Allan, Thanks for the description and very generous proposition regading the fender, I am mid garage build and have zero space or time for actual wrenching now. Once I get my parts stash out of storage we can certainly due some mutually beneficial trading? I have a ton of dealer bmw tools and NOS parts in storage. etc...
Because I can't figure out how to attach a pic to a PM, and you are an architect I wnt to show you a pic of the concept of my garage. It's more closed in than this pic and accommodates 2 lifts, 12 and a half foot ceilings and red dyed concrete. I neve loose a single small part on the floor. I have a studio above and sun deck up on 3 with a view of the ocean. Once it s done, free accommodation for any vintage bimmers enthusiasts.
Sorry for the off topic digression with my garage pic it's pouring rain here today and I can't work on the garage roof, so stuck here on line.