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Its actually sitting at a business park of all places.
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E24 Restoration thread
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Here are some videos of the 6. Very bad...:bawling:
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Thanks Giz... any help would be appreciated as i'm thinking we may want to rebuild this engine. Will post some pictures of what is coming out the exhaust when i get home. A friend of mine reckons the head gasket may have blown.
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This is a pic of whats coming out the exhaust. Goes away once the engine has warmed up. Something is mixing and being chucked out. 
She still looks good though...even better now that the chrome arch trim has been removed.
She still looks good though...even better now that the chrome arch trim has been removed.
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This cost me a massive R12 000. Reckon i got a bargain even though there are big problems.
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HELLAS NC said:
er...R3k ?
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Fuzzy said:
That is strange. What browser are you using?
I could always e-mail them
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What did i do now? :mmm:
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Ok, I will plug in my HSDPA first and see.....Otherwise, yes please email to me [email protected]
Ta!! :clap:
I can view it now! Thanks!!
Jeepers what did these people eat off the carpets! Its always sad to look at something so beautiful that has been neglected so badly!! At least its in the right hands now and she will be a beaut again soon!
Ta!! :clap:
I can view it now! Thanks!!
Uber Soldat said: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.
Jeepers what did these people eat off the carpets! Its always sad to look at something so beautiful that has been neglected so badly!! At least its in the right hands now and she will be a beaut again soon!
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Gizmo said:
Hmmm...checked through the oil cap...doesn't seem to be any signs of milkyness. Although i reckon the tappet cover must come off this weekend. I'll get a better look.
Fuzzy said:
I wonder the same thing every time i look at the car. I get a little depressed.
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