Just before anyone asks... My old white E28 sold the day the ad went up. I held it for the buyer until a couple of weeks ago, and we filmed this before it left. But she's long gone!
Great episode. So sorry to hear about Chloe. As a car guy who genuinely loves dogs more than humans, (and one who lost my own best friend 2 years ago), I feel your loss. Going to miss seeing her chillin in the shop during your episodes. Hang in there.
4:30 … I appreciate hearing that even stanceworks runs back and forth to their tool box and faces unforeseen issues during a day of wrenching…..sometimes it feels like it’s just me. Love the honesty. Love the channel. Even if I don’t have time to watch, I let it run over and over for the ad rev!!! Appreciate you fellas
I remember being like 18 years old and discovering the Stance|Works blog and scrolling until I couldn't even process images and words anymore and to this day I remember the impact Jeremy's E28 had on me. Up until then I couldn't choose between japanese sports cars (the classics, Supras, RX7's and the like) or old squarebody german cars, but when I saw his car I knew where my heart was INSTANTLY. It's admirable how he managed to keep that car in such pristine condition for so long, making it better along the way. Kudos to him, and kudos to you for the amazing builds and content over the span of those years as well.
Great episode. The MOMENT you mentioned the fit issue with the center caps my brain immediately went to set screws right down to three of them located by the jaws on the lathe. I guess great minds think alike and the simple solutions are often best.
Great video. Good to know that Stanceworks is still relatable to the common hobbyist as well as professional mechanics. I met you at Vintage several years ago when you brought your slammed e24. Videos like this and your employee's white 535 kinda make me want to get another e28 again. But only after I finish restoring my e21!
We use to machine a groove in our race wheels (motorcycle) for a retaining clip that held the spacers into place. This along with quick change set up made for short work of wheel changes for the Daytona 200
Maaaaan the things I would to go have this car. It's exquisite! Also, the news about Chloe got me down bad. I never met her but I feel her loss. Made me want to hug my own pups hard. It sucks they live so little. But Chloe at least lived big! Thank you Mike for providing awesome content for years, inspiring us and specially for providing Chloe with a fun, loving life.
This is one car I honestly believe we need a build thread/breakdown of. It has set the trend of the V8 swap into e28s and it has held that title to date. Other than that, this is a dope video❤
So fun to see Jeremy again on your channel, I still have the old video of his e28 on my hardrive from many years ago. The one with song from Kanye West, saw it around 15-16. I watched it on repeat and it started my admiration for e28s, I never got to buy one, but I'm happy with my e39. Hope to see him more :)
omg those oldskool beemers look so good in that proper stance with a nice set of wheels, ive always since the early 90s had a soft spot for those models and E30s. Convertable metalic burgundy with cream leather sends me into a midlife crisis but the black or white standard cars have a similar effect 😦
I'm so motivated to build my royal blue metallic 535is. I already have a B35 on the engine stand. I just hate how ridiculous the euro bumper prices have gotten. Some small company is missing out on a small fortune because they haven't figured out how to make replica sets.
A little trick that I learned trying to get the stripped smaller allen bolts out is by using an automatic center punch. Try to aim the furthest away from the center for better chance
On both my E28's I've always went with Spax Springs and Bilstein shocks because living in DC at the time Coilovers was too low for those potholes and Garage Ramps/Entrance
I’ve had really good luck with the Milwaukee cobalt bits. I firmly believe there are some tools not worth cheaping out on, and drill bits are on the list. I’ve had one drill to a a half inch hole without a pilot, and also drill to a broken extractor then the flutes immediately grabbed on the extractor and literally snapped it out of the bore lol. And was still sharp enough to keep drilling. Obviously not the recommended use case, but I’ve been VERY happy with them.
On the center caps. You could have went into the wheel center and cut a groove to match the cap. It would have locked into place. Two groove even better. Just my 2 cents. Keep up the great work, God bless brother.
one way to try to remove rounded up allen head is to use slightly bigger torx-head that you hammer it in the rounded hole hard and use impact screwdriver. it not always work but worth a try before drilling.
You may have done this and I couldn’t see it, but you should use cone point set screws to hold those caps in. They’ll dig into the magnesium centers a bit to provide a better hold than just normal set screws. Granted this may be a little excessive/redundant because you still have one of the o-rings present from the initial design of the caps.
After the talk about food and you said "lets talk about snags" and my inner Australian was ready for the next shot to be a BBQ with some sausages... now I feel silly and hungry
future idea for HR... since they already produce coils with new spindles. do ones with a offset upper caliper bolt hole, so you could run any newer e39/e38 brakes bolt on without extra parts. opens up alot of options including brembos that are newer, better condition and more available...
Buy a set of Easy-Outs and when the drill bits break a set of reverse twist drill bits. Neither is too expensive. About half the time the screw/bolt comes out when drilling the hole.
Every time you do coilovers I die a little more inside at the fact my car doesn't have a well engineered solution for them. I guess to be honest though there's not really engineered solutions out there for anything on this thing. Pull some strings at H&R for me, will ya? /s
You don't need a high end set of drill bits. Any set will do. You need to learn how to sharpen them! I can do it with a cutoff wheel on a grinder, but a bench grinder is much easier. Just have a go, make sure your tip is centred, make sure your heels aren't higher than you chisel and if it doesn't bite, have another go until it does. I still screw up from time to time and its good to run the bits through a sharpening machine every now and then to correct the angles, but I've been using the same cheap bit set for years now. When I break one I replace it with a good cobalt bit, but its largely the same set.
Yes, you need good drill bits. But a variety of easy outs could come in handy as well. I usually try the quick and easy before going to the drill. And I feel you on the machine envy. I used to work at a place that had me machining titanium and stainless steel, the two metals most likely to work harden, on hobby level machines. I called bullshit and got fired by text. What can ya do?
Just before anyone asks... My old white E28 sold the day the ad went up. I held it for the buyer until a couple of weeks ago, and we filmed this before it left. But she's long gone!
yes, unfortunately you sold it, for me it was the best looking e28
🤡
Any spoilers or update for the "once in a lifetime" purchase, Mike?
@@TimOertel what is the purchase
@@pauledwards6446 IDK. He mentioned it a while back ago as a reason for why he's moving out of some cars.
Great episode. So sorry to hear about Chloe. As a car guy who genuinely loves dogs more than humans, (and one who lost my own best friend 2 years ago), I feel your loss. Going to miss seeing her chillin in the shop during your episodes. Hang in there.
4:30 … I appreciate hearing that even stanceworks runs back and forth to their tool box and faces unforeseen issues during a day of wrenching…..sometimes it feels like it’s just me.
Love the honesty. Love the channel.
Even if I don’t have time to watch, I let it run over and over for the ad rev!!! Appreciate you fellas
Pro Tip: If you have a stripped allen, get a set good torx bit that is a little larger, hammer it into the allen bolt, then impact off.
you could also get a dremel and grind a cross pattern and use a philips head to get it out
You better be a pro... and have access to Snap-On level replacement. If you do that with most torx bits, they won't have much 'torx' left to them!
i welded (sacrificed) a harbor freight torx bit onto the stripped allen and took it off.
That driver's side profile going down the road looking through the interior and seeing the rear window louvers .... Perfection
I remember being like 18 years old and discovering the Stance|Works blog and scrolling until I couldn't even process images and words anymore and to this day I remember the impact Jeremy's E28 had on me. Up until then I couldn't choose between japanese sports cars (the classics, Supras, RX7's and the like) or old squarebody german cars, but when I saw his car I knew where my heart was INSTANTLY. It's admirable how he managed to keep that car in such pristine condition for so long, making it better along the way. Kudos to him, and kudos to you for the amazing builds and content over the span of those years as well.
Always love, love, love hearing things like this, thank you for sharing!
Great episode. The MOMENT you mentioned the fit issue with the center caps my brain immediately went to set screws right down to three of them located by the jaws on the lathe. I guess great minds think alike and the simple solutions are often best.
Great video. Good to know that Stanceworks is still relatable to the common hobbyist as well as professional mechanics. I met you at Vintage several years ago when you brought your slammed e24. Videos like this and your employee's white 535 kinda make me want to get another e28 again.
But only after I finish restoring my e21!
We use to machine a groove in our race wheels (motorcycle) for a retaining clip that held the spacers into place. This along with quick change set up made for short work of wheel changes for the Daytona 200
Maaaaan the things I would to go have this car. It's exquisite!
Also, the news about Chloe got me down bad. I never met her but I feel her loss. Made me want to hug my own pups hard. It sucks they live so little. But Chloe at least lived big! Thank you Mike for providing awesome content for years, inspiring us and specially for providing Chloe with a fun, loving life.
This is one car I honestly believe we need a build thread/breakdown of. It has set the trend of the V8 swap into e28s and it has held that title to date. Other than that, this is a dope video❤
So fun to see Jeremy again on your channel, I still have the old video of his e28 on my hardrive from many years ago. The one with song from Kanye West, saw it around 15-16. I watched it on repeat and it started my admiration for e28s, I never got to buy one, but I'm happy with my e39. Hope to see him more :)
Only thing I could not do without on that black Bimmer is a right side door mirror...Such classic BMW's...the shape is timeless
This is problably one of the best looking e28’s out there. 🥰
Kult å se deg her også, inspirasjon til å fullføre en av dine e28er? Forhåpentligvis Schulzen :)
@@Sjackalen hehe. Den der e inspirasjon slik sett ja. Schulzn ska bli klar engang. Når det vet vi ikke
I can see how the cars are loved. Simple tech to repair, drive well and some suspension and wheels goes a long way.
E28’s are excellent cars.
Love mine to bits.
Good ol' "never stripped a bolt" Jeremy lol
Great inspiration to finally finish my own E28 V8 swap. Just a few details left.
Set Screws: this is the way. (i had the exact same thought when you needed a better solution. Great Work)
One of my favorite is a 1990 M3. My ex had one and I just love the way it drives.
I have always loved Jeremy's E28.
Same! A benchmark build for sure
Nice friendlybanter weekend job.
Thank Mike - nice.
omg those oldskool beemers look so good in that proper stance with a nice set of wheels, ive always since the early 90s had a soft spot for those models and E30s. Convertable metalic burgundy with cream leather sends me into a midlife crisis but the black or white standard cars have a similar effect 😦
Hey Mike. For the brake rotor screw, a set of rota broach bits make getting those off pretty easy.
I'm so motivated to build my royal blue metallic 535is. I already have a B35 on the engine stand. I just hate how ridiculous the euro bumper prices have gotten. Some small company is missing out on a small fortune because they haven't figured out how to make replica sets.
What small company?
A little trick that I learned trying to get the stripped smaller allen bolts out is by using an automatic center punch. Try to aim the furthest away from the center for better chance
Absolutely gorgeous car. Perfection
On both my E28's I've always went with Spax Springs and Bilstein shocks because living in DC at the time Coilovers was too low for those potholes and Garage Ramps/Entrance
I watched real quick and skipped over the content, but I had to stop in and say, what a beautiful fucking car. Wow.
I’ve had really good luck with the Milwaukee cobalt bits. I firmly believe there are some tools not worth cheaping out on, and drill bits are on the list. I’ve had one drill to a a half inch hole without a pilot, and also drill to a broken extractor then the flutes immediately grabbed on the extractor and literally snapped it out of the bore lol. And was still sharp enough to keep drilling. Obviously not the recommended use case, but I’ve been VERY happy with them.
On the center caps. You could have went into the wheel center and cut a groove to match the cap. It would have locked into place. Two groove even better. Just my 2 cents.
Keep up the great work, God bless brother.
Damn, that garage lift is the ultimate flex! 😅👌
Those coilovers are simply stunning.
one way to try to remove rounded up allen head is to use slightly bigger torx-head that you hammer it in the rounded hole hard and use impact screwdriver. it not always work but worth a try before drilling.
Old is gold my friends 😁👌
The instant replay 😂
You may have done this and I couldn’t see it, but you should use cone point set screws to hold those caps in. They’ll dig into the magnesium centers a bit to provide a better hold than just normal set screws. Granted this may be a little excessive/redundant because you still have one of the o-rings present from the initial design of the caps.
One of my favourite e28s, thanks Mike ❤
That car is absolutely beautiful. The wheel/tire fitment is fucking perfect
That paint is GLASSY! Holy smokes that thing is so pretty
After the talk about food and you said "lets talk about snags" and my inner Australian was ready for the next shot to be a BBQ with some sausages... now I feel silly and hungry
caps for e50 are provided from BBS . I've on mine ;) they are in plastic but original BBS
Hammer a slightly oversized Torx bit into a stripped Allen head. It works surprisingly well, and is my go-to fix for that problem.
As much as I'm very much willing to fanboy over this E28, my heart and soul will always belong to the E30
The E28 is just gorgeous, Mike!! ❤😮😊
I would love a build breakdown of this e28. Such a legend car.
We did one! Just look back a few videos on the channel (or sort by most popular and it’s in the top 10)
@@jeremy6086 will do. Thanks
wow this car is pretty darn good looking
future idea for HR... since they already produce coils with new spindles. do ones with a offset upper caliper bolt hole, so you could run any newer e39/e38 brakes bolt on without extra parts. opens up alot of options including brembos that are newer, better condition and more available...
One of the best skills I was ever taught was how to sharpen drills, still got a box full of random blunt bits
Sweet stance on a very nice E28 indeed.
Loving the e28 content. Hey Jeremy 👋🏻
Can’t wait to dial in my e28 like that
KnKut drill bits are the best I've used so far. Not bargain price but worth it in my opinion.
Bought them after Mike Finnegan suggested them.
Damn, in person McMaster Carr purchase is the dream!
Can you source more center adapters for the e50’s BBS logos? Awesome car
This channel makes me want an e28 so bad
Buy a set of Easy-Outs and when the drill bits break a set of reverse twist drill bits. Neither is too expensive. About half the time the screw/bolt comes out when drilling the hole.
Use a chisel at an angle on the edge of the brake retaining screw. A couple good hits and it will break free.
That E28 looks mean n clean
Very nice E28!
You feed my OCD. Thank you, SW 👍
Oh hey, thats me, I'm Inspector 40!
Dude, I’m convinced.
And I’d buy one and restore it, only if I knew how to get those Euro lights and bumpers?
The 2002 is crying out to me!
Mmm i love snags, especially at bunnings
Award Winning E28 🔥🔥🏆
Nicely done as always. Some fumbling, but extraodinary result in the end
How do you order these coilovers? The H&R Website does not list them for E28 vehicles.
Stunning Dude!! 😎
loved this one!
Any one catch what mike said while installing the rear coilovers? Reach around and put the nutts on it 😂😂
Does the OK sticker on the back of the center means it has been magnafluxed or something similar?
Fikse uses o-rings for their center caps.
Proper cars. Nice.
E28... Whittle... and Walker in the same episode!!!! Archived
Every time you do coilovers I die a little more inside at the fact my car doesn't have a well engineered solution for them. I guess to be honest though there's not really engineered solutions out there for anything on this thing.
Pull some strings at H&R for me, will ya? /s
Mike I feel you on the drill bits….
Gorgeous!
I’ve searched every inch of my garage looking for a sharp drill bit loads of times. And never remember to buy a new set for the next job. 😢
Did you corner weight the car?
Where can you buy the H&R complete coilover without welding or supplying a strut in Europe
Same question here
Had to drill out a rotor screw with bad bits yesterday and i was livid 😅
How do you get these coilovers? I cant find them on internet?
How do I get these Coil Overs? What's the part number?
do you know what the spring rates are?
Every time I see Jeremy’s car, I immediately head to eBay to try and find a black E28
You don't need a high end set of drill bits. Any set will do. You need to learn how to sharpen them! I can do it with a cutoff wheel on a grinder, but a bench grinder is much easier. Just have a go, make sure your tip is centred, make sure your heels aren't higher than you chisel and if it doesn't bite, have another go until it does. I still screw up from time to time and its good to run the bits through a sharpening machine every now and then to correct the angles, but I've been using the same cheap bit set for years now. When I break one I replace it with a good cobalt bit, but its largely the same set.
Hey team, what is the item number for the kit from H+R?
Yes, you need good drill bits. But a variety of easy outs could come in handy as well. I usually try the quick and easy before going to the drill. And I feel you on the machine envy. I used to work at a place that had me machining titanium and stainless steel, the two metals most likely to work harden, on hobby level machines. I called bullshit and got fired by text. What can ya do?
is there a rightsideseat mounted on the leftside.
Is there an e30 version of the kit?
115 pc Cobalt drill bit set from Harbor Freight....$100 well spent for sure.
I learned the hard way to NEVER use an air tool on a rotor retention screw. That was a humbling day...
Buy a cheap set of torx and use them to extract rounded allen bolts by hammering them in
Is the ford sold yet?
Yeah right, this thing drives like a dream 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
This thing drives like Jeremy's dream
Forged BBS monoblock are lightest and strongest.
e28 just dreamcars!
Will this ever go for sale ???
11:52 Second set of hands to reach around and put the nuts on top?!!??
Fantastic 👌👌👌