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8 hours ago, popovm said:

I played around with their online tool today and 2 bends, one hole, ans no finishing besides deburring in stainless steel was around $30 for a single piece and then you get price breaks for multiples. That might be without shipping. If you have a file you can upload it and get a quote. 

not bad…

1 hour ago, TobyB said:

The machinist forum I browse has positive things to say about the parts that come back from them.

 

Hard to beat the pricing, that's for sure.

 

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Good to hear. Never know when something like this might come in handy. 

Just sharing this for those unaware. I have no affiliation. 
 

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Starting the “rear bumper refresh and cleanup” project 

The calipers are fairly inexpensive i think i got mine new from NAPA

good idea, I used a small sledgehammer and some twisting!😂

Looks pretty good, what do you think

i recently replaced my original carpet and still have my old. i’ll check it out and get back to you. 

15 minutes ago, 2002#3 said:

Good point there.  Seems so many most modern headlights, especially those on SUVs and pickups, are excessively bright.  They can't all be misaligned...

Personally i believe LED headlights should be illegal; they’re far too blinding. 

2 minutes ago, BMW 1600-2 said:

The dimensions are:

Thread M6x1.0

width at base:  9.3mm

length at base:  13mm

overall height:  5mm

square part:  9.3mmx9.3mm

base height before step:  3mm

Thanks!

I see them on the website,  any idea which one is needed I would like to do this as well.  

i used cheap nuts and bolts that will break easily 😂

in case you weren’t aware, and in case all else fails they are available at Wollathnesh. I bought one there recently  

3 hours ago, DTMLGND said:

Hi all,

 

Car is in the shop and apparently the radiator is leaking.  Does anyone have a new or near new one laying around? SoCal area would be great if possible.  Re-core is option, but thinking maybe new would be better option considering the cost of re-core these days.

 

Thanks!

you certain it needs a re-core?  Had mine cleaned and repaired here in TN, didn’t cost much. 

On 2/23/2024 at 4:19 PM, SydneyTii said:

Which model of Recaro are they? I love the centres!

 

Sorry for the late reply - here is a pic on the side which shows all the info I'm aware of ...

As usual, all great and useful suggestions! Thanks to all.  I'll probably get started on this after next week and will keep ya'll informed.

It appears that I have a coolant leak between the subject fitting (see pic) and the head. Previous owner refurbished the cylinder head and perhaps did not properly install / seal the gasket, I assume. Can the branch stub be removed without removing the intake manifold?  Looking at things including the pic it appears that it can. Hoping I can carefully remove and reseal. I know the gasket is shared with the intake manifold. Also wondering if coolant can leak through the stud similar to how studs can leak oil on the exhaust side. 

If you’re also considering new, have you checked with aardvark?

Completed my Esty carpet and Recaros installation - that was a job!!!

All great suggestions, thanks everyone!

For those who have installed the Etsy or other carpet, what method(s) did you employ to locate / cut the holes for the seatbelt bolt and seat slider rails knob locations?  Looking for suggestions before I screw it up! 😂

39 minutes ago, Fortlauderdalian said:

I started cleaning the transmission and drained the oil when I found this. It’s a roll pin 😳

WTF could that be doing in there?

There’s a few of those pins inside the transmission…yikes…

4 hours ago, ECL said:

I have kept my '76 in storage, for the most part, since I acquired her this past September; worth noting that she's in storage despite having room in my garage, b/c I am going to surprise my kids and fiancee with her in the spring. 😂

 

I have been searching high and low for someone who could repair some minor body damage, strip her down to bare metal and repaint her.  Lots of shops are swamped with insurance claims and won't take my restoration project on.

 

Well, like I teach my kids, if you don't A-S-K, you don't G-E-T.

I was talking to my trusted mechanic the other day (he's my go to wrench for things I can't tackle with my daily driver) - turns our he and his cousin co-own a body shop in Pawtucket, RI.  Who knew???

 

I met with his cousin and he's gonna bring my baby back to all her metallic Fjord blue glory for about $5K, which I think is pretty reasonable (to reduce cost, I will remove all belt trim, lights, etc., so all he'll have to do is tape her up and get to work).

 

I am SO psyched!

 

For anyone in Southern New England looking for a shop to respray your baby, PM me.

$5k is really cheap from what ive heard!  

31 minutes ago, 0257 said:

Took the new muffler to one of my favorite shops in town, Lowe’s Automotive, to see if he could solve for my loose chrome tip sliding around on the pipe end.  Mike said he didn’t have the tools, but there was a guy named Bill at a shop around the corner who did strictly muffler work and would have the tools to expand the pipe to catch the tip.  Sure enough, there I was greeted by Bill.  While I’m often mildly frustrated trying to find support for my ‘02 habit here,  this was Sarasota at its best — Bill is a 77-year old who owned the shop for decades, sold it to a younger guy who runs a general repair business out of it, but apparently the deal was that Bill keeps his equipment there in case there’s muffler business and comes and goes as he pleases.  He is as old school as they get, and as Bohemian as you please, with a shock of white hair and fat silver earrings, torn overalls and the kinds of tools and skills that contemporary shops couldn’t make any money from.  Even after a couple of knees and a stroke comes in every day.  He hucked my muffler up over his shoulder and placed the pipe and tip over the business end of his pipe expander, a piece of kit about the size of a Cummins big-rig drive train, tapped the lever a few times and handed it back.  I remarked on how impressive the expander was; his reply “this is the third one of these I’ve wore out.”

 

Sitting as we do on the train lines and interstate from Chicago, I like to say that Sarasota is where the Midwest comes to die.  One of the highest average ages in the world, and certainly a lot of folks who are just in the Waiting Room.  But if you look around enough, you find an abundance of people with skills and energies that probably can’t be replicated in many other much bigger communities.  As I edge toward their age, I find myself increasingly gratified to make their acquaintance.

got an expander at harbor freight for about $10, works great!  Good tip about the tip!

2 hours ago, D.martijn said:

 

Thanks, I've contacted him if he could help me with some measurements.

 

 

That would be awesome!

 

I would like to know what other people measure for the distance between the rear subframe points and differential.
Again, PLANAR or DIAGONALLY. (I find planar easier to measure since in my opinion it's also more accurate. than trying to bend your measuring tape)

 

As well as the height from the center of the differential mount bolt to to flange of the panel where it's spotwelded onto the floor. like so:

 

Thanks!!

 

so far I was able to get this on the differential. One measurement is at the front side of the bolt the other is at the rear.  sorry I don’t have a millimeter tape measure. Hopefully this will help.