I saw Nick's blue AWD 6 speed... he had extensive costs involved with getting the trans to TC adapter made... still incredibly amazing!

I found a 2003 4.6is, but didn't want to molest a rare example... Imola red/black...

It might take me some time to effectively work out all the bugs and keep it all stock! The goal is to use only what BMW has already made... Either from another X5 (3.0L) or another chassis line (5 series)... a few tweaks with the laptop to program the modules and such... I will probably be forced to have a custom drive shaft made, but that might not be much more than the cost of a replacement...

I'm excited about getting this one started since all my other projects are getting wrapped up and finished...

I guess I'll just use this thread to keep things in one place once I get this going strong!

Thanks all!

Cheers!

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2001 E53 X5 4.4i (03-07-2001 build date) White exterior / hellbeige interior (6MT swap vehicle - Manny)
2002 E53 X5 4.6is (12-20-2001 build date) Imola Red exterior / M-texture interior (Red)
2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
2008 Mini Cooper S ragtop (04-17-2008 build date) Dark Silver exterior / Gray interior ( Topless)
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