underhood photos 73 tii

[mjcari]

Hi All,

 

I am working on my restoration (73 tii - Colorado) and I would really appreciate some pictures of the underhood so I can see wiring routing / sticker placement and general finishes on the 73 tii motor and engine compartment. thanks!

 

Photo for views!

 

 

Edited September 18, 2020 by mjcari
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[BarneyT]

These are ones I have of refreshing my 73tii...

[JWT]

""refresh""

[Conserv]

Here are underhood photos of VIN 2762684, an early U.S.-spec 1973 model (manufactured October 1972), showing a complete set of original underhood stickers. Little care was taken in applying the stickers originally, so there are inconsistencies from car to car, and few stickers were precisely aligned...

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

 

[Conserv]

Factory photos of tii’s, from factory files, service manual, brochure.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[stephers]

Don't put that big orange parts sticker on, was never on 2002's     It came later with the 320i's

[Conserv]

13 hours ago, stephers said:

Don't put that big orange parts sticker on, was never on 2002's     It came later with the 320i's

Good advice, Rick...it was never on round taillight ‘02’s. The black-on-orange “genuine BMW parts” sticker first appeared on U.S. 1974 models, in its early version, and was changed — its design simplified — just after the 1976 model year began.

 

Below, the first photo shows the version used on U.S. 1974, 1975, and the earliest (September 1975) 1976 models. The second photo, taken in 1975, shows this early version on a totaled 1974 2002A I parted that year. The third photo, taken by Jim Gerock of a tired 1976 for sale in Virginia, shows the 1976-and-later version of the “genuine BMW parts” sticker, which was first used in approximately October 1975. And the fourth photo, taken in August 1983, the earliest (surviving) photo I have of the original sticker on my ‘76, shows that later version in place. It didn’t survive removal for underhood painting, and has now been replaced with a modern duplicate, fifth photo.

 

So, no, a 1973 model should definitely not have the black-on-orange “genuine BMW parts” sticker, in either version — even though one (almost always the earlier version) comes with most sets of stickers. Resist the urge! ?

(And don’t install that dealer-installed Behr A/C sticker that comes with many sticker sets, unless your car actually has Behr A/C!)

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[jgerock]

Steve- I’ve never seen that Behr sticker before. Only the newer ones that come in the reproduction sticker sets (red color).

[jimk]

11 hours ago, JWT said:

""refresh""

That's when after freshing, you change your mind and refreshen.

[Conserv]

7 hours ago, jgerock said:

Steve- I’ve never seen that Behr sticker before. Only the newer ones that come in the reproduction sticker sets (red color).

Jim,

 

I believe I’ve seen the black-on-silver Behr sticker before, but never reproduced. If the 1973 model to which it is affixed received the Behr A/C when it was new, I’m guessing it represents an early version of Behr sticker, produced before the black(?)-on-red Behr sticker that comes with many reproduction sets.

 

Wasn’t it you who photographed a tired Sienabraun metallic ‘76, for sale in VA? It would have been 2011-12-ish. I keep all the underhood photos in my “76 Stickers” album because the set was still complete! Below are just some of the photos.
 

The car was a very late example, June 1976 (VIN 2393063), but I found it instructive to compare it to my ‘76 (one of the VIN tag-less cars).

 

Thanks and best regards,

 

Steve
 

 

 

[jgerock]

4 hours ago, Conserv said:

Jim,

 

I believe I’ve seen the black-on-silver Behr sticker before, but never reproduced. If the 1973 model to which it is affixed received the Behr A/C when it was new, I’m guessing it represents an early version of Behr sticker, produced before the black(?)-on-red Behr sticker that comes with many reproduction sets.

 

Wasn’t it you who photographed a tired Sienabraun metallic ‘76, for sale in VA? It would have been 2011-12-ish. I keep all the underhood photos in my “76 Stickers” album because the set was still complete! Below are just some of the photos.
 

The car was a very late example, June 1976 (VIN 2393063), but I found it instructive to compare it to my ‘76 (one of the VIN tag-less cars).

 

Thanks and best regards,

 

Steve
 

 

 

Yes. My photos. Not my car.

[lilmo]

Be sure the strut cartridges are labeled "West Germany".

[mjcari]

Thank you all, this was a huge help!!!

[Mike A]

I don’t think the photos above show an up-close factory routing of the fuel supply line from the filter. Thinking it was probably braided and routed under the air filter horn and used some kind of a wire hold down on the KF . The experts will know

[mjcari]

I am struggling to find hose that has the braided and is pressure rated.

 

Edited September 21, 2020 by mjcari