# E34 Touring Progress Thread

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [May 22, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685 "2007-05-22T10:02:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/21 "2007-05-22T15:12:08Z")

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[quote=“TRP951,post:20,topic:29685"”]

hot :tup: I bet you can carry lots of parts in there

and groceries 🤣

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And car seats, because Mike is a lot of ladies’ baby daddy. 😃 😃 😃

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**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/22 "2007-05-22T16:46:32Z")

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Sick Mike, can’t wait to see it!

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**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/23 "2007-05-22T16:55:01Z")

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Wagons are the best

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/24 "2007-05-22T17:05:25Z")

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Thanks guys 🙂

Suspension is all ripped out along with a bunch of interior, tomorrow I’ll attack the exhaust, differential and auto trans.

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/25 "2007-05-22T18:38:24Z")

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Lovely. I do enjoy wagons.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/26 "2007-05-22T18:46:52Z")

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very nice. ive been meaning to ask you something, you got pm 🙂

change that steering wheel out asap, i remember reading about some guy whos airbag went off in his late model e30 when he hit a pothole :ohnoes:

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/27 "2007-05-24T15:48:43Z")

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Small update,

![http://www.mturck.com/e34/e34exterior01.jpg](http://www.mturck.com/e34/e34exterior01.jpg)  
Dropped, but not all the suspension together so it’s all coming back apart anyway, waiting on a few more parts.

![http://www.mturck.com/e34/e34interior01.jpg](http://www.mturck.com/e34/e34interior01.jpg)  
Interior coming apart nicely, located a set of ultra rare modena vaders I may purchase, hoping to get the dash out and swapped next week, depending on if I go with modena carpet or black carpet.

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**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/28 "2007-05-24T16:27:27Z")

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towing? lbs?

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/29 "2007-05-24T16:32:10Z")

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Never looked it up. :lol:

Like I said, I dont really care as I’ll never tow with it. I’m sure it could pull a jetski or two.

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**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/30 "2007-05-24T16:33:09Z")

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Look it up damn it 🙂

If I could get away with towing ~1000 lbs (including trailer), I might look into finding one for myself.

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/31 "2007-05-24T16:46:16Z")

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[quote=“Rx3,post:30,topic:29685"”]

Look it up damn it 🙂

If I could get away with towing ~1000 lbs (including trailer), I might look into finding one for myself.

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Everywhere I look it says towing not recommended. One page did say 1200kg towing limit but I dunno if that was accurate or not.

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/32 "2007-05-24T16:49:58Z")

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It’s in the manual, but I havent gone and looked. There was a factory tow hitch option IIRC.

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**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/33 "2007-05-24T19:33:47Z")

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Mike, you must find out. This post will self destruct in 30 seconds.

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/34 "2007-05-24T19:34:45Z")

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BOOM

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/35 "2007-05-24T19:37:50Z")

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Rick, you could easily tow a bike with a light trailer like mine… you could do it with a neon. If you’re not a moran when you drive with the trailer, it’ll be fine.

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/36 "2007-05-24T19:51:22Z")

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Rick, Ill look for an official spec tomorrow for ya.

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**Author:** ![ldp82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@ldp82](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldp82)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/37 "2007-05-24T20:33:38Z")

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looks good!

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**Author:** ![jdmEK9gsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmek9gsr/32/4995_2.png) [@jdmEK9gsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdmEK9gsr)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/38 "2007-05-24T20:49:50Z")

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that is a very pretty wagon, with some very pretty shoes

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**Author:** ![TurdBlown\_Teg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@TurdBlown\_Teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurdBlown_Teg)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/39 "2007-05-24T21:01:52Z")

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did you get this from buffalo? i remember seeing a car just like this being trailerd home? if it was you the car was in really good shape on the trailer!

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e34-touring-progress-thread/29685/40 "2007-05-25T07:13:34Z")

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It was on a trailer in buffalo for awhile, as I was in Buffalo with it for 48 hours before bringing it back to Rochester.

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