Black on black CSi on BaT

[wkohler]

Another one on BaT. This time black on black leather with faux carbon fiber instead of the wood trim.

3.5L-Powered 1973 BMW 3.0CSi 4-Speed

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[ablank135]

Sinister. Almost look like B&W photos. Are the lenses tinted, or the hue is just dialed down on the photos?

And a CS with CSi badging? I look forward to the BaT commentary on that discrepancy.

 

[teahead]

B35 using the old intake and head?

 

[offpage]

Are the lenses tinted, or the hue is just dialed down on the photos?

I think just dialed back to make the black pop. It would be hard to tint the full rear lenses to this effect - plus I’d be freaked out visibility/safety. The front turn lenses are the Italian style which I usually see as more amber than these look, again suggesting the color has been shifted a bit.

 

[wkohler]

B35 using the old intake and head?

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You can’t use an older head with a B35 bottom end. From what I can see (which isn’t much) is they left the D-jet on whatever engine this is. Hopefully it’s not an 8:1 B34.

 

[HB Chris]

Sinister. Almost look like B&W photos. Are the lenses tinted, or the hue is just dialed down on the photos?

And a CS with CSi badging? I look forward to the BaT commentary on that discrepancy.

That is the correct VIN plate.

 

[teahead]

Is there a way to put a old distributor on an new B35 head?

 

[wkohler]

Is there a way to put an old distributor on a new B35 head?

Yes.

 

[ahab]

This car is 10 minutes from me and I have a friend who's pretty interested. Is this car as much of a cobbled together pig as it seems? The barren trunk, the misaligned body panels, no front bumper, inop stuff all over and blacked out everything? It seems almost tasteful in the pics so on the one hand it could end up being a deal if bought at a reasonable price, if someone wants to put the effort in post purchase. On the other, is it even savable or is this a mountain of work to end up with a tarted up disaster of a car? The original engine is seemingly gone, the 4sp is a waste, and the engine, well. No words really, and all the little stuff isn't helping.

Edit: and when I say savable, I mean to turn into something halfway respectable. It's already a color change with the wrong engine so it's never going to be more than a decent driver.

 

[Drew Gregg]

Is that an old York A/C compressor w/o a belt on the pulley? Where's the evaporator,etc. in the center console? Saying the A/C is non-functional seems like an understatement.

 

[ablank135]

Is that an old York A/C compressor w/o a belt on the pulley? Where's the evaporator,etc. in the center console? Saying the A/C is non-functional seems like an understatement.

One person's "nonfunctional" is another person's "nonpresent."

 

[rsporsche]

i remember seeing somebody sell a carbon dash / door trims on the forum a while back.

its not what you call a very refined coupe.

 

[bdigel]

Not trying to pile on , Not sure its a B35 , the distributor as mentioned ( can be retrofited with Cam and upper timing cover change) but also has very early style Oil filter housing ( also not hard to retrofit)

 

[HB Chris]

Not trying to pile on , Not sure its a B35 , the distributor as mentioned ( can be retrofited with Cam and upper timing cover change) but also has very early style Oil filter housing ( also not hard to retrofit)

Yes, I modified a dizzy by staking it. Motronic needs a temp sensor and doesn’t use vacuum advance. @teahead

 

[HB Chris]

Is that an old York A/C compressor w/o a belt on the pulley? Where's the evaporator,etc. in the center console? Saying the A/C is non-functional seems like an understatement.

Is that an old York A/C compressor w/o a belt on the pulley? Where's the evaporator,etc. in the center console? Saying the A/C is non-functional seems like an understatement.

Rotary compressor