Hi all,
I have met a few of you in some threads but this is my first introduction. I have owned a lot of terrific BMWs old and new, but have always wanted a coupe. That idea had to get pushed back once kids came along.
Finally my time has come. Over the summer I found a very interesting 1974 European market CS with a rare European sunroof (highly desirable to me). So I get small bumpers, and heater controls in German.
Originally Polaris over blue, one owner had some inspiration and took her all white including the wheels and whitewall tires. She runs very strong, though the clutch doesn't disengage- so it's a riot.
BUT - Over the last several years I have driven a Tesla Model S. This ruined me for gas, exhaust, oil, and transmissions to help them stay in their tiny little band of torque/HP. So I plan to put a Tesla drive unit into the CS, building the first CSE.
I respectfully realize that this may fall flat with a lot of purists here (It generally goes that way when people convert Porsche 911s to electric
But in case any of you are interested, I did build a blog site that you can check out. https://bmwcse.com
I am doing the blog because a lot of my friends and clients around the country are interested to follow along casually, as well as the folks at the DIY Electric Car forum that I am a part of.
I do hope that enough of you are open to my friendship as I will certainly need to be involved here for so much terrific E9 knowledge, parts and information that I am soaking up already.
Thanks again guys for the forum, and I look forward to getting to know more of you in the future!
Paul Dexter
I have met a few of you in some threads but this is my first introduction. I have owned a lot of terrific BMWs old and new, but have always wanted a coupe. That idea had to get pushed back once kids came along.
Finally my time has come. Over the summer I found a very interesting 1974 European market CS with a rare European sunroof (highly desirable to me). So I get small bumpers, and heater controls in German.
Originally Polaris over blue, one owner had some inspiration and took her all white including the wheels and whitewall tires. She runs very strong, though the clutch doesn't disengage- so it's a riot.
![BMW-CS.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.squarespace.com%2Fstatic%2F5b6635c2a9e02808a74be188%2Ft%2F5b7c2e824d7a9cb166916ad3%2F1534865057052%2FBMW-CS.jpg%3Fformat%3D1000w&hash=655df71da2b4b43cb58452429d9809eb)
BUT - Over the last several years I have driven a Tesla Model S. This ruined me for gas, exhaust, oil, and transmissions to help them stay in their tiny little band of torque/HP. So I plan to put a Tesla drive unit into the CS, building the first CSE.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.squarespace.com%2Fstatic%2F5b6635c2a9e02808a74be188%2Ft%2F5bb92fa5e4966b863435fa1b%2F1538863091190%2FBMW-CSE.png%3Fformat%3D2500w&hash=04d0db05f3e6194d4bf2dd464a4aed5f)
I respectfully realize that this may fall flat with a lot of purists here (It generally goes that way when people convert Porsche 911s to electric
I am doing the blog because a lot of my friends and clients around the country are interested to follow along casually, as well as the folks at the DIY Electric Car forum that I am a part of.
I do hope that enough of you are open to my friendship as I will certainly need to be involved here for so much terrific E9 knowledge, parts and information that I am soaking up already.
Thanks again guys for the forum, and I look forward to getting to know more of you in the future!
Paul Dexter