BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 16 As some of you may know. I owned this car about 3 years ago and selling it was my absolute biggest regret in life so I contacted the guy I sold it to and asked to buy it back and thankfully he said yes, at twice what he paid for it! I couldn't say no though as I couldn't put a price on it. So I finally have it back in my care. It isn't running at the moment as the engine loom is off but that will be sorted in due time. Also there has been quite a bit of rust developing which I intend to sort out. On the cards are the following things : * Panel and paint * Rust repairs * Interior change or retrim * Suspension rebuild * Manual Conversion - planning to convert to the later motronic engine managment too, this 3 speed automatic isn't doing anyone any favors * Lowering * Recondition exterior trims * Dry ice blast undercarriage * Some Period correct wheels * Ceramic coating of exterior I am beyond excited for this undertaking. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tobias01 64 Report post Posted November 17 Who do you get to do the dry ice blast? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 17 13 hours ago, Tobias01 said: Who do you get to do the dry ice blast? I will be doing it in house in a couple of months, in the process of buying and sourcing equipment to do it bro. Going to offer it as a service to client's etc 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tobias01 64 Report post Posted November 18 Sweet. Will be needing mine done 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 19 On 11/18/2024 at 5:38 PM, Tobias01 said: Sweet. Will be needing mine done will sort you out buddy keep in touch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleanish_e46 212 Report post Posted November 20 YES 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twistee 459 Report post Posted November 20 On 11/18/2024 at 10:58 AM, BMTHUG said: I will be doing it in house in a couple of months, in the process of buying and sourcing equipment to do it bro. Going to offer it as a service to client's etc Add me to the list ! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 20 18 hours ago, Twistee said: Add me to the list ! Cool Colin! will do! going to be exciting times ahead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 20 18 hours ago, cleanish_e46 said: YES yeahhh buddy!!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 21 have found a commercial dry ice blaster! not cheap but it's going to be great once it arrives. ETA Jan 25. Will be setting up a dedicated hoist for all dry ice blasting and restoration work at my shop. let the good times roll. Dry ice blasting is the most satisfying thing ever. I met with 3 local companies to test their machines and found they weren't as powerful as what I was after. There was a Karcher C02 based dry ice blaster on offer through Karcher NZ but it wasn't as high powered as what I was after at 22k plus GST. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 21 Been putting the engine loom back on the e23 as I took it off to have it checked prior to selling it 3 and a bit years ago. Now she won't fire up. I'm thinking one of the relays have gone bad or I put a connector on wrong. I cannot find any wiring diagrams for this car. It cranks but has no spark and no voltage to the crank and reference sensors. May be ECU related so I will pull the ECU apart tomorrow and have a look. The wiring is in a pretty poor state of affairs. I am looking to maybe make up a whole loom or just convert the old motronic stuff to the facelift motronic stuff. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1064 Report post Posted November 25 The opportunity came up to buy another e23 735i in Opal Green Metallic. Now my old man had one in South Africa when I was a child which he was subsequently hijacked for and almost killed (shot for) so I ended up buying it. It's in a bit better condition than this one and has a sunroof. the only thing is that it is a facelift. Now it's on the cusp of the facelift year so still has pfl electrics and running gear but facelift front. I will be using the prefacelift parts on it such as the chrome mirros, front valance and front nose cone as I am a sucker for the prefacelift fronts. Pics to come Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
