Well, I got it to work... I'll have to change it up later, but I'll redo the pictures tomorrow... This is what I have for now...

This is the aftermarket half shafts used... I didn't notice this spacer on my 2004... It is chewed up on the inside a little... Very odd!! It has a 40mm nut on it that barely fits in the spot for the original collar nut... I didn't plan on keeping anything, so I cut the half shafts out, leaving the outer CV joint housing in place... I'll use them for my initial test run of the conversion...







Here is the initial picture before tear down with the covers off...



I managed to get all the wiring out this time... I didn't mess with it when I did the 2004... I think this will be easier to work with...







This is where I left it last night... Ready to pull, but waiting until tomorrow morning...
Cheers all!!

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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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