Date: 1-23-08 04:04 From: stephenslyman Subject: My 1974 tii "666 The number of the BEAST"
the car iv got nearly a year ago. got it from a dealership that my cousin works at. when i got it brakes weren't working, either was engine.
and looked in a pretty sad state (still does!).
so this was almost a year ago when i got the engine running and it was running pretty bad. i got the brakes fixed by a mechanic. (bear in mind i dont have much mechanical ability i decided to bring it to a mechanic and it was Hard TO FIND A GUY TO EVEN LOOK AT A 34 YEAR OLD CAR!)
I got the brakes overhauled for and she seemed pretty nice and on the drive home i noticed she was loosing power so i was half a mile from the house and she CAVED in!
took out the plugs and they were covered with oil and when i seen this i realised the link between the excessive BLACK SMOKE COMIN' OUT OF THE EXAUST!
So near my work there's a place called "Gala Precision Engineering" and these guys are the best, coming from a guy who is new to engine repair these lads are very eager and interested. they do great work too. Above and beyond the call of duty.
so i gave them the engine and they had it for about a month over the summer( delay in parts from Germany) and they restored it and it now runs on unleaded.they cleaned it up too and hopefully they did a great job (as of yet hasnt been tested cos its still on mechanics Floor!)
so after that was got, i brought it to mechanic and said i should get a new clutch kit first...so............i went into my nearest bmw dealership
and how much did they say for disc, plate and release bearing ...........€510
and how long did they say id have to wait?? ..........until the bmw factory gets a sufficient amount of orders so they can MAKE the parts!
so i tried Jamic.co.uk on the off chance they might have refurbished kits and turns out they DID! and only around 120 british pounds
but after a month of waiting and them saying "you should get it this monday" i returned to bmw dealership and the actually had the parts in stock, even though i never ordered them in, so i took em!
so that was November 2007 and im still waiting on my mechanic friend to put the car back together....
i intend on making this car totally Stock, re-chromed, new paint, new interior.
as far as i know there are only and handful of tii's in Ireland so i cant wait to wave the flag for '02 guys here.
1 H/T plug leads April €80.00
2 Fuses off ebay April €15.00
3 Battery LucanAutos May 2007 €80.00
4 Service from CopperAlley Autos
Inc Brakes clutch and engine tune €215.00
5 Steering strut May 2007 Naas Rd bmw €90.00
6 Engine recondition DAN DALY Aug 2007 €2,000.00
conversion off head to unleaded petrol
7 Distributor Cap From Joe Duffy Bmw €16.00
8 Clutch kit October Joe Duffy Bmw €510.00
9 Rotor Arm for Distributor March 2008 €34.00
10 Steering idler from Jaymic.co.uk APR '08 €80.00
Total to date : €2,610.00
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Date: 4-11-08 07:01 From: stephenslyman Subject: Re: My 1974 tii "666 The number of the BEAST"
Update : April 2008, Engines in, Distributor refurbished steering idler replaced. We cant get the piece of crap started. im ANGRY.
the mech i got working on the car is pretty busy with other stuff right now and i got very little engine knowledge, unless i take a video of the engine sound
Update : April 22nd 2008. So iv got the o2 shipped to another yard. me and mechanic are gonna have a go at it this weekend, i had to get a few new parts and that should stop the oil leak. hopefully il have her started this weekend.
adios
Steve
Date: 6-30-08 04:39 From: stephenslyman Subject: Re: My 1974 tii "666 The number of the BEAST"
How slow this car is to get back on the road......
The picture shows how sorry the car is...
im moving to spain soon and i really need to get this thing running before then...[/code]
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