"Two ways of ruining a BMW E9" - or to each his own is beautiful...
I don’t value that guy’s opinion. If he wants to save an e9 he should buy one. An S38 in a clean e9 isn’t objectionable. The convertible was modified long before people cared about these cars.
I would not say that blue hardtop, S38-monster was "ruined." Unless it was a true CSL.
700HP would be quite fun as long as it had reinforcements done and done tastefully.
I like that 'vert too except the interior mods, which are reversible. But all that wiring/electrical...that would be hard to undo. A lot to rip out.
700HP would be quite fun as long as it had reinforcements done and done tastefully.
I like that 'vert too except the interior mods, which are reversible. But all that wiring/electrical...that would be hard to undo. A lot to rip out.
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I think putting a hard top back on that car would be much easier than fixing all the rust on cars we've seen here lately...
Sorry, don’t care for either one, I know I’m in the minority though.
I don’t like them either. I don’t have any desire to have an s38 e9. The e9 lines are lost in convertible form. An advisory article on the author’s opinion of “tasteful modifications” is a bit pointless, and quite predictable IMO. One could easily recycle this article for every popular classic on the market.
right along with you Chris ... i know i am less concerned with originality than many ... and i once thought about an s38 in a coupe, but those days are long gone. i consider a lot of what was done to these coupes as 'tasteless' modifications
ditto
well Brendan, i have seen the car that you are building and i think its just a wee bit different than these things. and yours is being built as a street legal race car. with the s54 in it, fender flares along with radical transformations to the suspension so that it can handle the power that you have dropped in it ... yes there is the custom flooring. you didn't rip the roof off and put a weird interior in it. somehow i have to wonder if the 700 hp with the massive turbo can really put the power onto the ground and keep it there. it doesn't go into the modifications, but using up CSL aluminum body stuff on a car like that - questionable.
I'd love to have that S38 turbo E9, I don't see how it ruins the car, it's easy to put back the M30 at a later point if no major modifications were made to the body.
And the CSL aluminium panels aren't used up, they still exist and looks fine?
And the CSL aluminium panels aren't used up, they still exist and looks fine?
Philippe db
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I don't think you are Chris, even for free I would think twice before putting such cars in my garage.
I learned my lesson very young. Once transferred my second car, a VW Beetle 1303S, in to a Porsche 911 look a like. This not only ruined my wallet but also the car.
peterkaczynski
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To each is their own, I personally love the idea of an s38 and would do it to an e9 in a heartbeat.
you do have to make some changes to the engine compartment to put the s38 into the coupe. my point about CSL aluminum panels is that they aren't available for anybody restoring a CSL and is in need of true CSL parts.I'd love to have that S38 turbo E9, I don't see how it ruins the car, it's easy to put back the M30 at a later point if no major modifications were made to the body.
And the CSL aluminium panels aren't used up, they still exist and looks fine?
While that might be true, I don’t consider some small changes to the engine compartment to ruin a solid, nice, clean looking e9.
I get the point about the aluminium panels, but still, I don’t see how anybody who happens to have CSL panels owe any owners of a real CSL anything. I’m sure they are for sale if the price is right.
It’s just my opinion
the simple fact that these original engines are a joke for the size and weight of the vehicle
hence when mine needed a complete rebuild. i started looking for options
originally i was going be a purist and bring my orig to 3.3 then i
was lucky enuff to find a hand built , by a true 80 yr old legend, 11:1 compression s38.
how could i refuse at 10k , when it was worth 23k at the least.
therein lies the so called ruining of my car
what a joke
literally now one of the fastest coupes on the road
w/ an 85 5sp overdrive and a 3:64 posi
ROCK AND ROLL tortaklo
hence when mine needed a complete rebuild. i started looking for options
originally i was going be a purist and bring my orig to 3.3 then i
was lucky enuff to find a hand built , by a true 80 yr old legend, 11:1 compression s38.
how could i refuse at 10k , when it was worth 23k at the least.
therein lies the so called ruining of my car
what a joke
literally now one of the fastest coupes on the road
w/ an 85 5sp overdrive and a 3:64 posi
ROCK AND ROLL tortaklo
uhmm ... ehrrr ... 'on the road'? or will be on the road once somebody gets the fuel delivery sorted? will be curious how 11:1 on 91 octane pump gas works for you.
the tuner is the best in the business
all he does id race cars at sears point
and has tuned for 91 oct
https://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/4310316-begins.21172/page-21
see bottom of page
also i have a gas station here w 100 oct
or norco 100 if need be
all he does id race cars at sears point
and has tuned for 91 oct
https://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/4310316-begins.21172/page-21
see bottom of page
also i have a gas station here w 100 oct
or norco 100 if need be
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