Happy Friday to you!  It’s been a dreary day, but maybe, just maybe, it will clear off for our Cruise-In Friday event tonight!  Here’s a photo from last Friday – thank you to all who attended!

Last week, we took the Baur to a beautiful location for some spring photos:

It’s been another busy week here at Reggie’s Motorworks, as more and more people get excited to get their bimmers in tip-top shape for spring and summer motoring, road trips, and track time:

1. Changed oil and replaced sway bar end links in a 2003 BMW 525i.

2. Performed track/safety inspection and installed a new fuel hose on a 1989 325i.  We can’t wait to show you this car!  The owners just moved here from Washington, and are excited to meet fellow e30 enthusiasts.  This husband and wife team are very active in auto-cross events, and they love their Bimmers!  It was great to meet them last Friday at the Cruise-In!  Welcome to Indy, Justin and Jenna!

3. Leatherique treatment on interior. Rebuilt power antenna for 1993 325i cabrio. Not only was the antenna mast bent, but the fitting was broken off.

Left: Broken Fitting; Right: Normal Fitting.

Removing the bent mast and a view of the inside of the antenna assembly:

When these two pieces were sandwiched together inside the antenna assembly (see photo above), they spun freely, and as a result, did not pull the antenna. The culprit? A plastic tab had broken off inside the half on the right.  When put together, that little piece of plastic fits above the plastic bit on the left. The two halves turn together in unison to pull the mast.

One new antenna mast and seal, coming right up!

Reggie used a wire brush to clean out any debris in the tube.

Now the new antenna can be fed into the unit. Then it’s tested to make sure it’s working properly before being installed in the car.

Reggie is also currently installing the keyless entry system from the M5. More to come on this project!  For now, here’s a look at the tools Reggie will be using to complete this project.

“Way Fast Whitey” performed nicely last weekend at Putnam Park for the Hoosier Chapter BMW CCA Rites O’ Spring event. Here are a few photos of “Way Fast” and some of other drivers (click on each photo for a larger view!):

Have a great weekend!

Tags: 1987 325is track car, 1991 M5, BMW, BMW M5, keyless entry, M5, Putnam, rebuilt antenna, Reggie's Motorworks, RMW Cruise-In Fridays

It’s another sunny Friday here at Reggie’s Motorworks, and we love it!

Be sure to keep an eye on our Cars For Sale page to see what’s available!

Well, our “pending sale” on this e28 fell through this week, so it is still available! This is a 106K car with an amazing red leather interior and crack free dash. It just needs to be gone through mechanically as it has been sitting for 8 or so years.   Click here to see more photos of this e28 bimmer. We bought it as a parts car, but like a couple others we’ve had over the years, its just too nice to tear apart. We really want to see it go to a good home.

You can check it out HERE on eBay. The opening bid is only $900, so bid to win! If you have any questions, please give us a call.

We’re parting out a rusty 1984 325e with automatic transmission in saphirblau-metallic.  Click here to see the full gallery of photos.

Actually, the pearl beige sport seats are in pretty good condition.  One seam needs to be restitched, then a little Leatherique treatment, and they would look great!  Click here to see more detailed photos of these seats.  If you are interested in them, buy them now at a super deal. In the next week or so we’ll fix the bolster and leatherique them, but of course the price will go up!!

The engine was just hoisted out this morning by Reggie.

Reggie’s has also been working on an e36 with some knocking and idling issues. It turns out one of the spark plugs came loose (knocking), and somehow the tip got broken off (idling issues)! Oops…Remember to torque your spark plugs properly:

We hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend! It looks like we’re going to get a taste of spring here in the Midwest! We can’t wait to see 55 degrees!

We’ve been enjoying a day of sunshine here at Reggie’s Motorworks.   Could it be that spring is just around the corner?  Time will tell!

Now for a brief update on what we’ve been up to this week:

1. X3 was in for Inspection II
2. M5 parts for sale

Reggie had never driven the X3 before, and he was impressed with its handling.  Having concentrated mostly on smaller sports cars, he has read that both the X5 and the X3 handle well…he concurs!

And we’re working on parting out the M5.  Just listen to this S38 engine pur.  Here’s a look at the exhaust.  And one more video here.

Check out this link to get more information on the parts that are for sale, including pricing and shipping information.

Have a great weekend!

Well, here you go!

Okay, so it’s an M5 parts car literally “over” our little ‘69 ‘02. I just set them that way while we were moving things around, and couldn’t help but come up with a dumb joke:).

Well, this week was kind of “business as usual”. We didn’t have any huge highlights in any of our projects, but we did have the opportunity to work on some nice cars, and sell some parts!

The M5 is still running great, and has been posted for sale in e30tech.com in the classified section. I posted it there first because we sponsor that site, and wanted to give the e30 community the first shot at that drive train if someone were wanting to build a MONSTER project.

One of our great friends/customers (Jim) stopped by, and has an interest in putting that M5 running gear in an early  Datsun 240z! We feel that would be a great project, and have agreed to discuss it further in the coming weeks/months (if no one beats him to it!).

What do you think? I think this car would be fun with a 315 HP BMW engine in it, don’t you?(bootleg photo from Google images:))

Now the 240z is just one idea, and so far the engine is not sold so it could still be yours. If you have your own idea of what you want to do with an M5 engine……or want to commission us to inject some German muscle into your project car, just drop us a line.  Anything is possible…..as long as you’ve got a sturdy checkbook (just kidding, it could really be HUGE bang for your buck):).

We are also hoping to bid farewell to our current “shop truck” (the green one). We bought this old Volvo wagon last spring to use as a parts hauler. It served us well for a few months/10,000 miles, but has become too needy. Granted, it has 353K miles!! We also bought the ‘83 turbo wagon next to it to grab some “optional equipment” for our wagon, but alas, there is only so much time in the day. The ‘80 wagon would be a GREAT project for someone….but we already have a project.  All is not lost for us in the Volvo department though, as there is a trade pending! A Volvo enthusiast has an interest in these two wagons, and has offered to trade one 1991 240 wagon for the pair you see here. This should give us a dependable “plain jane” wagon, while he gets the more characteristic older wagons.

Well, we hope you have a safe and happy holiday (if we don’t get a chance to blog before then)!

Happy Friday!  We’ve had another busy week here at Reggie’s Motorworks.  We’ve got some new parts cars to show you…the M5 and the 320is.  Reggie also worked on a 1987 325i convertible…more on that later, please keep reading!

Let’s start with this poor ol’ ‘91 M5…she’s seen better days, that is for certain!  We’re hoping to turn her around though…

As you can see, she’s saved quite a few souvenirs from fall…so many leaves were packed around the engine!

First thing to do is get rid of all of those leaves, and whatever else might be lurking inside. She’s been sitting for the past 8 or 9 years, so maybe we ought to cut her some slack.

The passenger side is not so hot either.  Scratches and dents, it ain’t pretty, folks!

An ugly patch of rust on the passenger side by the trunk.  How did that happen?!

Still looks mean from the front though!

Despite the cracked windshield, the interior is very nice.  The black leather seats are beautiful!  And quite comfortable!

All the leaves have been removed, and the nasty oil has been drained.  Now it’s looking a little bit better…

With a delicate hand, the rusty throttle body linkage was loosened, old spark plugs were pulled, and the mighty engine was turned over by hand.  The good news is that the engine was not stuck.

***As of publication time, the starter is firing!!!***

Here’s a look at Reggie’s trip to Cincinnati a few weeks ago when he picked up the ‘83 320is.  It was a beautiful fall day for a drive to pick up an ol’ Bimmer.  Parts from this one will go to the ‘69 2002…and we’ll have some parts leftover for your Bimmer as well!

The truck and trailer were eager to get something cool to haul around.  Too bad the tractor didn’t come with this car!  Oh well, we wouldn’t have room for it here at the shop.

A look at the interior…Recaro seats!!!

The gentleman selling this car also had a few other Bimmers on his property.

This interior is a great candidate for some Leatherique… and some good old fashioned TLC wouldn’t hurt either.

Alas, it was time to load up the trailer and head home.

You may be wondering about the last part of the title of this post, and how it could possibly fit in with BMW’s, e30’s, or cars in general.  Well, it was a stretch, but, hey, it got you asking questions, right?? At the beginning of this post, I mentioned that Reggie worked on a very nice 1987 325i convertible for a great customer of ours.  He’d been having some performance issues with his car, and brought it by the shop during our Black Friday Sale last week and had Reggie take a look.  Here’s what he found:

The guibo was in sad shape, to say the least. And that’s what not to wear!  Although, it will make for some cool art to have around the shop.

Have a great weekend!  Reggie plans to work on the 2002 again tomorrow, so we’ll keep you posted!

Don’t forget about these great machines we have for sale!  The keys to either one of these would make perfect stocking stuffers for the BMW enthusiast on your shopping list!    Please call or email for an appointment.

1987 325is, 5-speed View the full gallery here.

1983 733i, 5-speed View the full gallery here.