What did you do to your E9 today?

[Willem Tell]

Penetrol, available at HD or Lowes. I sprayed my cavities with it.

That's the one! Thanks for remembering Steve. I have sprayed Owaldöl (Penetrol) everywhere there are metal joins that I wouldn't want wax to show in. It has great penetrating properties, hardens without being tacky, and does not attract water like WD-40.

 

[merdad]

Added a Blaupunkt Berlin stalk!
Looks good

 

[tferrer]

Those are so money....

 

[Michael Kaye]

Met up with another local E9 owner for a quick tea and chat in Greenwich Park today.

If your are in or around South East London and fancy joining us next time, just PM me.

 

[Keshav]

Hi Michael,
Great pics.....I think you both need to exchange kidney grills

 

[mulberryworks]

I got out the air compressor and topped up the tires in prep for the long winter's sleep. I need to jack up each wheel and rotate them a bit to help prevent flat spots too.

 

[Stevehose]

In Austin?

I got out the air compressor and topped up the tires in prep for the long winter's sleep.

 

[mulberryworks]

In Austin?

Well, it's not a long Winter here, but the car has been, and will be, at rest in the garage till I can get other household projects done and begin the repairs/restoration it needs. Today I'm building a greenhouse to protect the tropical plants from the freezes that will come (and to keep them out of the garage) and I have a shed to build under the carport to take the parts that will be removed from the car during rust repair, so it will be a long while before the car rolls out of the garage. Meanwhile, the tires must be maintained.

 

[Willem Tell]

Celebrated The Unicorn's birthday (12/14/1973) with an end-of-season drive into Canton Schwyz. Took advantage of the break in the winter weather!

That's the Kleiner (little) Mythen on the left and the Grosser (big) Mythen on the right.

 

[TodB]

Air dam painted, clear film applied. No more rock chips!

 

[Stan]

Replaced the CSi sport steering wheel with a Petri

 

[Michael Kaye]

Replaced the CSi sport steering wheel with a Petri
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Very nice! I did the same a few weeks ago. Look great don’t they!

 

[Belgiumbarry]

ow no... again Petri fetish….

 

[DWMBMW]

Finally installed a handbrake upgrade kit today. Countless mugs of coffee probably would not have been spilled over the years with this now firm lever to rest against.

 

[Michael Kaye]

Finally installed a handbrake upgrade kit today. Countless mugs of coffee probably would not have been spilled over the years with this now firm lever to rest against.

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Which upgrade kit is this? Recommended?

 

[DWMBMW]

Which upgrade kit is this? Recommended?

The one that Coupe King sells based on the Paul Cain design but has a brass sleeve for the thru-bolt and includes all the bearing washers. You can buy all the individual components yourself but I would recommend this kit.

 

[Michael Kaye]

The one that Coupe King sells based on the Paul Cain design but has a brass sleeve for the thru-bolt and includes all the bearing washers. You can buy all the individual components yourself but I would recommend this kit.

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Thank you.

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

If you can get a square grip for the parking brake handle it helps prevent the tendency to pull sideways.

 

[DWMBMW]

If you can get a square grip for the parking brake handle it helps prevent the tendency to pull sideways.

I added the upgrade kit because I needed to remove and straighten out the lever which had been pulled sideways when a friend thought my coupe was rolling back into his so he reached in and gave it a mighty yank.

 

[zinz]

had been pulled sideways when a friend thought my coupe was rolling back into his so he reached in and gave it a mighty yank.

Sorry I bent it... the car was most definitely rolling on that steep hill and my car would have been crunched.

Ed Z