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Minerva - The Perfect Daily Driver S54-powered E28
Built from ground up; every part is either new or restored to like-new condition.

LBQ: 850

Minerva

History

  • Built May 2, 1985 – Euro 528i, Automatic, Arcticblau on Pacific vinyl
  • Purchased as a rolling shell May 20, 2015
  • Completely dismantled April 30, 2018
  • Painted August 2018
  • Every part is either new or restored to like new condition
  • Build completed Jun 19, 2020

Chassis/Body

  • Color: Porsche Arrow Blue which is the same tint as Porsche Minerva Blue but without metallic.
  • Painted euro bumpers & mirrors.
  • Shadowline trim.
  • M5 front spoiler. Black.
  • No rear spoiler.
  • OE bronze glass all around.
  • OE BMW Glass moon-roof.
  • Entire chassis (including under-carriage) stripped bare and re-finished.

Engine & Drivetrain

  • Steve Dinan built S54 3.3L motor
  • Blueprinted and Balanced at Carbahn Autoworks
  • Bore increased 1mm to 3300cc
  • CP forged pistons, Carrillo forged connecting rods
  • 12:1 compression ratio (from 11.5:1)
  • MSL racing head gasket
  • E46 M3 CSL ECU (MSS54HP) – Steve Dinan tune
  • Z3M wiring harness adapted using Andrew Harvey’s swap kit
  • 375 hp / 278.4 ft-lbs.
  • TRE-340 255 LPH in-tank fuel pump
  • SuperSprint exhaust with E46 M3 headers
  • E46 Getrag 420G 6-speed with 3.25 LSD via 528e diff mount

Wheels & Brakes

  • 740iL calipers, ATE rotors, 740iL master, Akebono ceramic pads, all stainless-steel brake lines, 528e booster, ABS
  • BBS RZ 394 16 x 8.5 ET13 w/ Continental Extreme Contact DW 225/50-R16

Suspension

  • H&R Coil-overs
  • K-MAC Stage 1 street front adjustable camber kit
  • Ireland Engineering adjustable rear toe/camber kits
  • E32 740/750 rear trailing arms with E34 M5 “Rotary Arm bushings”
  • Powerflex rear sub-frame bushings
  • Moosehead Upper Control Arms
  • Lemforder Aluminum Lower Control Arms
  • Dinan 19mm/25mm sway bar
  • E28 M5 steering box

Interior, & Other

  • Recaro Expert M Seat - Leather Black Bolster, Houndstooth. Matching custom rear seat and door cards
  • Blaupunkt SQR 46 head unit, AudioControl D-6.1200 amplifier, Infinity Kappa 64 CFX 4x6” front, Infinity Kappa 60CSX 6 1/2" rear, and Infinity Kappa 800W subwoofer.
  • Hard-wired Valentine 1 radar detector
  • Hard-wired front/rear dash cam
  • Lighted ///M shift knob
  • Custom M-Tech 1 steering wheel
Minerva: The perfect S54 powered, daily driver, BMW E28

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