a little project i have been working on a 1985 635csi in NZ
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a little project i have been working on a 1985 635csi in NZ
hi guys
just thought I would share this here with you
picked up this old girl from a old guy that could not drive anymore.
brought online sight unseen except for some crappy small far away pics :)
NZ new car with over 300,000km on it
factory fitted with 14' bottle caps not even the 390metrics these normally come with
tan electric seats , well worn old leather seats .
no leather on the steering wheel
cracked dash , odometer not working , a/c not blowing cold
drove about 2 hours north of where I am to pick this up after already paying them for it
drove it back with no issues etc.
have slowly been working on this over the last year etc
how it looked when I first brought it.
online advert pics
(brought back in july last year)
doing small work on it in between running my bmw parts and cars business
swapped the wheels over to some 17" staggered style 32's from a e39
235/45 fronts 255/40 rears
converted it to a 5spd manual (using a kit from a e28 528i )
then came the big job
stripping the whole interior out to replace with black leather ,
grey carpet (from a e28) replaced the cracked dash ,
fixed all the little things like odometer gears , OBC backlight ,
stereo wiring , aircon fan rattle noise.
replaced the rear speaker set up with the premium types ,
fitted the fog lights back in
replaced old cracked taillight lens
new number plates .
regassed the A/C
tune the engine a little (hunting idle)
had some brackets made up so I could fit some e46 sport seats in
would have fitted e24 sport items if they could be found
but these will do for now.
maybe will swap to manual seat bases when I get some in as they don't go quite as low as I would like.
still to do is sort out the terrible brakes (replace the brake bomb)
also will be fitting e34 540i front and rear brakes and trying to fit the e34 540i brake servo and master cylinder while I am at it.
also have a lower tighter suspension setup to go into it
may do a diff swap if one comes up it has the large case 3.07 no lsd
in there now , I am not looking to make this a race car , just a nice cruiser
already have a really quick e28 M535i with a 3.65L fully worked M88 engine in it
let me know what you think or if you have any ideas on this
just thought I would share this here with you
picked up this old girl from a old guy that could not drive anymore.
brought online sight unseen except for some crappy small far away pics :)
NZ new car with over 300,000km on it
factory fitted with 14' bottle caps not even the 390metrics these normally come with
tan electric seats , well worn old leather seats .
no leather on the steering wheel
cracked dash , odometer not working , a/c not blowing cold
drove about 2 hours north of where I am to pick this up after already paying them for it
drove it back with no issues etc.
have slowly been working on this over the last year etc
how it looked when I first brought it.
online advert pics
(brought back in july last year)
doing small work on it in between running my bmw parts and cars business
swapped the wheels over to some 17" staggered style 32's from a e39
235/45 fronts 255/40 rears
converted it to a 5spd manual (using a kit from a e28 528i )
then came the big job
stripping the whole interior out to replace with black leather ,
grey carpet (from a e28) replaced the cracked dash ,
fixed all the little things like odometer gears , OBC backlight ,
stereo wiring , aircon fan rattle noise.
replaced the rear speaker set up with the premium types ,
fitted the fog lights back in
replaced old cracked taillight lens
new number plates .
regassed the A/C
tune the engine a little (hunting idle)
had some brackets made up so I could fit some e46 sport seats in
would have fitted e24 sport items if they could be found
but these will do for now.
maybe will swap to manual seat bases when I get some in as they don't go quite as low as I would like.
still to do is sort out the terrible brakes (replace the brake bomb)
also will be fitting e34 540i front and rear brakes and trying to fit the e34 540i brake servo and master cylinder while I am at it.
also have a lower tighter suspension setup to go into it
may do a diff swap if one comes up it has the large case 3.07 no lsd
in there now , I am not looking to make this a race car , just a nice cruiser
already have a really quick e28 M535i with a 3.65L fully worked M88 engine in it
let me know what you think or if you have any ideas on this
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also on the list of things to do
is replace the rear bumper with another one I have which is a bit straighter
replace the 3 chrome top parts from the front bumper
maybe respray the front bumper while its off.
replace the worn door hinges ( have another set from a lower km car)
also have done the door seals ,
removed the mudflaps (or dirt traps)
replaced the sleightly cracked/bent front grilles and corner lights etc.
also I wanted to fit a nice newer sports steering wheel but the car had the earlier course spline steering , so had to swap the whole top steering colum
over for a newer one and get the ignition barrol recoded to work with the orginal keys etc ,
have fitted it with a mtec wheel like it had , but I do have a mtec 2 wheel to go on it soon.
also I need to sort the sump and front cover oil leaks
engine runs ok
a little smokey , head looks to be redone at some stage , but bottom end I would say is original 300,000 plus km
some pics of how it was after picking it up
is replace the rear bumper with another one I have which is a bit straighter
replace the 3 chrome top parts from the front bumper
maybe respray the front bumper while its off.
replace the worn door hinges ( have another set from a lower km car)
also have done the door seals ,
removed the mudflaps (or dirt traps)
replaced the sleightly cracked/bent front grilles and corner lights etc.
also I wanted to fit a nice newer sports steering wheel but the car had the earlier course spline steering , so had to swap the whole top steering colum
over for a newer one and get the ignition barrol recoded to work with the orginal keys etc ,
have fitted it with a mtec wheel like it had , but I do have a mtec 2 wheel to go on it soon.
also I need to sort the sump and front cover oil leaks
engine runs ok
a little smokey , head looks to be redone at some stage , but bottom end I would say is original 300,000 plus km
some pics of how it was after picking it up
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Last edited by BM WORLD NZ on Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:28 am, edited 3 times in total.
Looked nice before the rehab other than the crusty leather. Still can't understand how you drive on the "other" side of the road.
--Ken
--Ken
Sansouci
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hi thanks
yes they are e46 coupe sport seats .
not a fan of tan interiors (always look dirty and worn etc)
maybe they are nice when new , but not in my line of work :)
always wanted a manual 635csi in a dark colour with black interior.
yea RHD cars are the best
actually did own a lhd white one for a short time , but being jap/us spec had the under powered 3.5L in it
yes they are e46 coupe sport seats .
not a fan of tan interiors (always look dirty and worn etc)
maybe they are nice when new , but not in my line of work :)
always wanted a manual 635csi in a dark colour with black interior.
yea RHD cars are the best
actually did own a lhd white one for a short time , but being jap/us spec had the under powered 3.5L in it
Great Work! Love your warehouse space too.
1985 Euro 635CSi CR 5-Spd (Schwartz/Anthracite Buffalo)
1985 Euro 635CSi CR 5-Spd (Polaris/Schwartz)
1985 Euro 628CSi (Zobelbraun/Nutria Buffalo) ...Rehomed
2002 540iT Sport 5-Spd (Schwartz/Schwartz)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaiisharkfest/sets
1985 Euro 635CSi CR 5-Spd (Polaris/Schwartz)
1985 Euro 628CSi (Zobelbraun/Nutria Buffalo) ...Rehomed
2002 540iT Sport 5-Spd (Schwartz/Schwartz)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaiisharkfest/sets
sorted the suspension out
koni adjustable shocks
kings front springs , ebaichs for the rear
fitted the 540i front and rear brakes
replaced the brake bomb ,
swapped the brake servo unit over to a e34 540i type .
actually stops now :)
and corners a bit better too , a lot less like queen mary II
koni adjustable shocks
kings front springs , ebaichs for the rear
fitted the 540i front and rear brakes
replaced the brake bomb ,
swapped the brake servo unit over to a e34 540i type .
actually stops now :)
and corners a bit better too , a lot less like queen mary II
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