A BMW in my future?

Saw an ad a few weeks ago, "'76 BMW 2002, $500"

Hmmm...I called the guy and gave him the number of a friend of mine who is a BMW nut, and called and left a message myself.

So, while I was in the neighborhood, I thought I'd check and see if the thing was still there. Yup. My friend never called, and I was only the 2nd person in a month to look at it!!

It's not bad, but not good. It has some rust starting to eat away at it, but not bad considering the 'vintage'. Still reworkable, although there was some perforation in the door, and a bad Bondo job in the Pass rear 1/4 that need some attention.

Unfortunately, the ignition wiring is phupped duck and it doesn't start. The guy is thinking about getting a new ignition, a 1 day delay from BMW.

Hmmmm...$500...if I could just hear it run...

BTW, it is NOT a Tii... :(

Reply to
Hachiroku
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I had one of those in Spain many moons ago.

Cost 2771 new.

It was a BALL to drive, especially in the mountains

Reply to
Scott in Florida

If you can afford to restore it, you afford to buy brand new one. I don't think you can afford either.

Reply to
Mark A

My friend just bought a '76 Tii. What a cool car. That kugelfischer can be tempermental. It took us a LONG time to get the system dialed in, but once there that little engine screams. There is a guy in San Fran that used to work for Bosch in Germany for about 100 years, and has managed to amass all the discontinued parts for these injection pumps. For $300 bucks you get a rebuild and tuning on this wacky injection dyno that Bosch made in the 70s for dialing in these pumps. Pretty cool.

Reply to
qslim

Now we're really getting Off Topic here...

Reply to
badgolferman

Ah, but it's NOT a Ti or a Tii. Carbeuration!

Reply to
Hachiroku

I can do body work and the car is basically sound. Just want to hear it run...

Reply to
Hachiroku

I *think* this one is a 4 speed. It looks OK, needs some serious TLC, but is a better than average starting point.

Reply to
Hachiroku

If one could hear it 'run' it would not be $500 LOL

mike hunt

Reply to
Mike Hunter

It probably was. Mine was a 4 speed.

Reply to
Scott in Florida

Scott I ran my '71 Pinto in a hill climb race in the Poconos and beat all of the BMW 2002 for the best time. The owner of the BMW that held the record for several years was jumping up and down hollering 'It a Pinto I can't believe I was beaten by a damn Pinto' My record for 2000 CC sedans still stands. When it comes to racing many times it is the guy with the most balls, not the most car that wins. The only driver I even met with more balls than me was when I raced with Mario on the old Nazareth dirt track We always said Mario always finished in one of three position. Blown engine/tranny, smashed, or WINNER. LOL

mike hunt

Reply to
Mike Hunter

You would have LOST to me.

I had NO fear back then....lol

Reply to
Scott in Florida

I speak from experience. If the body is in great shape but the motor and transmission, etc., need work, it is an old car that can be brought back within reason. Once the body starts to rust significantly, run do not walk away from the deal unless you are very rich or nuts.

(Having restored over 20 190SL's 300SL's, 356, 912, 911 and various BMW's over the years). Don't do that any longer, I now have a life.

Richard.

Reply to
Richard

Hmmm....it has a few spots that need some real rework: the rockers need to be redone. The spare tire well is through in spots. The box channel behind the rear tire is gone from the end of the trunk for

4 inches or so. A little bit of surface rust, certainly not much for it's age.
Reply to
Hachiroku

RUN Hachi, RUN!!!

Reply to
Ray O

LOL! I went back to have another look. This is about a $5000 repair job, and that's just the body. Can't start the thing cause the ignition switch went bad. I let a friend know about it. He's a BMW nut. We'll see what he says.

I have enough Rust Problems sitting in my backyard already!

Reply to
Hachiroku

I had a friend that had a SAAB. (Isn't that what you do after you buy them?) One evening he couldn't get it started. He and I worked for an hour. Turns out the fuse under the hood was turned to where it wasn't making contact . . . .

Charles of Schaumburg

Reply to
n5hsr

I would look for other places to spend my $5,000 ;-)

Reply to
Ray O

I got a Supra that needs just about that much...

Reply to
Hachiroku

At least you won't be branded as a liberal yuppie in the Supra!

Reply to
Ray O

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