Bill in MN |
Posted
Saturday, Apr 14th 3:03am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 136
Minnesota USA 1988 735, 1986 535 turbo, 1981 Baur 323i |
I took it for its first drive today and holy crap!!! With the motor work done this thing just rips!!!
There's detail work to do but it'll be driven from here on while the piddly stuff gets done.
Best of all...no rattles, sqeaks or groans. This is one tight puppy and holy buckets does it stick to the road! |
|
|
Boost_me |
Posted
Saturday, Apr 14th 4:11am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 189 Victoria, Australia 1981 BMW 323i |
Cogratulation's.......It does look very nice......well done, enjoy it dude... |
|
|
Greg323i |
Posted
Saturday, Apr 14th 7:44pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 324 Melbourne, Australia 1982 Hennaröt 323i |
What a beauty!! That's a lot of hard work that paid off. I absolutely love the M20, it makes nice sounds and has nice power. I always thought they sounded like aircraft engines, even before I knew the history of BMW. Have fun with it. |
|
|
chupchup |
Posted
Sunday, Apr 15th 5:38pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 204 Singapore 320m20 |
looks great and the background is even better!!!! Love the pine cottages!!!!! |
|
|
MayanArch |
Posted
Sunday, Apr 15th 9:40pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 1254 Florida, USA Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Very nice. I am comming closer to finishing my top-bottom resto. Maybe in a week everything starts going back together. |
|
|
realcrouton |
Posted
Wednesday, Apr 18th 4:58am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 118 Washington, USA 1977 320i, 1981 323i, 1991 325ic, 2000 328i |
Mayan,
Do you have any pics you can post? |
|
|
pjs323i |
Posted
Wednesday, Apr 18th 5:07am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 51 Canberra, Australia '81 323i |
congrats man its awsome! green with envy--> |
|
|
Bill in MN |
Posted
Friday, Apr 20th 5:51pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 137
Minnesota USA 1988 735, 1986 535 turbo, 1981 Baur 323i |
Yeah, Mayan, bring on the goods!!! |
|
|
wharthog |
Posted
Thursday, Apr 26th 9:54pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 122 SF Bay,California, USA 1982 323i, , R1150RT |
Man! that is gorgeous.. Someday... |
|
|
Bill in MN |
Posted
Friday, Apr 27th 9:41pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 138
Minnesota USA 1988 735, 1986 535 turbo, 1981 Baur 323i |
I finally got the motor to run better but it's still got a few bugs. The cam is pretty worn and makes a lot of racket so that's on the list to replace as well as the diff., which seems to have led a very hard life and has a lot of slop in it. Anyone got a LSD for the thing?
This weekend the interior gets worked on and more debugging of the mechanicals. All in all this will make a great car. My wife has claimed dibbs on it so it looks like I've got to come up with another project! |
|
|
melloh |
Posted
Friday, Apr 27th 11:19pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 546 California, USA (San Jose) 1980 320is, 1991 318is |
You are a wise and fortunate man. Why? because of the woman you made your wife. She has impeccable automotive taste.
I am envious in a multifaceted manner cuz you're car is also quite enviable. Much luck on the restor! I've got an LSD, but it's mine mine MINE! |
|
|
Bill in MN |
Posted
Saturday, Apr 28th 2:02am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 139
Minnesota USA 1988 735, 1986 535 turbo, 1981 Baur 323i |
A very good friend (who happens to be a professional photographer) stopped by today. He saw the Baur and decided to pull out his camera. While still lacking trim parts, he took some very good shots and vows to come back to do a bang up job once it's complete. Here's a sample.
More to come....... |
|
|
MayanArch |
Posted
Sunday, Apr 29th 11:07pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 1261 Florida, USA Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Nice!!! |
|
|
realcrouton |
Posted
Monday, Apr 30th 8:32pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 120 Washington, USA 1977 320i, 1981 323i, 1991 325ic, 2000 328i |
Looking great Bill, very inspiratonal for me!
-Dave |
|
|
MikLem1 |
Posted
Tuesday, May 29th 3:11pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 30
PA/NJ 1980 323i Baur, 1979 Alpina B7 |
Bill, any tips on getting the rear quarter window out and back in? Getting ready to re-spray my Baur and, working on the assumption that my tinted glass, rubber, and trim are NLA, want to be sure I get those quarter windows in/out successfully. Are they a piece of cake because of their size, or do they fight you for the same reason?
Mike |
|
|
Bill in MN |
Posted
Tuesday, May 29th 10:36pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 146
Minnesota USA 1988 735, 1986 535 turbo, 1981 Baur 323i |
You're right on all counts. Everything is NLA.
Taking the windows out isn't all that tough. I used one of those nylon window tools that can be had for cheap at any auto parts store and worked my way around until they came out. One problem I ran across was the rubber had dried considerably. We used to soak snowmobile tracks in WD 40 to soften them up (less resistance/faster sled) so I tried doing it to the worst of them and it worked pretty well.
Putting the windows back in was something I didn't want to mess with so I hired it done. Through carelessness, the glass guys wrecked my brand spanking new trim pieces on both sides. It was no small task finding the trim even a year ago and I have tried through numerous sources to get new ones with no luck. I'm guessing they are extinct.
Worth noting....if you can avoid removing your rear section of rain gutter covers, DON'T!!!!! Mine got bent on removal and I figured they could be replaced. Wrong! They're gone too I tried bending up some straight pieces cut from a 320 front section but it looked like doo-doo. It looks as if I'll now try to build a jig matching the curve of the rear window and try that. |
|
|
thusitha1986 |
Posted
Monday, Jun 18th 3:14am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Junior Member Post nr. 2
Washington, USA BMW BAUR TC HARTGE |
realcrouton wrote: | Mayan,
Do you have any pics you can post? |
yes
go to http://e21.tricord.be/members/thusitha1986/ |
|
|
MayanArch |
Posted
Monday, Jun 18th 3:43am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
Member Post nr. 1278 Florida, USA Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Bill in MN wrote: | Yeah, Mayan, bring on the goods!!! |
Oops. Sorry, didnt see this. I did post the subframe. I hope to have photos of the painted chassis this week. |
|
|