Barney’s Verona red Baur refresh

[Mark92131]

14 hours ago, 02Les said:

FYI: Those spacers were on all '02s, Euros as well.

 

All '02's after September 1, 1972 when Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 215 was mandated.  Just didn't realize that Euro cars got the same treatment.  It does make sense that BMW didn't want to stock 2 different strut bearings, one with long studs for US cars and one with short studs for Euro cars.

 

Mark92131

[visionaut]

Red Bauer’s are the best… 🙃

[BarneyT]

I’m feeling considerably better about my Baur Purchase today, I’m not gonna mind so much putting the money into it to make it right…

 

 

Edited October 26, 2023 by BarneyT

[Lorin]

Sheesh. 
 

Go Barney !

[Tommy]

On 10/17/2023 at 7:34 PM, Mark92131 said:

 

All '02's after September 1, 1972 when Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 215 was mandated.  Just didn't realize that Euro cars got the same treatment.  It does make sense that BMW didn't want to stock 2 different strut bearings, one with long studs for US cars and one with short studs for Euro cars.

 

Mark92131

The spacer discussion about euro models was gone through few times and I still don't buy that they would have been put in every model and every market. I haven't seen a such spacer in real life and my 1502 definitely has never had them mounted.

Edited October 27, 2023 by Tommy

[02Les]

8 hours ago, Tommy said:

The spacer discussion about euro models was gone through few times and I still don't buy that they would have been put in every model and every market. I haven't seen a such spacer in real life and my 1502 definitely has never had them mounted.

31 33 1 106 059 = 20mm thick. According to parts book used on most '02s up to model 73 incl E3 & E9

31 33 1 113 721 = 12mm thick. According to parts book used on 02s from model 73 incl E3

 

My UK delivered Nov 1973 RHD Touring had them.

[02Les]

16 hours ago, BarneyT said:

I’m feeling considerably better about my Baur Purchase today, I’m not gonna mind so much putting the money into it to make it right…

 

 

 

Amazing - two bidders took the price from $57k to $105k. Can this be seen as a realistic price?

[BarneyT]

I was thinking it would sale for around 75k, but like they say, all it takes is two people… I could probably see my way to letting this one go for 100k even…

 

Edited October 27, 2023 by BarneyT

[BarneyT]

On 10/17/2023 at 4:12 PM, visionaut said:

Red Bauer’s are the best… 🙃

I put that in with voice recognition and couldn’t figure out how to change it after I posted it…

[visionaut]

3 hours ago, BarneyT said:

couldn’t figure out how to change it after I posted it…

 

Pardon my poke, Barney. ‘Twas just jesting..

 

Creators of topics can change the topic title. If you edit the first creating post of a topic, the Title is there to edit right above the post text.
 

Use your new power 😁

 

Tom

[BarneyT]

     My first real day of work on the Baur, put it up on jack stands…I removed and cleaned the interior of fuel tank not near as bad as I would have thought looks like it was replaced in the recent past…I’m going to blow out fuel lines and check compression next…

 

[BarneyT]

another good day working on the Baur… blew out the fuel lines/removed
the plugs/put a little oil in the cylinders/checked the compression. Very happy with the compression 182/190/190/196…

 

No work for a couple days I’m off to the Texas Hill Country in the E9 coupe  with the Tejas BMW club, Monday I plan on hooking up a temporary fuel pump and trying to start it…

 

 

 

Edited November 3, 2023 by BarneyT

[BMW 1600-2]

On 10/17/2023 at 11:34 AM, Mark92131 said:

 

All '02's after September 1, 1972 when Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 215 was mandated.  Just didn't realize that Euro cars got the same treatment.  It does make sense that BMW didn't want to stock 2 different strut bearings, one with long studs for US cars and one with short studs for Euro cars.

 

Mark92131

Another data point for this discussion - my 9/74 production Italian market tii, has never had the spacers...

[BarneyT]

Back to working on the Baur today…Cleaned and reinstalled the plugs, Hooked up a temporary battery and fuel pump…and it started like a champ.

 

 

 

 

Coupe ran great had incredible weekend.

 

 

[BarneyT]

Started disassembly on the trunk area…