SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story

[Jdesign]

DrLeadFoot said:

I can almost hear this image. Looks like you AND the family had a fantastic time.

Family Dream Vehicle Achieved 

[DrLeadFoot]

YoungCR said:

Looks like a lovely family vacation. Did you keep track of mpg's going out?

Just on the computer.  19.6 mpg.  Hopefully the roof rack is holding the number down.  I'll get the calculator out for the way back.

[DrLeadFoot]

Warren, RI.  Had to stop for the pics and excavator.

[straight6pwr]

winning!

[DrLeadFoot]

Mike did the rear brake lines.  They were bad!  We also put in 14" rear braided lines so there was some slack on the line when you jacked up the car. 

The DMTL light seems to be off for good now. Had to swap some wires on the pump wiring. 

Next up is some rust repair on a jacking point & Dinan rear diff reinforcement! 

[DrLeadFoot]

All engine lights are off!  Running great.  

Have an appointment to get the jacking point fixed due to rust on Tuesday.

Also have a right rear speed sensor waiting to be installed.  

Body and interior are next!  Priorities are to stop the rust and fix the sunroof rattles. 

[patsbimmer1]

DrLeadFoot said:

Priorities are to stop the rust

Then parks in salt mine...

[B C]

[DrLeadFoot]

patsbimmer1 said:

Then parks in salt mine...

Confronting my fears, face to face.

[DrLeadFoot]

B C said:

Mr. Milo!!!

[patsbimmer1]

DrLeadFoot said:

Mr. Milo!!! 

The face he makes just before "Daddy, I drive it?"

[DrLeadFoot]

Structure Fabrication cut out the rot/rust on my passenger rear jacking point and rebuilt/over built it back up looking as close to stock as possible.  Rust proofed it all.  Pretty big job as they had to pull the gas tank. They found some old bondo from a hack job fix from years and years ago.  Glad they got in there to cut out the cancer!

They also popped on my new snow tires on the "new" wheels!  245/18/40 Blizzaks on some 6 series wheels.  Not sure which style code they are. 18 x 8.5 et14 if I remember correctly. 

[straight6pwr]

bet you had some fun today!

[Jdesign]

Awesome.

[DrLeadFoot]

straight6pwr said:

bet you had some fun today! 

Not too much fun.  SCHLEPN tires & wheels back and forth from Stallis and trying to keep up with this crazy Real Estate market!  It's still going strong!

Jdesign said:

Awesome. 

I agree! 

A birdy said you're the go to guy for a suede headliner.  Let's talk!

[Jdesign]

DrLeadFoot said:

Not too much fun.  SCHLEPN tires & wheels back and forth from Stallis and trying to keep up with this crazy Real Estate market!  It's still going strong!

I agree! 

A birdy said you're the go to guy for a suede headliner.  Let's talk!

I may have done a few in my time.

[YoungCR]

Wheels look great!

[DrLeadFoot]

I'll pop some 5mm spacers on the rear to get it a little better stance. 

[DrLeadFoot]

10mm rear spacers installed.  I think this makes the wheels ET 4 in the rear and ET 9 in the front. 

Structure and Fab sent some pics of the rear passenger jacking point rebuild.  Thank goodness Chris is better at fab work than taking pictures. 

[DrLeadFoot]

Merry XMAS!!

Update: Running strong!  Need an oil change soon and the rear subframe will be coming out to pop in new M5 bushings and weld in the dinan diff reinforcement.