1994 BMW E34 540I/6

ustbutler · 18 Oct 2015 at 17:28

FIRST COUPLE OF POST HAVE BEEN COPIED

BMW E34 540I/6
BK35093

I'm starting this project blog with the news that BK35093 is on her way to the Butler HQ, BK35093 is coming from Ireland she was owned by trader SSkoda at Wills Wheels.

BK35093 will be the replacement for our accident damaged 540i.

BK35093 is a genuine six speed manual model one of only 3,203 world wide and one of only 249 (HE52) In right hand drive. Only 157 540i6s come to the United Kingdom, Being Cosmosschwarz metallic makes her 1/45.

Production date for BK35093 was the 30/11/1994 Warranty started on the 3/1/1995

Sales Dealer - 05167

Registration Number.

M668CGF

Factory Specification.

Dealer Insight.

What we have been told by our friendly local BMW service adviser Katie
That BK35093 received during its warranty time.

Five radiator caps between (1995-2001)
Rear drivers side trailing arm (1998)
Two new alloy wheels (1998)
Both front shocks during (1999)
Replacement Block @ 88K (2001)

We have also found adverts concerning BK35093

BK35093 Appeared for sale in mid to late 2009

During the following period BK35093 has undergone some changes,
BK35093 is now sporting extended sports champaign leather

BK35093 has also had a trick upgraded differential swapping the 2,93 to a more spirited 3,64 coupled with a quick shift arrangement.

In between this time BK35093 has had a number plate changed to TUL1540

BK35093 again appeared for sale in mid 2014

The Do List

Clean wheel arches and fit seventeen inch style sixteen's
Remove sills clean and protect.
Upgrade shocks to Bilstein B8 coupled with Eibach springs
Replace air conditioning
...
And Enjoy :wub:

Most of the Hit list would not need doing but I have the parts .. Why not.. we have all the items from our previous accident damaged 540i :grin:

Photos from the advert..

ustbutler · 18 Oct 2015 at 17:47

Delivery

BK35093 was delivered on the 9/12/14 I planed on removing the whole interior and replacing it with the interior out of the Silver 540i returning BK35093 back to its original specification.

We had only put around 10 miles on her and she seemed drive all right, but was hard to judge as the wheels were just delivery wheels. There was a small vibration, but at this stage we where still learning about BK35093, and the long road to recovery.

Delivery Photos

Jamauk · 18 Oct 2015 at 17:53

Great cars, I've developed quite the liking for the E34 over the years as my neighbour has 9 of the things (7 x 3.8 M5s (2 of which are the LE versions)), a quite rare 540i touring (with auto box) and a 525i.

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ustbutler · 18 Oct 2015 at 17:59

Update
(10/12/14)

After having three of these before and being winter, we wanted to protect these as the last owner said there was Zero rust issues. so the first task was to remove the sills covers and rust proof.

After removing the sill covers and a visit to a local garage we realised it would need welding and more then just light M.O.T welding so at this point, we went stright ahead and removed the interior and carpet.

He also pointed out there is a fuel leak by the rear axle..

On a plus note while BK35093 was on the ramps we found out both front and back anti roll bars are Ac Schnitzer items with Powerflex bushes including the axle bushes.

ustbutler · 18 Oct 2015 at 18:14

Update
(11/12/14)

Because of the weather, we decided to change the steering wheel and instrument cluster starting the process of restoring the interior to its true former glory.

On removing the rear bench we were greeted with a scene from the Titanic and the smell of an 1970s Ford Escort, It looks like BK35093 has a leak from the rear boot area the battery area was wetter then a ducks belly alone with the sound deadening.

https://youtu.be/i6jLuThKuEk

I don't know how the drips got there either

The battery compartment was dryed and the weather was poor so we would find out more the following day

.
Lucky for BK35093 the water ended up in the battery department rather then the electric department that lives just over the prop shaft tunnel.

This made the interior swap more urgent then it previously was.
On a more positive note, the interior is looking better already with the original steering wheel on BK35093's and original cluster

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ustbutler · 18 Oct 2015 at 18:47

PROGRESS BLOG IS PRETTY BIG SO WE WILL BE DOING 3 UPDATES A DAY TILL WE ARE UP TO DATE

commited · 18 Oct 2015 at 18:50

Looks like the accident damage wasn't too bad to the silver one, why not just repair?

lemonade · 18 Oct 2015 at 19:15

Did you scrap the 540?

almoststew1990 · 18 Oct 2015 at 21:39

I love e34s, they're so modest and understated compared to the modern five series'; they've not got anything to prove.. I also think they're really well proportioned.

Lashout_UK · 18 Oct 2015 at 21:41

Jeez, it looks like someone parked it in a lake for four years!

almoststew1990 said:
I love e34s, they're so modest and understated compared to the modern five series'; they've not got anything to prove.. I also think they're really well proportioned.

Beautifully built cars, too. Own one (if you haven't already)!

sigma · 18 Oct 2015 at 22:14

ustbutler said:
PROGRESS BLOG IS PRETTY BIG SO WE WILL BE DOING 3 UPDATES A DAY TILL WE ARE UP TO DATE

Nice one

Clarkey · 18 Oct 2015 at 22:47

The silver one looks to be much nicer than the new black one?

Do like e34 though, v8 6 speed is definitely the one to have, can make mint drifters out of them

mjt · 18 Oct 2015 at 22:50

Christ, is that Lashout's old one? Why do people let cars get in such a sorry state?

danza · 18 Oct 2015 at 23:25

Throwing stars are gone.

Clarkey · 18 Oct 2015 at 23:30

Huh? Throwing stars were on M5's not 540i's...

Lashout_UK · 19 Oct 2015 at 08:05

Clarkey said:
Huh? Throwing stars were on M5's not 540i's...

When I owned it, back in 2009, it had Throwing Stars on it

It wasn't immaculate by any stretch at that point (it had done 180k, among other things), but it was a very serviceable car and quite presentable.

Scania · 19 Oct 2015 at 08:33

Clarkey said:
The silver one looks to be much nicer than the new black one?

It does, I assume it's worse underneath than the black one?

I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of restoring the black one exceeds the cost of getting the silver one repaired, it looks in quite a sorry state.

Jamauk · 19 Oct 2015 at 08:38

Great car Lashout, looks fantastic, albeit now over six years.

ustbutler · 19 Oct 2015 at 17:25

mjt said:
Christ, is that Lashout's old one? Why do people let cars get in such a sorry state?

Sure is mate

danza said:
Throwing stars are gone.

Long gone before we took ownership..)

Clarkey said:
Huh? Throwing stars were on M5's not 540i's...

Stars come factory on M5s

Scania said:
It does, I assume it's worse underneath than the black one?

I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of restoring the black one exceeds the cost of getting the silver one repaired, it looks in quite a sorry state.

Silver 540 wasnt all that bad underneath just the cost of repairing was just to much and when bk35093 came up for sale as rust free it was just the better option at the time.

Jamauk said:
Great car Lashout, looks fantastic, albeit now over six years.

Agreed.. back on track to its former glory..

I love e34s, they're so modest and understated compared to the modern five series'; they've not got anything to prove.. I also think they're really well proportioned.

Agreed

Great cars, I've developed quite the liking for the E34 over the years as my neighbour has 9 of the things (7 x 3.8 M5s (2 of which are the LE versions)), a quite rare 540i touring (with auto box) and a 525i.

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They are a great car

Did you scrap the 540?

We still have her

ustbutler · 19 Oct 2015 at 17:52

Update
(12/12/14)

We really needed to test drive BK35093 with good rubber, So we set about swapping over the wheels from the 540 auto to the 540 manual. On removing the wheels we decided to have a look around the archs

I will not ramble on much but let the pictures do the talking.

Before passenger rear.

After passenger rear.

Also noticed this passenger rear.

Front passenger.

Back drivers before.

Noticed bubbles felt weak drivers rear sill.

Drivers front before.

needs attention

We didn't take any after photos as the sun was blazing on that particular day,While looking looking at the callipers we did noticed the pads would need changing.