It’s been 4 years since I made a truly new post on this blog, so quick BMW update:

I’ve been daily driving the BMW now for about the last year and change on and off. It’s been a rocky road getting the old girl back in good shape, but she’s finally to the point of being (mostly) reliable transportation again.  It was a long time coming though.  Back in early 2016 when she blew a head gasket and my attempts to repair it failed, I mothballed the car in our garage.  There she sat for almost 3 years until finally in late 2018 I took a chance on a junkyard engine from a newer model and prepared to breath life back into the old E39.  Thankfully my skills were up to the task and over the course of a few weekends I got the engine built back up and installed in the car.  Amazingly it worked flawlessly.  I’ve had several issues since then of course, but most of them (aside from a crazy electrical gremlin) have been regular maintenance.  These days, she’s running better than ever.  Hopefully for a long time to come!  I’ve put together a few random photos from the engine swap to some more recent upgrades and fixes.