So I found this nice E24 for sale yesterday

"offroadkarter" (04RauderDTR)
08/18/2014 at 18:59 • Filed to: bmw, e24, 635csi

I wish I had a way to park this next to my E23 but sadly I just can't.

1986 635CSI US spec auto. 134k miles, sport buckets with memory seats. Originally from texas, last inspected in 2009 in NJ. No idea on the price, the paper that I think had a price on it was upside down on the dash.

DISCUSSION (22)

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:00

I know a guy with a 735 V12 he's looking to unload for $2k

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/18/2014 at 19:02

Theirs a very good reason he's asking 2 grand

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:04

Kinja'd!!!

Dem gold wheels.

GhostZ > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:08

Turn it into this, but with an S62 turbo.

http://worldcarslist.com/images/alpina/…

Dsscats > JGrabowMSt
08/18/2014 at 19:09

No you don't. The 735 was an I6. The 750 was the V12

#DsscatsBeingABadgeDick

JGrabowMSt > Dsscats
08/18/2014 at 19:11

ha, well, whatever it is, I don't want it anyway, so it doesn't matter to me!

offroadkarter > GhostZ
08/18/2014 at 19:12

alpina parts are probably so hard to find and I know they cost big money

I'd probably be the son of a bitch who LSx swaps this car.

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/18/2014 at 19:13

You are right, you DON'T want a BMW V12 car lol

If one of the two PCM's die, you're left with a I6 powering a dead I6

offroadkarter > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/18/2014 at 19:13

they fit this car so well!

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:13

Last time I talked to him, he said it runs and drives, but it's not pristine.

Considering he has two Silvia's and three R32s (legally imported), he doesn't really want it, and wants someone to take it off his hands.

When I asked about how he imported them, he said he works with someone with an import license, and when they eventually open their shop, he will be the head mechanic. One of the R32s is good for a solid 1800HP, and is a full drag car.

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/18/2014 at 19:16

if it was a euro spec e32 it'd be more interesting but since the grey market ended right as the e32 came out I highly doubt many if any hit our shores.

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:26

It's in the back of a lot, I'm not sure I can get any good photos of it from where it is and where I can get.

my bad memory says this is what it is:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sb5omLAIfbU/T…

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/18/2014 at 19:29

yeah thats the e32 the generation that came after mine. One of my friends has a 89 v12 abandoned at his aircraft shop.

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:30

Next time I'm there, I'll pester him for the Skyline pictures, but the BMW is in sad shape. I really wouldn't trust it at all.

offroadkarter > JGrabowMSt
08/18/2014 at 19:42

tell him to bring a skyline to CT

JGrabowMSt > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 19:50

I asked him if he went to any shows, and he said he can't stand shows, he'd rather be racing. So the best I can do is find out where he goes, and try and get some videos of the cars.

GhostZ > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 20:14

I should have clarified, *fake* alpina parts. Just a lookalike body kit and wheels, doesn't have to be authentic.

And I'd totally do the LS swap, but being a Bimmer, I'd want to keep this with a BMW v8.

offroadkarter > GhostZ
08/18/2014 at 20:45

They're to finicky for the power you get out of them. I would be so terrified to supercharge a BMW V8.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 20:58

Oh my goodness, if it was a manual I'd be there tomorrow checking it out.

offroadkarter > wbizarre - OEM fetishist
08/18/2014 at 21:37

easily swappable

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > offroadkarter
08/18/2014 at 21:46

Well, "easily", aren't there a bunch of electrical harnesses to switch out too? Plus I don't really have space to keep a non-driving project, and I was only half-serious. The e30's been good to me so far. Good looking e24 though.

offroadkarter > wbizarre - OEM fetishist
08/18/2014 at 22:21

I've never really looked into swapping a e28/e24 but on my car (e23) the only bit of electrical work is really jumping 2 wires to keep the car from going into limp mode when it realizes the auto trans is missing