The base for this project is a 1983 BMW 520i E28. I bought the car on April 26 2012 from a man who imported the car from Switzerland himself just 2 months ago. He was the 6th owner and that made me the proud 7th owner.
Originally the car came on the stunning TRX-I rims with the horrible TRX tires. But happily the seller agreed to sell it on 15 inch style 5 wheels from an E34. Too bad the tires were the wrong size: 225/60R15 in stead of 205/60R15.
In the time I got it, several things have been replaced. I won’t bother you with all the details about the repairs but I’ll give you a list (in chronological order) of what’s changed:
- new camshaft and rocker arms
- new oil and oil filter
- new timing belt
- new Hirschmann antenna
- rust free ‘heater closing panel’
- rust free chrome front bumper
- rust free front bumper
- new ignition rotor
- ‘new old stock’ radiator (the narrow one)
- new Dunlop SP Sportmaxx tires, 205/60R15 94H
- new hood and trunk logo’s
- new wheel hub cab logo’s
- super neat left rear light
- welded the original exhaust on several spots
- new spark plugs
- new set of spark plug cables
- new clutch slave cylinder
- new Sachs shocks at the rear
- almost new M-Tech steering wheel (with the “coarse spline”)
- new headers with matching gaskets
- new vacuum hoses
- new crankcase vacuum hoses
- new Monroe shocks at the front
- new wheel hub and bearing right front
- almost new Sebring end muffler
- new light bulbs behind the light switches
- new rear (drum)brake shoes
- new middle silencer
- new thermostat
- new gasket between throttle body and inlet manifold
- new clutch and pressure plate
- new gearbox spline bearing
- new gearbox oil
- new lowering springs (F -5, R -3.5)
- almost new driver seat cover
- complete rear axle with disc brakes from a 525e
- new brake line left rear
- superb looking BBS RC 090’s with black anodized bolts
- new Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance tires, 225/45R17 91W
- new front sway bar linkage bars
- new sway bar bushings
- new window rubbers, both front doors
- new sunroof gaskets
- new “dog bones”
- again a new left rear light (due to damage)
- new waterpump
- almost new rear bumper left corner
- very neat brown rear shelf
- new rubber bushings on top and below the springs
- new top mounts (on top of the front springs) (E90)
- new upper shock mounts
- new air filter
- new lower control arm bushings
- again new oil
- again new spark plugs
- new chrome trims around front and rear windows
- new Bilstein B8 shock absorbers at the front
- new fuel pump
- refurbished 535i brakes and discs
- almost brand new set of winter tires on steel rims, 205/60R15
This is the result of 4 years of work:
And after the m52b28 swap:
