Finally got my '80 735i running fine and safe at home :)

[MalayCooper]

Some progress on the 735i on Saturday morning:

Heres my M30B35L "Euro" block


Fitted the cyl head and exhaust manifold:


and fitted the valve cover, intake runners, radiator, fuel rail and injectors:








Slowly but surely... getting there!

 

[sharizat]

wow.. looking nice on the engine bay. Engine looks new.

 

[MalayCooper]

wow.. looking nice on the engine bay. Engine looks new.

DONE!







Shes alive! And no smoke! haha

 

[sharizat]

DONE!







Shes alive! And no smoke! haha

hehehe congrats bro.. because of u, im looking for a nice e21 to do restoration like how u do, DIY hehehe

Now waiting for budget and get my self one..

well done bro, hows the sound and the fuel consumption on your car? i bet its better when u top overhauled it right

 

[MalayCooper]

Your intake paint job looks great and so do your wheels!

After a cold shower







Not bad eh?

Syed

 

[uncle aziz]

wow....interesting....I wish I could have one to start project classic

 

[johnj]

car looks immaculate...well done...

 

[MalayCooper]

car looks immaculate...well done...

Thank you. Glad you liked it

 

[badrul880]

Love how the car looks with those awesome rims.

 

[MalayCooper]

Sadly the past weekend I had to remove the engine from the E23 735i as it was smoking badly.

As you may know, I did the "top overhaul" a couple of months ago and I thought that would solve everything. But no... plugs were black and sooty and car wont idle. Upon removing the intake manifold, found engine oil was literally "flowing" inside it... so off came the engine... time for new piston rings...

Here are some pictures from last weekend :







Giving it some cleaning before removing and dismantling everything :



Syed
Malaysia

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Sadly the past weekend I had to remove the engine from the E23 735i as it was smoking badly.

As you may know, I did the "top overhaul" a couple of months ago and I thought that would solve everything. But no... plugs were black and sooty and car wont idle. Upon removing the intake manifold, found engine oil was literally "flowing" inside it... so off came the engine... time for new piston rings...

Here are some pictures from last weekend :







Giving it some cleaning before removing and dismantling everything :



Syed
Malaysia

 

[mizhan]

hope new rings will solve the issue once and for all. good luck.

 

[Jacks]

What a beauty you have there! great photos and great thread. Thanks for sharing!

 

[zib]

As you wish Sir

At tyre shop :



Walla!











The front is HIGH becoz half the engine is not in there Also the driveway is sloping downwards. After driving for a while it should settle back down

Now if I can get the engine running by this weekend.......

I like the alloys, they really match the car!

 

[mizhan]

i miss driving an M30. simply love the way it just pulls and pulls. bucketlist!

 

[tehyw]

Nice colour, nice rim!!!

 

[MalayCooper]

Nice colour, nice rim!!!

Thanks man

 

[miemann]

Overall it's a great car...... like it very much :69: