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I began this project in June 2024. My goal is to create a platform that allows fellow car enthusiasts of all types to track and share builds. I am constantly adding and improving features, but there is still a lot of work to do and some bugs to fix.

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the.dakotakline's 1988 BMW 528e

Build Feature Image

Vehicle Specs

Build type: Stance

  • Curb Weight: 2996
  • Engine Type: m20b27
  • Transmission Type: Getrag 260/5

No modifications have been added yet.


Build Notes

[{"insert":"Maintenance\nTldr if it was old it was replaced 90% of everything under the hood is new.\n\n- coolant reservoir \n- crank position sensor\n- fan belts\n- oil pressure sensor\n- throttle position sensor\n- every gasket you can think of\n- obc light (garagistic led upgrade)\n- odometer gears odometer gear (preventative maintenance)\n- coolant temperature sensor\n- timing belt tensioner and hardware \n- most bolts were replaced with new\n- fixed battery tray\n- stopped surface rust on the frame rails (was done properly)\n- all new front suspension pieces\n- rear trailing arm links and sway bar links \n- m50 starter \n- new rear brake lines\n- all new brake calipers\n- front rotors (I’ve been to lazy to get the rear replaced my bad) \n\nExterior Work\n\n- mtech rear bumper \n- m5 us front bumper \n- clear side markers, front turn signals\n- euro modded tail lights \n- euro headlights with hella crosshairs mod\n- new tail panel \n- new trunk floor panel and support \n- new rocker panels all 4 corners\n- new fenders and painted \n- hood, drivers door, trunk and wing repainted\n- BBS RC090 full resto and rebuild \n- machined aluminum rs to rc090 center waffles and bbs caps\n- replaced drivers door with non rotted one and exchanged cylinder lock so factory key still works on it\n- mtech side skirts\n- hella foglight covers\n\nInterior\n- m rain garagistic shifter boot\n- garagistic obc led upgrade \n- Power Acoustik cp71-w\n- new glove box\n"}]

Edited by the.dakotakline March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM

[{"insert":"Little back story\nI got this in 2017 for my senior project. At the time I just did the bare basics of maintenance to get it running and drivable. I have a picture included of when I first got it (it’s come a long way) the goal of this car was to have something that was “show” worthy. It’s evolved more into a stance/street car and will hopefully be getting a turbo attached once I finish collecting parts. The car is currently at 120k and I got it at 113k \n\nReason for the head swap\nAll of this was to achieve a reliable motor set up for a turbo. This achieved a 8:1 compression ratio due to the 88 only m20b27 bottom end paired with the m20b25 head. This is amazing for boost. I wanted to make sure everything surrounding the engine was also ready for boost as well so I didn’t cut any corners. There’s still more that’s needed to be done. \n"}]

Edited by the.dakotakline March 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM

[{"insert":"Removed entire rear subframe and repaired the subframe mounts as well as redid the entire rear end. Sandblasted, painted, replaced every bushing with poly. Repaired sway bar mounts in the rear. \n\nWinter of 2024 \n"}]

Edited by the.dakotakline March 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM