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Yeah, agree with Mike and definitely think the duct work is lacking on the E12 even without a comparison for reference. I'm just not seeing much in the way of dedicated ventilation passages on the restoration car in the center console region. My new fan blower (e28?) does seem the same as the E12, j...

Excellent! I was hoping for a nice DIY guideline since I think the two sections are still nicely balanced and the weights are present.
Thanks.

Threads are M7-1.0mm. I have two lengths in my stash. Total lengths are 25 mm and 38 mm.

I just sent off a 3.64 open diff for rebuilding to Metric Mechanic. I did the same about 20 years ago for my 530i and I'm still running it. Nothing fancy...I just hate things that leak. https://metricmechanic.com/differentials/# Between this page, the downloadable pdf, or talking to Jim Rowe himself...

Anybody know how seriously to take the blue book statement that the driveshaft is balanced as a complete assembly?
I have the driveshaft out on my resto car. While moving it around, the two halves separated before I had the chance to mark how
the splines lines up as all the manuals recommend.....

Some picture updates... I scored the base plate for the evaporator box. It supposedly from an 84 528e. One problem solved. You can also see the condensate drain in the center. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53566532523_5224e614d4_4k.jpg Here's the duct work blank plate off my non-AC car. Presum...

FWIW, I found my 2006 posts talking about some of these parts. I don't recall if Eric had referenced the same stuff for his work, but we both used that same parallel flow condensor. The SPAL elec fan P/N looks different, but that also means they both work as options. I'll look for my photos from thi...

Hi Mike, PM sent. Thanks for sharing...that's encouraging. My hole saws went through the firewall surpisingly easy and I was working from the inside. Deciding exactly where to drill them was a bit of worry... Robert I did it on a Bavaria long ago. Pretty straightforward except I neglected to do the ...

I'm curious if anyone's done this before? Not repairing the A/C, but installing a system in a car that has none..... I'm moving this project up on my Euro restoration car (77 528) because the car is otherwise generally unusable in my Texas climate. I'm dividing my installation into three stages as m...

I just did an entire seat restoration using World UPH front and back seat kits in pearl beige. I bet it looks a little different to just do one piece, unless you do both sides for symmetry. Another trick if it's just color is get the new vinyl have someone vinyl dye match to your existing....that al...

FWIW, I worked through some issues with the SR441x a couple years ago. Biggest gotcha was leaving that one wire disconnected since I didn't realize it was a non-stock starter from the previous owner....

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Beyond expected cosmetic differences, there are definitely regional differences in functionality. I naively bought a U.S. spec hazard light switch for my German-spec Euro car a couple years ago. These two parts actually differ by one pin, so definitely no substitution....won't even fit in the female...

Thank you Robert - FYI, you were one of the posters in 2001 saying that your father had replaced the oil pump from under the car. Jacking from underneath seems preferable. Oh yeah, a multigenerational effort here. :-) I did that job myself around 2013/2014 or so. BTW, the jack from the bottom strat...

Still slowly collecting parts for this project.... I acquired an E28 blower box from a 528e and took pictures of it next to the E12/earlyE24 blower box. The units are essentially the same from the outside, so the main difference, as discussed, is really just the different fittings for interfacing wi...

I've done this job from the bottom. You don't need to remove the subframe. You do want to remove the front sway bar and you'll also want to loosen/remove the nuts on the motor mounts so you can jack the motor up a little bit - be aware of top of bellhousing clearance to the drive shaft tunnel. Have ...