What did you do to your E9 today?

I honed in on the optimal carb adjustment with the help of Jfeng and all his electronic toys. We went for a drive in my...yes unregistered car. I was happy to hear John say " this is the way this car was meant to feel". With all new everything rubber, the car is as tight as a camel's ass in a sandstorm. My first ever drive since purchased in a sorry state in 2017.
 
bavbob said:
I honed in on the optimal carb adjustment with the help of Jfeng and all his electronic toys. We went for a drive in my...yes unregistered car. I was happy to hear John say " this is the way this car was meant to feel". With all new everything rubber, the car is as tight as a camel's ass in a sandstorm. My first ever drive since purchased in a sorry state in 2017.
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Now let's see pics of the complete car sitting out in your driveway. Congrats on that first drive.
 
bavbob said:
I honed in on the optimal carb adjustment with the help of Jfeng and all his electronic toys. We went for a drive in my...yes unregistered car. I was happy to hear John say " this is the way this car was meant to feel". With all new everything rubber, the car is as tight as a camel's ass in a sandstorm. My first ever drive since purchased in a sorry state in 2017.
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We didn’t home
I’m on anything. Bob plugged two big vacuum leaks and we tweaked just enough that it start properly, hold a solid idle, and was drivable around the block.

What should really happen is
(1) step by step carb check per the book, (2) a test comprehensive drive with AFR monitoring.
(3) adjustments and jetting changes where justified.
 
BarneyT said:
Installed my stainless steel exhaust system from Fritz‘s bits a week are back,View attachment 121087View attachment 121088View attachment 121089View attachment 121090View attachment 121087View attachment 121087View attachment 121088View attachment 121089View attachment 121090 I’m very happy with it wanted to share a few pictures waiting on the two stainless steel downpipe’s as I was not able to use the headers with my air condition…
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Barney - where did you obtain the downpipes? And are you running an M30 or something later?
 
M30 I have not received the downpipes They are coming from Fritz’s bits They were out of them at the time I ordered so he said he will ship them a couple weeks…
 
When reassembling doors I found a crack that moved when operating windows, thought it was a strange place to have a crack. My oldest son has a MIG welder and he took care of it nicely.
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Got passenger side vapor barrier and door card installed, everything tucked in nice. I have been told end of wood should be chocolate brown, not black.
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Then things got worse, upper stud is stripped for gas door.

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Entered my first car show Saturday that had judges for several classes of vehicles. My car was first in the European car class. The little trophy has a VW Bug on it.
 

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