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  1. It was great to attend today's Brisbane 02 show after a 2year pandemic hiatus. Thanks to the kind folks who keep this event going. I have attended every year since it was in Palo Alto. I haven't been on this forum much the past couple years as life sometimes gets in the way of 02 wrenching, but I needed an 02 boost to rekindle the flame. I've got to get back to work on my '71 transition model 02 that's been on a rotisserie far too long with a rear quarter panel almost liberated from the shell. Anyhow, I stumbled upon one of my former cars that I had thought was cut up, scrapped out after it sustained front end damage by a new owner who accepted the insurance company's "totaled" designation and subsequently removed everything and sold the shell on Craigslist a few years ago. That was the last I saw of its ignoble ending, or so I thought. I'm here to report that 2570440 lives on!!! It has certainly been a rough few years for her, but she remains with some semblance of her dignity and honor intact. Oh, she has a few wrinkles and scars but she now sports some fancy underpinnings and new crazy wild suspension bits, but I could still see some of the old charm. It was like finding your long lost dog at the animal shelter, haggard, older, a little worn, but being able to remember former glory. I posted this up so that the new owner can find me easier and will have access to the original build blog in the Archive section. (link attached) I have ALL the correct parts to make this car whole again. We need to get it a funky grill and a set of shorty bumpers and a headlight.
  2. Is there a secret handshake to enter that website? all I encountered through several attempts was a Forbidden 402 error (whatever that means). Perhaps it's like Area 51 near Roswell New Mexico. btw, I do have an A4 system so I was not merely after Alpina porn... cheers
  3. in my former life, vapor blast referred to using crushed dry ice in a special machine to blast turbine blades with intricate cooling passages within. there was no residue left from the process. glass beads aols referred to as abrasive blasting; and vapor honing or wet blasting uses an abrasive media in a water slurry. harbor freight sells a cheap pressure pot that uses baking soda which is a less aggressive and more available method to clean intricate parts. Bieker Engineering used that method on my throttle body years ago.
  4. i believe that the Weber Motors of Fresno were originally Weber Motors of San Leandro. I have one of those early frames. The only frame i'd trade it for would be one from Mill Valley Imports; a precursor to Sonnen Motors of Mill Valley which was a precursor of Sonnen Motors of San Rafael, who are now known as BMW of San Rafael.
  5. OK, since we are talking trivia here: two other differences between US & Euro variants. No VIN plate on upper steering pad for early tii's, the diff is likely 2.45 ratio nice looking car...
  6. it's a shame to see an original blue plate tii separated from its engine, like this. the blue plates are getting harder to find as these cars move to different states.
  7. what a beautiful car NOT designed by Pinanfarina. it presses all the right buttons for me (except the purchase price, ? )
  8. you've been given good advice so far so there is not much more to add. practice doing butt welds with a MIG welder. sheetmetal from old metal cabinets, washing machines or shelving is a good source of mild steel repair metal. as for your spare tire well, it looks like the damage is primarily on one side. make a patch panel, or two or three using the intact side to shape your patches. a cheap panel beater pad can be made by filling up a zip-lock baggie with sand (about 2/3rds to 3/4 full) then wrap it all up using gorilla tape or similar tape, till the baggie is completely wrapped and no exposed baggie. it will work just as well as the fancy leather ones sold on Eastwood. youtube is filled with helpful methods of working sheetmetal. have fun.
  9. i had a beautiful set of tobacco colored vinyl from the rear seat bench in perfect condition that i was storing to use to recover some front seats i had. rats chewed into them for nesting material and destroyed the vinyl. and no, they did not chew along the periphery; they went straight to the center panels making it worthless for anything. i share your hatred for rats and began an 8 month hunt for them with rat traps. i got around 25 large rats over that time span. i fed the carcasses to the crows and seagulls.
  10. jerry

    2760445

    i spent several years saving 2760440 from certain death. i did all the hard work of rust repair only to pass it on to a former owner from the 70's who found me on this website years ago. i moved it along when i acquired an even more rusty alfa romeo guilietta spider veloce. i am confident that it will someday ride again or at least, never be allowed to decompose as it did. i wish you had photos of 2760445 so that i could compare the 'state of stress'.
  11. i'll be bringing two used ones to the Brisbane swap this saturday. not new but you are free to look.
  12. do the measurements outlined in the overhaul manual. there's a good diagram showing the measurements. do this and you won't have to guess. as i recall there's a fair bit of tolerance allowed. i've always been able to merely reuse my shims after verifying i'm within spec.
  13. M10 Front covers are a 'dime a dozen', or so they were when i was collecting parts.... S14 cranks, not so much. i'm not intending to piece together an entire S14 engine, just a stroker on an M10. i can't remember if i have a set of S14 conrods, though. i think i do... it looks like i'll be aiming for a 60mm opening. another thought about keeping the damper from the S14 pulley is that perhaps it was a benefit for the longer throw of the rods.
  14. folks, i did a search and only found passing mention of the machining requirements. there were a couple links presented but i think they expired. anyhow, i will be loosing my access to a fabulous machine shop as my company is closing my facility and leaving California. I'm staying put and will probably have more time to devote to the long sleeping 02 projects i have as i transition to a new phase in life as i get nearer to retirement age; i'm done with long commutes. it occurred to me that i should prepare one of my spare front covers for the S14 crank i have on hand. i have the S14 pulley as well so i think the best option is to leave the crank alone and modify the aluminum cover. Question: does anyone know the front seal diameter i need to enlarge the cover to? i do not have an M3 front seal available and do not know the clearance fit. thanks in advance. btw, my current distraction is a 1960 alfa romeo guilietta spider veloce .
  15. I think you did a great job using what you could find. the top photo shows what appears to be a hopeless 02 well but it still maintains a solid middle and the OD area. if it were mine, I'd make 3-4 patch panels and save the original well. i'd only do butt-welds and grind the welds down to match. what you did is a great alternative and more doable i'm sure.
  16. without a photo to show the extent of rust we're all just guessing. if at all possible save the original spare tire well. it takes a lot of patience and skill to make a replacement well NOT look like a garbage can lid welded in place. it is possible to use the existing well as a template as long as you can find a matching contour area that will withstand the mild planishing necessary to shape the piece into the proper contour. the BEST sheet metal material is basic metal shelves from office bookshelves or if you are lucky enough to find metal utility carts. the stuff is low carbon and easily formed. otherwise go to the local pick and pull and find the oldest vintage door, hood etc., you can find. newer cars can be thinner stock of higher strength steel; not as readily formable.
  17. FWIW, the later Alpina A4 setup used a cable, not linkage like the original Ti's. your PHH's look very nice. even the cheesehead screws look unmolested.
  18. if my spare tire well looked like this one did before the wholesale transplant of the bottom, i would not have cut the whole piece out. instead, i would have only cut out the worst parts and use only enough of the replacement panel to patch it up. the repair can be much more discrete that way.
  19. if you use a tig welder you'll have to use a small cup for the Ar shielding gas and you may not have enough clearance. you'll have the same access problems with a Mig gun. Go old school and use Oxy-Acetilene gas torch with mild steel filler metal and flux. you need to prep the pieces better than what is shown. square the edge flat and add a small bevel to both pieces that will be filled with weld metal. getting the two pieces aligned prior to tack welding is critical. it needs to be perfectly straight AFTER welding if you hope to get a strut insert inside. i'd want to fashion a jig to hold it straight during welding. weld in intervals to mitigate thermal expansion issues. a stiffener piece or two on the outside welded in place may provide a bit more strength. it is, after all, your front wheels you want to hold onto.
  20. i'm very jealous. is that a backyard autolift you have, Ed? i see foliage nearby.
  21. yes, indeed it is... sadly, my access to it will be coming to an end as the aeroengine overhaul shop i work in will be closing down in 18 months to move to Indianapolis because it is too expensive to run this type of business in California. i'm staying put, btw. The subject car of this post is now near St. Louis, Mo to be completed by a former owner who had this exact car in the late 70's. i moved it along to make room for a 1960 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Veloce spider. i have another 02 in my 'to do' list, however.
  22. C: there's enough BMW logos on the car as it is... trunk, hood, hubcaps, steering wheel and keep the original profile.
  23. aw yes, i remember those days. i liked to slog around in the mud in the personal attacks/political section back in the day where we could avoid 'virtue signaling' to the www. it was a novelty in its time, but that time has passed.
  24. josh, put me in line for the air cleaner cover if the other guy passes. it looks familiar. is it? i'm working on your car's twin right now. same color, 2575914. cheers.
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