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<blockquote data-quote="Megat Tariq" data-source="post: 756843" data-attributes="member: 63378"><p>Hey man, what a great find! I got myself an e39 SV about 3 months ago because B48 is too boring! Spent good money on mechanical restoration and now it drives like a dream. Albeit still pending a good paint and interior work. </p><p></p><p>I have been shopping for M54B30 too, but unfortunately I'll need a full conversion since mine is an SV. Price ranges between RM12k - RM15k for a full car with automatic transmission (those that I've found and inquired). I'm assuming a manual would cost a lot more. Since it is going to be used, you may also want to rebuild/refurbished the halfcut engine, change all components and hoses to get the full M54B30 experience. I'll put a conservative budget of RM50k, broken down into:</p><p></p><p>1) M54B30 conversion (manual) including labour, rebuild, etc - RM25k</p><p>2) LSD - no idea. probably RM5k?</p><p>3) New Mountings etc including Bilstein B8, Eibach, new bushings, H arm, etc - RM10k?</p><p></p><p>Plus</p><p></p><p>4) Given that you're going the drift route - New brake system + tyres - RM10k</p><p>5) Other surprises (for example, previous owner did funny things to save cost and you'll end up picking up the mess - see picture) - RM5k</p><p></p><p>I'll also budget another RM10k for exterior (paint job + change all rubber, mouldings, All lighting) + RM6k for full interior refurbish and leather wrap. </p><p></p><p>So, it'll be about RM66k without the car price. I had these tabled in Excel and it hits me hard when I saw the accumulated figure. So this is what I did:</p><p></p><p>1) Total mechanical work including wiring, suspension, arm, etc for my M52B25 (including surprises) - RM12k</p><p>2) New tyres + rim - RM6k</p><p>3) Next in line: Total exterior restoration - RM12k (To date, I've spent RM6k for lighting, moulding, bodykits. Remaining RM6k for paintwork)</p><p>4) After exterior restoration - full interior restoration - RM6k</p><p></p><p>Total restoration cost - RM36k.</p><p></p><p>Whichever option that you end up doing, just go all in. Restoring it back to its prime is the best way to enjoy an e39, and if you ask me, I'd say it is the only rightful way to do so. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I've set in both original and converted manual e46 and felt that the pedals on the converted car was awkwardly aligned to the right. I hope it was just one bad conversion job and would not be the case for others, particularly e39. </p><p></p><p>Cheers mate!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Megat Tariq, post: 756843, member: 63378"] Hey man, what a great find! I got myself an e39 SV about 3 months ago because B48 is too boring! Spent good money on mechanical restoration and now it drives like a dream. Albeit still pending a good paint and interior work. I have been shopping for M54B30 too, but unfortunately I'll need a full conversion since mine is an SV. Price ranges between RM12k - RM15k for a full car with automatic transmission (those that I've found and inquired). I'm assuming a manual would cost a lot more. Since it is going to be used, you may also want to rebuild/refurbished the halfcut engine, change all components and hoses to get the full M54B30 experience. I'll put a conservative budget of RM50k, broken down into: 1) M54B30 conversion (manual) including labour, rebuild, etc - RM25k 2) LSD - no idea. probably RM5k? 3) New Mountings etc including Bilstein B8, Eibach, new bushings, H arm, etc - RM10k? Plus 4) Given that you're going the drift route - New brake system + tyres - RM10k 5) Other surprises (for example, previous owner did funny things to save cost and you'll end up picking up the mess - see picture) - RM5k I'll also budget another RM10k for exterior (paint job + change all rubber, mouldings, All lighting) + RM6k for full interior refurbish and leather wrap. So, it'll be about RM66k without the car price. I had these tabled in Excel and it hits me hard when I saw the accumulated figure. So this is what I did: 1) Total mechanical work including wiring, suspension, arm, etc for my M52B25 (including surprises) - RM12k 2) New tyres + rim - RM6k 3) Next in line: Total exterior restoration - RM12k (To date, I've spent RM6k for lighting, moulding, bodykits. Remaining RM6k for paintwork) 4) After exterior restoration - full interior restoration - RM6k Total restoration cost - RM36k. Whichever option that you end up doing, just go all in. Restoring it back to its prime is the best way to enjoy an e39, and if you ask me, I'd say it is the only rightful way to do so. Anyway, I've set in both original and converted manual e46 and felt that the pedals on the converted car was awkwardly aligned to the right. I hope it was just one bad conversion job and would not be the case for others, particularly e39. Cheers mate! [/QUOTE]
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