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  1. # 2574464 On a camping trip in Arkansas late 80's. It was rusty and had a bent trunk lid that wouldn't close but it ran pretty good....
  2. It's free. Look at the ad.I tried but could not change the auto pricing in the topic?
  3. New Center support bearing. Rein. Purchased for 1975 but ended up using another part. Free to to good home. Send address and I'll send it out.
  4. 1980 cruising home from high school in my friends Vega GT. He had to race that guy in the pickup truck.... and spun out in the ditch on the only curve in the road. Trashed the car, Blondie still playing on the radio. We walked home. For Texas, back in the day he was a free spirit from California with a bugeye sprite project. He replaced the Vega with a 68' 1600. I later bought that car from him for $300. The rest is history!
  5. I have the C shaped bracket at the carb rotated 90 degrees on my 38/38. Using a stock rod where the end of the rod points vertically up thru the hole in the bracket. Stock linkage below to the pedal also and everything clears the stock hose.
  6. That's what I'm talking about Slavs! It's about having fun. For me a hike up at night with a headlamp and one run down is as good as any day skiing down fast groomed runs. Alone in the trees, fresh powder skiing, wringing out the 02 on a winding mountain road. Doesn't matter what the "specs" are. No matter what your skill level is or how much fancy equipment you can afford, it's about getting out there and having fun!
  7. Long skis and 02's are nice memories, but there is a lot of fun to be had with modern skis and good equipment to get you there! Just sorry to see the season end so soon...
  8. Congratulations! And looking mighty fine in those bottlecaps! Mine is 2200 numbers away sporting the same shoes....
  9. 455k on mine w/ 207k on current engine. That's 368k since my ownership started in 1990. Still a daily ... 8 months a year.
  10. For the love of a car to go to these lengths to make it roadworthy again. I think I would do the same. I’m glad you’re ok after the accident and I’m enjoying the story of the rebuild!
  11. From a structural engineering viewpoint, the angle method should give you a more accurate measure of tension in the bolt. We never recommend torque wrenches because they must be calibrated and the bolts must have some lubrication to avoid binding and false readings. This is a big variable. The trick to the angle method is determining a "snug tight" condition from which to start measuring the angle. The BMW procedure uses a torque wrench to get this point and again the wrench should be calibrated. Start too soon and you don't achieve adequate tension. I'm not sure how that relates to a compressible gasket so maybe someone has a mechanical engineering viewpoint?
  12. Glad you are OK Lucian. Go slowly with the claim process. Insurance likes to go fast in this case before you have time to think about it. Above all get good medical advice and don't settle too fast. Whiplash and other injuries sometimes take time to present themselves. Then the same goes for the car. Get multiple estimates. Use your shop - not theirs. Leave room for unseen damage. Their insurance should pay for all but once you sign they are off the hook..... And hit and run charge for the culprit? He deserves more than just a increase in the insurance rate.
  13. It is cleaning up nicely! Water and electrical don't mix so start with basic troubleshooting, battery, starter connections, etc. Search can be challenging to get exactly what you want but it's usually there. Everyone's no start issue is different it seems. Every time I go looking for what I want I get a lesson on what I didn't know. There are thousands of years of collective wisdom in there from people who have worked on these cars. Like a gift from the gods!
  14. The car is worth whatever anyone will pay for it. It is not a rust free car. There are too many pics with surface rust on the suspension pieces, trunk, rockers, etc. Surface rust in itself is not the end of the day but to me it is indicative of other things hiding under a masked off respray. If you are not doing body and paint work you should examine this carefully so you know what you are getting.
  15. A good home indeed. Nice looking car! No worries...Shipping is cheap for this one...
  16. OK Don, I'll get that out this week. Just to be sure this fits the stock 1 bbl. Solex air cleaner.
  17. Free to good home. Send me a US address to ship.
  18. landon

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    Looking for front bumper accordions if you have those and willing to sell separate......
  19. Looking for late model front bumper accordions. Left and right. Do you have any of those? Thanks,
  20. $5000.00 in 1975 is worth $23,337.00 in today's money adjusted for inflation. Appreciation or just holding value? I don't like higher prices either but I still drive my 02 daily for cheaper than my neighbors auto expenses, many of whom are driving $50,000 pickup trucks. House prices? Don't even go there....it's 2019 and you have to live in the now.
  21. Looking for late model front bumper accordions to replace some torn ones. Left and right. Don't necessarily need the hardware. Thanks,
  22. Just checking to see what shops are familiar with the 2002's. I'm out in Glenwood Springs and had been using Bimmerhaus for quite a while to do jobs now and then on my 2002 and E30 325ix. The old school techs are gone and they don't seem to be interested in working on these anymore.... Thanks,
  23. Yes, you helped me today! i was looking for this this week. The RealOEM picture looked nothing like this and I was confused with the other 2 numbers you showed. That looks to be exactly what I need for my 75. Where did you get it? Thanks
  24. None of those but the 1971 orange 2002 looks like it has a ti badge on the grill.....
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