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    Yes, that's Yale's car. From what I heard, he came around a corner at full speed and there was hay bale in the middle of the fast line....he hit it and rolled, though it wasn't clear if the car rolled all the way over or just on it's side.
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    Been a member for 22+ years. Still a great club, even as the world changes around us. But...change is inevitable and it's up to us how we adapt to it and enjoy it. vince
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    Ask Lance if he has room for a few more...LOL! See if Safet wants any parts off the others before they get scrapped. vince
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    Patched, also the front strut towers look odd and would warrant more inspection. Check the cracking paint in the rear door jamb pic Creighton posted, too. vince
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    I am leaving Monday morning from the Chicago area in the green ti. Hope everyone makes it okay! vince
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    Side drafts? What size? vince
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    Ditto on Blunt, he knows his way around the shippers.
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    Ow, where are you in Canada? I know of '02ers in the Toronto and Vancouver areas that might have extra windows. vince
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    Scavenged...as in saved or a few parts taken off? I may try to call them tomorrow to see what's left or if someone saved it. vince
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    Not sure if anybody else has mentioned this or not, but in addition to the air horns, do you have anything such as filters or an airbox that lessens the air turbulence around the horns? I have 40s on my car, and if I drive it without the special air filter and housing I made for it, and just the bare horns, it will stutter and stumble upon acceleration, and not accelerate nearly as smoothly as with the filter and lids. Plus, it will pop and backfire on deceleration. I used an early 240Z filter, sandwiched between two aluminum plates (just like the smaller ones but combined, with a larger filter. I needed to crush part of the filter and housing to make it clear the brake booster. Note that this was in 1997, long time ago! I also have a metal bracket that runs from a bolt on the starter to the center of the housing back plate to keep it rigid. Hope some of this helps, vince
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    Doggone it, Jim, now I gotta find me a copy of Bimmer. Tis had the hazard/flasher pull switch located under the dash, in front of the driver's left knee. I'd doubt this is a real ti, even if it's very nice looking. vince
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    Congratulations, Rob! vince
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    Ditto on bimmers.com and Aardvarc, Daves a great guy and long time friend. vince
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    Awesome tracks! I used to race in HO scale before real cars got in the way. Oddly enough, a couple years ago I ran into an old friend, who....races HO and supplies lots of race parts. So I've done some racing on this track of his: http://www.slotprospeedway.com/photos.html Funniest thing was...one of the guys there was the guy who worked at a local hobby shop 30+ years ago and I bought stuff from him when I was a kid. I last raced against him more than 25 years ago, and found myself racing against him again. Small world, pun intended! vince
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    What an interesting story... I went to Oktoberfest 1995, it was my second Oktoberfest, but my first full Oktoberfest. I met some guys who were really into little BMWs cars, and ended up with one of them as a roommate (Willie). Your dad was one of the guys, and he was really pleasant and fun to hang out with. Have you had a chance to talk with or meet some of the guys who were your dad's good friends and partners in BMW crime? If you'd like, I can give you their contact info offlist. Thanks for joining us and for bringing the car back too! vince
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    Nothing to nitpick about it, it looks to be a very nice car, very well done. Terrific effort to replicate a turbo. The changes are tasteful and appropriate. I like how you're upfront about it not being a factory turbo, it's too easy for an overseas non-English speaking buyer to get confused otherwise, and too many other sellers are not as honest. Someone's gonna get a heck of a deal.... vince
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    Likewise a plug for Dave at Aardvark. I needed to find a rebuilt driveshaft for my conversion, when the old driveshaft's u-joints started binding. I had used the three bolt flange to save rotating mass. Harder to find. Dave had one and was able to ship it quickly enough that I was able to go to the Vintage. Thanks Dave! vince
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    So very interesting.... As previously mentioned, that the airbox mounts are on the car is very unusual, though I shudder at the use of the term tribute, which used to be what we called called fakes. Either someone puts them on a non ti to use the factory airbox (which makes oil changes from above more time consuming), or they're making a serious effort to build a replica, and hopefully they'll try to add the other important touches before they think of slapping a ti badge on each end to confuse the unwashed masses. Plus, it looks like the engine bay is Colorado, which is the most common color for tis that I've gotten information from. And, I could be wrong, but I don't see many Colorado 1973 2002s, usually by then it was Inka. I see other older stuff in there, too. Hmm. Wonder how many fuses it has? I should give the owner a call and see what else he can tell me. Thanks for listing it! vince
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    Yes, definitely Blunt for parts. Just curious, what color is the 535is? I have a red/black one that I'm fixing up and might be looking for some parts. Thanks, vince
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    Awesome truck! Now you need another with a rusty cab to put all that extra sheetmetal to good use. The neighbors are gonna love you.... vince
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    Yeah, this car looks...odd. It reminds me of one of those retro-mods that get built on the cheap from cars that have "issues" then the owner is trying to sell it quickly rather than drive it for a while. Wonder how this car will hold up after being driven regularly for a year? That is, if they can find a place to put the real license plates so they can drive it on the streets. I wonder what's behind those rocker "covers? That picture of the rear wheelwell with the shock makes me wonder if the back part of the shock tower has something put under the black undercoating to cover ??? And the rear panel under the rear bumper looks strange, did it get replaced with sheetmetal? Does the trunk carpeting hide any rust bubbles? That spare tire well delete is an oddball. Pacific NW cars do rust, just not as obviously bad on the underside as we easterners see. Bumpers look like they might have got painted with the same spray can chrome silver that made the cobjob end muffler look fancy. What is covering the brake pedal? Is that a fuel filter or pump mounted near the battery? Weird seats, how solidly are the fronts mounted? No sway bars? What, no 5-speed conversion for this money? I'm sure there's a lot I missed, but Mr Eastside is right on that you can get more for your money. Yeah, like Paul says, Run, Forrest, Run! vince
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    Someone should buy the remains and put it back on the road....looks like a worthy candidate, and maybe someday the original engine will turn up somewhere. I would, but I haven't anymore room or time.... vince
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    Nice going, Rob! Be interesting to hear and see more... vince strazzabosco
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    Rob IS a pretty cool guy and often shows up at Oktoberfest with the white 325 vince
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    Uh, Ben, that trunk area looks clean enough to eat from.... Very nice! vince
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