Buying Hella Lights Turned Into One Hell-of-a Adventure

[kalib0y]

You guys are right. I didn't take a good look at the picture. I read M5 engine and assumed that's what it was.

Good one Nigel.

Same here. That looks like the M/S50/52 thermostat housing and oil filter housing...

[PeteD]

Same here. That looks like the M/S50/52 thermostat housing and oil filter housing...

Engine is still together but from an outside visual:

Autocheck reports the vin on the head is a 1992 525i. So its an M50 head, non-vanos I believe (not sure if/when vanos was implemented in 1992 at all).

It better be an S5x block or none of you will have a chance to meet Mike!

It makes sense though, he wanted to upgrade an m3 engine 12 years ago and this is what he did, it's at least logical reason why he had to source cams.

[PeteD]

That is rad as fuck. Best be posting back with detailed pictures of the engine.

Thanks! Will do ASAP.

[BergerNJ]

awesome story. anyone who didn't read ..I feel bad for you and fact you probably went back and eventually did.


You should invite the guy for a beer and get to work....sounds like he reallyyy wants to see his creation working

[Pantless Spency]

wow that was a novel, but im excited to see how this unfolds. sounded like a horror story at first, my girlfriend said i was breathing heavy while reading it, guess it really had me on edge. haha.

[thebutcher37]

Good read, you make me want to write some short stories. I hope I have a barn find moment.

[PeteD]

Good read, you make me want to write some short stories. I hope I have a barn find moment.

Thanks! Do it.

wow that was a novel, but im excited to see how this unfolds. sounded like a horror story at first, my girlfriend said i was breathing heavy while reading it, guess it really had me on edge. haha.

LOL, when I saw that person in the sliding glass door, I was on the edge of my seat.

awesome story. anyone who didn't read ..I feel bad for you and fact you probably went back and eventually did.


You should invite the guy for a beer and get to work....sounds like he reallyyy wants to see his creation working

I have a feeling I'll be seeing more of Mike. He's not far away so its really not out of the question.

Cool Story. It definitely looks like an m/s50 from the picture, though it's hard to tell. Definitely not an s38 though.



On a side note, it's sort of sad the amount of people who are too lazy or stupid to read this. And the fact that they need to post 'tl;dr' in the thread too, like we actually care that you didn't read it. It's actually a well written story.


Fuck I'm getting old.

Hah! I had no idea what "TL DR" meant before I posted. Since those were the first few replies, I quickly figured it out. Like you, I'm not sure why it gets posted, but I'll take the bump.

[Cletonius]

Excellent story, glad it worked out for you! I'm jealous of what you paid for your lights.

And pics of motor?

[10Toes]

So you got a M50 nv for $500, did any of the accessories come with it?

[Mr. EG]

A damn good story...

[PeteD]

Excellent story, glad it worked out for you! I'm jealous of what you paid for your lights.

And pics of motor?

I didn't realize just how good of a deal it was until I started searching online - used were $200 and up and some places new were still $575.

I'll take some pictures of the motor this weekend.

So you got a M50 nv for $500, did any of the accessories come with it?

I got an m50 nv head with cams etc. on an s50 block - built about 12 years ago and hasn't been in a car since. It came with exhaust manifold, intake, throttle body, a chopped wiring harness, and allegedly an a/c bracket but I'm not sure it even fits on the engine... I suppose I should update the story.

A damn good story...

Thanks for reading, I'm glad you liked it!

[Wanganstyle]

my suggestion:

tear it apart. its been sitting too long to have gaskets worth using in this time and era. this way you can know what is inside.

see the crank casting number
check the rods
check the pistons and bores
pull the head- send it to get tanked
new head gasket and upperbottom gaskets. check the rod bearings/mains, replace if needed

just because its been sitting forever does not mean you should just run it.

[SCapelo]

Great Story, seems like theres tons of these "Mikes" living out here in New England. Having had 6 e30s, I've had my share of experiences with friendly folks from all around here (I live closer to Boston, MA). As a matter of fact just yesterday night I happened to be picking up an IX Booster in an attempt to start bringing together some 24v parts, turns out the guy who was selling it lived in a similar dark and barren NH side road. The best part is, hes one of the few with a 1988 325ix and a functional s52 transplant sitting in his driveway. Ended up selling his original booster and went to manual brakes due to his intake manifold mayhem.
One of the best parts about these cars is the people you meet along the way, very cool.
Good luck with the engine findings! :up:

[FunfGan]

Cool Story. It definitely looks like an m/s50 from the picture, though it's hard to tell. Definitely not an s38 though.

On a side note, it's sort of sad the amount of people who are too lazy or stupid to read this. And the fact that they need to post 'tl;dr' in the thread too, like we actually care that you didn't read it. It's actually a well written story.


Fuck I'm getting old.

I still don't know what 'tl;dr' means. Fuck, I'm like 17 going on 70.

[chrisesteschiro]

to long didnt read is what it stands for..........