Hood Brace

[JimV]

I'm wishing to remove the transverse torsion rod tube beneath the hood which connects to the two folding hood braces. It appears to be held in place by two 10mm screws at each end. It looks to be a simple remove and replace, but I thought I'd double check to be sure. Anyone removed this piece?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[HB Chris]

Undo strut Rods from fender and gently fold them back on both sides, then remove four bolts, easy.

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Nice e3- what kind of intake is that?

 

[JimV]

Undo strut Rods from fender and gently fold them back on both sides, then remove four bolts, easy.

Thanks, Chris. Done. I found a near perfect match for the factory insulation and needed full access for the install.

 

[JimV]

Nice e3- what kind of intake is that?

Thanks, Peter. They are TWM (now bought out by Borla) ITB's on a triple side draft manifold.

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Can you PLEASE post some up-close shots, I'm collecting mental images for my build.

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

While I think the e9 is one of the best looking cars ever made I think the e3 is one of the "best" cars ever made. I have owned a few of them over the years- they have always been the most affordable BMW and extremely satisfying to work on IMO

 

[m5bb]

I'm wishing to remove the transverse torsion rod tube beneath the hood which connects to the two folding hood braces. It appears to be held in place by two 10mm screws at each end. It looks to be a simple remove and replace, but I thought I'd double check to be sure. Anyone removed this piece?

Thanks,
Jim

You have a lot of nice goodies under that hood. Huge aluminum radiator and coil packs as well as the ITB's . Good job. Did you do this work yourself?

 

[JimV]

Can you PLEASE post some up-close shots, I'm collecting mental images for my build.

Well, there's this epistle about the car...https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/another-milwaukee-e3.18499/

or I can post photos of the close-up shots you need...let me know.

 

[JimV]

You have a lot of nice goodies under that hood. Huge aluminum radiator and coil packs as well as the ITB's . Good job. Did you do this work yourself?

Yup I did...with help from some talented friends. A project which started out as a simple engine rebuild turned into several years and far more than originally envisioned.

 

[JimV]

Well, there's this epistle about the car...https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/another-milwaukee-e3.18499/

or I can post photos of the close-up shots you need...let me know what you'd like.

 

[Bmachine]

A project which started out as a simple engine rebuild turned into several years and far more than originally envisioned.

A highly unusual occurence.

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

How could I have forgotten? I guess your memory is only as good as your last dead show, ugh!