£2k o.n.o. M5

Firestar_3x · 12 Feb 2008 at 21:14

R124/LA420 said:
At 250k+ miles its going to want a bit more than a spanner job and I doubt whoever gets the job would find it fun!

Its going to want shims & stuff like that, way beyond me also! - An oilchange is pushing it with me tbh!

I could sit in my garage all day taking it apart, cutting my hands, smelling of oil, and the very next day i'd go back for some more.

Send the stuff off that needs refurb work and start building it back up bit by bit, i would be in heaven, always wanted to do a full rebuild, never had the chance.

'Yet'

georges · 12 Feb 2008 at 21:26

Have my fiesta in a few years Firestar. Ideal!

Firestar_3x · 12 Feb 2008 at 21:27

Thanks for the offer but i'll pass.

233 · 12 Feb 2008 at 22:25

///vtec blinkers on///

ZOMG must be a crap car,

it has them things called torqs

///vtec blinkers off///

Scania · 12 Feb 2008 at 23:18

Firestar_3x said:
I could sit in my garage all day taking it apart, cutting my hands, smelling of oil, and the very next day i'd go back for some more.

Send the stuff off that needs refurb work and start building it back up bit by bit, i would be in heaven, always wanted to do a full rebuild, never had the chance.

'Yet'

Quite mate, same here tbh (a pipe dream if ever there was one!) alas, no time, never mind funds!

And to restore one of only 184 original cars, something special. :cool:

People forget, the e28 M5 was a hand built vehicle.

Built by hand, restored by hand.

Be interesting to see if it pops up again on the M5Board.COM forum restored / running.

flat-6 · 12 Feb 2008 at 23:30

Looks rough but needs saving. Keeping my e28 going makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

The white with the sideskirts and no chrome is about the worst they can look though. Most M5s don't have the skirts of the M535i.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 12 Feb 2008 at 23:31

I know one thing, them seats are in good condition for how many times it will have been sat in for that milage

Scania · 12 Feb 2008 at 23:41

Loowi_ashley said:
I know one thing, them seats are in good condition for how many times it will have been sat in for that milage

Given that its stood for a while, the car looks reasonably good, especially given the age / mileage.

That the interior is in such good condition is promising,

The car in question.

as a contrast, this is the interior of a much cleaner looking example....

Nice tidy e28
Wonder what its mileage is?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Cs5k1uPN0

That sound alone is worth restoring!

Born_2_Kill_83 · 13 Feb 2008 at 00:00

Interior can tell you a huge story with regrads to the cars life/abuse.

If you've got the love, restore it, it'll put a smile on your face

Fido McNasty · 13 Feb 2008 at 04:05

Car were med frum girdirs in yorkshire. Leda adjustables all round, GpA style topmounts, relatively substantial cage, no trim, minimal guages, e34 3.8, paddle clutch etc etc, way back in 1997. 1140 kilos.

The split rim 18 bbs's were on for a track day, but it looked wide. In the 97 BM Challenge it had to run on 15 rims 225/50 Kumho control tyres.

I loved the e28 but it was as aerodynamic as a brick. Good fun though.

Scania · 13 Feb 2008 at 04:29

Nice one bud.

Kuhan · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:10

267k miles :eek:

shed!

digitalwolf · 13 Feb 2008 at 17:09

267k on an old beemer. Pah!

Got atleast another 500k left in her

atpbx · 13 Feb 2008 at 17:39

Firestar_3x said:
, like the dukes of hazzard charger from nothing more than a very very rusted shell.

They didnt "restore" a car, they built an entirely new one, using the rusty old shell of the old one if thats the case.

You "restore" a car if the majority of the car is still in the finished article.

Yes the car in question could be "restored" it doesnt change the fact that it in its current condition it is a "shed" and a "nail".
When "restored" it will be a Starship mile M5 with pretty paint work.

Firestar_3x · 13 Feb 2008 at 17:48

atpbx said:
They didnt "restore" a car, they built an entirely new one, using the rusty old shell of the old one if thats the case.

You "restore" a car if the majority of the car is still in the finished article.

Read.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=119349

On the chassis plate, the front end of the Charger almost miraculously pulled out to within a few millimeters of the Mopar's original specifications. Even the crease across the transmission tunnel pulled out elegantly.

Its STILL got the same VIN so its STILL the same car.

Thats what restoring a cars about, you cut out the old and replace it with new, if it wasn't the same car it wouldn't be classed as the first Duke charger and it wouldn't be worth a fortune.

atpbx · 13 Feb 2008 at 18:16

Firestar_3x said:
/www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=119349[/URL]

Its STILL got the same VIN so its STILL the same car.

Thats what restoring a cars about, you cut out the old and replace it with new, if it wasn't the same car it wouldn't be classed as the first Duke charger and it wouldn't be worth a fortune.

Replacing almost every part of a car is not restoring it.
Its not something you can argue against its a fact, they built an entirely new car (i still have not read the article, just going by what you said in your first post) If your definition of "same car" is its got the same chassis number, well there you go, i still wouldn't call it a restoration, i would say its a new build with a couple old components.

Taking the M5 here, stripping it down giving it a respray and replacing the odd engine component and bit of trim is restoring.

Firestar_3x · 13 Feb 2008 at 18:20

In that case before you put your foot so far into your mouth it simply won't come out i think you should read the link.

Last year, however, Travis truly secured his place in Dukes history with his complete restoration of the very first Charger to ever portray Bo and Luke's beloved General Lee. Over 17 months, Travis transformed "Lee 1," as it was literally labeled by Warner Bros. back then, from a lump of mangled Mopar metal into what could be the most valuable 1969 Dodge Charger in the world.

This story will chronicle the 28-year journey of this very special 1969 Dodge Charger, which has gone from used car to pop culture phenomenon to derelict wreck to meticulously restored million-dollar piece of American history. With our apologies to the E! Channel, this is the True Hollywood Story of Lee 1.

This is the first General Lee as uncovered by Travis Bell and Gary Schneider in Cliff Shaw's junkyard during the year 2000. The idea of restoring a car so comprehensively wrecked never even crossed their minds.

That's Travis Bell again, standing just in front of the General's C-pillar, John Schneider just to his left and the car's owner (and man who paid for the restoration) Marvin Murphy just to Schneider's left. Everyone else in the photo? Well, they're fans. You know, like you. (Photo by Travis Bell)

atpbx · 13 Feb 2008 at 18:25

Firestar_3x said:
In that case before you put your foot so far into your mouth it simply won't come out i think you should read the link.

Dont be such an arrogant jerk off.

I'm going by what you said and what defines a restoration.

Firestar_3x · 13 Feb 2008 at 18:31

The point is i wouldn't try and argue my case further when someone has provided you with information in fact stating it is.

Anyways, now we have indeed concluded he did infact restore it and the world hasn't been fooled by a Q plate General Lee, back to the M5.

atpbx · 13 Feb 2008 at 18:49

Firestar_3x said:
The point is i wouldn't try and argue my case further when someone has provided you with information in fact stating it is.

Anyways, now we have indeed concluded he did infact restore it and the world hasn't been fooled by a Q plate General Lee, back to the M5.

Dear god, hows the view from that high horse of yours?

The facts of the story are quite a bit different from the statement in your first post.

Little more than a rusted shell in your first post translates to:
Almost all of the original car.

So thats a restoration.

You presented it as "just a rusted shell".

Its been straightened, still has the original engine but rebuilt, and the only replacement bit of metal is the boot floor.
Its not the most imformative article ever written.