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1988 BMW E24 M6 total restoration - many pics !

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vlad-NJ
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1988 BMW E24 M6 total restoration - many pics !

Post by vlad-NJ »

I bought this car about a year ago, thinking that I could restore it over the winter. As it turned out (as always) there were other projects that kept us away from working on it. But, we are finally doing it!!!

It's an 88 M6, 2 owner car (last owner had it for 15 years), clean car fax with only 63,000 MILES !!!

Unfortunately, the car was stored outside and needed full paint job as well as the interior restoration.

Prior to the sale, the previous owner performed full tune up to the tune of $2,837 (including all new catalytic converters, new gaskets, wires, caps, rotors, bushings regulators, etc..etc..)
I replaced the clutch, fixed the self leveling rear suspension, replaced rear pitman arms, etc...


This will be one of the cleanest, most original M6 on the East Coast once we will be done with it. So if anybody is in the market for such a car (serious inquiries only, please) - let me know.

The day I picked it up -

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after being in the shop for almost a year, the work has finally began!

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The E24 is nothing like the E30, although, not as complex as modern cars, this 22 year old is temperamental and not easy

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as of today

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hope to finish the bodywork / welding on Mon, then start on the pre-paint process. Will update next week!
skip535i
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Post by skip535i »

DO WORK SON!
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Post by CSBolger »

This will be good.
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Post by mooseheadm5 »

Is that guy welding without eye protection?!?!
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Post by fukoa »

mooseheadm5 wrote:Is that guy welding without eye protection?!?!
and not using jack stands either
good luck with the restoration
mogie
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Post by mogie »

Was this car from CT?
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Post by Dinan e28 »

Scary, but the work looks good.
George
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Post by George »

fukoa wrote:
mooseheadm5 wrote:Is that guy welding without eye protection?!?!
and not using jack stands either
good luck with the restoration
Living on the wild side. I had my turbo car fall on my a few years ago. Not fun.
bmwm3n528
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Post by bmwm3n528 »

Wow. Interesting.

Going Euro or just staying with the big, late bumpers?
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Post by e24mpwr »

Are you going with a color-change to white or is that just the base coat to make the red pop?
vlad-NJ
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Post by vlad-NJ »

finished the body work today

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the rest of the car was primered today as well!

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Post by tschultz »

Coming together real nice! I bet you can't wait.
BadM535i
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Post by BadM535i »

Loving the rear fenders
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Post by 344i »

Euro bumpers and lights. DOIT
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Post by wkohler »

Sweet.

Can't say I understand how a restored car will be one of the most original ones, but to each his own.
WH
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Post by WH »

wkohler wrote:Sweet.

Can't say I understand how a restored car will be one of the most original ones, but to each his own.
I would agree, my 1988 M6 being it's never been restored or painted and sports "only" 130K miles.

I think he wanted to say "low mileage example".

I am surprised at the amount of "restoration" needed with a car even stored outside and that low a mileage. Much more welding and body work than I would expect.

M6's are not really that old a car.

WH
vlad-NJ
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Post by vlad-NJ »

WH wrote:
wkohler wrote: I am surprised at the amount of "restoration" needed with a car even stored outside and that low a mileage. Much more welding and body work than I would expect.

M6's are not really that old a car.

WH
you should see some of the restoration work we did on the E30s which were even newer then this M6.

http://yab-nj.com/gallery/main.php

Often, when you take the car completely appart, you find so many problem areas and imprefections that you would not think existed...

problem is, if you start doing it right, you can just stop otherwise half of the car will be spotless and half of the car will be 22 years old...
L_N_Love
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Post by L_N_Love »

vlad-NJ wrote: often, when you take the car completely appart, you find so many problem areas and imprefections that you would not think existed...

problem is, if you start doing it right, you can just stop otherwise half of the car will be spotless and half of the car will be 22 years old...
Ballpark...what does a good paint job that fixes issues like this one cost?
///MARINE
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Post by ///MARINE »

I have a Cinnabar red 1988 M6. It is exciting to see this work being done. Keep us updated!
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