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I can't believe how well it fits!

I also got some new tools courtesy of Sonic Tools...

We finally got her on the road! Didn't go quite as expected though lol.

Can't wait for the next stage in this build...

We finally got her to start on her own! Embarrassingly, it only needed some more fuel. Apparently, the gallon and a half we initially added wasn't enough to make its way into the pump, the tank must've been completely dry.

It had a grumpy start after hibernating for so long, but we couldn't believe how well we ended up getting it running! Unfortunately, the transmission left us stuck in the garage, but we're going to add some fluid and see if it'll make it down the road.

damnboy037 said:

I hope the restoration goes well, I have been looking at these and even the low mileage ones are not very expensive 

Thanks! I guess it depends on what you consider expensive. The prices for these things seems to be all of the place, but they're such great cars.

Well according to some of you guys, I definitely have an addiction then lol. I ran out of room at my house so I brought my F80 to my parents house. And I have two 135i's that don't run, and one 335i that barely limps along. The F80 and my other E90 are my only working BMWs 

I'm glad I have a good support system here though, fellow BMW owners who can relate and encourage me to keep being irresponsible.

Anyways, I got a DME, CAS, JBE and key from a part out to get this 135i back together. I also pulled the cluster and powered it up externally to see if it really had 11k miles, then tried firing the old girl up after sitting for years.

Couldn't get her to kick over on her own, but she did after I dumped a little fuel down the intake. If anyone has ideas on what I could do to get this thing to fire up under it's own power, please let me know.

I think it's safe to say I have a problem at this point. Is there a # of BMWs one must own at the same time for it to be classified as an addiction?

patsbimmer1 said:

I'm going to see both in April.  My wife has injected them into my Spotify recommendations so I'll have a nice bluegrass mix going then Spotify hits me with those two and I'll blind skip every time.  I'm sure they're gonna put on a great concert but the music does nothing for me.

I'll see ya there? We've got floor seats on Friday.

Rekpoint said:

So Hardys new album is pretty sweet. Not really a country guy but, his new album is extremely good. 

Same here. Never was a country guy, but I've been listening to Hardy lately... and some Morgan Wallen.

I wanted to share a giveaway I just launched with my fellow WI Bimmers peeps. As I dive into this full-time content creator life, I'm trying to sell more of my BMW-inspired merch. What better way to do that than to do the infamous "buy a t-shirt, win a car" method!? Except I'm not in a position to give away a car... so instead, I'm giving away a Doc Race N54 intake manifold, or $1,000 cash if you're not into unreliable N54-powered BMWs.

Buy anything from my website and you'll automatically be entered to win: https://bimmerstreet.com

You'll get 5 entries for every $1 you spend. So if you buy a $5 decal, you'll get 25 entries. If you spend $100 on a hoodie, a couple t-shirts, and a keytag, you'll get 500 entries (+10 bonus entries for spending over $100). It's pretty simple.

If you’ve wanted to show support for all of the BMW content I've created over the years, this is a great way to do so. Not only will you get something physical in return, but you’ll have a chance to win big!

It's been a little while, but I've got some updates...

The oil analysis results on the 135i engine came back, they said everything looked great. Clearly, it did not. Waste of $$$.

I bought a 335i from Florida for $3,500, sight unseen. Plan was to pull the motor from it, and use it in the 135i, then LS swap this cheap 335i. It came with tons of aftermarket parts, but needed some work.

I wanted to get it driving and put it through it's paces so I knew the motor was good. And in doing that, I realized it rips! Transmission doesn't hold the power in 5th or 6th gear, but I was pleasantly impressed up to 130mph+. After giving it a little TLC, it's almost too nice of a car to rip apart lol.

That's if this engine is still good after this beat run...

RobZR said:

Nice work on the channel.  Looks like you found the 1st failure mode(internal) on the N54.  Now slap in some H-beam rods in the next one and find out where is the next failure mode. 

I'd say the N54 is living up to the hype of "the German 2JZ".  800+whp on a stock motor that was 250ish stock. 

Thanks! It's crazy what this thing handled. I'm going to keep this engine to build over time, and get a stock, unopened N54 from a junkyard or something to get it back on the road for spring.

damnboy037 said:

How much does a used b58 go for?

Haha, I like the way your brain thinks.

I'm not sure how much they cost, but I'll be sticking with an N54 for this. But I would like to build a B58 car one day.

Hot off the press, here's what we found inside the engine.

As much as I’d love to build it right, my budget just doesn’t allow for that. On this self-employed journey, every dollar counts! Off to the junkyard to find another stock motor…

YoungCR said:

Welcome back! Was happy to see the video pop up in my subscriptions. Excited to keep following your journey.

Feels good to be back on WIBimmers as well, been too long since I logged on lol. Thanks for following along on the tube.

damnboy037 said:

Nice video Jake and good luck with your channel, you have my support 

Thank you man! I'm gonna give it my best shot, and appreciate the support.

I'm diggin' this! Looking forward to seeing some of these parts installed.

I'm resurrecting myself from the dead...

I've had a few people reach out to me asking to check back into WIBimmers... and I realized it's been way too long since I've updated this thread. So much has happened since my last update a year and a half ago.

My Instagram and YouTube channel are where I post most of my content. Be sure to follow/subscribe if you're interested in keeping up with my BMW builds!

I'm currently in talks with Billiam Mason (BMB Autowerks) about a built engine. The 135i engine is finally ticking/knocking internally after all of the 750+whp abuse. My goal is to get something that can handle 900whp and maaaaaybe throw a bigger turbo on it. He recommended a 6875 Gen 2.

Here are a few pictures/videos to enjoy.

SteelBlue said:

Canon T3i, @suspenceful's Sigma 10-20mm(all the pictures were taken on this), and I am just doing level adjustments in the native Apple photos app.

All of them turned out awesome. I see some hued shadow levels, like a purple or blue tint to them.

I'm in!