Grünhilde My '95 530it

[deutschman]

Your thread makes me regret selling my e34t. Our stereo setup look awfully similar.



I had matching two ways and spare tire well mounted sub in mine. Hands down, best sounding stereo I've built for a car.



Keep up the awesome work!!

Iv actually been thinking about adding a little computer fan like yours has hahahaha
That little brick of an Alpine amp I have gets sooooo frickin hot.
Also for some resin the rear speakers stopped working so I have to trouble shoot that. This car hates me.

[AWDBOB]

530iTs hate their owners.

Agreed.

[deutschman]

Im leaving the e34 with a buddy who used to work at A1 Imports in San Rafael. Hopefully he can sort it out. I dont have the time.

[deutschman]

My buddy Eaven replaced the TB sensor while I was working this week. It fixed almost all the issues I was having besides the slipping trans of cores. All the warning lights are gone and the engine is running much more happily.
I need to put a new PCV on, which is already on the way to me.
I also installed some new Bavarian Autosport coils and some Bosch plugs today. Sunday Ill put the Bilsteins in the back and maybe trouble shoot the speakers in the rear of the car. Its coming together slowly but surely.
We plan on using this car for a trip up to the PNW in December so I have to get everything all ironed out.
Out with the old, in with the new.



The drivers side spark plug area was completely filled with oil. I had to pump most of it out with a small hand pump and then I used the head off of a Windex bottle to pump the rest of the oil out of the spark plug holes. Must have a leak some where.



I am now convinced that the last guy to work on this engine was an ass, because all the threads in the valve covers are stripped. All of them. How dumb do you have to be to do that?

Oh lets tighten this bolt down! Oh shit I stripped it! Well lets try the next one... Oh shit I stripped that as well.

<--- that repeated 18 more times.

I am going to have to find some good valve covers at PNP. That will give me a chance to paint them at least, or have them powder coated.

[deutschman]

Got the Bilstein touring shocks in the back of the wagon today along with some new upper shock mounts. Man was that a bitch. You have to remove almost the entire interior in the back of the car to get to the frickin shock mounts.

[CubbyChowder]

Man this car is not cutting you any slack is it?

[deutschman]

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Nop and I dont even like it that much. If it was a care I had an affinity for I would tough it out and do all the work. Right now I am thinking of selling the car or trying to trade some one for another e30. Ether way I stand to loose money which sucks.
I just dont enjoy it. I cant put my finger on it. I guess I just dont like big cars.
At this point it has about $5000 into it including the price of the car, and I dont feel like throwing any more money into it.

[CubbyChowder]

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Nop and I dont even like it that much. If it was a care I had an affinity for I would tough it out and do all the work. Right now I am thinking of selling the car or trying to trade some one for another e30. Ether way I stand to loose money which sucks.
I just dont enjoy it. I cant put my finger on it. I guess I just dont like big cars.
At this point it has about $5000 into it including the price of the car, and I dont feel like throwing any more money into it.

Sorry to hear that man!

[deutschman]

But I frickin flip flop with this thing all the time. lol
Some times I get back to thinking it could be cool. It just needs so much, and Id rather be building something ells. Im going to hold on to it and use it as is for a bit. See where life takes us.
I really wish the PO had been more honest with me about everything it needed, or maybe he was just so clueless that he really didnt understand.

[AWDBOB]

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Nop and I dont even like it that much. If it was a care I had an affinity for I would tough it out and do all the work. Right now I am thinking of selling the car or trying to trade some one for another e30. Ether way I stand to loose money which sucks.
I just dont enjoy it. I cant put my finger on it. I guess I just dont like big cars.
At this point it has about $5000 into it including the price of the car, and I dont feel like throwing any more money into it.

That sums up exactly why mine has been for sale. Had the same amount into it too.

[deutschman]

Well Im starting to come around to liking this tank better again. My GF really likes it so thats good.
I did something to the wheels today. I like it.

[deutschman]

Wow the quality of that picture is shit ^

[serdar255]

Wow the quality of that picture is shit ^

Good work, liking this build!

[deutschman]

I know my iPhone 6 or what ever the F it is takes decent pictures, but uploading them to Photobucket kills them some times.

Thanks for the "like"

[FireFight]

I would like to get a e34 touring here shortly, your experiences make me a little nervous haha. good on you for keeping at it though.