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Looks like it’s was “assembled” with the parts included in the sale and is now being flipped on eBay. Pretty funny that they bothered to install the gas tank...

1990 e34 535i 5speed. Judging by the 18” alloys it looks like it was a well cared for car before the front end damage. According to the website complete engines are $349.99 wheels are $35.99 each. Bring a Hoist… https://www.picknpull.com/check-inventory/vehicle-details/WBAHD1312LBF08724

Yep. Drilling the hole in the t-stat works great. I did that 12 years ago. I still like the expansion tank hose trick for piece of mind. ;)

Get them while you still can. I’ve seen Don’s 5 speed stash in person. Quite impressive. Pete’s Gear Shop inspected and sealed my 245 5speed before I installed it in my 02 and it’s perfect.

Completed a Coolant system flush as I had to replace rusting bypass pipe. (below the intake runners on L-Jet injection) Old pipe (44 years old): New pipe (not stainless but coated with Por-15 and high heat paint): No way to get a good picture of it installed but I also took the opportunity to...

That’s pretty cool. I didn’t know they existed. How many times did you wish you had that second reverse gear. ;) The only other “twin stick” I was aware of were these early 60’s Ramblers. Just a cool way to shift into overdrive...

Removed tool storage tray yesterday to repair a broken hinge. Decided it was finally time to replace the old foam. New foam was purchased from coupe king about 3 years ago. High time I did it. Old stuff came off easy: I‘m one of those guys who keeps the tools in a tool roll. Only a few...

My neighbor named their Golden Retriever “Enzo“, after the Golden in the book/movie. She loved the book, the movie not so much.

Nice work! As someone once said: “It ain’t bragging if you can do it”.

Be aware of ohms of the speakers you’re wiring up. I believe vintage Blaupunkt mono output is 8 ohms. Speakers with higher ohms will not work well. In my 2002 I wired two 4 ohm speakers in series to a mono Baupunkt Frankfurt. Works fine. When wiring in series the ohms are added together, wiring...

I don’t think that’s unusual. If it’s a shop that works on current daily driver models they may be working on your Classic as ”time allows”. Wonder how many of their techs are e9 familiar? I’ve learned not to say “I’m not in a hurry” when dropping a car off. About ten years ago I took my my...

I’m not in the Bay Area but I’d be in for a set of flag mirrors for my NK. https://www.wallothnesch.com/en/rear-view-mirror-for-left-or-right-side-for-all-models-up-to-1970-you-need-2-for-1-car-51-14-00.html

Dan, Hard to tell, but it appears you have a 5 speed installed? My shifter (5 sp.) hits the surround when shifting into reverse. Very normal for 5 speed swaps. While it’s best to be straight, the rubber boot of the center bearing does allow for minor alignment issues. It all starts with the...

Happy to report that the repairs on my garage are complete. Contractor did a great job and our homeowners insurance (Country Financial) did not haggle and covered all costs. Remnant of the offending tree will be cut down next week. My NK is still at a secure undisclosed location until...

Over the years I’ve tried to buy watches that go well with my Polaris over Marine Blue coupe. Strangely my wife understands. o_O

The airport you‘re flying out of plays a roll IMO. I’ll vote for Alaska as one I like. Just flew them today Portland to Newark. (On a Boeing 737Max) Since moving to Portland full time in 2022 we fly back to NJ 3-4 times a year. It used to be United but I’ve switched to Alaska. I can’t recall a...

My wife draws the dishwasher line at taillight lenses. ;)

Despite all the hand ringing, current biding stands at $115k with 2 days remaining. (It is a very nice euro CSI) That’s likely pretty close to reserve. I suspect the comment flagging may be BaT’s attempt help the car sell and protect the buyers fee they hope to collect.

Here’s the FTE rebuild kit I used. It’s available from fcpEuro for $11.39 :) https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-clutch-master-cylinder-repair-kit-21521102625 They show an ATE kit for $46.00 but it’s back ordered. I tried the clutch master (part # 21521100784) through BMW but it comes up as...

Bummer. They’re easy to rebuild. I rebuilt mine 12 years ago and it’s still going strong. https://www.wallothnesch.com/en/repair-kit-master-cylinder-ate-fits-for-all-models-and-years-of-manufacturing-you-need-1-for-1-car-21-04-15-1.html New units are not cheap, but still available...