BMW 635 csi

[Jon8710]

Hello gents

A freind of mines company looks after a lot of under ground garages in london and he has stumbeld over this a BMW 635csi 1979 left hand drive.

the last tax disc was 1995 and it hasnt moved since then, the owner has done a bunk and as of next wednesday it has to be moved,

he has said to me if i can get it out i can have it,

now i know this could be a massive money pit as it hasnt moved in 20 yrs but i do like a chalenge and i have always wanted one of these.

what are going to be the main problems with getting this old heckter running ?

i know the brakes will be shot, fule will have gone off, and engine will be quite stiff but if it worked when it went in it cant be to hard to bring her back to best can it ????????

it has been dry stored for 20 yrs !!!!

[trackm3_csl]

Lovely old things, there main issues was rust and for example the front wings are NLA so worth a fair amount on there own if there good genuine that is, just the normal issues electronic injection was a bit problematic, are they metric tyres ? The wheels look like those that had the odd tyre sizes ! Enjoy I love em.

[Monkey]

Hi Jon,

Give me a call at work, we see a huge amount of these (unfortunately!). I can talk you through whether its worth doing anything with.

01825 740456

[Jon8710]

Monkey !!

i was hoping this would get your attention, im planning on seeing it soon so when i know im going i ll give you a shout

as for the wheels they look like castors from my sofa !

[Mike RT4]

If it is free, I'd get it and even if you weren't going to do it - someone would love the project (so would be worth more than FOC ) .

[Steve B]

Always liked those ever since I had an E28 M535i :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

Nice old bus Jon :thumbs: I've always liked these despite chronic rust issues Having said that this one should be well preserved considering it's been indoors for so long.

Before you attempt to jump start the engine, remove all the spark plugs (a good time to put some fresh ones in) and pour some penetrating or thin engine oil into each cylinder and turn the engine over without starting it ( with the spark plugs out) to fee up the rings first.
Yes it'll smoke like the P&O ferry for a little while once you've started it but it will prevent cylinder bore damage.
Keep us posted :thumbs:

[Neil M]

Go for it jon, nothing to loose. That looks to be a good find, if not you can always break it a sell off the parts on our favorite auction site.:thumbs:

[Jon8710]

Looked at the motor today
It's spotless with 30k on the clock
Not bad for 34yrs old
Hopefully get it on Wednesday.

[Jon8710]

Monkey

Give me a shout and tell me if I'm being mental

07917 061689 x

[Yanto_csl]

Proper that is Jon :thumbs:

I've got a sheepskin you can have

[derin100]

Excellent!
Just take your time and it'll be worth doing...especially as it's LHD!

As you'll see from my website, I've renovated quite a lot of cars from this era (especially E28s). Apart from the bodywork (which you say appears very sound) an E24 isn't very different from an E28 so if you need any help/tips as you go along drop me a pm.

Good luck!

Derin

http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/about/index.html

[Jon8710]

hi derin100

thanks for the help i had a look on your website theres some lovely cars on there well done right up my street !!

hopfully i will get the car on wednesday and then i can get some better pics of it on here i could well be using your know how to get her running

did i mention it has a dog-leg manual box !!

[mattCSLnut]

hopfully i will get the car on wednesday and then i can get some better pics of it on here i could well be using your know how to get her running

did i mention it has a dog-leg manual box !!

That makes it a bit more "special" :thumbs: If it had 24 valves under the bonnet it would be V.special :smokin:

[Jon8710]

well she is now up and running,

took the 4 pots off the front and eased the pistons and new pads and discs

had to replace a small peice of fule line that had blocked and gone hard

oil change, and fush out cooling system 3-4 times, a bloody good clean and some new BBS rims on there way via Ebay to come soon.

turn the key and she runs like a dream with a little 20yr rest in the middle

MOT first time,

so smooth to drive with 18k miles on the clock, dog leg manual box and a LSD to top it off !!!

goes like stink when pushed !