I honed in on the optimal carb adjustment with the help of Jfeng and all his electronic toys. We went for a drive in my...yes unregistered car. I was happy to hear John say " this is the way this car was meant to feel". With all new everything rubber, the car is as tight as a camel's ass in a sandstorm. My first ever drive since purchased in a sorry state in 2017.
What did you do to your E9 today?
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Now let's see pics of the complete car sitting out in your driveway. Congrats on that first drive.
We didn’t home
I’m on anything. Bob plugged two big vacuum leaks and we tweaked just enough that it start properly, hold a solid idle, and was drivable around the block.
What should really happen is
(1) step by step carb check per the book, (2) a test comprehensive drive with AFR monitoring.
(3) adjustments and jetting changes where justified.
Barney - where did you obtain the downpipes? And are you running an M30 or something later?
M30 I have not received the downpipes They are coming from Fritz’s bits They were out of them at the time I ordered so he said he will ship them a couple weeks…
When reassembling doors I found a crack that moved when operating windows, thought it was a strange place to have a crack. My oldest son has a MIG welder and he took care of it nicely.
Also installed the trunk badge with the gasket I received from @autokunst I think it fits nicely as well.
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Monthly Austin meetup this morning. Not a big turnout, but it was nice to get out and about.
Caught Barney in the Talbot on the way
Flagged down this beautiful 356c on the way home. Pretty car...
Caught Barney in the Talbot on the way
Flagged down this beautiful 356c on the way home. Pretty car...
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Here’s the zoom in of Ed’s picture that’s me in my 2002tii following Ed into Austin…
Don’t worry, we saw it!
installed my recovered steering wheel…
Got passenger side vapor barrier and door card installed, everything tucked in nice. I have been told end of wood should be chocolate brown, not black.
Then things got worse, upper stud is stripped for gas door.
Then things got worse, upper stud is stripped for gas door.
With new paint on the car? That is a bit scary I think. I will try an M5 die and if not an M4 die.Ask your son to come back over with the mig welder and put on a new stud
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Chris, your car will look great on display at LOTA East in November
Shipping to East Coast was a one-time thing for me although it would be fun.Chris, your car will look great on display at LOTA East in November
And we enjoyed seeing it at the Vintage...even with it's old nasty paint
