<![CDATA[Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project]]>I have a really hard time walking by a nice classic BMW in need of resurrection.

Here is "Emery". She's a 1974 Bavaria 3.0s that has been parked as part of a collection since 1984.  We've have been wanting a 2002, but finding nice ones without taking out a second mortgage is near impossible. 

Cruising FB marketplace, we found this Bavaria and decided take a peek at it.  The first time I saw a Bavaria was at the Vintage in 2022, and there only was 3 of them. 

So, here she is!!  I'm working though getting her running again after sleeping for the better part of 40 years. I've been going through everything; drained the fluids, and inspected the cylinder bores.

I have some wiring issues to clean up, and have replaced the starter so far, but she will be ready to start up soon!  New tires are on order for a set of basketweaves that will be going on her to replace the '80s Keystone wheels.  

I Make poor financial decisions, lol.  The Shop is officially full!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/11062/emery-the-74-e3-bavaria-projectRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 04:57:12 GMTSat, 27 Apr 2024 12:56:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project on Fri, 17 May 2024 14:11:50 GMT]]>It's looking so happy! Nice work!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/118482https://wibimmers.com/post/118482Fri, 17 May 2024 14:11:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project on Fri, 10 May 2024 22:11:43 GMT]]>All ready for the spring picnic!

Running reliably now, new wheels and tires fitted....

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/118413https://wibimmers.com/post/118413Fri, 10 May 2024 22:11:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project on Tue, 07 May 2024 22:32:30 GMT]]>Pest control 😂 Hell yeah, nice work! I just heard about this on the TST podcast the other day 

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/118397https://wibimmers.com/post/118397Tue, 07 May 2024 22:32:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project on Tue, 07 May 2024 14:54:59 GMT]]>She lives!!!!

Surprisingly, she started right up, with lots of smoke from the cylinders soaking, lol.

She runs great when cold and the chokes are closed. I suspect a vacuum leak in the HVAC controls so I'll start by disconnecting all the vacuum lines, plugging the ports, and adding them back one by one to find the culprit.  I'd still like to find someone good with carbs to go through them, I'm sure they need it

New radiator should be here tomorrow, so a quick drain and install, she should be good to go! 

I'm really hoping to have her at the spring picnic this weekend!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/118393https://wibimmers.com/post/118393Tue, 07 May 2024 14:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project on Mon, 06 May 2024 19:11:16 GMT]]>Very cool and can’t wait to hear that M30 sing 😎

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Jdesign said:

Interesting wheels on that thing. Fun to see another Bavaria on here. @ADDvanced Picked one up last year, but his looks to be a much bigger project than yours. Congrats on your purchase, and keep us posted on your progress!

For sure!  Funny, I watched his video shortly after buying it searching for info on reviving the car... Awesome to see he's a member here!  I see he bought the car from Ralph, and I remember seeing that car when I was picking up parts for our E21.  Small world!

I got a lot of work done on the car the last couple weeks.  Just waiting for a couple parts from FCP and she should be running soon!  Updates soon....

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/118356https://wibimmers.com/post/118356Fri, 03 May 2024 11:59:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Emery- the '74 E3 Bavaria Project on Thu, 02 May 2024 16:50:27 GMT]]>Interesting wheels on that thing. Fun to see another Bavaria on here. @ADDvanced Picked one up last year, but his looks to be a much bigger project than yours. Congrats on your purchase, and keep us posted on your progress!

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