jeffbebe
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Schedules are made to be not followed precisely. My schedule is completely wallet reliant and assumes that nothing catastrophic happens to the car in the meantime (although engine/trans failure is an excuse to jump to the long term goals!).
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http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/49686-jooles-e31-project-log/#entry536131
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Right... New project, new thread. So I've picked up a 1991 E31 850i with 83K miles (approx. 134K kms) on the clock. Overall it's in above average condition. It was originally Brilliant Red but the PO had it resprayed Sapphire Black. It sits on 18" staggered M-pars. This is it on the day of purchase: I've got a lot of plans for this car which I'll try and summarise below but the ultimate goal is to completely restore it (including the original colour), upgrade to Msport body kit and convert to S62B50 with manual trans. Short term (0-6 months): Replace the foul 80s tips and overhaul the exhaust system (replacing with RS4 mufflers and resonator, high flow cats and M3 tips) Lower it by 2-3cms at the front and 1-2 at the rear Fit the correct size rear tyres (PO scrimped for sale and put a pair of Champiro 235/35/18s on there instead of 265/40s) Wheel alignment Any required maintenance (suspension, trans service, etc) Remove oversized sub and aftermarket head unit and replace with OE period head unit (and possibly wire in media link for iPod or similar Design and fabricate some cup holders for the centre console tray (essential for weekend driving - gotta have somewhere to put my glass of bubbles while cruising!) Repair headlining (it's not too bad, just a couple of loose bits so hopefully doesn't require replacing) Replace dead console bulbs (so I can actually see the buttons at night) Replace any broken/missing trim, emblems, etc Mid term (6 months - 2 years): Source genuine M-sport front bumper spoiler, rear diffuser and wing mirrors, fit and paint Either retrim leather in Lotus white or source original seat skins and door card leather for resto project (desired interior pic below) Steering wheel retrim Tints - not too dark this time, don't want it to look like an RX7 Dinan gearbox chip Sort a/c prior to summer Refurbish wheels (they're in pretty good shape, just some minor kerbing) Long term (2 years+) S62 and manual conversion Full repaint (back to original colour, see pic below) Target interior: Target exterior: Target gear box: Target power plant:
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Faaarrrkkk! The rear sun blind doesn't work. Might have to sell the car.
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He couldn't find the tow bar... I've just got the bracket. Otherwise I'd have said yes.
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Yeah. The PO was overseas for a few years. Reregistered it when he got back (and paid quite a few thousands to re-comply judging by the receipts) in Oct last year. Now he's moving overseas again... So it's had a lot of remedial stuff done for recompliance (and more stringent testing than WOF) and I get it cheap... So all in all, pretty happy. No doubt that it's still going to use up a sizeable chunk of my resources though.
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She's a beaut, Martin. Love the ratrod finish.
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UK import way back when.
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Some things are best forgotten... The holocaust, those tips... I've got your old M3 tips so hoping to use them and a set of RS4 mufflers. Reckon I can land an entire E39 M5 for around $10-12K from the UK, use the engine, ECU, trans, etc and part the rest. If I do the conversion myself then it won't cost much more (apart from a year or two of my time! haha).
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Slow, thirsty and noisy... Apart from that, amazing!! Haha. Actually it's not bad but doesn't really find it's legs until you're doing 100+. Won't be doing much other than normal maintenance to the engine. Gonna start squirrelling away for an S62 straight away.
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Yeah, keen for a scan. Suspect EDC problem, or maybe just something a bit loose in the suspension... Oops. Will sort signature soon.
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Yep... Was proving too difficult/expensive to find a V8 so decided to get an 850 and start saving for an S62/manual conversion. First thing I did!!
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My new weekender and project. A pretty good starting point... Far better than I hoped for on my modest budget but I got lucky with a vendor desperate to sell before moving overseas. First thing that has to go are those ugly ass 80s exhaust tips, then a few cosmetics (msport bumpers, missing wheel cap, kerbing, etc) and some maintenance... Will start a project log soon. EDIT: Forgot to mention... For some bizarre reason it also has a towbar fitting. F*ck knows why you'd put a tow bar on one of these but someone did... And it I don't plan to keep it.
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Thanks Andy. Want genuine plates ideally but might order a set as temp measure.Wolf hasn't been in the car yet... Don't think he's going to love the leg room in the back!!
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Thanks matey
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It does need Euro plates... Convince me of the relevance of GTM to this car?!
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Spotted this today... In my garage. BOOM! Let the fun begin...
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Pity... I sold this 2 days ago (a 2000 but I had bought all the facelift bits and recoded the LCM).
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Not really my thing.
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So do I
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You're not wrong. Plenty of other things I'd want to do before putting a set of truck wheels on one!
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Jeepers... Those must be 12+ at the back of the black one. Quite like the little boot spoiler but that stance makes it look a bit too Murican for me... Like an 80s-90s Corvette or Camar.
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Love it!
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#ponsonbyproblems
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Not as wide as the M8 would have been...
