Some of you may recognise this car from the title alone, but I am the current owner of x642 xar, the e39 540i/6 that has been floating around the scene for the last 10+ years.. I finally managed to buy it last month.
To start, if anyone has any pictures of it I’d love to see them, it’s currently undergoing its 6th colour change, so there is surely some out there!
I’ve had the 540 a couple months now and have gone through it to see what I’m working with… it’s not been great, but did a few bits for a shakedown at kings Lynn arena, where it performed pretty good, which for essentially a 540 on coilovers and welded diff, is mega.
my plans with the car have been developing the last couple months in preparation for next years events with the boys, I’ll talk about the spec of the car in a future post, as this is ever changing and I’ve added/replaced the majority of the parts.
The other parts I will be doing are as follows (amongst others) -
Paint
Over fenders
Full interior retrim
Mid developing a v8 lock kit
Chains and tensioners
Complete new hydro assembly and lines
Abs delete
Chase electrical gremlins
Grown up wheels
Custom exhaust
with this introduction I’ve attached some photos of the car throughout the years below, would love to know if anyone has any memories of it, it’s been abused, but it’s a tough old bird and now with its final owner.
To start, if anyone has any pictures of it I’d love to see them, it’s currently undergoing its 6th colour change, so there is surely some out there!
I’ve had the 540 a couple months now and have gone through it to see what I’m working with… it’s not been great, but did a few bits for a shakedown at kings Lynn arena, where it performed pretty good, which for essentially a 540 on coilovers and welded diff, is mega.
my plans with the car have been developing the last couple months in preparation for next years events with the boys, I’ll talk about the spec of the car in a future post, as this is ever changing and I’ve added/replaced the majority of the parts.
The other parts I will be doing are as follows (amongst others) -
Paint
Over fenders
Full interior retrim
Mid developing a v8 lock kit
Chains and tensioners
Complete new hydro assembly and lines
Abs delete
Chase electrical gremlins
Grown up wheels
Custom exhaust
with this introduction I’ve attached some photos of the car throughout the years below, would love to know if anyone has any memories of it, it’s been abused, but it’s a tough old bird and now with its final owner.
