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oh, i have the front roundel (new) and new bmw symbols for the wheels etc- and well, a couple bins full of parts-- etc. and don't get thrown off by the pic of the rust above - thats really the only b ...

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Well, I just got the official notice of acceptance to graduate school - which means I'm gonna be in the poor house for the next couple of years- and will never be able to finish the '70: so shes for ...

dang got to ship this car to Puerto Rico!

id love to get ~3k for it, but the market in California is pretty weak for the seller - too many old cars in nice shape hanging around-- which usually is ...

looks to me like you were over-rich for some time. the single solex is a stand up carb but who knows, your float might have been out of balance for years.

maybe someone more knowledgable than me ...

wow, I'm with you: thats a lot of crud. ive seen quite a few intakes and not ever seen that.

what carb where you running?

a little back on topic:

I don't like the miata because it looks like plastic. i dont like any car that looks like plastic. I also don't like any car with a computer controlled fuel system. I don ...

350 is a little small - admittedly. i had a 450 in hawaii and that was just about perfect for the island where everything is within 1 hour - no matter where you are. I had a 650 in japan and even th ...

i was also thinking of a motorcycle. got mana's car - so thats one, could just get a bike.

guy was gonna trade me his old honda for my vw van, but i needed the cash so i sold the van. but now t ...

yeah, i got like 500 dollars worth of alfa suspension in the shed. thats a start- :)

i find that as a street mechanic, i can only take a car so far--- im good at taking a car that doesn't run a ...

you got money and a parking space, i got no money and street parking. i'm a guerella mechanic dude! :)

plus im married! heh.

you would be surprised at the parallels between an alfa spider and an 02 -> the spider has the same basic chasis and engine suspension as the alfa GTV - which was the direct rival to the 2002 as the ...

I woke up this morning with the singing in my ears for an italian roadster-- you know, an alfa romeo, or maybe even a fiat if its pre 1971 --

what does this to do with my 02? well, i can only ha ...

my bro always thought it would be cool to integrate a little radar detector into that area. - if you could do that then it wouild be real cool. worthy a ncie write up in the FAQ!

got a good source for those thermo switches? mine is just direct wired (with the relay) to the main fuse-- works fine but yeah, always on.

86 cabrio parts work in a truck? the engine is ok i guess - i just got the timing belt changed and all the seals replaced and crap - the CIS is fine, but the injectors are kinda messy. ones leaking ...

lets hope my next message isn't: it exploded!

so my wife's car, a 86 vw cabrio, the one that usually works vs my 02 project, blew its tranny out the tailpipe - of course just after i got new tires and brakes and the injectors serviced - oil, tran ...

yeah.- the no gas cap look is also nice. but what is it they say-- its kind of like a beauty mark, the small imprefection that emphasises the beauty of the whole!

but actually, i jsut havnt thoug ...

i mean i might be able to. maybe. but i wanted to get a set to take a look at!

truth is you can get translucent paint and just paint it any color you want. problem is that they aren't clear ...

well, it all started when I realized that I am an idiot and that half my job is being a lighting tech, and that i can pretty much color any light to be whatever i want with a gel, and i have connectio ...

if the frames are the same then i can- - for some reason I though they were different as people always say: how do I wire euro markers?? i figured if they were the same as US markers then why woul ...

hey, still interested in the lights, but have not heard back?

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jetboy@newbabynews.net

Jetboy,
I have a 121ti head that is in good shape. It is broken down for rebuild. I have not checked the height but it was working well with no leaks when I pulled it.
I will let it go for $75
The ...

hey, thats cheap-- but not CHEAP- which is where I live - i sent him an email but have not heard back. ill bid when its closer-- but probably get aced out by a bot -

I am no good at the last s ...

you can buy high quality mylar from any decent artist shop/

its like 4 bucks a yard or something. -- i got a giant roll if you want some and can pick up in the mission district SF-->

it would ...

I want to do some experimentation on some euro markers-- so I want a throw away pair that I can use - anyone got any crappy ones they dont want?

the best would be complete but very faded in colo ...

thanks:

found it here too:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2552&mospid=47140&btnr=12_0924&hg=12&fg=05

ill look through my parts bin-- maybe it's laying in there--

i run solex phh (ti) and don't have any clearance trouble with a stock (no dismantle) pump. if you have the ti manifolds there should be no issue as the angle is enough for plenty of clearance.

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