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5x120, stock steel rim would be 6x14 ET22. Same for front and rear. Later stock alloys may be 6,5x14 ET 22. Popular period correct aftermarket alloys would be the Alpina 7x14 ET11 (front and rear) and the BBS Mahle basketweave 7x14 ET9 (front and rear) and later BBS basketweave 7x14 ET11 (front...

@Jaime QUERALT-LORTZING BECKMANN No worries mate. My rant was not really directed towards you and your post. On an Alpina mostly the production numbers were low for the right reasons (a true conisseurs car, low production capacity, exclusive product). And your presentation was and is not prone...

The only thing that rattles me is the x of xx fetish. Too often it is used to argue up the percieved value of something. As with the 2.5. The fact that only 800something were made does not make it more desirable. On the contrary, only 8xx were built because it was a sad relation to the mighty...

That´s just the way I got into my Jaguar. Felt sorry for the thing, wet and unloved on a really cheap dealer site. Looked as if only a weeping waterpump needed fixing.. 3 years, 2000hours (or more, don´t ask), 15.000USD in parts (or more, don´t ask), I´ve bought tools I didn´t know existed and...

I use Magnecor 8mm on all my cars and never look back. Best quality ever, anywhere. Add some NGK Iridium Plugs, a Pertronix and the ignition system need never be thought off again. Only problem is: the blue Magnecors look really silly in a 70s BMW. And no way to get them in the HT...

sehr schick!

Did these come from the Titanic? I hope the rest of the engine/car is in better shape. And i wouldn´t trust the injectors... +1 on the media blasting. Cheap and effective. I´ve spent too much time in my life trying to clean or even polish alloy parts from engines manually or even with power...

No paint, no coating originally. Just the cast alloy that quickly oxidizes slightly and that oxidization is that actuall finish (sounds worse than it is, that initial oxidization gives it a nice even protective matte grey coat). Impossible to replicate (unless you cast a new one). Basically...

Not, it isn´t. That´s bristol allright. A real battleship grey. It´s just the lighting in the pictures that makes it look slighly blueish

Good idea. But if you want to make true on it, buy a pristine example, cherish it and watch it appreciate. Any restoration on a car that does not have a certain type of animal on it´s badge (any horse will be fine, a bull as well) will put you upside down so fast, the depreciation on your 650...

Not as unusual as it seems. The very first aricons fitted to cars were often that way. With smaller dashboards and privitive heating and ventilation upfront and the huge components for the first aircons (basically a refrigerator) and the "afterthought nature" of these things, they were often...

There´s enough to be found in the ebay pictures already to pass that threshold.

no matter how much that plate is worth, getting that car into a reasonable condition will cost more. Much more. much much more. Do yourself a favour and part it out. There´s lot´s of needy coupes out there that could do with your attention and money. There must be one with a better chance to...

Bristol is a lovely colour! Looks like you bought the car from Janzen Klassik. Interesting dealer. He´s been able to find some real gems in the last years. Often totally orginal, low mileage, excellently cared for (i believe he has good contacs into Switzerland where such rarities can...

Check fuel pump relay and fuse. Check for voltage arriving at fuel pump.

Verkehrsgrau tends to look a little green in daylight.

Filthy, naughty, wonderfull gearhead porn. Love it.

5mm +- 2mm

Stock colour should be RAL 7043 "Verkehrsgrau" http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL-Farbe http://www.endlendt-color.de/Autolackierbedarf-Shop/Autolack/RAL-Autolacke-1-LTR-Matt/2K-Autolack-RAL-7043-Verkehrsgrau-B-1-LTR-Matt::831.html http://www.e9-forum.de/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=24408

I had a cat on my otherwise stock carbed 3.0S for a while. Removed much of the smoking and smell, did not hinder performance one bit. Even kept the rear clean (it´s a white car and the exhaust did tend to stain the side with the exhaust pipe). It was positioned directly behind the downpipes...