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I replaced one once. It was probably unneccesary however in hindsight.
Here is what I did:

1. Take off cam cover and spark plugs. I left the tensioner and rail in place
2. Hit the starter to ...

It might be the 4-way flasher switch. This happened to my square light car. The switch is a tie point for the whole turn signal system. The switch wears out mechanically and the circuit opens. Try ...

BMW's Mobile Tradition program has made a lot of stuff available. They are really interested in their heritage and the people who work hard to keep it alive. It makes it easy to enjoy one of these c ...

I think the difference in condensors is in the mounting rather than the capacitance. They are capacitors after all and the ignitions systems of all the models are pretty similar, so the capacitance s ...

Acording to the Bavarian Autosport catalog, there are three syles:

1969-1972 002 distributor
1973,74 and tii ID48X distributor reverse style
1975,76 320i thru 1979 008 distributor

Good luck

It is normal for the pads to rub on the rotor. In motion there is no brake pressure so it is not a problem.

The pads should be broken in. Go to an empty road and do several hard stops in rapid su ...

I did a bit of searching and found a place that manufactures crankshafts for the Bristol engines. Velasco Crankshaft Service in Downey California. 562-862-3110. A Bristol owner had a run of these m ...

A lot of people on the Rennlist board (Porsches) have been raving about a gadget called Motive Bleeder. One version of it fits the 45mm cap German reservoirs have. You pump it up to pressurize the s ...

I had a good experience as well.

The injectors shown in the pictures looks like the injectors on my old Porsche 911. The 911's had mechanical injection from 1969 to 1972. I don't have any technical specs on them, but someone told m ...

I just sold a basically similar car on eBay for $3000. It was a 1975 car from the northern midwest (Wisconsin). Mine car had no mechanical issues, no oil consumption. Had some rust in one of the tu ...

I have bought a few cars with salvage titles. They were significantly cheaper than the market value. Same thing when it came time to sell. It helps to have pictures or documentation to detail the d ...

The matching numbers thing was started by the Corvette/muscle car crowd. With those cars, it is possible to create a rare and desirable model by building one. There is a huge value difference betwee ...

I just replaced my turn signal switch (late car with switch on the left). Part number is 61 31 1 356 609. It was $109 from Bavarian Autosport.

The Carfax system is relatively new. I don't know if you will learn much from a 1970's car. Maybe only the last few years of ownership history.

The Clymer manual has diagrams in the back, as does the factory manual. I seem to remember poster sized ones as well. Do a search on eBay. These cars are pretty simple so the Clymer diagrams are ea ...

Found this on eBay. Looks like the steering wheel on the Turbo and M1. Seller does not know if it is real or not. The auction number is 320247298323 or you can try the link below. I have never see ...

The blue car looks like it has the same air dam I do. It came on the car when I bought it, but someone told me it was a Kamei. It looks just like the one on the Turbo but is for use without the Turb ...

I must admit I am a bit hazy on the new/old front clip differences. It looks like the center section is a bit different in the newer cars.

This car is 35 years old and anything could have ha ...

I took a look at some period photos in "Unbeatable BMW" and Alpina's raced with various grill schemes. Some had grills that would be correct for a stock roundie while others had all black schemes or ...

The carbs are correct. When these cars were new, Alpina raced the Ti spec cars with dual sidedraft Solex carbs. The factory used fuel injection and later turbocharged cars. I have never seen a pict ...

This was the same car that was on eBay a few months ago. This time there was a better ad that shows some of the documentation papers and Alpina features. More rare than a Turbo, especially in Tourin ...

I had 3 of these cars back when they were new (about the 1975-78 time frame). I had a 1968, 69 and a 70. All had light gray air cleaner housings.

I have had this. Probably sticking piston in the left front caliper. Sometimes you can free it up by retracting the pistons all the way into the caliper with a channel lock pliers or a big c-clamp. ...

I think the seatbelt interlock system was a 1974 government mandate. It would not be present in a 1972 car. Might be the seatbelt warning light though.

There is a guy on eBay named Tilux that has the a-pillar drains as well as lots of other stuff. Here is one of his auctions:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=A ...

Looks like a pretty clean car. I see snow in the picture, so check it for salt damage in the usual places. After being parked, it will probably need a battery and a flush and fill to the brake/clut ...

Maybe a bit off topic, but here in Wisconsin they test everything back to 1968 with the IM240 test on a dynomometer. My 1975 passes much to my suprise. It has a Weber 32/36, and all the smog gizmos ...

You are right. The 7-digit number (all numerals) is all there is. It is on a riveted plate in the engine compartment next to the right side strut mount.

The feds came up with a standard for ser ...

I reponded to your original ad. I still have my Verona 1975. I sent you a link to photos and can send them again if you wish. The car is a good driver-level car and have added about 2K miles on it ...