My Big New Coupe: Dinan Supercharged 840i

Matt@AUTOcouture · 12-10-2015, 07:09 PM

Very cool! Glad to see you bringing some life back to her. Always had and will have a soft spot for those cars. Get some old school 3 piece Schnitzers or Hamann wheels on that thing and it's golden <3

JEllis · 12-13-2015, 07:44 PM

Quick update. Had this sitting in the house for months waiting for the 840. Finally got it in today. The interior is overall much nicer without the deteriorating steering wheel the previous owner installed in the car.

IMG_3968 by JEllis, on Flickr

0-60Motorsports · 12-14-2015, 06:06 AM

Very nice. Love the 8er. You should think about changing those wheels out for period correct wheels

swagon · 12-14-2015, 04:05 PM

Amazing. Can't wait too see more.

MKSixer · 12-15-2015, 08:34 PM

Wonderful work!
Thanks for bringing this beauty back to life!!

Nitrousbird · 12-15-2015, 09:12 PM

Can't believe Dinan chose a freaking Powerdyne for their supercharger. There couldn't have been a worse choice than that. Charge top dollar for their stuff and use one of the cheapest superchargers available at the time.

I always liked these cars...a lot. Especially the V12 cars. Their need for maintenance/repair always had me worried I'd be spending too much money and time working on keeping it on the road.

///Matthew · 12-16-2015, 11:05 AM

Epic. The e31 is timeless, best of luck with it!

330xtrai · 12-16-2015, 11:12 AM

Wow amazing car. I would love to have a e31 or e24 M6 in the future.

psuibmw · 12-16-2015, 11:15 AM

Great car

One thing I recommend changing is the wheels, this just me but this is really a nice ride

Congrats

GOLFFRR · 12-16-2015, 11:41 AM

AWESOME to say the least my friend!

safe to say I'm "Jellis"

Eagle1oh7 · 12-16-2015, 12:22 PM

Wow! I am slightly jealous!

manari06 · 12-16-2015, 12:28 PM

Great job and great find!!! Car looks amazing!!!

itrocks4u · 12-16-2015, 12:36 PM

Great write up

Curt2000 · 12-16-2015, 12:50 PM

Very cool project!

FilipMPower · 12-16-2015, 12:51 PM

Nice!

Just out of curiosity, what gas mileage to you get? I used to drive an 850i and that V12 was a fuel guzzler.

W/// · 12-16-2015, 12:55 PM

Wow, you and I seriously have the exact same taste! Do you still have the E36 M3?

The 8er has been one of my favorite cars ever since it came out. The prices on these aren't too ridiculous, but something tells me they'll be going up.

If it wasn't for the fact that I'm dead set on adding a Signal Green F80 to the E36 and E92, I would love to pick up a black or silver 840Ci. Congrats again!

elusive · 12-16-2015, 01:10 PM

One of my favorite cars. Nice work

JEllis · 12-16-2015, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitrousbird

Can't believe Dinan chose a freaking Powerdyne for their supercharger. There couldn't have been a worse choice than that. Charge top dollar for their stuff and use one of the cheapest superchargers available at the time.

I always liked these cars...a lot. Especially the V12 cars. Their need for maintenance/repair always had me worried I'd be spending too much money and time working on keeping it on the road.

Agree with you about the Powerdyne unit. That being said, the one on this car is producing good boost (however I need a gauge) and has been working apparently great for the last decade. I would love to upgrade to a Vortech or Rotrex but the juice isn't worth the squeeze at this point.

Quote:

Originally Posted by psuibmw

Great car

One thing I recommend changing is the wheels, this just me but this is really a nice ride

Congrats

These are going on soon

DD25B141-7EB8-4CFA-AC67-16F8E32A684C by JEllis, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Bajaz001

What a keeper.

E31, DOHC, FI. Damn.

Actually i only dislike RIMS, and automatic gearbox. Definitely future buy for me.

Wheels are being swapped out. The automatic is staying. I have only had 5spd/6spd cars but the auto suits this car very well.

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Originally Posted by Curt2000

Very cool project!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FilipMPower

Nice!

Just out of curiosity, what gas mileage to you get? I used to drive an 850i and that V12 was a fuel guzzler.

About like the E92 but the 840 has a 22 gallon tank so it really can cross some distance!

Quote:

Originally Posted by W///

Wow, you and I seriously have the exact same taste! Do you still have the E36 M3?

The 8er has been one of my favorite cars ever since it came out. The prices on these aren't too ridiculous, but something tells me they'll be going up.

If it wasn't for the fact that I'm dead set on adding a Signal Green F80 to the E36 and E92, I would love to pick up a black or silver 840Ci. Congrats again!

Thanks all!

CalCarNut · 12-16-2015, 01:51 PM

Love the 8 series.

Merlin_83 · 12-16-2015, 01:53 PM

Me too - always be an 850i fan...the look of the car was waaaay ahead of so many others

Very nice work restoring an awesome car

Sal@AUTOcouture · 12-16-2015, 02:21 PM

I like where this is going

tom @ eas · 12-16-2015, 02:33 PM

Awesome build, we had a Cosmos Black 850 in for an engine and diff swap for the CSi versions (self-sourced) some time back, incredible car and was extremely lucky to have been a part of. Essentially, could've have been called an M8.

Keeping the Blaupunkt head unit or swapping over to the CD43 radio?

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Matt@AUTOcouture Colonel 4202 Rep 2,325 Posts Drives: V8 tricycle Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ iTrader: (0)	Very cool! Glad to see you bringing some life back to her. Always had and will have a soft spot for those cars. Get some old school 3 piece Schnitzers or Hamann wheels on that thing and it's golden <3
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JEllis Major General 607 Rep 5,500 Posts Drives: E36 M3, E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth iTrader: (4)	Quick update. Had this sitting in the house for months waiting for the 840. Finally got it in today. The interior is overall much nicer without the deteriorating steering wheel the previous owner installed in the car. IMG_3968 by JEllis, on Flickr __________________ Instagram: jellismotorwerks
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0-60Motorsports Brigadier General 915 Rep 3,254 Posts Drives: BMW M3 JB 04 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kingdom of Bahrain iTrader: (1)	Very nice. Love the 8er. You should think about changing those wheels out for period correct wheels __________________ Current Mods: 2004 E46 M3cs JB/CSL 2010 E70 X5M AW/BLACK 2011 VW Golf R DSG White/Black IG: @060Motorsports
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Nitrousbird Banned 441 Rep 1,602 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Powell, OH iTrader: (2)	Can't believe Dinan chose a freaking Powerdyne for their supercharger. There couldn't have been a worse choice than that. Charge top dollar for their stuff and use one of the cheapest superchargers available at the time. I always liked these cars...a lot. Especially the V12 cars. Their need for maintenance/repair always had me worried I'd be spending too much money and time working on keeping it on the road.
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W/// Lieutenant General 8025 Rep 12,527 Posts Drives: F82GTS, E36/E92M3, Z4M Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SC iTrader: (13)	Wow, you and I seriously have the exact same taste! Do you still have the E36 M3? The 8er has been one of my favorite cars ever since it came out. The prices on these aren't too ridiculous, but something tells me they'll be going up. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm dead set on adding a Signal Green F80 to the E36 and E92, I would love to pick up a black or silver 840Ci. Congrats again! __________________ Current: 16 F82 M4 GTS, Black Sapphire/Black, DCT 08 E92 M3, Sparkling Graphite/Bamboo Beige, 6MT 07 E85 Z4M Roadster, Alpine White/Red, 6MT 99 E36 M3, Techno Violet/Dove Grey, 6MT
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