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WOW!!! :shock::shock::shock::shock::shock: I'm always amazed when I see how some folks have talent to do jobs like these! I love my E24 very much (luckily no visible rust has been found as of yet - even though I'm aware of the wise man saying "They're always rustier than you think"!), but...

Awesome skills and patience. How long have you been at this project? Too bad this detail work will be hidden in the bodywork. But WE will know what you've accomplished. Too bad there aren't more salvage yards to supply you with better parts. Thanks for sharing -Ken Thank you, I really appreciate it...

I just donated $20, as promised in the seasons greatings thread.

Keep on rolling!

Weldprimer applied: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG6600.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG6598.jpg Alignment before welding.. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG6603.jpg ..and f...

With the risk of boring you I'll continue updating this already picture heavy thread with weld pictures.. It was time to attach the reinforcement again, but first I had to prepare the area underneath: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG6581.jpg I drilled some ho...

Then there was time for the right side reinforcement as well.. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5968.jpg After some cleaning it looked way better already! http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG6514.jpg http://i19.photobucket....

I had to do the same procedure on the right side as I did on the left, except this side was far worse than the other! http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5966.jpg And this was definitely the worst area: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20e...

Great find, looks good!

It looks super clean!

I don't think a mid engine E24 would be any good. I think you would be better off by moving the firewall and engine further back to get rid of some of the weight in front of the front axle. To do so you will have to move the drivers seat, steeringwheel and pedals furter back too. In a pure racecar w...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! :)
I hope bigcoupe will continue going strong for many more years to come.

I haven't made a donation yet, but I sure will do one of these days.

Thank you for the great feedback guys!
I'm no expert, but I do the best I can and learn along the way.

As I said, the reinforcements are no longer being produced. I wanted new ones but unfortunately had to restore and reuse the old. It took a lot of time and the result wasn't all that good, but here we go: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/DSC_0761.jpg Starting off ...

I needed a compressor big enough for my tools, so I bought one: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5980.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5981.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIM...

One can not lie down and play dead because of such, it's time to continue. I had to make certain sheet metal pieces myself: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5869.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5871.jpg http://i19.p...

What to do with all this rust..? Fix it! Starting off by removing a variety of brackets and reinforcement. I bought the lower one on the left in this picture new for both sides, the other two I'm reusing. The bigger one on top is unfortunately not being produced anymore, otherwise I would have bough...

They are always rustier than you think! http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5699.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5701.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/CIMG5702.jpg http://i19.pho...

Here are some preface vs facelift pictures to show you what they all look like. Facelift Polaris with BBS frontspoiler, same as I have on the 745i: http://images.bimmers.no/files/ndn67e5tv8c0jba5rlnv.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/Diverse/7146247115_defd9121e7_z.jpg Facelift...

I think it's time to update with some pictures of the 728i! :P http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/DSC_06681.jpg It had a lot of mud underneath.. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Streetbimmer/728i%20executive/DSC_0694.jpg ..and I had to change this seal because...

It's good to hear that I am not the only one with such thoughts! :lol: Most people think I am crazy when I'm telling them that my cars feel faster on a cold and rainy, than on a warm and dry day out. They think it's placebo due to loss of traction etc.. But it's obvious, the more air you can fit in ...

Unless you are steering and rubbing a LOT, I don't think that's the reason. Looks like wear caused by toe-out in my eyes, but with close to 30k km on the tires it's probably not that bad. Most tires are starting to get "worn out" around that mileage, depending on how you drive and how well...

No, the engine and undercarriage was for the most part dry.
The car didn't have many years or km's on it, so it's kind of wierd.
Could have just been something wrong with that production run of bushings maybe.

I agree with Brucey, bushes can be bad even thought they still look good. I recently had a customer complaining about his car going to the right when he was braking, I took his car for a spin and I actually had to steer the other way to avoid going off the road. My first thought was that there had t...

I'd say toe-out is the most likely reason for wear on the inside, like you are describing it. Sure, camber may be a part of it as well but it usually have to be way off to cause substantially uneven wear, while toe-out on the other hand doesn't have to be all that bad to be causing it. I work as a m...

The more cars you're parting out and destroying, the more valuable our cars will be in 10 or 20 years from now. I'm not a huge fan of parting out cars that can be seen on as "easy projects" (almost complete cars with not that much rust or damage), but we can't keep the other cars on the ro...