Hi there,
I feel so obliged to this forum for the knowledge members provided, advice members offered, and for the parts I purchased and in some cases recieved for free. I want to post my bavaria for sale here first before offering it on other websites.
The bavaria is 1973 (VIN 3133680). I bought the car in August 2020. The car was originally delivered to California, made its way up to St. Alberta and then Olds, Canada. I purchased the car and stored it that winter in my mom's garage while I finished a 1980 Land Rover Series 2A 109 (Santana).
That following spring the project started. Over the next 2 years, car recieved a thorough mechanical and interior refurbishment (See attached PDF). The body is very solid with no rust. The body has the usual bumps, rubbed paint, dinged trim you would expect after 51 years.
I feel it was stored inside most of its life in Califoria. The dash and the other plastic and rubber interior parts are in excellent shape. I do not know how long it was in Alberta before I purchased it; I think it was a very short time as the seller in Olds quickly sold it as he was focusd on two 2002s and a beautiful E9 the previous seller in St. Albert sold him as a group of cars.
The last substantial work was the installation of a M30B35 from a 1991 535i. The motor came from Vancouver and has about 91K kms. The engine was stripped, painted, and fully resealed. I kept the car 'analogue' with a rebuilt distributor by Advanced DIstributors and Weber 32/36. I rebuilt the head to ensure it was not warped and nstalled an electric fuel pump since the B35 does not have fittings for a mechanical pump. The fuel pump is controlled by a Revolution Electronics controller.
The car was originally an automatic. I knew I was going to convert it to a 5 speed before I bought the car. The Getrag 265/5 totally changes the personality of the car. Especially with the stronger B35. It moves along very nicely especially on the freeways.
Other substantial work included the marine blue interior. The original interior was tan. The interior was tired and did not suit the car very well. Recaros covered in OEM vinyl are installed and the rear seat was recovered with a templated cover made from the original rear seat cover. World Upholstery carpets, Coco matts, and a Retrosound bluetooth stereo finish it off.
I feel I could go on and on but the work is summed up in the attached PDF. Please read and ask me any questions.
Link to Google Photo album, https://photos.app.goo.gl/trb4JLZqGVMbtXth9. Google folder also contains list of work.
The car is currently listed on Bring a Trailer for auction. here is a link to the auction https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-bmw-bavaria-12/
Appreciated,
Bill
I feel so obliged to this forum for the knowledge members provided, advice members offered, and for the parts I purchased and in some cases recieved for free. I want to post my bavaria for sale here first before offering it on other websites.
The bavaria is 1973 (VIN 3133680). I bought the car in August 2020. The car was originally delivered to California, made its way up to St. Alberta and then Olds, Canada. I purchased the car and stored it that winter in my mom's garage while I finished a 1980 Land Rover Series 2A 109 (Santana).
That following spring the project started. Over the next 2 years, car recieved a thorough mechanical and interior refurbishment (See attached PDF). The body is very solid with no rust. The body has the usual bumps, rubbed paint, dinged trim you would expect after 51 years.
I feel it was stored inside most of its life in Califoria. The dash and the other plastic and rubber interior parts are in excellent shape. I do not know how long it was in Alberta before I purchased it; I think it was a very short time as the seller in Olds quickly sold it as he was focusd on two 2002s and a beautiful E9 the previous seller in St. Albert sold him as a group of cars.
The last substantial work was the installation of a M30B35 from a 1991 535i. The motor came from Vancouver and has about 91K kms. The engine was stripped, painted, and fully resealed. I kept the car 'analogue' with a rebuilt distributor by Advanced DIstributors and Weber 32/36. I rebuilt the head to ensure it was not warped and nstalled an electric fuel pump since the B35 does not have fittings for a mechanical pump. The fuel pump is controlled by a Revolution Electronics controller.
The car was originally an automatic. I knew I was going to convert it to a 5 speed before I bought the car. The Getrag 265/5 totally changes the personality of the car. Especially with the stronger B35. It moves along very nicely especially on the freeways.
Other substantial work included the marine blue interior. The original interior was tan. The interior was tired and did not suit the car very well. Recaros covered in OEM vinyl are installed and the rear seat was recovered with a templated cover made from the original rear seat cover. World Upholstery carpets, Coco matts, and a Retrosound bluetooth stereo finish it off.
I feel I could go on and on but the work is summed up in the attached PDF. Please read and ask me any questions.
Link to Google Photo album, https://photos.app.goo.gl/trb4JLZqGVMbtXth9. Google folder also contains list of work.
The car is currently listed on Bring a Trailer for auction. here is a link to the auction https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-bmw-bavaria-12/
Appreciated,
Bill
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