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No issue with access for me. The entire back end is all cleared out for restoration. Working on rust spots on the underside with everything removed is how this can of worms got opened... In the front ,the lines are just clamped to the side of the framerail right below where they go through the inner...

Anyone have any experience doing this? While scraping old crud off the steel fuel lines on the restoration car, I created a gas leak. Grr. I guess better to expose this hidden rust problem now rather than find it later on the road. This is a carb car with lower fuel pressure, so they might have alre...

No, the 4seasons evap core is also overall notably a little shorter in height. My gallery link has better direct side shots if I understand your question correctly. Here are two more specifics photos in that gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertbondi/53654796200/in/album-72177720297675328/ h...

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...