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MalayCooper
12-12-2014, 02:07 AM
Hi All


Just sharing a few pics of my new ride. Bought about a month ago. Clean '89 525i Auto RHD with 300k+ kms.


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10393665_10152810147246885_4281417636470785308_n_z ps7ee1af74.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10393665_10152810147246885_4281417636470785308_n_z ps7ee1af74.jpg.html)


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10423681_10152805959941885_6776620670587919613_n_z pse97cff03.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10423681_10152805959941885_6776620670587919613_n_z pse97cff03.jpg.html)


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10440225_10152810147181885_4664663260395221241_n_z ps3879d83e.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10440225_10152810147181885_4664663260395221241_n_z ps3879d83e.jpg.html)


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/934794_10152767708616885_3454864057573492131_n_zps 5de63edd.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/934794_10152767708616885_3454864057573492131_n_zps 5de63edd.jpg.html)


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10173670_10152824639766885_6742920952483334306_n_z ps2c32574c.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10173670_10152824639766885_6742920952483334306_n_z ps2c32574c.jpg.html)
Odo is stuck at 300,000kms, a typical GEN I cluster "bug".


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/1800190_10152767708806885_8355904537521692970_n_zp s3fa724bf.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/1800190_10152767708806885_8355904537521692970_n_zp s3fa724bf.jpg.html)


Cheers


Syed
Malaysia

MalayCooper
12-12-2014, 02:07 AM
Just a little update since I bought the car...


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10329254_10152859480616885_5830188330593153831_n_z pse564c2ac.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10329254_10152859480616885_5830188330593153831_n_z pse564c2ac.jpg.html)
Got myself new lowered springs


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10696195_10152865340636885_1814991012809180759_n_z ps0490d312.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10696195_10152865340636885_1814991012809180759_n_z ps0490d312.jpg.html)
New shocks and suspension components


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10858394_10152865547521885_6430711600448310106_n_z psbae13d8c.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10858394_10152865547521885_6430711600448310106_n_z psbae13d8c.jpg.html)
New lower and upper arms, steering centre and side rods.


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10646633_10152865547671885_8608676340427444655_n_z ps994d567c.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10646633_10152865547671885_8608676340427444655_n_z ps994d567c.jpg.html)
Front suspension sorted... now to the rear...


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10686665_10152871856036885_8926040146544000304_n_z psf8bd6b1d.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10686665_10152871856036885_8926040146544000304_n_z psf8bd6b1d.jpg.html)
After dismantling only realised that the shock mounts are busted...


In the mean time... serviced and swapped the tranny


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10750106_10152869582881885_8355697642642234115_o_z ps43cae5e7.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10750106_10152869582881885_8355697642642234115_o_z ps43cae5e7.jpg.html)


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10858499_10152870013476885_4021958564920039393_n_z psc5353690.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10858499_10152870013476885_4021958564920039393_n_z psc5353690.jpg.html)


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10847392_10152871604491885_7264275051186232620_o_z psb64c2a7e.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10847392_10152871604491885_7264275051186232620_o_z psb64c2a7e.jpg.html)


more to come...


Cheers


Syed
Malaysia

mattyb
12-14-2014, 04:23 AM
Hey man Welcome to the site, pics look very nice. may as well change mounts while ur at it they're cheap enough, what did u get lemfeorder? don't bother scrimping on cheap mounts so not worth it.

south26
12-15-2014, 07:43 PM
I just shipped some bumper strips to your part of the world. So the person instant them to could add the side marker lights.



Andy

MalayCooper
12-16-2014, 01:34 AM
Doing the rears...

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10845902_10152875449736885_7002429912189084178_n_z ps0bb3c0ed.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10845902_10152875449736885_7002429912189084178_n_z ps0bb3c0ed.jpg.html)
New shock, spring and mount

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10846194_10152875450336885_129252197518896615_n_zp s95e0cba4.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10846194_10152875450336885_129252197518896615_n_zp s95e0cba4.jpg.html)
Fitted.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10172828_10152875450046885_8363591267049824058_n_z ps2376a65e.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10172828_10152875450046885_8363591267049824058_n_z ps2376a65e.jpg.html)
new rubber bellows (boots)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10364046_10152875450396885_1599100344443090574_n_z psd5bea882.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10364046_10152875450396885_1599100344443090574_n_z psd5bea882.jpg.html)
The undercarriage

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/1531822_10152875450486885_7814885636780487273_n_zp sbcdb5144.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/1531822_10152875450486885_7814885636780487273_n_zp sbcdb5144.jpg.html)
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10300095_10152877317861885_4309745111265618236_n_z psfd400bb4.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/MalayCooper/media/10300095_10152877317861885_4309745111265618236_n_z psfd400bb4.jpg.html)
SORTED!

Cheers

Syed
Malaysia

Rustam
12-22-2014, 01:34 AM
Very nice car. And obviously you know what youre doing. Enjoy.

632 Regal
12-23-2014, 07:37 PM
Looks like a LSD rear cover, is it?

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/MalayCooper/10364046_10152875450396885_1599100344443090574_n_z psd5bea882.jpg