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If you want to go cheap, Rock Auto has a Sachs slave for a 3.0.

I almost like it. I like the way the roof sweeps into the rear. Then, I saw the rest of it. Too many things I don't like.

I owned a 67 2000CS 6 years before I got my 70 2800CS. I very much liked the 2000CS, but I think the longer font end of the later E9s look more balanced visually. The 2000CS liked cornering better but even with the strong 4-cylinder engine it lacks the power and smoothness of the E9 six. I...

I have a 215/60-14 tire as a spare. It does lift the cover (trunk floor) a little, but it is higher less than 1/4 inch compared to the rest of the trunk floor and not difficult to live with.

In my 32 years of racing with SCCA, I have never experienced a perfectly smooth racetrack. Sometimes they are worse than roads. I am very familiar with how changes in suspension affects handling. I would not want to drive a race car on the street as a road car. That would be very...

That was back in the 80s. I don't remember the model of the Pirelli tires, but I think it was something new Pirelli was trying and was not successful. I by no means am implying all Pirelli tires are bad.

The BFG TA radials were the same size, 215/60-14. I used to run my Coupe on many tracks with BMW ACA high speed driving schools. Over the years I tried various sizes and brands. My best combination was with Yokohama 215/60 in the front and 225/60 in the rear. The worst was 205/60 Pirelli on...

I have never felt degradation in handling by going to wider tires. I know you can go too wide for the width of the wheel, but 215 on 6" wheel works very well. Right now, I am running Riken which is not a great tire because it has very soft side walls. I have to run higher tire pressure to get...

I run 215/60-14 tires on stock wheels on all four corners. It works just fine. Many years ago, I ran 225/60 tires on the rear, and it was ok but a fairly close fit. Once they wore out, I went to what I have now. I like that look even if it not the original size.

I don't know if all fuel cells are the same but in racing, I have seen the foam in the fuel cell deteriorate and break up. When I got mine, I asked about that and was told that if I totally drained the tank when not in use, it would last a long time. Mine has been in the car over 30 years...

My US spec'd 70 2800CS never had a charcoal canister. I had a heated discussion about it during a smog check one time before it reached the California smog check 'not required' date for the 70 model cars. There is a line that comes from the plastic accumulator in the trunk that goes directly...

I love the Barchetta. That steering wheel that sticks up higher than the windshield needs some more thought though.

I run side draft carbs on my Austin Healy Sprite race car. I thought side drafts were an advantage due to better air flow by having a straight shot into the heads with minimal corners to slow it. Yes, more gas gets in there but so does more air. The air fuel ratio should still be the same if...

I do not have side draft Webers on my Coupe. Mine are the JAM Engineering kit which is down draft and does have the oil vapors from the crankcase feed back into the air breather as is stock. I know of new cars that had direct fuel injection that were having problems with carbon build up on...

I thought carbon build up on the intake valve was usually caused by oil vapor from the PCV system. From what I understand it is most common with direct fuel injection engines. Carbureted or throttle body injected engines normally don't have a serious problem with carbon build up on the intake...

You guys make me fear ever selling my Coupe. o_O It will probably be done after I have passed on and will not have to deal with selling it.

I like the audio book and the movie. I listen to the book many times on long trips. A friend that told me about the book many years ago just recently saw the movie and did not like Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo. It worked for me.

When they used my Coupe for the Karen Carpenter story, the dufus driving it must have thought it was an automatic because he tried to put it in gear without using the clutch. Fortunately, no damage was done.

I was ready to jump on these, but of course they don't match the lines of my 70 2800CS.

I understand the drop in rpm and said I would probably like it. However, I have driven between Costa Mesa and Monterey many times to and from the Historics at Laguna Seca running between 80 and 90 mph. It has been a long time since I have done it, but I think it was over a 5-hour drive. I...