...




Ill get some pics from underneath when I get the chance to get her on some ramps....

Opinions? I wanted it to not be too 'in your face' but just look nice

Fire away!

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Some better shots for your viewing pleasure...






I'm sooo happy with it! It may not be everyones cup of tea but thats life...

[Dave M]

Looks very close to stock without stickin your head under her. Once it gets a bit grimed up, nobody will look twice. Its liklely written in one of the other 7 pages af the thread, but what type of exhaust is it?

It appears that your old stock exhaust has a few miles left in it. Maybe you can manage to get a few 'quid' for it????

Dave

[leicesterboy15]

Car is coming on, couple of things I'm not sure about but I love the write up! In my opinion thought chrome arches are an 80s thing and best left there, they are also a mecca for rust. Its hard to picture what the final product will look like when its a work in progress so I can't wait to see it completed!

[Spice Boy]

The system is totally custom made from scratch, including the centre and back box...

The only thing that isn't stainless now is the manifolds themselves but I'm on the case with that

But due to getting a new job, its gonna eat up alot of the time I had to work on her.. So it'll take longer to finish but thats fine as it means Ill have more cashflow to play with