doug73cs

John: Any specifics in what you are looking for? Doug

Billw: If you haven't looked through these to excellent restorations they are great resources for just about anything related to the care and feeding of the needy '02. I would send my compilation file but it's bloated to 50MB but all of it comes from Project Blog posts so it is all there for the looking. http://www.02tii.com/suspension.shtml http://www.my2002tii.com/toc.htm http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,286338/highlight,suspension+rebuild/ http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,283064/highlight,/ Best of luck and have fun with it. Doug

Fred That's impressive. I might be able to find a set of corner scales from some of the race guys but front/rear or side to side is easy (but that doesn't really give you the same as corner scales) so I'll try to keep it simple and work in one plane. I'll continue to stare at your post and maybe a light will come on but then there is still the problem of the corner scales. I think it is safe to say that moving 540 lbs toward the COG isn't really going to have much effect on the front/rear distribution. Thanks to all for the insights. Doug

Ski bum. Became a ski bum in 1976 after graduating as a Landscape Architect. Hand to mouth existence for three years while skiing about 120 days a season. Spent the next 30 years as a contractor and real estate developer during the oil and gas boom/bust cycles here in Alberta and have scaled back to less than half time and one large project that should transition nicely into being a ski bum again. Ski bums also have evenings free in the winter to take their cars apart and try to put them back together in a still functional form by April. Or change them to fulfill some wild ass vision. -27c and sunny today. Swix V05 Polar kick wax on classic x country. Doug

A second set of more track like tires are on my list. The weight of the engine and tranny and some graph paper should tell me if it will make a difference. thanks

This question relates to my 73 CS but there are so many similarities between the m10 and m30 and the motor mounts of the e10 and e9 that I thought I would tap into the vast knowledge base of the faq first. The car is already fairly well down the modified route - already mostly mid 80's 5 and 6 series engine and drivetrain with modern programable EFI and ignition so originality is pretty much out the window. In order to make room for some future engine mods, to shift the weight bias closer to 50/50 and improve the position of the gearshift lever I'm looking at moving the engine to the rear by 2" - 3". I can deal with the appropriate fabrication of the motor mount "adapters" ( lots of engine transplants post on faq have done a similar move). There would be some (perhaps substantial) work to the firewall and transmission tunnel, transmission mount and driveshaft all of which I can do with some professional help. I've done everything I can think of to reduce/transfer weight from front to back (battery relocate, bumper removed) and will probably get rid of the power steering system and go to a Tilton master cylinder brake setup. My question is how much difference to the front/rear weight bias (if any) will a 2" shift to the rear make? This isn't going to be the deciding factor but it would contribute to when it happens. If nothing else it would centralize the car's centre of mass. Thanks, Doug

Assuming you have a 32/36 weber and just added a sync link - what was you mileage before? My 38/38 gets about twice the mileage you have with a 3.90 rear end. Now that the jets are synchronous opening, could you lean out the mix? Was that at constant cruising or passing everything in sight with the new found performance? Doug

Correct offset. My 6" bottlecaps with offset 33(?) turn easier than the 5.5" Exxim offset 11. Doug

Here's a crappy photo of my tan vinyl with sand corduroy inserts to match the stock rear seat combo. Much closer in reality than the photo shows. This in my '76 Sahara. Doug

OMG man oh man how can you do it At least it's getting warmer. Doug

Was a sunny -12c today. Car in pieces.

Oh give me a break. We get worse weather in June - and we complain about it too but doesn't seem to help. I'll trade you for some of this http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-3_metric_e.html Santa

Starting at $400 http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?stocknumber=13-69920

Offset also can make the steering feel a bit weighty. I had a set of 5.5"x13" ET 11 on and found when I switched to 6"x14" ET 33 that the steering was lighter at low speed in spite of the extra width. Doug

That would be me - thanks. Is this to AutoX? Doug

Steve: You might also have a look at this link from a full e9 resto - I look in awe from time to time. Probably a lot in common. http://www.vranedom.com/headliner/headliner.html

Thanks to both for the advice and examples. Need to do some more research. Doug

I'm considering having a 4 point roll bar installed and am looking for advice. This is not for racing - just a little added rollover protection. The main hoop would a removable diagonal and have two legs running back to the top of the wheel arches where they meet the rear bulkhead. Rear seat to be deleted and the main hoop tilted back far enough so no head banging possible. The base of the roll bar would be boxed and the wheel arch would have a additional plate. Other than "why bother?" - any advice? Any examples you care to share of a 4 pt installation would be interesting/helpful. Doug

For what it's worth (not that anyone asked), the TB from an '81 528i (L Jet) is 70mm diam and the TB from an '89 735i (Motronic) is 67mm. Interesting? Doug

Looking for a source that sells the 45 mm roundels for centre caps. These are from bottlecaps wheels I just bought and two of the roundels are toasted. Thanks, Doug

http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/ Doug

Sorry - was away over the weekend. I have a lead on one already so no thanks on this one. Doug

Looking for a good (as in working) Tii brake booster. Canmore, Alberta in Canada. Doug