About 9 months ago, I was out for a walk and found a 1988 325 Sedan in Schwartz over blue cloth in my neighborhood. There was a 'for sale' sign on the car, but no phone number. Several days of stalking the car yeilded a 'chance' encounter with the owner, who was selling most of his possessions due to serious legal troubles & subsequent expenses.
Asking price for the car: $1,700. My purchase price: $1,200.
The car as it was when I first bought it...
The good news was that the previous owner had been trying to restore the car, and had put in a new battery, fuel pressure regulator, Guibo and some fuses. Most importantly, Manual Transmission.
The bad news was more plentiful. No A/C (still set up for R12), paint is roached, crack in dash, front passenger side window doesn't budge. Also, some PO had installed a fuel pump from a 318, which could not keep up with the demands of the 6-cylinder M20B27 engine.
So, I've done a few things to the car, none of which really warranted a thread of it's own. At this point, what I've done is:
* Replace the 2 front blue cloth comfort seats with Heated Black Leather
Sport Seats from a 'Vert.
* Replaced the standard 4-spoke City Bus-spec steering wheel with a
tasty MOMO wheel, with an authentic BMW horn button.
* Replaced the fuel pump with the correct model, fuel filter, spark plugs,
air filter.
* Painted the windshield wiper arms, DB bumper trim and grills.
That was phase 1, but I was just waiting for my Bonus check to get serious...
Asking price for the car: $1,700. My purchase price: $1,200.
The car as it was when I first bought it...
The good news was that the previous owner had been trying to restore the car, and had put in a new battery, fuel pressure regulator, Guibo and some fuses. Most importantly, Manual Transmission.
The bad news was more plentiful. No A/C (still set up for R12), paint is roached, crack in dash, front passenger side window doesn't budge. Also, some PO had installed a fuel pump from a 318, which could not keep up with the demands of the 6-cylinder M20B27 engine.
So, I've done a few things to the car, none of which really warranted a thread of it's own. At this point, what I've done is:
* Replace the 2 front blue cloth comfort seats with Heated Black Leather
Sport Seats from a 'Vert.
* Replaced the standard 4-spoke City Bus-spec steering wheel with a
tasty MOMO wheel, with an authentic BMW horn button.
* Replaced the fuel pump with the correct model, fuel filter, spark plugs,
air filter.
* Painted the windshield wiper arms, DB bumper trim and grills.
That was phase 1, but I was just waiting for my Bonus check to get serious...
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