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I agree with boonies: you can absolutely do it yourself. As long as you have a competent machine shop doing the crankshaft grinding, valve guides & seats and other specialized work, engine rebuilding is basically "unbolt, measure, re-torque" kind of work. The hardest parts are: - Installing...

Hmm. But one of the fuses (I think #6 on my early e9) handles the clock, so it always has current running through it. Would its LED be on all of the time? Of course, the LED probably draws << current than the clock, so I suppose that wouldn't be a big deal.

You need one of these in your toolbox. $3.99 at Walmart.

Oh, OK - sorry for the mix-up. In photo #530137, the black wire is a little harder to see, so I thought that was a separate problem. I guess a previous owner spliced the coaxial cable from a new antenna to an existing one that went to the radio, rather go to the trouble of running a direct...

Yes, no argument there. But what about that pair of white & black wires in photo #114101, coming out of the compartment that holds the fuse box and hood release? Most factory wiring in an e9 is multi-colored; e.g., black with a white spiral stripe. Solid colored wires, black or white, are...

Why not use rivnuts? I can't imagine a concours judge removing your mirrors to verify that the car has the correct type of hardware. I used rivnuts on my recent restoration, though this was decided more by necessity than cost: the holes had been enlarged and wouldn't support the cagenuts. 3...

Looks like James has lost his job, taken to drinking too many stirred, but not shaken, martinis and fallen on hard times:

Well from the photos, the BMW's styling looks good to me; certainly better than the Ferrari Luce. A lot of the Hagerty commenters complained about the styling, but honestly, how good can a contemporary look after meeting the requirements for aerodynamics, safety and drivetrain packaging, not to...

Where is your DMV/DOT sticker located? Darned if I could find one on my '70 2800. Luckily I registered it in 1989 when things were simpler and have kept the registration current since then.

I agree with Chris. A friend has a '72 Lancia Fulvia that he imported from the UK which he is currently trying to register/title in California. The DMV's procedures say that every car '71 or later has a DOT/EPA plate. But this car does not have that plate, either because it is too early (my...

Is you goal to have a "correct looking" rear muffler, or just a functional one? If it doesn't have to impress the concours judges, might a muffler shop that does custom work be able to adapt a generic muffler? I know that the e9 rear mufflers are odd, with the "IN" connection on the side...

Among the Alfa community, the Facet cylindrical pumps are thought to be of higher quality than the cube-shaped pumps. They cost more, take up more space, and may be harder to route the lines to (these pumps should be mounted with the axis of the cylinder vertical, as oriented in the photo...

When you say "these", I assume you mean your motor pictured in post #16. It's a little hard for me to tell exactly what that one looks like since it is disassembled. I can say with certainty that it isn't the earlier, "sardine can" style. Does the side of your motor with the gear have the...

NOPE! I'd phrase it as: "e28 motors are not interchangeable, front back, right left. So, only the right rear e28 motor will fit the e9 left front drivers door". For what it's worth, right rear e28 motors will also fit the e9 left rear regulators. And visa versa. With regulators designed...

No, you should be in search of an e28 passengers side rear window motor (see my post #7 above). I can't imagine that an e28 rear regulator would fit the front of an e9, so my guess is that the '74 e9 regulator accommodates the mounting pattern of the later-style motors. My guess is that they...

Yes, they have to be e28 motors. And not just any e28 motors - that would be too simple - they have to be REAR e28 motors. And the L rear motor from an e28 goes on the right side of an e9 (either front or rear) and visa versa. The correct motors will have an 8 tooth drive gear; motors from...

That's "sardine cans"! But Chris says that you have a '74, which evidently has the newer style motors. Posting a photo of what you have would clear things up. I have posted a photo of e28 motors below. If by chance your car does have sardine can motors, I wouldn't bother rebuilding them - the...

The dash is what troubles me. Yes, I know they retained it so that the later wiring harness could be utilized, but it simply looks all wrong (and I just noticed that Rudy3.0CS had the same comment in post #47).

The 6-prong hazard switches are readily available, though becoming pricey. Here's a listing on Ebay...

Well yes, but the economics of car restoration work that way. It is easy to exceed the market value when restoring a car. The fact that the seller was willing to put his reserve at slightly above half of his investment in the car (which is about where Hagerty puts its market value) suggests...