"The one that got away"...there will be others, keep at it, still a buyers market. Yes swb911 stand for "short wheel base 911." I used to have a '68. SWB Porsche's were made from '64'-68. Good luck with your hunt!
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Thanks for the incouragement I have a 68 912 currently that I love.
I built an 81 633 back in the 90s and saw a white 3.0 with an M5 motor in it and I fell in love
We’ll see where this goes for me Take care
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Wow, I Flagstaff is so small, I had no idea (and wouldn't have guessed) there was another E9 in town.
Yes, I arranged shipping today. I'd love to get together this summer or fall and see your car!
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OK good to know
was that because you needed to pull the engine to fix the AC, or just the usual project scope creep?I'm about to start reading about converting the AC to R134a. Any words of wisdom?
Do a search here on AC system conversions. There is good work that has been done already that will save you a lot of searching.
Here is one in the DIY section: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/d...compressor-and-parallel-flow-condenser.38364/
Here is one in the DIY section: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/d...compressor-and-parallel-flow-condenser.38364/
Two additional comments. First, in many of our cars, the foam insulation inside the heater box is long gone. This means that coolant flow through the heater core heats up the interior of the car even when the heat is off. This has lead many of us to redirect coolant flow away from the heater core so as to avoid allowing it to get hot inside the cabin. See here: https://e9coupe.com/forum/posts/69634/bookmark.
Another suggestion is to ensure that all the firewall grommets around the steering column, a/c lines and electrical connections remain intact. I recently had @E9Wayne's car here for a couple of weeks (back story here: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/towing-anchor-points-improvement-needed.48019/post-421451) and on one of my test drives could feel hot air between my legs. It turns out the grommet around the steering column and another to the left where the electrical wiring goes through the firewall were not properly seated, allowing in a bunch of hot air.
Another suggestion is to ensure that all the firewall grommets around the steering column, a/c lines and electrical connections remain intact. I recently had @E9Wayne's car here for a couple of weeks (back story here: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/towing-anchor-points-improvement-needed.48019/post-421451) and on one of my test drives could feel hot air between my legs. It turns out the grommet around the steering column and another to the left where the electrical wiring goes through the firewall were not properly seated, allowing in a bunch of hot air.
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To get the AC going... the dash had to come out (to work the ducting and evaporator and all that).OK good to know
I'm about to start reading about converting the AC to R134a. Any words of wisdom?
I knew the body of my car was not in 100% perfect shape, but thought it was "OK for now".
Well, when the dash came out, rust was found at the base of both A pillars that was worse than expected - much worse. To remedy that meant the outside surface of the car would be affected (heat).
And since I was there anyway... figured I would just restore the whole car at once (rather than string it along in stages).
I am glad I did - just not something I had on the plans to do right then,
It's always a damn slippery slope...never ending, but worth it along the way. I've made more friends that are lasting friends in this "hobby" than anywhere else, hands down. Fishing buddies, hunting buddies, neighbors, friends of friends...nothing like the BMW vintage community.