1974 CS...

[Manthri Srinath]

One of those valve stem seals is not like the others. LOL. No wonder that thing was burning the oil it was.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Fixed. Happy new seals.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

And little bits getting ready for powder coat and ultrasound, respectively. I didn’t know that panel had lights. Stands to reason. Gonna look for LED bulbs for them. Can’t imagine taking all this out again to replace incandescent bulbs.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Here’s something interesting. An E28 seat motor driving one of the rear window mechanisms via a cable. It works very well indeed.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Happy Halloween. Ooooh. Scary.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Some random pics from the engine bay as it goes back together.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

I smell a long CS drive up Highway 1 coming up in the near future

 

[bmw2800cs]

I smell a long CS drive up Highway 1 coming up in the near future

Join us at the next coffee and Klause in Los Gatos (that we attend)!

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Join us at the next coffee and Klause in Los Gatos (that we attend)!

“Near” is subjective. Still gotta get new carpet, headliner and door cards, and center console re-covering done. And then new glass and seals. So, we’ll see.

 

[Manthri Srinath]

More engine going back together photos

 

[bmw2800cs]

“Near” is subjective. Still gotta get new carpet, headliner and door cards, and center console re-covering done. And then new glass and seals. So, we’ll see.

No pressure, always welcome to join

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Needed to grind out some new precision 6 mm holes in the gear sprocket to get to 32 BTDC, called for on the 282 cam. And so that’s what happened. Easy.

 

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Engine in again.

 

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Transmission and drive shaft going back in place for the final time this go around, I hope

 

[Manthri Srinath]

That firewall is very nice, courtesy of @alprada70

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Decent progress today. Always nice when they start coming together

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Decent progress today. Always nice when they start coming together

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Car’s out and running. It sounds superb. Next stop upholstery shop midweek for about 4 weeks. Some more gratuitous pics.

 

[Rob///M]

Glamour pics along Highway 1 tonight. Photogenic ride. Nice evening for a drive

Hi Manthri, The stance on your car looks perfect. Mind if I ask what springs you are running to get that stance? It's exactly what I'm looking for.
Thanks

 

[Manthri Srinath]

Hi Manthri, The stance on your car looks perfect. Mind if I ask what springs you are running to get that stance? It's exactly what I'm looking for.
Thanks

I was told they’re Carl Nelson springs. I don’t have too much other detail. They were “lightly used”, as I recall. But I don’t have anything more specific on them, I’m afraid. They do stance the car nicely.