SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story
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Got the wagon back from Mike's place. He did a ton of work. A lot of new suspension arms with monoballs added where I could. Also some e60 M5 bits! New battery, clutch slave cylinder, antenna, washer fluid funnel, fog light and properly coded in the abs module.
I drove up to St. Paul to trade my tailgate +cash for a rust free 525i tailgate with the same color. Mike fixed some of the wiring that was breaking apart.
A new roundel for the tailgate and a Dinan strut bar top off this round!
Feels like a whole new car! Loving it!
Just have a exhaust leak from a hole in the new headers and an O2 sensor fault. Almost getting to mechanical perfection!
@DrLeadFoot
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Killer updates as usual. Any steps to take to keep the new tailgate from rusting or is it just a given eventually?
Thanks! I think just keep it clean and keep the drain holes clear. We'll see how long it lasts!
@DrLeadFoot
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Mike replaced the front main seal, pressurised PS line, reservoir mounts and new side markers.
New Pilot Sport 4S tires on all corners!
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Had BMW Milwaukee North Body Shop install and paint new oem BMW rear glass and rear hatch. Also, added a carbon fiber spoiler.
Popped on some Pilot Sport 4S but ordered 255 rears instead of 275. Well, popped a rear tire on Mother's day with the family so I fortunately got to get the 275 rears mounted! The Mobile Tire Pit Crew is the JAM! They come to your house and mount and balance on their truck. Worth every penny!
Wagon is running great! Pumping gas weekly, topping off oil biweekly and smiling daily
@DrLeadFoot
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Eventuri intake installed. Left the fog light ducting out as I don't have an M5 bumper yet.
Been driving this a ton! Some fun goodies should be arriving in the next month. Stay tuned!! 🤪
@DrLeadFoot
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Connor rebuilt the driver's side rear jacking point and Jon at Optimum Coatings in West Allis helped with the rust repair.
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Just waiting on more parts to install the fully ported Partee Racing Heads and 272 Dbilas cams! Bye bye burning oil, hello horsepower!!
@DrLeadFoot
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Looks fantastic
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Slowly progressing towards a Daytona Prototype motor
this is awesome!I bit the bullet and had Partee Racing do the bottom end as well. Shipped the heads back to Partee Racing for them to assemble the motor. High compression pistons, Arrow rods, all new everything. Almost ready to throw it into the wagon!
@DrLeadFoot
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CF trumpets are on and motor is bolted back up to the car. Partee Racing made the trumpets.
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CF trumpets are on and motor is bolted back up to the car. Partee Racing made the trumpets.
@DrLeadFoot
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Been a bit since I updated this. The first Partee Racing motor snapped the crank and he built me a new motor of the same exact spec without hesitation. Currently working some tuning issues out as we switched tuners.
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