Do I want a 5 series project?

And I also do this with it, lots of fun and around the same pace as a BRZ/FRS on similar tires.

ZOO (Forum Supporter) said:

Early 5 series are a lovely size  . . . and I can't help but think an LS wouldn't be too difficult, if the allure of boost wasn't too compelling.

It's been done, but it's a fair amount of work.  One significant thing is having to relocate the power brake booster since it interferes with a V8 engine.

adam525i said:

And I also do this with it, lots of fun and around the same pace as a BRZ/FRS on similar tires.

To be fair, comparing X car to Y car, doesn't really matter unless it's the same driver. 

I used to get point by's at Hallett in my 1.6 Miata from guys with anywhere from 2-5x the amout of HP and sticky tires. 

In reply to z31maniac :

My instructor was in a 2013 BRZ on similar tires (BRZ on 225/45R17 Falken RT660 and me using 225/50R16 Hankook RS-4) and were within a half second of each other around Mosport (him being faster). I don't think he was leaving much on the table, there was probably a half second out there for me to find still so I think the comparison stands up. When I've given or gotten point by's from one of the twins it's always funny as you get so used to getting your doors blown off down the straights from faster cars that it takes a second to realize one of you actually has to lift to facilitate the pass.

To your point though, I could start listing off all of the other cars in my run group who never seemed to catch me...

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M2Pilot said:

Stampie said:

In reply to Toyman! :

I wanted to buy your mid 80s 635 even after seeing how it sucked to work on.  Thanks for reminding me of my regret

I bought a '83 CSi for SWMBO  15 years or so back. Kept it 4 years or so & sold it to a neighbor.  Maybe we were lucky, but neither of us thought it was that bad to work on.  Actually, it never needed much work. 

My A number one complaint, the hood hinged the wrong way. Did you try to change the distributor cap and rotor? On mine, it wouldn't come off without moving the radiator first. Remember the hood? The AC system was designed by the devil. After rebuilding the entire system, it still sucked. When the sunroof leaks, it runs into the back of the ECU and the ECU is mounted in such a way that it holds water. And don't forget that extra bolt or three in everything, BMW certainly didn't.

If BMW was designing a sledgehammer, it would have 6 moving parts, two ECUs, and it would work perfectly until it didn't. Then you would realize their sledge isn't any better than a Chevy sledge that only has 2 parts, neither of which move. Complication for the sake of complication just pisses me off.

After two years of stupid crap like that, I decided that I'd stick to Chevy and Ford products. So I bought an Infiniti. 

I had an E30. It needed a new gas tank. Besides the fuel lines, this involved removing 3 plastic splash guards, dropping the entire exhaust, removing the driveshaft, removing the back seat, removing about a dozen bolts that held the tank in place, and then using a prybar because gravity alone was entirely insufficient to make the tank drop.

In 2019 , I bought a '77 Grand Prix. It needed new fuel lines, which originate at the top of the tank. To drop the tank, I removed ....2 bolts. Two.

I'm sticking with domestic stuff too.

Fair enough, but how often does a gas tank need to be replaced.

Once again, E28, just pull the three bolts and the gas tank drops straight down, you can get to the sender and lines from an access cover in the trunk. Couldn't be simpler.

In reply to adam525i :

Yeah, e28 gas tank was a pretty easy job even back when I was very new to working on cars. 

Stopped by the garage this morning, car is a 528e; straight six 2.7 liter M20 engine.

Interior is clean and black.  Body is orange and I didn't see any rust.

Sounds like a nobrainer.

But I like old german junk, so...