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Old 05-08-2015, 09:18 PM
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Old BMWs

My hobby. Finding them and bringing them back to life.

The black 1983 533i gone - white 1984 633Csi still with me - sitting in the garage waiting for me to re-install the transmission after replacing the clutch.

Amazing how transmissions are easier to remove than install . . .


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Old 05-08-2015, 09:25 PM
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My hobby. Finding them and bringing them back to life.

The black 1983 533i gone - white 1984 633Csi still with me - sitting in the garage waiting for me to re-install the transmission after replacing the clutch.

Amazing how transmissions are easier to remove than install . . .


Used to sell those. Nice cars. What you really need to find, though, is a 1973 3.0CS.
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Used to sell those. Nice cars. What you really need to find, though, is a 1973 3.0CS.
Man, those are the best - the prices are getting ridiculous for rust free southern or California cars though - out of my price range.
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Old 05-08-2015, 09:31 PM
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Man, those are the best - the prices are getting ridiculous for rust free southern or California cars though - out of my price range.
I used to own one, bought it new for something like $12,000. You can add another zero these days.
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I used to own one, bought it new for something like $12,000. You can add another zero these days.
The lines on those cars are perfect - what a design. If I ever find one I can afford I'm going to fit a newer M30 6 cyl. in it and keep it forever.
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The lines on those cars are perfect - what a design. If I ever find one I can afford I'm going to fit an M30 6 cyl. in it and keep it forever.
The CS and CSi all had versions of the M30 (2.8 and 3.0 litre carbureted and 3.0 litre C.I.S. Are you thinking of the 2000 CS?
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Some dude a few blocks from me has three in his backyard that look like that, but have a one piece looking headlight (cover?) that wraps around the front.
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Old 05-08-2015, 10:26 PM
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Some dude a few blocks from me has three in his backyard that look like that, but have a one piece looking headlight (cover?) that wraps around the front.
Could be the 2000 CS, a smaller 4 cylinder version.

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Yeah, that's them.
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