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  1. slowpoke
    How stock do you want to go? I’ve got a stock suspension w/ i think Eibach springs up front on stock perches. Aftermarket springs in back. We could swap?
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    general questions on front suspension: a) are they Tii struts or non-tii? b) do we know what the spring rate for the coilovers? c) how do we know if the strut is solid (no cracks, etc. etc...) do people magnaflux these things? if i'm doing track days its something i'd like to know... d) these don't appear to have camber / caster plates associated w/ them. they bolt into stock location? e) status of shocks - have you driven on the shocks? i've got a 1969 1600, and per AceAndrew would be willing to figure out what works for you. my car is on its way to being a mostly dedicated track car. whew. lots of questions. thanks,
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    I’d do the front rear suspension if the first guy doesn’t want the whole shebang. Im Bay Area and could pick up.
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    Still have the radiator? I’m in San Jose as well.
  5. slowpoke
    thanks, i'll keep that in mind: 10:1 if i use a 292 . if i go for a 304, same?
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    129mm from centerline of the cam? what would the gap be between piston top and block top? Here in CA it appears if you want to run on pump gas you're stuck w/ 9.5:1. though i'm thinking it'll be 70% track car i still want to be able to drive it a bit on the street...
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    I just bought an engine that i want to rebuild for a mostly track day car. first question (of many more coming) as i tear into is how to know if the block or head have been skimmed at some point in the past? i don't want to get too far down the road and then find out there are issues w/ one or the other. thanks
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    Ping me a in a week or so!
  9. slowpoke
    Ok, PM is not working. Shipping to 59032
  10. slowpoke
    PM’ing you
  11. slowpoke
    Where are you located? Would I need anything else for the 5spd conversion?
  12. slowpoke
    folks keep talking fit. try a couple different brands. some work better for oval shaped heads, some for rounder heads. often you can return if it doesn't fit you. the standard test is, put the helmet on, then watch Grand Tour, or Top Gear or something like that... you should be able to make it thru the show... good luck and also a huge fan of a HANS. after doing some lemon's racing and then doing a track day in my 2002, i'm looking at roll bars HANS and real seat belts. sorta kills the "drive the family to the farmers market" thing though. one does have to make choices...
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    Fresh Motor

    slowpoke replied to 72ITB's topic in Miscellaneous

    willing to part the 123?
  14. slowpoke
    Hey, you have any of this remaining? Let me know.
  15. slowpoke
    William, i was looking king for something like this: A 304 would be more appropriate for my use. If you decide to lower your price, let me know... thanks!
  16. slowpoke
    Yeah, what he said!!!
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    I’d take the 304. How much? I’ll PM you.
  18. slowpoke
    the turn signal levers the emergency flasher button both are REALLY hard to come by and quite obscure. and don't know where you live but they shouldn't be all rusty... good luck. i like what GUY said, pull everything you can and use it to trade as you build up yours.
  19. slowpoke
    will do. but likely not for a while. garage needs new slab. >6in slope from one side to other... big redwood lifted one side. Not to self, do NOT plant a redwood 80 - 100 years ago withing 10ft of a building...
  20. slowpoke
    Interested. I live in San Jose. I’d love to talk about your engine, your Lynx experience and why you’re going to a M42. i’ll send you a PM w/ my phone.
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    I bought it back in March when i sent my PM above. So, OP didn’t respond w/ a “sold” tag. I haven’t installed yet (spent the summer driving around and having fun) and now garage is being re-paved so just going back to remember what i had... as an aside; i also sometimes go back thru old “for sale items” and ping folks. I wish more would tag SOLD so i wouldn’t get my hopes up... good luck!
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    SOLD
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    Hey, can you take pics of marking on the various items? Block, heads; marking on tranny’s. It’ll help you sell them as folks will know better what you’ve got... there’s lots of variants out there. I’m asking cuz’ i might be interested. ;)
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    yeah, i had an alfa GTV prior to my 2002 and that community has some deep experience. As an example, i found a dyno plot representative of what some of the old racing guys said they were getting back then. >200hp at less than 7500rpm. like Toby said, those DOHC's could really flow some air. i'd love a 200hp M10, but, personally I'm going to be wildly ecstatic if i can double my 70whp on something i can take to the track. seems Ken's been doing some good work in SoCal.
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    The Alfa’s had twin cam engines, disc brakes and 5-sp trannies. I also vaguely remember the 2002’s weren’t as balanced front to back so they didn’t brake as well. THere was also no BMW factory support. The Alfa’s were the 2.0L front runners until the Datsun 510 showed up, with good support (primarily privateers but backed by some factory help). I had an article that said the last year 1971 the Datsun and Alfa were evenly matched but the Datsun had just a hair better mileage so the Alfa guys cheated w/ a larger than stock fuel tank and was disqualified. The results, but not backstory, are in Wikipedia. I saw another post here that said hp/L is harder in the M10 than the corresponding Alfa. I’m sure there’s someone online that can weigh in on the intricacies of engine design Its funny that the BMW’s seem to rule the roost now in vintage racing. Not sure why that is either. LIkely a larger community working on it now. Seems like there’s a bunch of vintage folks online here. If i had more time / $$ i think the vintage racing would be fun!
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