the frua barn find

[Registro Pietro Frua]

Sure! I made a research also on the Alfa GT but on wrong model.

Anyway, thank you for your help. BTW the Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina (1. Serie 1968-1969, tipo 105.48) has the same turn signals , too.

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

And the engine bay looks like e3 as well, the hood release latches are mounted on the engine side of the firewall, coupes are mounted in the fresh air plenum on rear of firewall.

Chris,
This is a very helpful distiguishing feature, which confirms the actual identification of the platform of all three cars:

350/2 lock behind firewall = E9

350/3 lock on front of firewall = E3

350/4 lock on front of firewall = E3

 

[m_thompson]

There are some old details on Charlie Richardson's Frua here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1QYF5vIO2Q-MDgzZDllYWEtNzE1ZS00MjZmLTkzNjAtZDZlMDNiMWY3ZTRh

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

Thank you m_thompson. I have already searched through all the back issues of Charlie Richadson's "BMW CS Register" newsletter and added the history of his 350/3 to my documentation:
www.pietro-frua.de/1969_bmw2800.htm#Comm.%20350/3

 

[HB Chris]

Glad it helped. The firewall also has the bend at the end on an e9.

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

Glad it helped. The firewall also has the bend at the end on an e9.

I have seen it. Thank you for this hint, too.

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

Meanwhile 350/4 has received some used E9 standard FPS wheels to get it rollable (the steel wheels had the wrong offset). We are still looking for the optional BMW FPS alloys as shown in post 15. Also the wrong funeral car trims have been removed. The broken windows (front, rear, sides) have to be sourced.

 

[craterface]

I am never going to get any work done today.....
This thread is addicting
I was thinking Alfa when I saw the turning lights, but my USA market 1750GTV does not have that setup.
Then I looked at this euro 1750GTV and confirmed for myself that is where they were found.
http://gallery-aaldering.com/collection/alfa-romeo-1750-gtv-en/
These Frua cars are so period 70s awesome!

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

I have uploaded 367 photos, which I took of 350/4 after its arrival in Germany, to my website:
www.pietro-frua.de/1969_bmw2800.htm#Comm.%20350/4

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

The restoration started with the dismantling of 350/4. And finally the correct FPS wheels could be sourced from an Italian donor car. Stay tuned!

 

[HB Chris]

Great find on the wheels!

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

Great find on the wheels!

You identified them, so the applause goes to you!

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

BMW has published the fist photos of the restored 350/2 on 17th March 2020. You can find them on my website here:
http://www.pietro-frua.de/1969_bmw2800.htm (scroll upwards to see the last photos added to the history of 350/2)

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

In the meantime the restoration of 350/4 has also progressed with the following steps:
- car dismantled and all parts and their position documented (765 photos)
- Manufacturing of 1:1 patterns from 5 mm aluminium panels for the broken windows, which got damaged by vandalism during storage in Madrid (see photos).

The next steps will be:
- manufacturing of the windows from glass using the aluminium-patterns
- paint stripping and rust removal dipping of the body

 

[HB Chris]

Glad you are making progress on bringing this wonderful coupe back to life. Once again BMW can spend millions bringing theirs back to life but they used the wrong valve cover and water divider.

 

[Fredomatic]

Why am I just seeing this thread now! The hair on my arms are standing. I love this car, especially the seats and the wheels. Those awesome wheels...

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[Honolulu]

Is that a transistor ignition box in the engine bay shot in the third photo of post 73, on the right inner fender?

 

[Registro Pietro Frua]

Is that a transistor ignition box in the engine bay shot in the third photo of post 73, on the right inner fender?

I don't know, what it is.

It was not present at that location before the restoration (see my photo from february 2016 with non-original BMW 3.0 CSi-Motor).

 

[HB Chris]

That looks like an l-jet ignition module used on e12

 

[Honolulu]

I have a bunch of e12 stuff, complete head, ECU, distributor, ignition from the rustbucket I stripped for the 5-speed trans. Assuming it works, it is worth installing? I'm not particularly concerned about originality (it seems BMW isn't either).