August 2012 Car of the Month - BMW Car Club Norway

8 Series
international Owners
SoCal 8s August 2012
Car of the Month Issue
by: Fern Mora, Southern California
Greetings from Stavanger, Norway

1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
In this month issue we reach farther North across the “Great Pond” to Stavanger, Norway, and
feature Terje Nordhus with his award winning 1994 SCHWARZ 2 (668) 850 CSi for our;
“Car of the Month”
Terje’s “huldra66” Story
Terje says he's young guy at 45years but still feels
like 22 (sometimes) He bought his first car at 17,
a Datsun 120Y for almost nothing but then again
his car had a problem, the gearbox was gone. This
was the first car he ever laid his hands on to repair
and he has not stopped since. After three engines,
three gearboxes, and seven years later he decided
to part with the car.
His interest for BMW started years ago when he almost bought a e30, but this time it had a
blown engine. Which was another fixer upper. Sadly, he had to let the deal go. At the time he was
serving in the military and could not afford it.
After his military service was
over he bought a e28 528i that he
had a lot of fun with and kept it for
7 years, The number 7 seems to
stick with in his mind. He has
never sold a car without having it
at least 7 years, so the CSI will be
sticking around for a few more
years.
Example of a e28 528i

These are NOT pictures of his actual cars
e21
e39
e93
Besides working on cars these are Terje’s Hobbies
Working on
Electronics
Jukebox
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Terje also owned a e21 before Terje and his wife
bought the e31 850 CSi, and a e39 Touring now owed
for 10 years, and a previously owned e93 320-Cabrio.
Both of him and his sons also own e39’s. At one point
they actually had 6 BMW’s parked in the driveway.
Currently there are 5.
Terje’s interest enjoys working on older cars. The CSI
is not going into any mechanics garage if he can help
it. Untrustworthy mechanic might want to test drive it
just to have fun. Instead Terje learned as much as
possible about the car, by using the forums and DIY
for advise. The knowledge he gained helped to
perform preventive maintenance and repairs to keep
it running, knowing the work is done right.
So far this has been successful. For the 21,000
(13,050 miles) driven kilometers he has driven, it has
never broken down.
Since a very early age fixing electronics or
mechanical things has been a passion. Apart from
cars his interest has been the pinball machines,
jukeboxes, old radios, and lately brewing beer.
Pin Ball
Machines
Yah!
Brewing
Beer
Fixing Old
Radios

The Search for that
perfect CSi began.
Once Terje figured out that the car had to be a 850
CSi with black interior and SCHWARZ 2 (668)
exterior with low mileage and a good
maintenance history, the search started but it was
not easy to find. There was only one other car in
Norway with the same spec’s so the search
continued all over Europe.
The search occupied most of his time
encompassing a wide variety of color
combinations and price. He was determined to
find that perfect CSi he wanted he knew it was out
there someplace.
After a long time of searching he found it. The car
was in Munich. It had been owned by a BMW
dealer ( EHRL) for many years and on display.
After some price negotiation over the phone he
finally made the deal. However he had to fly to
Germany to pick it up. On his way home he
luckily got to drive on the Autobahn for 1,900km
(1,180 miles) before finally arriving back home.
The car’s history indicated that the car had not
been registered for 7 years, which was worrisome.
The only issue was the slight differential leak,
which was fixed quickly. Another problem
occurred when purchasing the car since it had to
be exported from Germany and import to Norway
and pay those high import taxes.
You really have to love a car before take this step
because it will almost double the price of the car
before you have a license plate on it.
How
Much!
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Q: What made you pick the 8 Series over
other BMW models?
A: “It was love at first sight, 5 years of thinking
and looking at advertisements before I said to
myself; It has to be now or stop looking, then it
happened relatively fast”.

Special Interior Design Features:
Seats: OEM
Headliner OEM
Trim: Wood trim sprayed with piano black
finish
Shift Knob: Replaced emblem with new
original 6 speed Manual
Special Lighting: N/A
Pedals: OEM
“My Suspension
is all OEM”
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Specifications
Engine Performance Features:
Engine Size: 5,6l HP: 380
Software: N/A
Turbo: N/A
Supercharger: N/A
Air Intake: N/A
Major Upgrades to Engine: Full visual upgrade
winter 2010 where all parts got cleaned /
repainted and polished
Exterior Features:
Color: SCHWARZ 2 (668)
Side Skirts: OEM
Trunk Spoiler: None
Front Lower Spoiler: OEM ( CSI type )
Side Mirrors: OEM ( Euro CSI type )

1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Like most 8 owners not being able to just keep it as-
is. Some personal touches were added which made it
special. The steering wheel was not the original OEM
wheel car was delivered with from the BMW factory
in 1994. Someone had changed it prior to him
purchasing the car.
My first change was removing the steering wheel it
had and replaced with a three spoke BMW wheel
with M stitching. The new steering wheel was
modified with a thicker grip and thumbs rest for
comfort and handling.
BBS-LM 19” with10mm spacer
Tire Make: Continental Tire Size Front: 245/35/19 Tire Size Rear: 285/30/19
These wheels are not original but he felt it made the car look a bit more modern than the OEM
and look great on the 8 series. Only one other picture of an 8 Series with these types of wheel was
found. If he ever decides, he can easily get original rims mounted back again.
Here is the work that has been done
•Refurbished/Rebuilt front suspension,
•Replacing suspension arms and bushings.
•Replaced coolant expansion tank and hoses for PM.
•Replaced and repacked bearings on rear axle
•Replaced FTP assemblies due to stone chips
•Glass blasted rear axle oil cooler and repainted.

Q: What is it about the 8 you enjoy
most?
A: “I love driving it, especially long trips, it has
123.000km (76,428 miles) on the clock now,
102,000km (63,380 miles) when I bought it.
Love the look and I can sit in my garage and just
look at it for hours”
Any Special Mention:
“I have . to mention the 8er-Alpina Tour we
participated in this year; This was truly a great
event with great people”
OEM with 6 CD changer
Q: Have you done any interior
improvement?
A: “No, but the wood trim was painted
black piano. Yes I know, it’s not original
but it was done before my time and it
actually looks good to me”
Q: What is your favorite pass time?
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
One - on - One
Q: Do you work on your car?
A: “Yes. I like to maintain it and improve it. By
improving I mean getting it back to factory state inside
and outside technically. I don’t want to forget the
absolutely best part, all the new people I got to know
through the 8 Series meetings and tours as well as on the
Forums”
A: “My car is stored 6 months every winter
inside a heated garage. You can see some old
radios on the shelves that I repair. I have a
pinball machine there that is fully
Terje’s Man Cave
operational. My garage is my hobby room.
I plan to have a refrigerator with some homemade beer in there soon”

Q: Any improvements to your
Engine?
A: This is my engine compartment after a
pretty big clean up. I took out all plastic
parts, removed the old yellow wax coating
that was EVERYWHERE , and then I put
the plastic parts in the dishwasher. My
wife was not very pleased with that.
Finally used a generous amount Maguire’s
tire gel on the plastic leaving it on for
some days before wiping the plastic dry
and it looks like new.
Intakes were also polished and repainted.
All other metal parts were cleaned and
polished and brought back pretty close to
factory state, before BMW added the wax.
The only thing that is not original is the Oil
filler cap. I think this one looks great.
Wow that’s a
Super Clean
Engine Bay It
Looks New!
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Under The Hood

How old are your
tires?
“It’s time to check
the age of your
tires on the
sidewall”
Wokke’s Car
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Q: Have you had any major issues
with your car?
A: “So far, I been very fortunate for the
21,000 km (13,050miles) I have driven it has
never let me down. The only issue was a
blown tire this summer.
I will recommend all 8er owners check the
date on their tires. I found out that even if
the treads are great they can suddenly blow
out. Mine were 9 years old when it happened
to me at the 8er-Alpina Tour this year.
This could have been really bad at high
speed luckily this happen at low speed and
there was no damage to the rim, just some
burnt rubber”
Q: Will you ever sell your 8 and get
something else?
A: Will I ever sell my CSi ?
NO!
What!
I will probably end up with one more I guess.
I am thinking about possibly getting a worn
down or wreaked CSI to fix , modify, paint it
yellow (wokke’s color) and lower it so it’s
nearly unusable. Something I would not do to
my nice 8er.

Q: What Media Exposure have you had?
A: “BMW Magazine May 2011 in the article about the
Norwegian e31 meeting. Where we were featured in a 6
page article which discussed the Norwegian E31 meeting.
Being an e31 owner has lead me to organize 8 Series
events in Norway together with Egil (Noggie on the
forums) I am part of the www.8coupe.com registry
volunteer team as well as www.8er.org the international
8 Series Club”
Here is the tour they took:
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Here is a map of one of our weekend tours that was held in Norway last year
• Stavanger
• Fjord Cruice Route
• Kristiansand
The city of Stavanger, (A) Norway was their starting point. The red line is the Fjord Cruice
route and the destination is the red dot. The yellow ring indicates the area where the scenic drive
took place on Sunday. The blue line is the return route down from the mountain which was
combined with the return trip home. Some owners took the ferry from Kristiansand Norway
back to Denmark.

1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Beautiful Scenic Picture of the May, 2011 Tour
Atop of “Eagles Nest” at the Norwegian
meeting. Winters are tough in Norway lasting 6
months
A Rock Between Two Hard Spots…Been There!
Upon arrival they drove up a winding mountain road
and parked at the restaurant at the top, nicknamed
“The Eagles Nest".
For those that were more adventurous they walked up
to the mountain so that people can enjoy the view,
this was not a long walk, perhaps 15 minutes. After a
while they walked down and had dinner at the
restaurant.
More about the tour here:
http://www.8er.ch/forum/showthread.php?t=11455

1 st
Place
Q: What Awards Have You Received?
A: “I took 3rd Place in 2010, then 2nd
Place in 2011 and finally 1st place this
year at Bilentusiastene, Norway yearly
meeting.
I competed with all makes of cars. Each
year I had an improvement, before finally
received the 1st Place Prize this year.
My cup is shown here”
Also received Best car in category 1990
to 1999.
Awarded 1st Place BMW Stavanger,
Norway 2010
For: Best in show.
Awarded: 1st Place Sweden 2012
For: People choice
Awarded 1st Place Estland in
Norway BMW Meeting 2012
(Estland as
written in
Norwegian)
Winner of The: Peoples Choice
award in Estonia
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
Winner In
3
Countries
Norway
Sweden
And
Estonia.
Not
many can
say that!

A Personal Message From Terje:
1994 850 CSi Stavanger Norway Owner: Terje Nordhus
I would also like to mention the different meetings I have attended and there
will be more as I love these meetings.
• 2 x Swedish E31 meeting 2010 and 2012
• 1 x Norwegian E31 meeting 2011
• 1 x Poland meeting E31 2011
• 1 x Netherlands meeting E31 2010
• 1 x Estland BMW meeting 2012
Terje’s Closing Comments
You
Got
Mail!
I would like to thank everyone that makes the Forums alive, those guys who started and those who
now run the 8er register www.8coupe.com . All who have and are planning meetings. You all know
who you are. Those that put a lot of effort in making DIY documents for the community
This is what keeps the 8 Series alive, interesting and affordable to own.
Nice License Plate!
Denmark
Poland
Sweden
Norway
Vienna 2013
I
can’t wait for
the next meet
I’m Planning to attend the Vienna meeting in 2013
Here are the links to more information about the activities
in Norway, Sweden, and surrounding countries
www.8er.org
www.8coupe.com
http://8coupe.com/About/RegistryVolunteerTeam.aspx

SoCal 8s and I would like to Congratulate you for
becoming our newest addition to an exclusive group of
members that have been awarded,
“Car of the Month”
Cheers! Fern Mora, SoCal 8s
Here’s to “huldra66”
August Issue 2012
“Car of
the
Month”