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What did you do to your E24 today?

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I got the thing ('84 633) running again.......it was the crank position sensor going intermittent with the ambient temperature. Hot weather: worked fine. Cold weather: dead as a doornail. I changed the speed sensor, too, just to be preemptive.
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" And with one last crackle is was over ......."

Body restoration completed all fabrication and welding finished.
Inner wings being prepared and stone chipped and then onto building up the front suspension/steering /brakes with lovely new parts . :D
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Spent yesterday afternoon lying on my back, unbolting my rear bumper, snapping two seized bolts, and getting showered in flakes of rust.

I can see myself buying even more parts from Ron.


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hornhospital wrote:
Val_C wrote:Decided to change valve cover for a new one. When valve cover was removed, found that one of the oil spray bar bolts and its washer are missing:

Found them in the corner. Luckily, no haven't found no visual damage. Covered both bolt's thread with blue locktite and put them on place.

I've read that those bolts might get loose, but I've never seen it myself till that day.
Each spray bar bolt has TWO washers. One goes under the spray bar and one under the head of the bolt. Best have another look in the corner.....
Thank you. I will take another look.
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Today I re-plumbed all the washer system and overcame failed Non Return Valve's and leaking joints and poor connections.

My car was fitted with the headlamp wash-wipe system but the motors have never moved during my ten years with the car and probably never will so to utilise the existing headlamp washer plumbing I piggy-backed the motor for the headlamp wash-wipe onto the intensive wash-wipe motor.

It all works very well and later cars use just a wash-and-no-wipe so why can't ours. You can piggy back it to the normal widscreen washer motor but this drains that washer resovoir very quickly indeed.

After that I fixed the steering wheel remote control for the stereo head-unit.

Then I did this..... spot the difference....
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Great minds think alike!!

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They are ALWAYS rustier than you thought!!!!!!
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ron wrote:Great minds think alike!!

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Or, I copied your idea after the first time you posted it :lol:

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The white "M" has been sat in a garden up north for the past 5 years so will probably be beyond hope.
They are ALWAYS rustier than you thought!!!!!!
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ron wrote:The white "M" has been sat in a garden up north for the past 5 years so will probably be beyond hope.


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're kidding?
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ron wrote:The white "M" has been sat in a garden up north for the past 5 years so will probably be beyond hope.
Probably someone who just wanted to own one, but had no idea of how to look after it.....and soon found other distractions.
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Back on topic.

The 635CSi is going to be sold once it gets another 12 months MoT so I've been busy fettling and fixing it; up to yesterday it's been electrical gubbins including the lights, washers, wipers and some cleaning up after a bit of welding here and there. These last two days have been brakes; so new fluid bleed through all the lines, discs and pads all checked and all good, and then the devil that is the handbrake - now sorted and working on about the 4th or 5th click.

Next emissions - I'm going to try and get hold of a CO tester to figure out what state of tune it's in and then 'fix' the damn thing to get through the test. A quick google reveals the old girl has to get under 4.5% CO and less than 1200ppm hydrocarbon emissions - that's pretty damn smoky I believe.
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Completed building the front steering/suspension & brakes with all new components .
Due to the PO not coppaslipping the brake unions :evil: I destroyed both the LH pipe unions when dismantling the components so had to replace the two pipes that run R to L along bulkhead and behind the engine . Easily the worst most awkward and tearful job so far on the car due to the way they snake between every other component around them , it's done now though.
Brakes will be bled this week and then engine started and all new fuel system and tank checked .
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Stripped, painted and rebuilt the LH lamp pod fitting new Hellas and Osram Nightbreaker bulbs . Rebuilt the wash wipe mechanism ,checking the motor and spindle/pivot bearings as per Brucey's wonderful " pesky squirters " thread .
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In the last week a second hand CO tester turned up and some running and tweaking got the mixture sorted out so in for the MoT........

And it failed..... But not badly. Two control arm bushes, a corroded front brake line and of course, headlamp aim.

Tuesday will see it sorted and a fresh MoT certificate, Wednesday will see a clean and vacuum, Thursday it goes up for sale.

1982 635CSi auto. Car 57 on the newer E28 chassis, Balticblau mettalic and sandbiege leather interior with genuine highback Recaro seats. It has the unfashionable three speed auto but changes smoothly, easily and has an effective kickdown still. The LSD still works and I might see if the aircon will hold a charge as it still has gas and all the electrics still work.

Everything works except the OBC, but I have a nice OEM analogue clock I could wire in; two spanking new front tyres, two older rear ones but still with 7mm tread. A comfortable ride on the E34 7x15 style 5's (set of 5, spare has tread - I think ;) ) and as pretty as a picture....... Which I will have to take on Wednesday :D
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Fitted a cheapy cheapy remote central locking unit to the car - took minutes to wire in and now I just have to remember to lube the locks once in a while.
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I finally got sick of looking at that ugly washer bottle so I spayed and heated it in wrinkle black. Happy with the look of it.

Also yesterday I added to my growing Bmw fleet with a nice tidy techno violet E34 540i 6spd with ESS supercharger kit running 7psi. It drives rather well.
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GazM3 wrote:I finally got sick of looking at that ugly washer bottle so I spayed it.
I guess breeding it to make more washer bottles is out of the question then?




:lol:
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yes spelling is not one of my best skill
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Cam cover removed to check banjo bolts ( one loose :shock: ) Drilled bolt heads to wire in when refitted . Started to polish the rims on the wheels I'll be fitting . As I also have a lot of engine cleaning and detailing to do thought I'd try and better the rough dull casting of the cam cover . Still undecided , maybe a little too bling for me so it may still end up black crackle finish yet .......
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More welding but it was far to hot!
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olympia57 wrote:Cam cover removed to check banjo bolts ( one loose :shock: ) Drilled bolt heads to wire in when refitted . Started to polish the rims on the wheels I'll be fitting . As I also have a lot of engine cleaning and detailing to do thought I'd try and better the rough dull casting of the cam cover . Still undecided , maybe a little too bling for me so it may still end up black crackle finish yet .......
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If it would only stay like that, I'd go for it. Unfortunately the polished aluminum tarnishes practically as soon as you stop rubbing on it. A month under the hood and it'll be nasty looking.
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After doing tappets on the 635CSi the other day I have noticed an increasing tapping sound...... Number 6 exhaust maxnifold gasket has blown so I have six fresh new manifold gaskets, a new downpipe gasket and new nuts all round.

I was going to do it myself but I have a local gearbox specialist looking over a ZF 4HP 22 for me as a replacement for the unfashionable 3HP 22 that's been in there for the last 32 years now, and as they'll need to drop the entire exhaust anyway I might bundle in the work to them.

<shhhh, keep it quiet but I'm starting to fall in love with the old girl again...slushy, smooth, relaxed gearbox; supremely comfortable Recaro's and super fat 225/60 rubber on E34 15" x-spokes make for a relaxed old drive and the baltic blue with chrome still turns heads.....>
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Applying bodyfiller , rubbing down , applying bodyfiller rubbing down , apply.........ad infinitum it seems :(
Those rear arches are a bitch to get the contours correct.
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olympia57 wrote:Applying bodyfiller , rubbing down , applying bodyfiller rubbing down , apply.........ad infinitum it seems :(
Those rear arches are a bitch to get the contours correct.
Are you using guide coat between every layer? You can get a black powder type guide coat now that is very good. The correct rubbing block is also important, needs to be as long as possible to stop rubbing hollows into the job and either a flexible or curved block if you are trying to do the wheel arch area.
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m6dave wrote:
olympia57 wrote:Applying bodyfiller , rubbing down , applying bodyfiller rubbing down , apply.........ad infinitum it seems :(
Those rear arches are a bitch to get the contours correct.
Are you using guide coat between every layer? You can get a black powder type guide coat now that is very good. The correct rubbing block is also important, needs to be as long as possible to stop rubbing hollows into the job and either a flexible or curved block if you are trying to do the wheel arch area.
Yep , guide coat each fill after initial roughing down , onto finishing stopper now ,have used a long bed sander and this little Godsend,
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