That 633 CSi sitting in my garage

"Trunk Impaired 318" (matteocscaptura)
09/14/2016 at 20:28 • Filed to: None

Yea. Its running now and is kind of awesome. I feel a little ashamed of why my dad and I couldn’t figure it out by ourselves but Im ecstatic nonetheless.

DISCUSSION (16)

petebmwm > Trunk Impaired 318
09/14/2016 at 20:29

what was it?

Trunk Impaired 318 > petebmwm
09/14/2016 at 20:34

Initially we weren’t getting any spark so we started messing around with the electricals. Found two dead crank (and something else) position sensors and replaced them but still couldnt get the engine to fire. Had a friend with an E28 535is come over and take a look and when we got to testing the fuse and relay for the fuel pump, the fuse was blown. The first thing we did when we got the car was replace all of the fuses so it didnt occur to either my dad or myself that we could have blown a fuse.

ToyotaFamily > Trunk Impaired 318
09/14/2016 at 20:36

any plans for it?

petebmwm > Trunk Impaired 318
09/14/2016 at 20:36

did he look at you like this?

Kinja'd!!!

Trunk Impaired 318 > petebmwm
09/14/2016 at 20:41

Surprisingly no. He’s a great guy and has seen worse. But we did find two random live wires that weren’t connected to anything that were probably responsible for blowing the fuse.

Trunk Impaired 318 > ToyotaFamily
09/14/2016 at 20:57

Nothing crazy, it had been sitting for 6 years before we bought it so getting it running was the main goal. With the recent spike in older manual BMW values I thought buying it was a no brainer since it should only increase in value (and we got it for pretty cheap)

Steve in Manhattan > Trunk Impaired 318
09/14/2016 at 21:12

I have said more than a few times in this space that that BMW body style is among the best they’ve ever done. Everything is balanced. I like that.

Trunk Impaired 318 > Steve in Manhattan
09/14/2016 at 21:15

I love it even with the awful US spec bumpers. The body on it was redone 6 years ago right before it was promptly stored until now. That plus the fact that it’s a manual, meant that would have been idiots not to buy it.

Leonardo DiCabriolet > Trunk Impaired 318
09/15/2016 at 03:11

Ugh must resist temptation for E24

RPM esq. > Trunk Impaired 318
09/15/2016 at 03:40

You know those bumpers are easy to tuck in by a few inches, right? You have to drill and drain the shocks, which diminishes their functionality...but the Euro bumpers are even less functional than that.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Trunk Impaired 318
09/15/2016 at 07:22

You have the two door version of my car! Same color and everything I think.733i 5-speed

Kinja'd!!!

Trunk Impaired 318 > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
09/15/2016 at 09:00

Almost! Mine’s actually an early E28 based car. I dont think the color is the same though, my picture is terrible quality but the car is Lapis blue.

Your car is beautiful.

Trunk Impaired 318 > RPM esq.
09/15/2016 at 09:02

I know, I just don’t really want to start hacking stuff up on it.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Trunk Impaired 318
09/15/2016 at 09:22

Ah see I’m a little bad with seeing blue. Oh well Lol. But thanks! I was thinking about picking up a ti for a quick project. They’re e30 based rear suspension right?

Trunk Impaired 318 > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
09/15/2016 at 09:30

Yes, they are!

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Trunk Impaired 318
09/15/2016 at 15:37

Cool. In a barn back in PA is a bunch of suspension components for an e30, leftover from when I had one.