The New Arrival - E24 content/FINISHED!

Eddie in TO · Post by **Eddie in TO** » Oct 01, 2012 1:17 PM

Congratulations!!!

That E24 looks like new!

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Oct 01, 2012 1:23 PM

[quote="GaAlpinaOwner]
I agree with Chris BBS RS.....wil look the best. The grill looks cool but not on this original low mileage car.[/quote]

David:

Thanks for the kind words on the car. The funny thing about the nose is that the seller is a pediatric plastic surgeon - and decided to give this E24 a rhinoplasty!

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Oct 01, 2012 2:01 PM

Happy birthday to your car. Thirty-eight years old TODAY!

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Oct 01, 2012 2:03 PM

Ahem, 28.

rcbmw · Post by **rcbmw** » Oct 01, 2012 2:41 PM

VIN 1051246 was built on 1984/12/03. The VIN information that was posted earlier in the thread was for VIN 1050799 and the car "grey635" owns is VIN 1051246. As an aside, that data was pulled from an unofficial database that contains errors and MAJOR inaccuracies. Data from all of those free sites cannot be trusted and I hope BMW AG immediately blocks the port that these sites are using.

The paint on VIN 1051246 is SONDERLACKIERUNG (490) because Henna Red (052) was discontinued at the end of 9/84 production. Both VINs 1050799 and 1051246 were built AFTER 9/84 and thus Henna Red (052) required a special orders.

It is a very nice car I would love to see the headlight wipe/wash Intensive cleaning system re-fitted which was removed during the federalization process. As for the wheels, BBS RS alloys are the only choice for this car. I'm glad it is in good hands and was very well purchased, congratulations.

Best,
RCBMW

GaAlpinaOwner · Post by **GaAlpinaOwner** » Oct 01, 2012 5:11 PM

gray635 wrote:[quote="GaAlpinaOwner]
I agree with Chris BBS RS.....wil look the best. The grill looks cool but not on this original low mileage car.

David:

Thanks for the kind words on the car. The funny thing about the nose is that the seller is a pediatric plastic surgeon - and decided to give this E24 a rhinoplasty!

[/quote][/quote]

That is funny Mike. I kinda like the look, but the lights on each side of the grill need the same treatment.....then the lights on the back, then all the chrome....and so it never ends does it?

Again this car is beautiful and you know me and Henna - enjoy the hell out of it!

I am wondering if you will get the bug for another E30...they are the only ones in this era that are going up in price...any luck selling those wheels yet?

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Oct 02, 2012 3:29 AM

rcbmw wrote:VIN 1051246 was built on 1984/12/03. The VIN information that was posted earlier in the thread was for VIN 1050799 and the car "grey635" owns is VIN 1051246. As an aside, that data was pulled from an unofficial database that contains errors and MAJOR inaccuracies. Data from all of those free sites cannot be trusted and I hope BMW AG immediately blocks the port that these sites are using.

Best,
RCBMW

I deleted the information. I was confused between all these red cars. That said, I was unaware the ASAP was an unofficial database that contains errors and MAJOR inaccuracies.

Apologies,
wkohler

adrian in florida · Post by **adrian in florida** » Oct 02, 2012 9:07 AM

Nice find, looks good....Enjoy!!!!

alpinass · Post by **alpinass** » Oct 02, 2012 10:41 PM

What a beautiful time capsule....amazing condition - love the color too. I came close to pulling the trigger on a '84 Henna Red bout 2 yrs ago...M88 was completely rebuilt - I mean everything by BMW Tech. Had an unusually brown interior.
It had the stripes and rare fender flares too.

I will be putting some BBS RS16x8et20 and 16x9et24 soon.
If interesting let me know - I can built to your specs.

Also I have 3 3/4? - yes 17x8.5 et13 BBS RS - missing one mesh center.

Have floor mats for your M635csi - trunk mat too.

Again, best of luck with your new beauty!

Paul

L_N_Love · Post by **L_N_Love** » Oct 02, 2012 10:45 PM

Mike...great car. Appears to be a really nice one. I am surprised that you got rid of your M3 though. That car was awesome.

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Oct 02, 2012 11:31 PM

Ah, hell. I was wrong. Must be these bikes I have that are in their thirties. Gets confusing. Unlike Kohler, though, I refuse to apologize. F*** it. I was wrong, that's all ...

B_Newman · Post by **B_Newman** » Oct 03, 2012 1:28 PM

Congrats, Mike! That e24 is gorgeous -- simply incredible. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Oct 03, 2012 4:18 PM

VERY nice car.
May I offer you the build sheet?
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Vehicle information

VIN long WBAEE310101051246

Type code EE31

Type 635 CSI (EUR)

Dev. series E24 ()

Line 6

Body type COUPE

Steering LL

Door count 2

Engine S38

Cubical capacity 3.50

Power 0

Transmision HECK

Gearbox MECH

Colour SONDERLACKIERUNG (490)

Upholstery PERLBEIGE LEDER (0206)

Prod. date 1984-12-03

Order options
No. Description
291 BMW LM SCHMIEDERAD/KREUZSPEICH

301 DIEBSTAHLWARNANLAGE MIT ZV

350 WAERMESCHUTZGLAS GRUEN, RUNDUM

401 SLIDING/VENT ROOF, ELECTRIC

498 HEADRESTS IN REAR, MECHANIC. ADJUSTABLE

500 HEADLIGHT WASHER SYS/INTENSIVE CLEANING

510 HEADLIGHT BEAM-THROW CONTR. F LOW BEAM

530 AIR CONDITIONING

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Oct 03, 2012 5:00 PM

Thanks for all the nice compliments on the car. And Brian, thanks for the build sheet.

It was also great to hear from Brett Newman again - looks like he's still holed up in LA and doing OK, I hope.

M6smitten · Post by **M6smitten** » Oct 04, 2012 6:50 PM

Wow, you have excellent taste in automobiles ! And that color...Oooohh lala. All kidding aside, Henna is my fav e24 color but I am a little biased as I assume you are.
You have a true time capsule I just hope you're not afraid to rack up some miles on her. These cars are great to look at ( I sneak into the garage just to look at her) but as tSchultz is teaching me, they're best when running at high RPM to some remote destination.
Let me know you want to get rid of those old TRX wheels, 8)

p.s. Might think about ///M Registry
http://www.bmwmregistry.com/detail.php?id=9272

m-racer · Post by **m-racer** » Oct 07, 2012 11:49 AM

Just looks like it belongs in the Mike Gray stable. Henna is my favorite color. As my car buds in the UK say "just brilliant!"

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Dec 09, 2012 11:16 AM

For those who might be interested, I thought I'd post an update on the work I've done on the car over the past 5 weeks or so.

With the considerable help of ToddH/alpinacsi, we have completely removed all the federalization emission control stuff and an amazing amount of wiring and trunk brackets left over from an old mobile phone installed in the car. New brakes/rotors front and rear, replaced the air filter box (amazed you can still get a new one!), washer fluid tank and coolant overflow bottle. New SI board. Found a new Blaupunkt Lexington radio/cassette player on eBay that looks pretty period correct and had that installed as well. All new front grills and M-badge, with the headlight grills the shadowlined version. Lots of cleaning and general spiffing-up.

Here are a few photos taken yesterday, showing the improvements to the car so far:

(Couple of hennarot cars - mine and DavidF/GaAlpina owner's M3 at Caffeine and Octane in Atlanta last Sunday)

I've got the euro turn signals on hand but am waiting for a nice set of euro lights/wipers and will install all that at the same time. Also have a set of 17" BBS RS 198s undergoing restoration now and will have those on the car in the next couple of weeks, although I really do like the stock 415 metric wheels that are on the car now. But they do sort of limit the tire choices!

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Dec 09, 2012 11:51 AM

Sharp looking car! I am amazed at how much cleaner it looks already

Nice license plate bracket

-- I'm glad it found a good home on such an extraordinary car, Mike.

-Tom

winfred · Post by **winfred** » Dec 09, 2012 11:57 AM

one thing i thought about with my near perfect 415mm wheels was to see if non metric barrels would be feasible, mine would need to be machined as they are one piece but you appear to not have that problem. barrels are expensive but the two and half grand coker wants for a set of tires is about a wash, plus you get to play with width

found a useful post on big coupe if you are not familiar with the wheels construction http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18387

Post by **Justin_FL** » Dec 09, 2012 2:26 PM

Looking good, Mike. I'm not sure about adding headlight wipers. They just look ugly and spoil the otherwise clean lines on the front end, IMO.

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Dec 09, 2012 4:08 PM

Tom: Yeah, the license plate bracket worked out just great. Much better than bending the bottom of the plate, as the PO did. Thanks for letting me have it.

Justin: Headlight wipers were on the car originally and my thought is to get the car back to as close to stock as possible. A friend has got a very nice set of euro lights w/wipers that he has offered me, so I think I'll put those on.

Winfred: I've thought about the possibility of getting the original wheels rebuilt with new rims and will probably check into that once the RS's are on the car. I love the fact that the center cap and nut on these wheels are metal, not plastic, the nut is threaded and screws on the wheel.

A much superior design to the later wheels, it seems to me.

Post by **Justin_FL** » Dec 09, 2012 4:46 PM

Ah, guess I missed that in Brian's post. I'm all for making the car as original as possible given its generally unmolested and survivor condition after all these years.

Based on the photos your car should be very well at the Sharkfest concours

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Dec 09, 2012 9:16 PM

winfred · Post by **winfred** » Dec 09, 2012 9:32 PM

mine is not as nice and is zino not henna but i like the eyelashes. yea those center caps are monstrous, you could kill somebody with one they are so substantial

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Dec 09, 2012 11:37 PM

That's gorgeous. I can't say I'm a huge fan of the shadowline grilles (given the rest of the car), but it's your car!

Good choice on the 198s as they will be closer to the 007s that are on the car now.

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Dec 10, 2012 8:55 AM

Hey Chris. I didn't order the shadowline headlight grills specifically - just told the guys at Blunttech I needed grills for the E24 and that is what I got. I'll likely swap them out for the chrome-trimmed grills at some point but really don't think they look bad. Perhaps a bit more aggressive than the chrome grills.

GaAlpinaOwner · Post by **GaAlpinaOwner** » Dec 10, 2012 10:39 AM

Probably the nicest E24 I have ever been around and definitely my favorite color!!!
Enjoyed your company at C&O Mike...see you soon

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Dec 10, 2012 1:20 PM

gray635 wrote:Hey Chris. I didn't order the shadowline headlight grills specifically - just told the guys at Blunttech I needed grills for the E24 and that is what I got. I'll likely swap them out for the chrome-trimmed grills at some point but really don't think they look bad. Perhaps a bit more aggressive than the chrome grills.

I give you that for sure. I just have always liked the non-shadowline grilles.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Dec 10, 2012 11:18 PM

Beautiful Car! Id love to own an M6

5280 JB · Post by **5280 JB** » Dec 11, 2012 12:42 AM

Excellent work, Mike. The car looks just gorgeous!

Next: The great wheel debate

Can't go wrong on that car with either the stock TRX's, or the BBS options. Gunna' be fun!

Jim

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