We have had a bmw e28 for about 22 years now ,it sadly has become a bit too rotton ,the hunt was on for another to replace it ,back in the 1970,s 80s and 90s my father owned a bmw franchise ,as it happened we found this black one on ebay that we actually sold new ,only located in sudbury, also a 520i auto ,so popped up with steve in his van and trailer to have a look ,car turned out to be very solid with only a few minor bits needing welding ,and it had the service book stamped up with our dealer stamps (had to have it) car was a bit sad looking and the exhaust was hanging off but me and stu could see through this ,deal was done and off we went .plan is to go through the whole car top to bottom in our spare time but still keep it on the road .using the other one for donar bits as we have some good bits on it .



Paintwork got a quick correction to see the potential .




As you can see the plastic have faded and the bumpers have took a beating .




Interior is in good condition ,just dirty ,but we have an S E interior in the other one to swop .




Dash is common to crack on these ,we already had a spare


This is our original dealer sticker ,when we sold the garage i took all the stickers and plate stuff




Few pics of the two together




These pics are about a month old (above) i will add more to get it up to date

 

Starting to swop over and paint grilles etc

Fog lamps fitted from white one


New dealer sticker

 

Looks nice and clean for its age polished up well too.I remember my uncle having one on a c plate in silver he kept it for years brought it when it was only a year or two old was a auto too. How would you fit a tow bar with the centre exhaust??I have always wondered that..

 

Next stage is the exhaust ,was blowing very badly when we got the car and was a pattern part ,knowing the people who worked for my father most are still in the bmw network ,our old parts manager is supplying alll the new bits for us
First up ,complete genuine exhaust and all the fittings



Downpipes are stainless

Also manifold off to fit new gaskets

Quiet as a mouse now

 

The exhaust is just off center so they will fit ,yes its very solid ,what was the plate on your one ,we may have sold it new

 

Next up is to change the car to shadowline (dechrome)

Parts of the bumpers were used off the white one ,a new front center was ordered ,and the m tech spolier came off for paint

 

Looking good mate, I do love your resto/projects

 

I will ask him the reg when i see him..Do your neighbours ever complain???

 

Black dot is rust hole

Old bumper past its best

Bits stripped down ,old bits of bumper have been shot blasted inside to get rid of any rusty bits ,our friend scott is doing this for us ,he also worked for our father and now has his own ding and dent firm

Next up are the wheels ,the m5 runs 16" wheels and these are like hens teeth ,the next best thing for the look is the bmw e38 7 series 16" ,picked a set up local ,just need to change the tyres for thinner ones





Pic showing new wheels against ones on car ,michelin primacy 205/55/16 fitted

 

Thanks

 

Quite lucky really mate with our neighbours

 

When I was known as MADEVO 4 on here you done some modifications to my wiper arms for me so I could use aero wiper blades

 

Bumper irons going off for blast and satin black powder coat


Rear lights are next ,one was damaged ,sourced a brand new old stock chrome one ,this needed painting ,the other one came from the other car but was looking tired so was freshened up aswell
rubbed down masked and etch primed

primer

satin black

old and new

Fully refurbed ,also new genuine gaskets fitted

 

yes i remember

 

Front screen trims painted and swopped from other car


wiper arms and door handles refurbed




Also started to strip and paint the trims on the doors
new clips

 

Shadowline exhaust trim off other car

 

Got the bumpers back from paint.

new rubbers

Bolts behind rubbers coated in waxoyl


Irons all minty fresh from blasting


all new clips

number plate support refurbed

All built up

Before building back of bumper was given two coats of smooth black hammerite for extra protection


Then coated in waxoyl



Bumper all fitted on ,had the clear lenses on the white one for years ,think it suited the white ,did not feel the same with black .

Ordered up some genuine ambers

love the look now

Next up was new plates ,i used my spares from years back to make up the geniune L.J.K garages dealer plates with the correct old style font

 

great work mate

 

Next stage was the back bumper ,dug out a new rear rubber we had stored

Powder coated irons


All waxolyed


Fitted on and the shadowline fitted aswell

Boot spolier now fitted

Next up ,dug out of storage a rear parcel shelf with built in blind ,
needs a slight refurb

Got hold of some carpet dye



Big difference where i have not done yet

Speakers refurbed an back in

Top of the rear seat needed a bit doing as had slightly faded

Much better

Old interior pic showing old door card

Upgraded to these ones

Shelf and headrests

Rear end of interior complete

 

Looks awesome already , it was bloody clean when you showed me a month ago !

 

Next stage was the m5 front lip ,dug one out from storage and gave it a rub down ,these where painted satin black from the factory when they was fitted to m5,s ,ours was stiill in the factory grey primer
Quick wash down



Rubbed down in primer

Painting


Drilling front valance

Fitted ,looking much better



Boot lid had some marks from old badge and someother defects so stu carried out some correction

 

Cheers mate ,look much better now ,we have done most of the engine bay aswell now

 

looks great now just needs spme style 5's and a drop

 

Had to get the wheels on next ,changed the car completly






Love this photo

Changed a bit since we got it

 

:O beautiful mate

 

Lots more to come

 

best be buddy

 

job well done liking this

 

Lovely work and attention to detail as always.
Keep the pics coming.

 

I'm LOVING that E28 - Stunning!

Reminds my of my olds mans first BMW - D25 UVH, 525i SE in manual with all the available electric stuff at the time - he bought it when it was 2 years old and kept it for a good few years

 

Thanks for all the comments ,lots more pics to come

 

Fuck the scrapage scheme! Lol I love what you've done with this m8, looks like a time warp. Nice to see old cars being kept in use too.

Well done, keep it up!

 

good work looks real good fella

i always fancied an e28 m5 but never got one

 

Spare uncracked dash brought out from storage ,given an all purpose cleaner session then prepped for refurb

Old cracked dash


Old dash out



Ready to go in


New lighter and ashtray ordered and fitted ,also period radio from white car swopped over





Front seats and door cards swopped over and carpet shampooed



Next stage was to do the water pump and cambelt ,we called one of our old master techs from the garage ,who does bits and bobs for us ,and it turns out looking through the service book he put a cambelt on it back in 1995
Also changed the engine and gearbox mounts


Old covers off for painting

 

Cracking transformation guys, your attention to detail is 100% as usual!!

 

Excellent stuff as usual mate

 

More to update ,into the engine bay now working right through it .
New header tank already fitted in pics as old one was cracked when we bought the car so changed it over when the cambelt was done


Rocker cover off and prepped for paint ,found a product that replicates bare blasted ali ,so gave it a go ,very pleased with it





Air flow meter next ,black painted and masked up for silver


Inlet now off

Stripped and cleaned inside and out

Head and block will also get painted

 

Masked up


Painted


Head and block cleaned

Masked up and head sprayed



Steering box painetd

Thermostate housing

Painted with throttle body

Tested a bit on the inner wing for polishing

 

Valve under inlet ,all rubber pipes are being renewed ,aswell as lots of fuel pipes and vac hoses etc

Cleaned up for paint




More cleaning and painting

inner wing stripped




Rust cure in lower section

50/50

Manifold getting a coat of factory grey ,second coat to go on when car ready to run

 

Stripping out other side




Rust cure this side aswell

Bit of rust cure on inner wing, will deal with these bits in due course


On to injector prep