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Day 21: I am halfway through my checklist! (Which, admittedly, starts *after* I had already removed the engine from the 530i. Nevertheless!)

Kind of a short workday today, but I drained the coolant and removed the cooling system from the wagon, and removed a few more odds and ends to get ever closer to being ready to yoink the engine and transmission. Probably one more day of prep should do it. #WeirdCarMastodon #EngineSwap #DIY #BMW #E39 #WrenchEveryDay #M54B30

I’d really, and I mean really, like a cheap #BMW. There seems to be a lot of good deals in #australia for E46’s and E90’s, some well under $10k.

Assuming I can do some basic maintenance myself and the car is in decent condition to begin with; is this a terrible idea?

I know nothing costs more than a cheap BMW, but they’re just such nice cars :(

Retro-Enduro BMW R 12 G/S: Strichweise

BMW präsentiert die R 12 G/S mit Retro-Design, langen Federwegen und reichlich Bodenfreiheit. Ihr betagter Boxer bringt beachtliche 115 Nm Drehmoment.

heise.de/news/Retro-Enduro-BMW

heise online · Retro-Enduro BMW R 12 G/S: StrichweiseBy Ingo Gach

From time to time, #BMW has been known to share their sense of humor by publishing their April Fools jokes. 1981 was no exception when they published that they've found a way to keep the un-roofed occupants of their E21 Baur Top Cabriolet dry from from falling rain even when the car remained stationary. Hints that it was nothing more than a joke can be detected in the text of the ad. (explained in the comments with a larger image of the text)

1967 #BMW 2000CS: 2.0-liter, twin-carbureted (two Solex 40 PHH) four-cylinder M10 engine with 120 hp (89 kW) @ 5,600 rpm - 123 ft. lbs. (167 Nm) of torque @ 3,500 rpm - 0 to 60 mph (96.5 km/h) in 10.4 seconds with a top speed of 110 mph (177 km/h) - 9,999 units were produced between 1965 and 1969. More pics below and more info on the 2000CS can be found in the following link classic-vintage-bmw.tumblr.com

1975 #BMW 3.0CSi: 3.0-liter, six-cylinder, Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injected M30 engine with 200hp (149 kW) @ 6,000 rpm - 271 Nm / 200 ft. lbs. of torque @ 3,700 rpm - 0 to 60 mph (96.5 km/h) in 7.5 seconds with a top speed of 139 mph (224 km/h) - 12,024 units were produced from 1971 to 1975. (More pics in comments)

#Autoindustrie: Krise trotz Milliardengewinnen – wie passt das?

In der Autoindustrie haben #BMW, #Mercedes und #Audi im vergangenen Jahr deutlich weniger verdient als im Vorjahr. Trotzdem sind es immer noch etliche Milliarden. Warum spricht die Branche dennoch von einer schweren Krise? br.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/a

BMW Zentrale in München
BR24 · Autoindustrie: Krise trotz Milliardengewinnen – wie passt das?By Gabriel Wirth
Europas Autoindustrie treffen die US-Zölle besonders hart. Doch auch amerikanische Autobauer fürchten steigende Preise. Dazu übermittelt ihnen Trump eine Botschaft: Es sei ihm völlig egal. Für den US-Präsidenten steht fest: Seine Politik fördert die heimische Wirtschaft.#Wirtschaft #DonaldTrump #Zölle #Autoindustrie #Mercedes-BenzGroupAG #BMW
Zölle greifen ab 3. April: Trump sind steigende Autopreise "völlig egal"
n-tv NACHRICHTEN · Zölle greifen ab 3. April: Trump sind steigende Autopreise "völlig egal"By n-tv NACHRICHTEN