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  1. BarrettN
    Pretty good shape, not perfect. A very slight divot of material missing on the driver's side as seen in the fourth closeup picture. The passenger side has a slight flaw on the inside of the grab area - it's on the inside of the grab area and is not visible when the piece is mounted. In both pictures showing the defects (#4 & #5) are zoomed in pretty close, in my opinion the defects are less significant than they appear in the zoomed in pics. These two pictures are those that show very close up the imperfections:
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    So is Bill's Englewood Driveshaft selling the flange or willing to share their source, or do you have to get your driveshaft shortened by them to get a flange?
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    PM me
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    I have a '76 that I'm parting out if you still need it.
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    I have a sunroof car I'm parting out - pm me a pic pointing me to which ones you need please and I'll see what condition mine are in.
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    On newer BMWs I know that BMW has at times added special "goodies" at the end of their production of a model. I bought a very rusty 76 02 yesterday for parts, does a 76 have anything special?
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    I have a getrag 240 rather than the more commonly used 245. Anyone know offhand if they both use the same flange?
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    When I bought my car I found the following fax that I was able to track down to Beyer Driveline (http://www.beyerdriveline.com/), evidently they manufacture & rebuild drivelines for ECS and others. I've searched and haven't come across any other references to the 998* numbers, they may be internal. I'm thinking it may be useful to have this posted for reference. I also came across this other driveshaft spec - I initially saved it just as a reference for the measuring points, but I suspect the original owner of my car was going to attempt to shorten an e21 driveshaft rather that shortening the 2002 driveshaft, which would require relocating the center bearing mounting bracket. Hope this is of help to someone. Barrett
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    Those collections exist - the trick is finding ones that are available.
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    So now there are rumors of a car with Alpina parts, so I'm off hunting another unicorn Is there an annual bag limit on unicorns?
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    Hmmmm, we'll see if anything comes of it, but my father in law says that his old 02 with Alpina parts on it is still running around out in the country. I'm going to see if I can track it down before I have to head back.
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    Well, no luck at the dealership (it changed ownership in 2000 and nothing dusty survived). Off to go salvage yard diving!
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    I'm in El Salvador - and I've learned to never say never. No one would have thought that I could have bought my rust free 74 tii for $2700 this year either Guatemala has several 02s that I've seen there, and I know one family here with an 02, 2 e30 M3s and a couple of 930 euro spec Porsches for good measure. I suspect any of these people will have sucked up anything on a dusty shelf, but it doesn't hurt to ask. There's a family friend whose dad has connections to people with salvage yards, I'll see if there's anything interesting wrecked to pick over as well.
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    With only one dealership in the country it makes things a little easier
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    I'm currently traveling outside of the United States and was wondering if anyone ever comes across dealerships in other countries that might still have some old stock of parts that are NLA in the US and Europe? I'm in Central America, I suspect that even back in the day getting parts here wasn't easy, but I suppose I don't have anything to lose stopping by the dealership and asking.
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    Maybe a bladder of some sort could be used to localize and control the area where the force is applied? Maybe even one of those paint less dent repair guys have the tools to work the dent out from the inside?
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    You might want to look at using Wurth adhesive lubricant HHS 2000 for the glides, it's neat stuff. Goes on thinner and gets in where it needs to be, then sets up into a heavier lube.
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    Mmm, it hadn't occurred to me to use the higher voltage regulator, with some decent lights and AC that's probably a good idea.
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    Sorry I wasn't clear, but yes, I understand that someone would need to rewind an original alternator. My question was more as to what limitations there are with rewinding one, knowing that more modern alternators produce more power, I assume there may be changes in design that might keep an older unit from producing as much power even once having been rewould.
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    I'm curious, can anyone here comment on what limitations there are in rebuilding an original alternator versus replacing it with a more modern unit? I have a 74 tii, and have read the threads about what alternators can be swapped in from later cars, but I like the idea of having the original fitment that having an original one rebuilt would give. I'm adding AC & am planning on using a Spal fan, so I'd like to bump up the available power.
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    I like the sound of what the Tank Renu people do - first they bake the bejesus out of it, which should get rid of any coatings. Then they media blast the inside with steel media - they open access holes as needed to have access to all of the inside. Then they fix any holes or weak spots and weld it back up (I was told that they lead over the access holes - can you still use lead for body work in this day and age?) and then they give it a baked in PVC liner, and optionally a PVC exterior coating as well. Has anyone here used them and can confirm that what I've been told is accurate? (my source, voice call with a local Tank Renu franchise owner)
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    I'm guessing that the tank was stored empty?
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    I'm redoing my tank -it sat with gas in it for an extended time with gas in it after someone used what looks like the Eastwood kit on it, but didn't get all the rust out. Now it's a nasty mess of chewing gum and rust, I'm going to be going the tank renu method.
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    WTB Ireland Engineering Stage 1 springs, fronts and rears. Willing to pay or trade for parts. Thanks! Barrett
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