xjan99
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Hello from Estonia, Europe. I am a fresh owner of two E9-s. Yes, two 
. Both of them are projects that need a lot of work as the previous owners did not finish the restorations and I bought them as-is. Bodies stripped and parts in boxes. The reason for posting here is to have a log book of work done and get ideas from you guys. I am going to be mostly supervising the project work, as I do not have the skills nor time/place to do this myself, but am good at finding parts etc.
One is a Polaris Silver 3.0CSA with blue cloth interior. Comes with some extra body and interior parts the previous owner collected and should be complete - number 4320336 from 30/10/1974. A Switzerland car that was brought to Netherlands in 2005, driven only by the new owner some 100km and then taken apart for paint restoration. Some of the work was done, but not very well as the pictures show and then everything left for basically 10 years. Sitting in a old warehouse until found by me on one of the forums. Car/parts are due to arrive in Estonia mid January next year.
The second one, a quite rare original Inca Orange with blue cloth interior, a 3.0CS that has been converted to L-jetronic CSI with 5-speed, probably from E24 or E23 - number 4300093 from 30/01/1974. Comes with a set of mixed parts interior wise and A LOT of the uninstalled new body panels are original from BMW. The original parts alone made me jump in for it even though the price was not cheap, not that I needed 2 project cars at once. It has power sunroof, mirrors and windows. History-wise it was owned and driven by an american stationed in Germany before the previous owner bought it as a not-running project some 10 years ago, ordered a lot of parts and started the body restoration, which is done quite well but left unfinished. Car and parts will be picked up tomorrow and will arrive in Estonia just after holidays.
The original new body parts
More photots of the the cars can be found here, some older, some as-is: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/58hvzxaio3h2qkj/AABwIg8ZvEpyp1yV3p1C7uVqa?dl=0
I have not fully decided what to start with, nor the exact outcome of the cars. A true from scratch, bare metal body restoration for both of course, but... Some thoughts, please chime in! I have a few months until my body guy is able to start, so have time to organize the parts and order new ones + make more detailed plans.
The Polaris car would be a good candidate for almost daily driving, at least in good weather and sundays. Keep original paint color, maybe change the cloth interior to black leather. Install the CSI engine from the Inca and a newer 4HP-22 gearbox. 17" BBS RS/RC, a bit lowered, no front bumper, add a Alpina chin spoiler instead and basically that is it. Engine wise, of course some 150-200kw would be appealing for this one too.
The Inca, with its rather outrageous color, could be a good candidate for a CSL tribute car. I am not thinking in terms of batmobile or group 2 or 5 bodykit, but rather a E9 with a S38B35, M88/3, ALPINA B6 3.5 or similar engine, CSL trunk spoiler, CSL front seats etc street car. The minus on this idea is the sunroof and with all the original metal parts to be put on, I am not going to make it a lightweight... Maybe with fiberglass body panels if I can source these in original form. Most probably will end up selling it later on, I do not think I need 2 E9s in a long run (if I do not build a warehous for all my stuff and cars*) and so should think in terms of what appeals to a potential average buyer later on too.
If you have an engine or other parts for sale, I might be interested!
* I also own a E10 project 2002, M10 engine with S14 crank etc + turbo (full cage track car, may be for sale), a E92 1M Coupe (just finished rebuild after a body swap on this one, a sunday-trackday 2-seater) and a E36 323ti (Compact, former trackday car, which is looking for a new owner).
So, to all the crazy addicted BMW enthusiasts!
. Both of them are projects that need a lot of work as the previous owners did not finish the restorations and I bought them as-is. Bodies stripped and parts in boxes. The reason for posting here is to have a log book of work done and get ideas from you guys. I am going to be mostly supervising the project work, as I do not have the skills nor time/place to do this myself, but am good at finding parts etc.One is a Polaris Silver 3.0CSA with blue cloth interior. Comes with some extra body and interior parts the previous owner collected and should be complete - number 4320336 from 30/10/1974. A Switzerland car that was brought to Netherlands in 2005, driven only by the new owner some 100km and then taken apart for paint restoration. Some of the work was done, but not very well as the pictures show and then everything left for basically 10 years. Sitting in a old warehouse until found by me on one of the forums. Car/parts are due to arrive in Estonia mid January next year.
The second one, a quite rare original Inca Orange with blue cloth interior, a 3.0CS that has been converted to L-jetronic CSI with 5-speed, probably from E24 or E23 - number 4300093 from 30/01/1974. Comes with a set of mixed parts interior wise and A LOT of the uninstalled new body panels are original from BMW. The original parts alone made me jump in for it even though the price was not cheap, not that I needed 2 project cars at once
. It has power sunroof, mirrors and windows. History-wise it was owned and driven by an american stationed in Germany before the previous owner bought it as a not-running project some 10 years ago, ordered a lot of parts and started the body restoration, which is done quite well but left unfinished. Car and parts will be picked up tomorrow and will arrive in Estonia just after holidays.
The original new body parts
More photots of the the cars can be found here, some older, some as-is: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/58hvzxaio3h2qkj/AABwIg8ZvEpyp1yV3p1C7uVqa?dl=0
I have not fully decided what to start with, nor the exact outcome of the cars. A true from scratch, bare metal body restoration for both of course, but... Some thoughts, please chime in! I have a few months until my body guy is able to start, so have time to organize the parts and order new ones + make more detailed plans.
The Polaris car would be a good candidate for almost daily driving, at least in good weather and sundays. Keep original paint color, maybe change the cloth interior to black leather. Install the CSI engine from the Inca and a newer 4HP-22 gearbox. 17" BBS RS/RC, a bit lowered, no front bumper, add a Alpina chin spoiler instead and basically that is it. Engine wise, of course some 150-200kw would be appealing for this one too.
The Inca, with its rather outrageous color, could be a good candidate for a CSL tribute car. I am not thinking in terms of batmobile or group 2 or 5 bodykit, but rather a E9 with a S38B35, M88/3, ALPINA B6 3.5 or similar engine, CSL trunk spoiler, CSL front seats etc street car. The minus on this idea is the sunroof and with all the original metal parts to be put on, I am not going to make it a lightweight... Maybe with fiberglass body panels if I can source these in original form. Most probably will end up selling it later on, I do not think I need 2 E9s in a long run (if I do not build a warehous for all my stuff
and cars*) and so should think in terms of what appeals to a potential average buyer later on too.If you have an engine or other parts for sale, I might be interested!
* I also own a E10 project 2002, M10 engine with S14 crank etc + turbo (full cage track car, may be for sale), a E92 1M Coupe (just finished rebuild after a body swap on this one, a sunday-trackday 2-seater) and a E36 323ti (Compact, former trackday car, which is looking for a new owner).
So, to all the crazy addicted BMW enthusiasts!
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