1985 BMW 745i E23 Project Walk Around

Just a short walk around of my new 1985 BMW 745i project car I picked up a few months ago. I believe this is one of, if not the, lowest optioned BMW 745is produced. The only options I’ve found after decoding the VIN were: 314 - Headed Power Drivers Side Mirror (forgot to mention that in the video) 350 - Thermal Glass - Green (Also forgot to mention that one) 401 - Electric Sliding Roof 850 - Additional Fuel for Export 860 - Additional Side Markers Metallic paint was also optional. So far I haven’t gotten much done to it as I’ve been side tracked with other projects, but I was able to verify it cranks over and builds oil pressure. The fuel pump works, but it does not fire. So far it has no spark but I haven’t been able to look in to that yet. The oddest part is the instrument cluster leads me to believe I may have a bad ECU. Whenever the battery is hooked up the Transmission Fault light comes on immediately even without a key in the ignition…. If the ECU is bad that’s not fun, as they are about $900. #BMW #E23 #7series