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Car restoration

  • 19-03-2008 8:10pm
    #1
    alpina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭


    Am looking for someone in the car restoration business to view my car prior to spending more money on it, if anyone knows of someone who deals in this any contacts/numbers greatly appreciated. Am in the Limerick area.

    Just want to make sure the car is sound & worth holding onto long term.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    What type of car is it?


  • #3
    alpina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭alpina


    Max_Damage wrote: »
    What type of car is it?

    1981 BMW 6 series ~ 96, 000 mls, every MOT from new, drives well, starts every time. Have had it for few years now & as cheap tax is round the corner wanted to bring back close to perfect if body was worth it. All looks well but I'm no expert on sills/frame etc


  • #4
    Daxklynsmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭Daxklynsmith


    Hi Alpina, fastest test of any of the early BM's, level ground somewhere quiet,put a SCISSOR lift jack under the Jacking points at the front, and start raising it slowly, if you hear a crackling sound, STOP move the jack to the rear point, ditto.
    If no sound, your sills are ok, if there is a crackling sound, take a small sharp pointed screwdriver or brad awl and gently push it in along the line front to rear.if it goes in more than four times, you need new sills soon.
    Use a Hydraulic Jack to check the chassis the same way, slowly and carefully.
    ( I run mine up onto a 2"x 9" Plank that I've shamfered to get the Hydraulic Jack under)
    Sills and wings on a E24 are big bucks, check out Walloth & Nesch and Jaymic websites.
    My rule of thumb is it's sometimes cheaper to buy another one than to fix one.
    I'm up the Road from you near Galway if you want to chat


  • #5
    alpina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭alpina


    Many thanks, some good detailed info. here.
    Believe it or not no rust is protruding anywhere with the exception of some bubbling on the boot lip. It's really the under frame/chasis/sills I need an opinion on as itching to get this back to a fun to drive car again.:cool:
    Will check out your hints/tips on the sills at weekend.

    Cheers.


  • #6
    Daxklynsmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭Daxklynsmith


    Pay your local tyre replacement franchise E20 for the use of their 4 post lift for half an hour, take a good light and examine the underside carefully with a bradawl
    Just dont be the little Dutch boy in the Dyke and make the holes any bigger!! lol


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