E24 Restoration thread

[Uber Soldat]

Some more pics of the decrepit 6er for BimmerMan. Its sitting at a friends house, the guy who is going to help me re-spray it. The previous owner did not take care of this one at all. It irritates me when the little things aren't put back correctly. Still, i am extremely happy to finally own one.

The spoiler is just propped on the boot lid and boot lid + passenger door are open.
The spoiler finishes off the rear end nicely, in my opinion.

It seems that the chrome arch trim is pop riveted to the arches. Will still be taking it off though.

As you can see here, the paint is dull all over. Bad prep work (laziness)

Here you can see the reason i get irritated. Notice the random bits of trim that haven't been put back or are missing.

The gear lock has to go. Yuck!

Very, very dirty.

Again, here you can see the half ass attempt at fixing stuff. Notice the white stuff on the intake boot. A new one is so cheap, i can't understand why people do this.
I also wonder if that bottle is the correct one. Notice the wire running to the starter motor for the "push button" inside. Bonnet shocks are shot as well. The bottle for the washer nozzles is sitting in the boot.

Lastly, it seems that whoever re-sprayed the car didn't match the paint correctly. Notice the paint in the engine bay compared to the part just below the windscreen.

Anyways, as said earlier, i am extremely happy to have found this car. Will take as many pictures as i can during the "restoration" and will try keep this thread updated as soon as work starts on the car.

 

[Hellas]

opcorn: :clap:

 

[freerider]

I keep telling myself I dont NEED a E24! That is going to be a really cool restoration project, I am envious

 

[BimmerMan]

Uber...where is the car? All I can see is this blue blob sitting on the drive
J/K
Have you got her home yet?

 

[Uber Soldat]

I have finally got her sitting in the driveway.

But now i have a dilema. I have found another 6er...this time a 633CSi. Apparently it is in pretty good condition, yellow paint with black interior, for the same price i paid for mine. Ugh. Why does it always happen!

 

[freerider]

yerrow paint??? I didnt know you got the e24 in yerrow?

I do like the sound of that black interior though

 

[Uber Soldat]

The early 633CSi's did have yellow paint as an option from 1976 to 1977.

So this one is a very early model whereas mine is an '82.

I would also love to have a black interior.

 

[freerider]

cant you splash out, get the other one and use it to build yours, then sell one when you finished.

 

[Uber Soldat]

Was thinking about doing that. Would have to ask the father for some help...again...

Anyone want to help a fellow BMW enthusiast get another car

 

[freerider]

Have you decided what to do yet?

 

[Uber Soldat]

Hopefully going to look at the 633 tonight. Then i will have a decision to make.

Part of me would rather stick with this one since i found out the other has been in a "slight" front-ender.

If i were to buy the other...the front end parts from the 628 would be used to fix it and part of me would want to keep the 628 original as possible, since it is far more rare than a 633. Ugh!

 

[freerider]

Something I would REALLY REALLY REALLY like, is a 850i, but people want ridiculous prices for them still. I wonder how the prices of 645i's will hold out, because you can pick up 2003 745i's with existing motorplan and less than 100k on the clock for R160k odd now

 

[Uber Soldat]

Looked at the 633 last night. It's a bit worse than i thought. Unfortunately it is also left hand drive which means i can't even use the dash.

If the owner decides to part it, i would be interested in the drivetrain and rear headrests.

I now feel i didn't get ripped off buying mine. :clap:

 

[Hellas]

Never been a fan of a yellow car unless it's a lambo. Are you going to take it for parts?

 

[Uber Soldat]

I might...if the owner is willing to sell at a much cheaper price. The carpet is not original, doorcards have been recovered, all the chrome pieces have been resprayed a strange mix of black and grey, rear tail light lenses are cracked...the list goes on. The only things i could use would be the engine and drivetrain.

 

[Hellas]

You have to play it cool here, besides, there is really nothing the owner can still do with that car. He's going to sit ages to try and part out a 633, so offer him R3k or something for the whole thing.

 

[freerider]

Yoh, that engine compartment has also been resprayed inside, which makes you wonder how had the front was hit before Nah I wouldnt touch that banana

 

[Uber Soldat]

Exactly the amount i was thinking of. Will have to give him a call today, maybe i can get him to go lower.

@Don - It does look to have been previously resprayed even before this accident and there is rust in the rear panels infront of the wheels.

 

[Hellas]

Times are tough...use it!

 

[freerider]

Where is that car anyway, is that a scrapyard, cos I see another wrecked looking car in the background there