Shagati:

Ok, just because of you

dumo1:

1st pic iPhone, 2nd pic Samsung phone.

Shagati:
Also

dumo1:
Oga Shagati, out of curiosity, at what point in your life did your love and romance for the German BMW marque start?

Shagati:


Early 90s
The E38 affair was further fuelled by the first Transporter by Jason Statham and The Game by Michael Douglas.

The armoured EWB version was also a favourite of Bank MDs in the late 90s and I just loved em since then

Shagati:
Also

Jakumo:
Shagati your BMW is now a fully restored classic of sublime beauty and perfection. That paint-job is a masterwork of the auto-painter's art-form, and from the pictures shown here, I cannot spot a single flaw or blemish.

Only a true car lover who has personally restored a car to its former glory, will know that feeling of satisfaction that ONLY comes when such an image of perfection is finally derived from what was once a forgotten relic of yesteryear.

The sleek lines of that BMW are so easy on the eyes, like the the sinuous curves of a fit, exercised woman in the prime of her feminine beauty, yet, there is nothing feminine about this BMW, thanks to the rocket power tastefully hidden beneath the hood.

Your project should serve as inspiration to other automobile enthusiasts in Nigeria, who perhaps thought that only the newest and most technologically complex cars deserve to be owned by those who can afford the price-tag.

From a purely pragmatic standpoint, you are MUCH safer driving a restored older car along the unfriendly roads of Nigeria, than you could ever be in a flashy new vehicle, simply because car-snatching and kidnapping gangs assign ZERO value to any vehicle they classify as "old", in order to focus their attention on ambushing brand new cars, and their hapless occupants, who often wind up kidnapped or dead, as their reward for showing off high-value toys in a land where many desperados walking the street have no idea where their next meal will be found.

Cruise your classic Bavarian beauty with pride, and confidence, sir. My hat is off to you for this superb project, and I speak as a die-hard Mercedes worshiper, who nonetheless knows that BMW is a MAJOR force to be reckoned with, out there on the open highway.

Jakumo:
Shagati your BMW is now a fully restored classic of sublime beauty and perfection. That paint-job is a masterwork of the auto-painter's art-form, and from the pictures shown here, I cannot spot a single flaw or blemish.

Only a true car lover who has personally restored a car to its former glory, will know that feeling of satisfaction that ONLY comes when such an image of perfection is finally derived from what was once a forgotten relic of yesteryear.

The sleek lines of that BMW are so easy on the eyes, like the the sinuous curves of a fit, exercised woman in the prime of her feminine beauty, yet, there is nothing feminine about this BMW, thanks to the rocket power tastefully hidden beneath the hood.

Your project should serve as inspiration to other automobile enthusiasts in Nigeria, who perhaps thought that only the newest and most technologically complex cars deserve to be owned by those who can afford the price-tag.

From a purely pragmatic standpoint, you are MUCH safer driving a restored older car along the unfriendly roads of Nigeria, than you could ever be in a flashy new vehicle, simply because car-snatching and kidnapping gangs assign ZERO value to any vehicle they classify as "old", in order to focus their attention on ambushing brand new cars, and their hapless occupants, who often wind up kidnapped or dead, as their reward for showing off high-value toys in a land where many desperados walking the street have no idea where their next meal will be found.

Cruise your classic Bavarian beauty with pride, and confidence, sir. My hat is off to you for this superb project, and I speak as a die-hard Mercedes worshiper, who nonetheless knows that BMW is a MAJOR force to be reckoned with, out there on the open highway.

Jakumo:
Shagati your BMW is now a fully restored classic of sublime beauty and perfection. That paint-job is a masterwork of the auto-painter's art-form, and from the pictures shown here, I cannot spot a single flaw or blemish.

.....Your project should serve as inspiration to other automobile enthusiasts in Nigeria, who perhaps thought that only the newest and most technologically complex cars deserve to be owned by those who can afford the price-tag.

....Cruise your classic Bavarian beauty with pride, and confidence, sir. My hat is off to you for this superb project, and I speak as a die-hard Mercedes worshiper, who nonetheless knows that BMW is a MAJOR force to be reckoned with, out there on the open highway.

Shagati:


Thanks for the kind words dear sir.
This also serves as motivation to actually do more

Cheers Bro

deathwing:
Time already? Choi.

Shagati:


No time to check time boss
Plenty projects out there looking for a similar refresh

kulikuli45:
..... w126 coupe project loading.

All advice and inputs are welcome.

laivwire:

Any progress report on this sir?...or was it a pipedream

laivwire:

Any progress report on this sir?...or was it a pipedream

kulikuli45:

kulikuli45:


Yes ooo.

18" shoes installed.

Bodywork done and primed.

M104 3.2 engine + transmission installed.

Wiring, exhaust, cabling ongoing.

Next is interior

Then paint

laivwire:


Is there a thread on this. I will like to subscribe. Are you also making plans on the body kits, fenders and side skirts?

What was the stock engine size? 5.0?

laivwire:
Geez, can we have a collaborative restoration project someday. Like a group of demeanours on a true classic. The car will be sold las las tho.

kulikuli45:


Yes ooo.

18" shoes installed.

Bodywork done and primed.

M104 3.2 engine + transmission installed.

Wiring, exhaust, cabling ongoing.

Next is interior

Then paint

OgaKazeem:


before we come for ur head bros. is there a particular reason U decided to keep dis sweet gist away from us?

kulikuli45:


I'm considering just AMG front and rear bumpers for now. The car came "padded".
More work will be done on the interior. Better seats, dash, center console, double din entertainment, etc.

Stock engine was 5.5l M117 v8, but previous owner had dropped an m103 L6.

I am considering an m113 later sha. Much later.

kulikuli45:


OgaKazeem, no vex. I will put up a thread ASAP. The thing de do me like new waif. I kept her all to myself.