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  • 1985 E28 535i M30B35 Swapped|Vinyl Wrapped

    Hi, I'm Walter.

    Now that it's mostly done, I thought I'd post of a thread of my E28 I picked up on September 6th. I've owned a couple BMWs prior to this one (e32 5-speed, e34 540i 6-speed, e30, ect) but this is my first e28. I've wanted one forever, and jumped on a chance to buy one that was mechanically sorted, just needed some love.

    It was previously owned by a BMW/car enthusiast who had the following done:
    • M30B35 Swap
      Bilstein Sports F+R
      H&R Springs
      Upgraded front brakes from a 750i + Stainless lines
      MOMO Wheel
      20MM Front Sway
      3.64LSD
      Lots of new suspension bushings and goodies
      WORKING A/C!
      Fancy Strut Bar
      Probably forgetting the other stuff


    This happened.


    It was a nice clean high hit. The deer didn't want to ruin such a nice example of an e28. It sat like this at the shop for a year? Maybe less? Not sure.

    From the hit, it needed:
    • Radiator
      Fan + Clutch
      Grills + Kidneys
      Headlights
      Core Support fixing
      Hood


    Here it is being delivered to my garage.


    The plan is:
    Fix it.
    Wheels
    Vinyl Wrap (That's what my shop does along with graphic design/signs and such)
    Clean interior
    Drive and enjoy
    Euro Bumpers + Headlights Eventually

    Progress so far:
    Headlights and grills and such removed. (Excuse the garage mess)


    Removed bumper, test fitting grills and headlights after some core support repairs + replaced radiator. Also sanded down the rough clear coat spots to prep for vinyl wrapping.


    At this point it was running and driving. The A/C still worked. The impact with the deer didn't destroy the condenser, saving me tons of time and work getting it working again.

    Drained the bumper for future tuckage


    Because it's being wrapped, didn't want any previous color showing from the valance, so that got painted as well:


    Aaaand look what arrived in the mail today! 3M Dragon Red. Roughly enough to wrap one and a half E28s.


    After the first wrapping session:


    More panels are wrapped:


    Tucked the bumper with the "drive it into the wall method" - worked great.

    Pulled the seats and carpet out to give 'em a good scrubbing. The carpet had definitely been out before. Had it all out in about an hour


    Here's a 50/50 shot of the carpet


    Finished wrapping the back section of the car:


    It actually looks like a red car now! (almost)


    Started wrapping the hood, laid down a big piece of vinyl, brought it back up and all the paint came up with it. (Thus rending the vinyl garbage) Probably due to a ****ty respray of our replacement hood. So off came the paint!




    Probably should've prepped the whole car like this, but whatever.

    Bought an Alpina lip from Latvia on Ebay. Here it is!


    Aaaand here it is wrapped:


    And here it is installed! Fits great.


    And here's the finished front end (minus a turn signal cover I'm waiting on)







    Due to the mishap with the hood, we ended up having to trash the whole piece, and don't have enough vinyl left on the roll to do the roof. I'll be ordering the rest tomorrow and if it comes by this weekend (hopefully) be done with the wrap!

    I need some wheels bad. That's the next step after finishing the wrap.

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    Nice job on the wrap, I know how much of a pain it is to do !
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    • #3
      Wrap is complete. Car is registered and running and driving. The idle isn't quite where I'd like it to be, but it stops hard, goes hard, and is a total blast to drive.













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      • #4
        looks good, euro bumpers?

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