Hello everybody, I'm Odin from Spain. I have been lurking around on this site for some time now, and have always found it a great inspiration. There sure is some very talented people on here, and I have learned a lot by watching over the last few years now. So I gues I owe the comunity a big THANK YOU !
Anyway, I'm the proud owner of a 1984 BMW 320 BAUR converteble. Bought it about 6 years ago, and it has served faultlesly as my DD. 2 years ago I disided it was time for a major overhaul. The plan is to keep it more or less stock, with some suptle upgrades. I want to lower the suspension, and get some nice wheels. I would also like to keep the bodywork smooth, and debadged etc. But nothing wilde, it has to be funtional, this will not be a show car. I allready had replaced the engine with another m20 from a 525 e-34. That was a major improvement over the old b20 lump. There were some small electric isues etc, but it went more or less painless.
The suspension was in badly need to be rebuilt, and the car screamed out for some lowering springs. So that was where I startet the project. Here is the car the day I parked it in the garage
And the teardown comence 
and here we have the pasient on the operating table. Looks horrorble ehh
Shocking state of the traling arm buschings:sad:
Rear caliper cleaned ready for
Primer and finaly 
A few coats of blue paint.:cool
Anyway, I'm the proud owner of a 1984 BMW 320 BAUR converteble. Bought it about 6 years ago, and it has served faultlesly as my DD. 2 years ago I disided it was time for a major overhaul. The plan is to keep it more or less stock, with some suptle upgrades. I want to lower the suspension, and get some nice wheels. I would also like to keep the bodywork smooth, and debadged etc. But nothing wilde, it has to be funtional, this will not be a show car. I allready had replaced the engine with another m20 from a 525 e-34. That was a major improvement over the old b20 lump. There were some small electric isues etc, but it went more or less painless.
The suspension was in badly need to be rebuilt, and the car screamed out for some lowering springs. So that was where I startet the project. Here is the car the day I parked it in the garage
And the teardown comence and here we have the pasient on the operating table. Looks horrorble ehh Shocking state of the traling arm buschings:sad: Rear caliper cleaned ready for Primer and finaly A few coats of blue paint.:cool
Nice blue paint
The old engine shamfully hiding in the background:D
Pulling the old trailing arm bushings.
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