1986 BMW 635csi - Challenge Project $1200

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

No I still love it just didn't survive the think about how many projects you have. 

Stampie (FS) said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

No I still love it just didn't survive the think about how many projects you have. 

Who, me? I've got 7 cars, 4 run and drive, 4 are current projects (not the same 4), one is leaving in the next two weeks, and I'm probably acquiring a truck this weekend. After the one leaves and the new one comes I'll be at 7 cars, 5 run and drive, 4 projects. Too many? probably. But manageable. 

I just cant stop thinking about how relatively easy it would be to make this:

Look like this: 

Seriously those flares are as simple as: cut the fender along the fold line, add horizontal metal, done. 

Or possibly even easier is to get some vette wheels and go for this look:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

Dooooooo itttttt!!!!!

I'm in to see who takes this home.  Looks sweet!

Paging Bluej on this one... 

This is a screamer of a deal, relevant to his interests/skills, and semi-local. 

Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:

Stampie (FS) said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

No I still love it just didn't survive the think about how many projects you have. 

Who, me? I've got 7 cars, 4 run and drive, 4 are current projects (not the same 4), one is leaving in the next two weeks, and I'm probably acquiring a truck this weekend. After the one leaves and the new one comes I'll be at 7 cars, 5 run and drive, 4 projects. Too many? probably. But manageable. 

I just cant stop thinking about how relatively easy it would be to make this:

Look like this: 

Seriously those flares are as simple as: cut the fender along the fold line, add horizontal metal, done. 

 

Do it. 

Because you're not far away from me. So when it's done, I can buy an LS-powered 635 CSL 'clone' to drive around. 

I'm just down the road in VA, we need to make a deal. hate to see this parted out. too much potential in a challange car.

Chbright said:

I'm just down the road in VA, we need to make a deal. hate to see this parted out. too much potential in a challange car.

PM me if you would like to come take a look.  

Guess what just hit the cover of classic motorsports? I really think this could make an impact as a challenge car. 

Update:  Never sold.  I have kept it in hopes of having time to make the challenge again at some point.  We are selling our house, and it now has to find a new home in the next few weeks.  Time to pass it along.

Motor and trans have been removed and were sold separately.  Thus, it is a rolling, bare chassis (no interior, side glass, regulators, etc.) and still have most other pieces as mentioned above.  Please see the original post for more information.  In addition, picture of the dash below.  No title.

I have recovered all my money spent and more on this project.  In an effort to move it, I'm offering it FREE, FREE, FREE.  However, please don't "claim" it if you cannot pick it up in the next two weeks or so.  It is located in Montpelier, VA, just a little north of Richmond.

So many free cars lately

Paging Stampie.

In reply to hobiercr :

Need me to pick it up for you?

In reply to Stampie :

Nope, I'm on a diet.

The front lip alone worth good money. 

For a brief second I owned one of the lowest mileage e24 M6s in the US (had 17k miles). When it was being transported the front lip got torn off. They don't make a reproduction, I believe the price from Germany was $2,000.

I thought I was clever and sold it on Bring a Trustfund for 24k before the bubble hit on those cars. Idiot. 

No doubt someone is going to make a Rad creation with this 

Hey my dad has a good running 97 540i 6 with a caved in roof. I'm only 7 hrs away. Maybe would be a good class a lemons car. Did not need to see this.....

MrStickShift said:

Hey my dad has a good running 97 540i 6 with a caved in roof. I'm only 7 hrs away. Maybe would be a good class a lemons car. Did not need to see this.....

Our M54B30-swapped E24 is in class B in Lemons. This car would probably go in B as well, as long as it didn't get another LS swap. The M54 is not an easy, bolt-on swap, but the hard work seems like it's been done with your firewall and trans tunnel mods. We had to modify the trans tunnel and the firewall to get the M54 in. Car hauls bananas now. Under 2500 lbs and about 220hp. Lemons judges don;t mind 6-Series and 7-Series cars. They don;t like seeing 3's and 5's. It would make a great Lemons car. Pop the M62 and 6-speed in there, and I bet you'd be in B. BMW V8s do not have a proven track record in Lemons.

--bb

I'm in the "art car" camp.  These will eventually be too expensive to make into racecars, but it seems like they sold enough 6-series in places w/out rust that they're still fairly easy to find at reasonable prices at the moment.