I need to replace my front left and rear left… Any advice? Did you use a five series motor?
What did you do to your E9 today?
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Ultimately, yes.
I can speculate why.
- Front tire seems low on pressure?
- The black decal behind the grill is gray, need to apply Back to Black after waxing the car.
- The US side reflectors can make any wife upset, spouses never liked the Federalization changes
LOVE IT
Getting car paininted next year and doing reflector delete and Black behind grill. I will check air pressure I thought the same
Getting car paininted next year and doing reflector delete and Black behind grill. I will check air pressure I thought the same
looks quite good! i definitely like the side panels on the fenders. that gives a great finished look ... especially when they are covered with elephant skin
I hope I did not trigger the repaint...
I am taking donations!
Happy to donate air for the low front tire.
Have you picked a shop for the work?
I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM A LOCAL MECHANICAL SHOP ,I HAD A NEW , LEAKING BRAKE MASTER , AND I WANTED MY MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY WORK CHECKED, AS IT WAS A BARE SHELL WHEN I STARTED, 9 MONTHS LATER I GOT A THUMBS UP ON THE ASSEMBLY AND A NEW MASTER . ITS NOT ALL NEGATIVE , AS I DROVE THE CAR HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 86, THAT WAS FUN. I HAVE SOME MINOR ASSEMBLY, AND A FEW ISSUES TO TIDY UP , THEN 2285171 CSL , WILL HIT THE ROAD ,SOOON.
Dirks M1just won best in show classic and he had Emo sign it!
My sincere thanks to Bmachine for the idea.
RP
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Congratulations to Dirk!
Is there a pictorial of the M1 that we can look at ?
Thanks in advance,
RP
day66
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I've been taking advantage of the unseasonably mild weather to rectify a few minor issues:
Firstly, the original starter motor spun the engine over nice and quickly but wasn't engaging cleanly on the first start of the day - I replaced the original with the later type for the E34 M5/535. This might be one job that is easier on a RHD car!
Secondly, "running - in" adjustments, so retorqued the head - the head bolts seemed relatively "loose". A couple of the valve clearances had drifted a few thou wide so were adjusted while I was in there and I checked the spray bar bolts! The points had closed up a little. It took a while to locate the ball on the flywheel but with a dab of paint I was able to see the "ball" and reset the timing with a strobe light.
Mechanically, it's all but there - just an annoying noise from the clutch - hard to describe but it sounds/feels like there is an issue with the release lever/mechanism but i fear it's going to have to come out. Anyway didn't stop me taking it out for a last run of the year....
Firstly, the original starter motor spun the engine over nice and quickly but wasn't engaging cleanly on the first start of the day - I replaced the original with the later type for the E34 M5/535. This might be one job that is easier on a RHD car!
Secondly, "running - in" adjustments, so retorqued the head - the head bolts seemed relatively "loose". A couple of the valve clearances had drifted a few thou wide so were adjusted while I was in there and I checked the spray bar bolts! The points had closed up a little. It took a while to locate the ball on the flywheel but with a dab of paint I was able to see the "ball" and reset the timing with a strobe light.
Mechanically, it's all but there - just an annoying noise from the clutch - hard to describe but it sounds/feels like there is an issue with the release lever/mechanism but i fear it's going to have to come out. Anyway didn't stop me taking it out for a last run of the year....
