almost-2-year-in-update: paint!
Picked this up for 700 bucks this morning. Project moneypit, engage!
Some info/stats
1978 E12-based E24 635csi
177K miles at time of purchase
Dogleg transmission
M90, bananafold, distributor, L-Jetronic
Posi rear end (need to confirm ratio)
Slicktop (is this common?)
Black leather interior
Now, my at-a-glance list of grievances. Any insight into these is welcome.
Motor makes a lumpalumpalumpa noise, kind of like a diesel. Idles at 1500, goes down to 1000 after some time idling. Sounds like it's running on 4 or 5 cylinders or firing out of order, but I haven't confirmed this yet. Smokes a bit on startup. Doesn't have the lowend grunt I expect it to. Forensic analysis has turned up a package of gaskets for an M30B34 with the headgasket missing.
Shifter feels "like stirring tapioca with a dildo", to use an expression borrowed from a fine gentleman in Colorado. The z-shaped shoulder bit spins around. On the plus side, there are probably five forward gears and one reverse gear, and they all seem to work.
Suspension is very gone. Drives like a boat. Potholes, cracks, and small-to-medium-size animals can be ignored safely. Aside from custom coilovers, what options do I have for early E24 suspension?
Locks do not immediately operate, you have to wiggle it around a bunch until the cylinder turns. I suspect that the cause is a worn-down key.
Trunk lock button does not spring back. Simple rebuild? Is there a spring in there?
Black tails. Disappoint.
Passenger door is sideswiped. Needs a new one. Door cards need attention.
Only the passenger door window works. Switches?
Everything is in german. I am having trouble operating the HVAC and window defrost. Need to get a dictionary.
Valence is attached with sheet metal screws. Amend.
The clutch has a foot of travel, but is only useful for about an inch of that.
More things as I think of them.
Picked this up for 700 bucks this morning. Project moneypit, engage!
Some info/stats
1978 E12-based E24 635csi
177K miles at time of purchase
Dogleg transmission
M90, bananafold, distributor, L-Jetronic
Posi rear end (need to confirm ratio)
Slicktop (is this common?)
Black leather interior
Now, my at-a-glance list of grievances. Any insight into these is welcome.
Motor makes a lumpalumpalumpa noise, kind of like a diesel. Idles at 1500, goes down to 1000 after some time idling. Sounds like it's running on 4 or 5 cylinders or firing out of order, but I haven't confirmed this yet. Smokes a bit on startup. Doesn't have the lowend grunt I expect it to. Forensic analysis has turned up a package of gaskets for an M30B34 with the headgasket missing.
Shifter feels "like stirring tapioca with a dildo", to use an expression borrowed from a fine gentleman in Colorado. The z-shaped shoulder bit spins around. On the plus side, there are probably five forward gears and one reverse gear, and they all seem to work.
Suspension is very gone. Drives like a boat. Potholes, cracks, and small-to-medium-size animals can be ignored safely. Aside from custom coilovers, what options do I have for early E24 suspension?
Locks do not immediately operate, you have to wiggle it around a bunch until the cylinder turns. I suspect that the cause is a worn-down key.
Trunk lock button does not spring back. Simple rebuild? Is there a spring in there?
Black tails. Disappoint.
Passenger door is sideswiped. Needs a new one. Door cards need attention.
Only the passenger door window works. Switches?
Everything is in german. I am having trouble operating the HVAC and window defrost. Need to get a dictionary.
Valence is attached with sheet metal screws. Amend.
The clutch has a foot of travel, but is only useful for about an inch of that.
More things as I think of them.
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