E39 BMW 540 LS Swap Completed
#108
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Well I spoke a little too soon. Since that post we have had 5+ inches of snow three times, concluding with around 10 inches of snow yesterday. The good news is that with a late season snow the temps are pretty warm so the roads are cleared pretty quickly around here.
I didn't get any pics during the latest storm, but here are some from the day after.
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Last edited by rao; 03-06-2013 at 12:35 PM.
#110
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Well the car made it through it's third LS powered winter
and it is not the worse for wear ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
I did collect a nice big chip on the rear bumper.
Looks pretty much the same as it did the day I bought it.
![](http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7722/20130331140621.jpg)
![](http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/7711/20130331140524.jpg)
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I did some routine maintenance over the winter (basically a new front suspension and steering parts and some odds and ends.
One of my ac lines had a very slow leak - it took 3 months for the leak to reveal itself so I made up a new line.
![](http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/6726/20130331081953.jpg)
The car is back on its summer wheels, the winter floor mats are out and it is ready for the nicer weather
![Chug! Chug! Chug!](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_chug.gif)
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
I did collect a nice big chip on the rear bumper.
Looks pretty much the same as it did the day I bought it.
![](http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7722/20130331140621.jpg)
![](http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/7711/20130331140524.jpg)
![](http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8150/20130331140541.jpg)
![](http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/6037/20130331140636.jpg)
I did some routine maintenance over the winter (basically a new front suspension and steering parts and some odds and ends.
One of my ac lines had a very slow leak - it took 3 months for the leak to reveal itself so I made up a new line.
![](http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/6726/20130331081953.jpg)
The car is back on its summer wheels, the winter floor mats are out and it is ready for the nicer weather
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
#113
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Custom made out of 3/8" steel plate with lots of gussets - way overkill
People now make mount kits for both the 6 cylinder cars and the 8 cylinder cars.
You just need the parts and the crimping tool. The trickiest part os the LS1 specific valve for the pressure switch - there is a thread on here with the details from a few swaps ago
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
People now make mount kits for both the 6 cylinder cars and the 8 cylinder cars.
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
#114
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Time for AC performance check. Maybe not high performance, but definitely daily driver performance ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
Not the hottest day of the year, but it is upper 80's and high humidity today (Weather Bug says it is 89 with a 66 dew point and an air quality alert
), and I happened to have my thermometer with me so I decided to check out how my AC is doing, turns out it is doing pretty well ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
With the temp set to max AC it gets pretty cold....
![](http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4566/ldy6.jpg)
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Not the hottest day of the year, but it is upper 80's and high humidity today (Weather Bug says it is 89 with a 66 dew point and an air quality alert
![Icon Eek](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_eek.gif)
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
With the temp set to max AC it gets pretty cold....
![](http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4566/ldy6.jpg)
![](http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8369/tdro.jpg)