BMW E23 1981 735i Manual

[swisstony179]

Nice project here. Lovly retro colour and a tempting price!

Opinion on this

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-735-I-GREEN-manual-gearbox-1981-e23-shark-nose-735i-easy-project-/281186208192?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item41780109c0#ht_237wt_996

[dave80]

a mates dad had one of these in black when I were a lad,what a beast that was!

[swisstony179]

its a manual and i like the interior colour as well tempting

drop it down onto these rims and youve got a retro show stopper

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alpina-BMW-wheels-e12-e9-e23-e28-e31-e32-e34-B7-Turbo-850i-csi-635csi-M-M5-M3-/290992861114?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item43c086afba#ht_367wt_996

[bavarianretro]

Proper pre facelift shark nose, but that nose cone won't repair easily. I've never taken an E23 one off, but I've done a couple of E24s and it is a long tedious job.

E23 specific parts are getting more difficult to get hold of, but mechanics and suspension should be easily found. 

Manual box and lightened flywheel will make this feel very fast for a big, big car.

Check that it is a 1982 build with Motronic rather than L-Jet and even the early Motronic ECUs are getting scarcer.    Try to get a good look for rust everywhere before spending more than breaker money on it.