restoration list

Hi there, i have a problem with making photo's of my progress with e9, so i decided to create this thread, maybe that way i will be motivated little bit more. Sorry at the beginning, but my thread might be not continuous & sometimes out of context, i will be just updating here my current...

Since the term restomod is kind of out these days I will refrain from using. The fact is that I am finishing a restoration and modifying the car to my tastes. My car started as a very nice original car that was repainted (not very well ) and maintenance has been kept up with somewhat. My build...

Hi guys, Been posting some updates regarding restoration of my E9 and @Peter Coomaraswamy suggested to open a thread to see progress over time which is great. I first have opportunity to check E9 up close 6-7 years ago when my friend bought 2800CS restoration project. I fell in love with the...

I am about to get my Coupe repainted, not a bare metal restore, etc. It looks great now, but just needs some love. I am getting chrome bumpers installed and thought I would get the whole car painted while I am at it. Here is what I sent to the painter, and his bid is shown here. Thanks for...

“Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible”. -Albert Einstein I thought it would be helpful for me to begin this project with a clear mission statement. I may need to refer back to these goals as time elapses to stay on course. This is going to be a long journey. The...

Many of you have seen my '67 2000CS and know the back story found here: https://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/formal-intro-67-2000cs-now-in-the-austin-texas-area.23866/ The tear down and restoration of the paint and interior started in earnest a few weeks back. My good friend Barney Toler...

So, it begins. I haven't rolled Hedwig into the garage quite yet, but I'm declaring my intentions to this little corner of the world on this Friday the 13th. I'll have a parallel thread on my own site that I'll list in the signature when I start those pages up. I'll list this restoration thread...

My starting point was shiny paint and a seemingly perfect quarter panel. The cosmetic rocker cover was in excellent condition. But....there was a small fiberglass patch in front of the passenger rear wheel. Time to find out whats going on inside that rocker! I took the door off and reinforced-

Picked up a pretty tatty 1970 e9 here in Sydney, previous owner was Mr Magoo! Bodywork will be challanging, engine choice and suspension even more. So the work begins, wish me luck, oh and I have named the car von Trapp (more like money trap me thinks). The car was stipped and went to the...

I saw Max Fischer's ad selling his E9 project , I decided although the timing was terrible that this was a project right up my alley that Ive wanted to tackle . My buddy Anthony Neu and I drove up to Max's place In VA and bought everything , the E9shell, the S54, the wide body kit, the e 36...

Hi, I have a bunch of BMW's and among those a 3.0CS. I have removed the interior and soon different repair work will take place ;). I have all the exterior CSL parts and also rear window and rear side windows in lexan. Today I started to see if I had all the exterior trim and I had no less...

Have a Polaris City Pack that someone kindly imported to Australia. The problem is that it has spent far too long in the UK - so while it was tidy looking and largely complete - what lurked beneath! When the tiny bubbles got to me, we attacked the sills only to confirm our fears, and so...

Hi All, just an intro as have just embarked on a build of a group 2 CSL racer using a car that is sort of half way there already. Bought this last month and already planning the works to improve!! Thought I'd share a pic as expect to be tapping into some knowledge here in future if that's ok...

I have now started the strip out of the CSL and so far, so good. The car has spots of rust but not as bad as others I have done. I have started stripping out the windows and interior trim. The Front window may have been a replacement back in the 70s as its made by Royal Doulton – I always...

In the grand tradition of Better Late Than Never, I am retroactively starting this build thread many months after it started. First I feel a debt of gratitude to those who have started and kept up similar threads for their own car. It is both very entertaining and totally inspiring. I want to...

Or Bimmer vs bimmer

As much as I hate to part out an E9, I decided to harness the opportunity. I picked up a '73 CSI from WA this weekend. Original Listing: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/73-csi-in-wa-4-500.19855/ The run down: The BMW 3.0 CSi VIN 2263445 was manufactured on October 05th, 1972 and delivered...

Beginning of the monster one of the preetiest blue ive ever seen 1979 light metalic blue porsche-look it up awesum miracle color i also painted my classic peugeot px10 bicycle the same color cool

some before pictures with the engine out.... I am bound to need some help from all on here as I move forward.

Thought I would start a new topic as I started to tear into the 2800 today. This is what coolant looks like after 34 years. This is certainly going to be an adventure.