1986 524td E28
I want to share pictures and progress on my most recent BMW project, this little turbo diesel. I picked this car up in February, and I am really enjoying working on it and learning about the unusual engine. Long term plans are to completely restore the suspension, convert from auto to 5 speed, and possibly even do something about the worn out paint :shock:
For now, I just want to get some maintenance taken care of and have fun cruising it around. Here is what I started with, the paint is really flat and has several areas with severe scratches, and some various patches with what looks like rattle can. The whole trunk lid has been painted with a rattle can or something similar, but at least it is all one color :D
Bothe bumpers are screwed up, and the front valance is a bit smashed in. The Pacific Blue vinyl interior has definitely seen better days.
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One of the first additions is a nice stereo setup from German Audio Specialties. The day after the stereo install my brother and I took it to the Oregon coast for the Crosshaul Drive
I picked up an early 528e parts car, and began harvesting.
This little car is donating both bumpers, bumper trim, front valance, and the Nutria/Llama interior. It will also be the source of the parts for the 5 speed conversion. I repainted the valance with some AWII paint I had on the shelf, so it doesn't match the rest of the AWI on the car, but I am happy with it for now. I repainted the bumpers, trim, and grilles/kidney inserts with Duplicolor trim paint.
I tore into the engine and gave it some love. Cleaned and replaced a lot of little items. Did the timing belt, water pump, tensioner, thermostat ,cooling hoses, reservoir, new glow plugs, new power steering reservoir and lines/clamps. Changed fluids and filters. This was felt more like doing a service on heavy equipment than a BMW haha.
Custom IP lock pin and cam lock tool
All the parts came from Bluntech, and in typical fashion there was a penis on the invoice
Differences between a standard M20 water pump (top) and the M21 pump
Crawled under the car and did some power washing, and scrubbed down the engine bay
I bought a set of rough style 66 wheels, 17x8 and 17x9. I always liked this design, and decided to have some fun with them. I gave them a budget refinish by dremeling out the worst of the curb rash, and painted them Detroit Diesel Alpine Green. Current tire sizes are 225/45/17 front and 235/45/17 rear.
I am currently in the middle of the interior swap. I need to do the doors, and figure out what to do with the parcel shelf. I am really in love with the car now, the blue ratty vinyl was just not doing it for me. I also added an E30 sport package steering wheel I had laying around. Much better than the crusty school bus steering wheel.
The front springs got a bit of modification to get rid of the wheel gap. Eventually I will put together a real suspension for this old girl. I removed the nasty pin stripes and scrubbed her as much as I could. Next project is fiddling with the injection pump to see if I can get a little more oomph.
I want to share pictures and progress on my most recent BMW project, this little turbo diesel. I picked this car up in February, and I am really enjoying working on it and learning about the unusual engine. Long term plans are to completely restore the suspension, convert from auto to 5 speed, and possibly even do something about the worn out paint :shock:
For now, I just want to get some maintenance taken care of and have fun cruising it around. Here is what I started with, the paint is really flat and has several areas with severe scratches, and some various patches with what looks like rattle can. The whole trunk lid has been painted with a rattle can or something similar, but at least it is all one color :D
Bothe bumpers are screwed up, and the front valance is a bit smashed in. The Pacific Blue vinyl interior has definitely seen better days.
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One of the first additions is a nice stereo setup from German Audio Specialties. The day after the stereo install my brother and I took it to the Oregon coast for the Crosshaul Drive
I picked up an early 528e parts car, and began harvesting.
This little car is donating both bumpers, bumper trim, front valance, and the Nutria/Llama interior. It will also be the source of the parts for the 5 speed conversion. I repainted the valance with some AWII paint I had on the shelf, so it doesn't match the rest of the AWI on the car, but I am happy with it for now. I repainted the bumpers, trim, and grilles/kidney inserts with Duplicolor trim paint.
I tore into the engine and gave it some love. Cleaned and replaced a lot of little items. Did the timing belt, water pump, tensioner, thermostat ,cooling hoses, reservoir, new glow plugs, new power steering reservoir and lines/clamps. Changed fluids and filters. This was felt more like doing a service on heavy equipment than a BMW haha.
Custom IP lock pin and cam lock tool
All the parts came from Bluntech, and in typical fashion there was a penis on the invoice
Differences between a standard M20 water pump (top) and the M21 pump
Crawled under the car and did some power washing, and scrubbed down the engine bay
I bought a set of rough style 66 wheels, 17x8 and 17x9. I always liked this design, and decided to have some fun with them. I gave them a budget refinish by dremeling out the worst of the curb rash, and painted them Detroit Diesel Alpine Green. Current tire sizes are 225/45/17 front and 235/45/17 rear.
I am currently in the middle of the interior swap. I need to do the doors, and figure out what to do with the parcel shelf. I am really in love with the car now, the blue ratty vinyl was just not doing it for me. I also added an E30 sport package steering wheel I had laying around. Much better than the crusty school bus steering wheel.
The front springs got a bit of modification to get rid of the wheel gap. Eventually I will put together a real suspension for this old girl. I removed the nasty pin stripes and scrubbed her as much as I could. Next project is fiddling with the injection pump to see if I can get a little more oomph.
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