MikeD

On 1/10/2024 at 1:39 PM, Mike Self said:

Someone recently was indicating that those mounting brackets were (once again) available, but I don't remember who it was since I didn't need one.  

 

In addition to the previously mentioned JB Weld repair, you might also insert a properly sized cup washer in the soft JB Weld  to give the screw something hard to seat against, as it'll chew into the JB Weld as you tighten it.

 

mike

Max has them.  Just received an email from them on their availability, yesterday.

23 hours ago, Conserv said:

Yes, although he was a very nice person, he had been around a long time — was super technical and professional — and played a little bit of a “grumpy old guy” role at Korman. A year after his passing, I ran into a couple Korman guys at Vintage or something else at the BMW CCA Foundation: they were clearly still mourning and missing Jimmy.

 

Here’s Jimmy — or at least his hands — trying to squeeze a bit more power out of my largely stock ‘76!
 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Steve.....thanks for posting the picture of Jimmy.  I took several pictures of him working on my engine but of coarse since they were taken with a film camera,  I cant find the pictures or the negatives.

I used Korman many years ago but only for a mechanical restoration.  He did everything mechanical for me.  I had the car shipped to him for disassembly then shipped to a body shop for body restoration.  After the body was finished it went back to Korman for mechanical assembly and finishing.  They did a fantastic job for me and kept me in the loop everyday.  I talked to Ray so much that when I stopped by his shop about a year ago just to say hello, he recognized my voice as I walked into the shop and asked for him.  When I was there I did see a lot of the same mechanics that worked on my car years ago. Ray was quick to point them out. I have a friend that sent 2 BMW's to him recently and he was happy with their work.  Would I use him again....Absolutely.

As John said above I used Vintage Motor Cars for my Interior.  The are fantastic but way too expensive and since they are very busy it took a long time to finish.

Bottom line do what Jim said above.  Stop in and talk to Ray.  He is super friendly and he will walk you around the shop and let you see all the work in progress.  Then you can make up your own mind.

Mike

15 hours ago, Ed Jenkins said:

I like the concept but a 2002 is a little over 15' so have you actually had a 2002 inside? a tight fit is fine but if an 02 can not it will not work. Please advise. If a 2002 fits I will take it, thanks.

 

Ed

I see that I didnt answer your whole question.  My 2002tii does not fit because it is a 1974.  Big bumpers put it over the size.

Depends on the year of the 2002.  1973 and earlier will fit at just under 14 feet @ 13.88 feet.  Are you local to Springfield VA?  If you are you are welcome to stop by and we can try it.  It is a nice way to store a car.

Fits 2002's from 1973 and earlier only.

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15 hours ago, Dug Nichols said:

Anyone have experience with a side-by-side comparison between the Vredestein and CN36?

 

I'm (over)due to replace my Yokohamas and am looking for the best driving experience when pushing the car hard. My understanding is folks love the CN36's and consider these to be the best performing tire available today.

 

TIA

I have both and prefer the CN36's.

On 7/20/2023 at 11:42 AM, Silver73tii said:

Yesterday I did one of the most fun and rewarding little projects recently on our 1973 tii.  The two lower passenger door "chrome" strips were pretty beaten up with a peeling finish and bare spots.  We acquired a roll of Blick Metallic Film Tape Silver a few months ago, and I procrastinated on trying it out for several reasons.  Most importantly, our car is very original, and I didn't want to do anything to detract from that.  I checked with Maximilian and W&N to see if anyone had a replacement piece, but not really.  You probably know the trim is plastic and "chrome" plated with flash plating, like many plastic car parts.  W&N does have excellent new door panels in our color - marine blue, but they are pretty pricy, and I wanted to keep the originals if possible.  I was hoping someone might make just the replacement strips in polished actual metal, but I did not find them.

 

So I decided to give the tape a try.  I think it worked great.  It's not 100% perfect, but only a real detail nerd can tell the difference from new.   There is one small bump midway on the lower one.  I may just redo it but I thought I would wait a bit to see how it holds up.  This was so easy to do. Doing it again is not a problem.  Note: it would be even easier to get a good fit with the door panel removed and lying flat on a bench.  I did it on the car, which had the added challenge of getting my eyes and hands in the right spot to see well enough to get a good fit.

 

 

Here's what else I learned.  The original "chrome" on our car was peeling, and I tried to clean it up a bit before putting tape over it so that the new tape would not telegraph the old surface below.  I peeled at some loose edges with tweezers, and it just kept peeling.  When I applied my first piece of new tape as a test run, it stuck to the old "chrome," I could immediately see the old "chrome" was not well adhered, barely at all.  It all came off with just a gentle pull on the new tape.  Of course, I wasted some of my fancy new metallic tape, but seeing how easily and thoroughly the old "chrome" could be removed was worth it.  It all just came right off.  I cleaned up the substrate plastic strip with a touch of mineral spirits.

 

Next surprise, the tape we bought is precisely the correct width to cover the strips.  I did trim the first one a tiny bit with an exacto knife, where I put it on a bit crooked, so there was no overlapping onto the blue vinyl.  The recess between the strips and the upholstery is pretty forgiving on alignment.  So on the second strip, I had a better fit, and no trimming was required,  although you do have to trim the ends.  I carefully cut it on the car around the round ends. I was being careful not to cut into vinyl upholstery.

 

 

I was concerned that the ends would not be tidy and round enough.  They are pretty good.  There is a little bit of wrinkling of the tape where it tries to meet the hemispherical end of the strip, but I think it is acceptable.  Certainly better than what we had before.

 

If your door panel trims are peeling and messy, I highly recommend this easy and rewarding upgrade. 

 

  

 

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I had an interior restoration shop try to repair my door panel trim and they said there was nothing they could to return the finish to chrome.  Then I got a call from them saying that they would like to try metal duck tape and cover the trim.  I told them they were crazy and didn't want them to do it.  When I picked up the car I saw that the door panels were perfect.  I asked where did you get the new chrome strips from.  They said Duck Tape.  They put it on anyway and said if I didn't like it they would take it off.  Needless to say its been on there for 15 years and still looks great.

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On 5/10/2023 at 2:58 PM, John_in_VA said:

 

Project, daily driver, original, barn find, restored class - where does it end?!  Kevin opted for Display class when he saw your car & the turbo, and wound up with People's Choice.  But his car is Golf - our Chamonix cars get lost on the lawn!

John...you put on a great event and I know it is a lot of hard work.  Thanks for all you do.  I wish I could have participated this year.

Mike D.

22 hours ago, David Layton said:

The best source on Blaupunkts is Vintageblaue.  Ingo can give you advise.  I sent in a c-series with a non-functioning dial and some other issues and he brought it back to life.  I will be installing it this weekend.

I used Ingo for my Blaupunkt for my 72 911.  He wasn't cheap but the radio is perfect.

My cap from my 74 tii.  Not shiny at all.

17 hours ago, gwb72tii said:

For my 1972 tii. Now that I am forced to disassemble and repaint my car, I’ve had a RH trapezoid mirror that I have never mounted. I will need to buy a passenger door for the restoration, so drilling necessary holes etc. would be no problem.

But…..was a RH trap mirror an option in 1972? I want to keep the restoration as close to stock as possible.

 

TIA

My 74tii has a passenger door trap mirror.  It was a dealer installed option.  Also they installed it free due to screw up in their delivery process.

Mike

18 hours ago, quant said:

Which VP Racing Fuel do you use?

Sorry for the late reply.  Here are pictures of the can of VP fuels that I use.

I use Ethanol free VP Racing Fuels every year when I store my cars for the winter.  VP has a preservative already in it so no need to add anything else.  I have been doing this for years and years and never had a problem.

1 hour ago, jgerock said:

@MikeD

@Earl

Thanks Jim.

14 hours ago, Senna27 said:

My car is almost ready to go. It's been in the body shop for longer than it should've been, after my mechanic backed my car out of his garage with the hood open. It caught his roller door which was part way down and bent (warped) the hood beyond repair. He gave me an original, but rusty replacement which needed lots of work to remove the rust, weld in a patch etc.

 

The hood, nose, air dam and front fenders were all repainted. The rest of the paint is 26 years old. The detailer then did paint correction to remove oxidation, swirls and minor scratches. I must say, he did a fantastic job. Marks, scuffs, swirls and stains in the clear from bird crap all disappeared. The only thing left is to do is install the new drip rail trim then have the entire car ceramic coated. I was on the fence about spending the money but after seeing some of this guy's work and his attention to detail, plus the benefits of ceramic coating, I've decided to have it done.

 

The detailer uses Ceramic Pro brand coating. It's applied in 3 stages and there's a different formulation for the wheels. They coat everything, paint, glass, trim, mirrors, grills, lenses, moldings and wheels. The grade he recommends is the one guaranteed for 5 years. There's a lifetime version, but he said based on the fact that my car lives in a heated garage (we have cold winters in Toronto), rarely driven in the rain and lives the rest of the time under a cover, the 5 year should last a lifetime.  

 

Has anyone else had their car ceramic coated? Are you please with the results or was it a waste of money. Hoping not the latter. 😉

 

Edit: Car is dirty in these photos. 

 

 

Your car looks beautiful.  I have never had my tii coated but have had several of my other cars ceramic coated and I can tell you that there are huge differences in coatings.  The cheaper coatings are worthless but if you get one of the good ones with an experienced technician to put it on, you will be very happy and that looks like what you did.  Dirt will just wash off the car using only the hose.  The coatings have lasted a long time on my cars because they are parked inside out of the sun so I am sure you will get at least 5 years out of them.

On the surface looks very nice and most importantly it has the thoroughly discussed hole

1 hour ago, Tbone1209 said:

Side oiler! Great year. Will look great with those tires.. 6's I presume? 

Thanks..............185/70VR15 Pirelli Cinturato CN36

15 hours ago, JohnS said:

I'm curious.  What tire size does your 72 Porsche take?   Is it a 911?  Love those cars.  

John....1972 911.  The tire size is 185 VR 15.

Longstone must have had a run on these.  I just received 5 of them for a 72 Porsche I am restoring.  I couldn't pass up the great exchange rate either.

14 hours ago, JSchroeder said:

I'm a classic car guy, but never got into the 2002s. But - I found one on craigslist & would love to get a more informed opinion on this particular model than I have. From my uneducated eye, it looks pretty great. But if this car isn't worth $25k, I'd love to know before buying it. Thanks - Justin!

 

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I would agree with others that this isn't worth $25,000.  Maybe 10-15K.  Also there is something about the wording used in the add that makes me think it could be a scam.  I guess it is possible that whoever wrote the add might be someone who English is a second language.  Only buy if you can go see it in person.

I can see it coming....soon to become 8 pages!

14 hours ago, Conserv said:

A 1/2” difference in location (2 3/4” vs. 3 1/4”) would today — in the age of assembly-line robots — definitely announce “not done in the factory”. But in the early ‘70’s, at an under-capitalized auto manufacturer, such a difference could be within an acceptable range, particularly for something only some cars needed. Some guy with a stamping machine could be doing it free-hand.

 

So I’m not counting out factory, dealer, or post-delivery creation at this time.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

Just measured my hole.  it is 3 1/4 inches.

1 hour ago, NickVyse said:

I can't imagine a BMW service bulletin suggesting a dealer take a drill to the metal work. The close up of the OP hole has clearly been drilled and not especially well. What's wrong with a short screw driver?

 

MikeD - has your hole been drilled or cut as part of the pressing? Any chance an early mechanic drilled the hole and you didn't notice?

 

All a bit weird.

NickVyse

It doesn't look drilled.  To me it looks like it was punched out but I wont swear to anything at this point.  As I said in an earlier post my hole was there when I brought the car home from the dealer.  I remember asking the service guy the day I took it back for its first service, what it was and he didn't have a clue.  What ever happened to make the hole had to be done before I took delivery either by the factory or dealership.