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1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep

turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 7, 2018 18:24:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Evening all, thought I'd better post my rolling restoration project. It's a 1986 BMW 520i auto, nothing special but a cracking motor to smoke around in. Recently I've polybushed the rear subframe, new diff mount, new exhaust and full service. oi65.tinypic.com/16760l3.jpg oi66.tinypic.com/4gj38n.jpg oi66.tinypic.com/21ooj90.jpg oi64.tinypic.com/nyhikj.jpg
	Last Edit: Jul 10, 2019 15:39:10 GMT by turbotechnics

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	Jan 7, 2018 18:50:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cant see photos. There is a guide to using them here forum.retro-rides.org/thread/34126/post-pictures-using-photobucket-p6
	Last Edit: Jan 7, 2018 18:50:44 GMT by Deleted

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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 7, 2018 19:09:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Let's try again.


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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 7, 2018 19:19:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Today I sorted out a few niggly jobs. First was to get the interior light working and after some problem solving I found a dodgy wire at the switch. I also had the front doors apart to lubricate the window regulator due to its very slow up and down movement. Plus there was an annoying rattle coming from the drivers door which turned out to be a loose regulator nut.


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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 7, 2018 19:23:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The door membrane had been damaged at some point so I've used a bin liner for now until I can find a better product. It'll keep the water out and stop rotting the door card.


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shielsy68 Posted a lot Posts: 3,348	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep shielsy68 @shielsy68
	Jan 7, 2018 19:40:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	them was some car back in the day


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mino Part of things Posts: 99	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep mino @mino
	Jan 7, 2018 20:01:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I absolutely love the colour!


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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 7, 2018 20:07:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 7, 2018 20:01:30 GMT mino said: I absolutely love the colour! Thanks, I haven't seen another one with the same green on green colour combo.


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beefcake Part of things Posts: 48	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep beefcake @beefcake
	Jan 8, 2018 0:08:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Lovely clean car. What is it like sourcing parts? Tom
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07lilredwagon Posted a lot Posts: 2,051	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep 07lilredwagon @07lilredwagon
	Jan 8, 2018 3:22:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	very nice example....I like that color too.... JP
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shin2chin Part of things Making curse word cars slightly better Posts: 820	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep shin2chin @shin2chin
	Jan 8, 2018 6:24:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That is a gorgeous looking thing
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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 8, 2018 6:47:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 8, 2018 0:08:43 GMT beefcake said: Lovely clean car. What is it like sourcing parts? Tom Thanks. Sourcing parts isn't too bad, you can pretty much get all new mechanical components. However finding decent bumpers, trims, body panels and interior trims is getting harder.


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SmokeEm South East . Posts: 3,303	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep SmokeEm @smokeem
	Jan 8, 2018 8:05:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thats gorgeous that is. Had a black one back in the early 90's. Plenty fast enough despite what people said. Love a shark nose!
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rblote Posted a lot Posts: 2,074	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep rblote @rblote
	Jan 8, 2018 10:31:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That's one fine motor vehicle you got there


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peter96 Part of things Posts: 880	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep peter96 @peter96
	Jan 8, 2018 11:22:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great stuff. I really like an E28s. Good luck with it.


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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 8, 2018 18:11:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks for the kind words people. Hopefully this weekend I'm going to sort out the most offending jacking point in order to keep the MOT man happy but more importantly to stop the spread of bran flakes in the sill.


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Battenberg Part of things Time for Cake.... Posts: 745	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep Battenberg @s2000
	Jan 8, 2018 19:27:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 7, 2018 20:07:47 GMT turbotechnics said: Jan 7, 2018 20:01:30 GMT mino said: I absolutely love the colour! Thanks, I haven't seen another one with the same green on green colour combo. It is an awesome colour combination... not wishing you to sell but I think you will have a fair few takers for it. Cracking Car
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undernutter Part of things Posts: 259	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep undernutter @undernutter
	Jan 9, 2018 10:05:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice choice, looks very clean indeed. I'm liking that colour combination too, I think its quite rare! Nothing wrong with a 520i. Very capable motors and they sound fantastic, too! Mines just ticked over 100k miles and i expect will do twice that again without issue. I expect you already know, but the cambelt needs doing every 60k on these. Well within the capability of the home mechanic, mind you. Good luck with it, look forward to some updates
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turbotechnics Part of things Posts: 299	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep turbotechnics @turbotechnics
	Jan 13, 2018 23:53:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well today was a lot more involved than I wanted it to be. It was time to bite the bullet and get stuck into the nearside front sill and jacking point... The jacking point had rotted out and had an MOT patch poorly welded to it which has led to more rot. Offending jacking point and sill. Bottom of the nearside front wing doesn't look too healthy either. Wheel arch liner removed to reveal lots of trapped mud. I decided to remove the front wing and door so I could have a proper look at the mess lurking behind the wing. As expected the end of the sill was rotten. I cut out the rot to discover the inner sill was well on its way. The jacking point reinforcement was in salvageable condition and was cut out to allow more room for me to sort out the inner sill. After a good prod and a wire wheel, it turns out the floor didn't want to be left out! This is common on e28s because at the end of the floor is a square plate which looks like a good place to jack the car up from. However it's not and when jacked up there it pushes the floor up and cracks the undersealer thus rotting the floor. Cut out the rot on the inner sill being careful not to damage the floor edge which surprisingly was in good order. Inner sill all welded up, followed by jacking point reinforcer. The end of the sill was salvageable by sand blasting and welding up some pin holes. Fabricated the outer sill and added the drain channels. All welded in. Ground back and ready for epoxy, undersealer and stone chip.


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mercedeslimos Part of things Posts: 597	1986 BMW e28 5 series touring car rep mercedeslimos @mercedeslimos
	Jan 14, 2018 0:37:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	She’s a beauty! Green so dark it could be black in some lights. I confess to hating BMWs sometimes, but its the modern w***er driving ones. It took me ten years to get used to the E60, and I think they have aged well enough for me to consider buying one... I do have an E36 Convertible, and i see your car and it reminds me that BMW used to make smashing looking cars until Chris Bangle went a bit bananas!


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