E39 BMW M5 Track Build

I'm finally posting the story of my 2002 BMW M5. I bought this car as a fun weekend toy and that slowly morphed into the track car it is today...really by accident.

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[TheNickdut]

great vid man! its an inspiration for me and my 540i project

[prestigeinstruments]

Really liking where this guy's head is at and approach to this project! JUST wish it was not an M5 VIN and a 540i or 530i chassis instead, with a swapped engine. I know its late now, but food for thought since I'm sure people would appreciate them being somewhat preserved!

[travisspencer]

On today's episode of "how I ruined the best sports sedan ever made"

[ltethan]

I have a rough 525 with a seized engine sitting in my yard, and a 5.3 Chevy sitting in my garage. Seeing this on track might inspire me.

[driven_nation]

Nice work! I feel you with being able to fit with a helmet. I have to run my race seat without pads to clear in my e46.

[pochacco]

Hello from the FB group. Took me a while but I finally got around to watching your video and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love seeing the potential of this platform and I’m thankful that you’re sharing your experience with all you’ve done. Looking forward to the electric steering mod, good luck with that.

I also have a 2002 TiAg (sport with Titan) that I also bought in June of 2017, also for cheap ($12, 500) and also high miles (170k). We both immediately refreshed the suspension… and that’s when our paths started to separate. I chose to do the rod bearings and timing chain (and then some) as preventative maintenance, and sometimes I regret it and wonder what I could have done with that money, could have put it towards performance upgrades. Instead I went the opposite route and decided to restore while staying OEM+. I enjoy it but I can only imagine how much fun it must be to drive yours with significantly less weight, more power, and well tuned suspension/steering. I’m just starting to move into more significant performance mods more than 6 years in, but it would have been fun doing that sooner and auto cross this whole time.
Keep up the great work and I’ll look out for more of your videos.

[shuaibshamsul]

Love the ARC 8s! What are the wheel and tyre specs?

[IDontKnowWhatImDoing]

Awesome build dude!!! I am looking to get an autocross car of my own. Do you have any suggestions?

[TheRiotMakers]

Love the car man! Can you got a little bit more in depth on the power steering cooling?

[samanthasfrugallife]

That’s a lot of blood, sweat & tears right there. Looks really good! How much $ do you think you have in it?

[thankyouinadvance]

Amazing build! I've been looking around for that carbon roof you mentioned without any luck. Would you be able to provide a link? Thanks!

[asimpleton.]

The purists are crying :))) I love the video bro, as long as you’re happy and content and this beauty brings you lots of smiles … who the F cares man! I find it beautiful and quite frankly quite jelly, but in a good way! Kudos to you my friend 🙌

[j.ianmichel]

So where is this now or where did this end up? Do you still have it? Did you do the electric power steering? Did that tirn put how you wanted it to?

[JRVBrothers]

I remember that intro video with Madonna. That's the BMW Film "The Hire" right?

[AnthonyMichael]

You could’ve bought a 525/528 for a grand and dropped an s62 in it and you would’ve had the same result without killing a great car and any amount of value you would’ve had in it. Just an fyi.

[JSquaredCubing]

What was your favorite part of the build?

[ProfDrRandom]

Honestly a great build! Do you plan to upgrade the brake system? Factory one was completely shot after 1 made one trackday. Upgraded to 4 piston Brembo in front and rear. Running an e39 m5 myself as a trackcar and its pretty fast in the corners. 3° camber on front and back together with 265 semis gives it a lot of tracktion. Unfortunately no bigger wheel is possible. How do you fit 275 or bigger in the front housing? Greetings from Germany.

[Dude_truthteller]

a cool business class car turned into a snag, ruined such a car