Giving a BMW E34 540i/6 HE53 A Second Chance At Life | Cosmetic Refurbishments
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- A few weeks ago I was ridiculed for my decision to trade my M60B44 stroker E31 for 2 rough E34s, one 540/6 speed with rusty panels and another crashed 535i. Well today we are combining two into one and reviving this 540 6 speed E34 into a car that looks good once again. Swapping body panels and some rookie body work go a long way when returning an E34 to its former glory. And then we meet Ryan who has bought it and will carry the torch in owning this awesome E34. His first car couldn't be any cooler!!
Thanks for not adding me stalling😅
@@ryanmosher3148 Lmaooo
definetely worth saving! 540 manual is such a good combo :)
@@DailyDrivenClasssics agreed!!!
Bro, your archives are heavy knowledge base stuff in the preservation of these and probably other vehicles. Nice work again yo!
@@viperocco thank you brotha!!
What a great car bro, as an european I'm so jealous of you guys for having these cars, I mean the E34s V8 seems common in US compared to Europe.. The sound of that M60 is so awesome, especially with the 6 speed. Unfortunately we are forced to deal with the 2.0/2.5i 😕 Bigger engines, bigger taxes and ofc expensive gas..
@@coddstefan392 i feel bad for you guys and the regulations:(((
HE63s (auto V8s) are somewhat common but HE53 (manual V8s) are pretty rare here, they only made 1524 of them including the 139 M-Sports and 32 CA market M540s for 95 only - These cars have been under appreciated for waaaaaay too long and I'm happy they seem to finally getting some time in proverbial sun.
I seen this car in Chicago Craigslist a few months back. Was considering it but was a little too rusty for me. Glad to see it given the love it deserves 👍
@@yoitsmearwyn2519 your actually thinking of a different car that looked nearly identical in terms of rust lol. My buddy owned that one, this car was never listed for sale, owned by PO since 2013, he reached out to me directly haha
@@m3nameisjosh464 crazy what are the odds😆. Either way its good to see ppl taking care of these cars. Picked one up last month been sorting it out. Your videos and others are really helpful
@@yoitsmearwyn2519 im glad to hear that man!!!!
what a great ending seeing this go to a new home were the projects begin and be nice to see updates on this car
@@mikesphoenix_e46m3 agreed! Happy ending!
Love all the HE53 content!
If you've got more E31s to trade, I have some HE53s laying around.....
@@zachtthomas thanks man!!! LOL no E31s for the foreseeable future!!
E34 heaven! Whoa dude, what a transformation. I swapped a trunk from a '91 to a '95 with no mods, joyous days! You're lucky dude, my sister never helped me with anything! Love those metric wheels, had them on mine until the run flats started to show cracking. Brendan the racing driver 😎, his brother looked stoked, imagine your first car being a BMW, not any BMW, an e34 no less, and then a V8 6speed, that guy is going to have so much fun.
I'd sure buy a motor from Josh any day, top guy giving away his prized fog lamp! ....and my cousin lived in St. Louis too!...👍🙏❤
@@habsom1406 hahah my sister has been out a few times to help me. Im very appreciative! And yessir a 540/6 is an absolutely rad first car. He will enjoy it!!!
great to see another e34 getting love
Love you videos! Have an E34 540i too, for the moment automatic but will be manual some time soon.
Love to see another HE53 back in the fray - these cars are uncommon and absolute sweet hearts with a bit of TLC. This will be a great car for the new owner
@@mattlikespumpkinpie agreed man!! Great cars
Damn if my wagon had black sport seats, I wouldn’t have had to go through the hassle of putting Vaders in. And yeah, doing the clutch sucks. Did mine before Vintage 2023.
And M60B40 is 282 HP at 5800, 295 Ft-Lb at 4500. So right on.
Glad to know I was in the ballpark, thanks David! Would love to see pics of the wagon!
@@brenden0311 smarty pants!!!
@@m3nameisjosh464what can I say 😏
Much love❤️
@@ryanmosher3148 🤝🤝🤝
just bought a high mileage e46 m3 bro 6 speed carbon black, black nappa
@@startingtech3900 niceeee!!!
@@m3nameisjosh464 hell yeah it sings bro! paid 12.7k 176k miles clean ca title
zero issues besides needing an alignment! no leaks or problems. the old square small nav has to go tho! lol 😂
@@m3nameisjosh464 was gonna say amazing job on this restoration how did you find all those parts and did you get them painted? they looked mint? (rust area replacements)
@@startingtech3900 sounds like a sweet car!! But thanks man! I got all the panels off a parts car that came with this 540, already black. So easy work!
@@m3nameisjosh464 dude big josh is a genius your the man cant wait for more videos bro your blowing up! i subbed when you only had a few k subs
If I have a 1990 E34 that doesn’t have a cabin air filter like the later models, do you have any ideas on how I could retrofit one by the HVAC system so the fans don’t spew so much dust? I just converted my AC to R134a and i really want to include an air filter though I don’t know if it’s possible. Do you have any advice?
@@riversnunn792 youd need to swap in an entire later year HVAC Box. Absolute pain in the ass, honestly not worth it
@@m3nameisjosh464 are those really hard to find? I assume that’s a parts car thing and not something you can buy easily.
@@riversnunn792 yeah needs to be from a parts car, can probably find on ebay no problem
Bro can this suspension work on a e32 ?
@@marlondavid7381 the arms are different. Strut and strut housings i think are same
Is PDI anything like PDR?
@@weaverhchrist what is PDI?