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  1. JohnS
    Does a 2K clear coat ever yellow over time? I had a yellowing problem with Wurth's clear coat, so that's why I don't use a clear coat anymore.
  2. JohnS
    I've been liking VHT High Temp Wheel paint. Ford Argent Silver #SP188 without any additional clear coat. Readily available...
  3. JohnS
    Just picked up another batch of parts from Powder Coating. Had the original valve cover on my '73 done in an aluminum color and the '73 tii air box done in a semi-gloss satin black. Done by Powder Coat It in Capitola CA. I'm stoked on it! I saw that on the inside of the valve cover it has the little 73 circle with two nubs, so I guess that means it's officially 50 years old. Both look new now, both looked like crap before.
  4. JohnS
    I always liked that wheel because it's 380mm.
  5. JohnS
    I bought the full Dinan suspension package for my car a long time ago and it has a 22mm bar up front. I believe those Dinan packages were made for Dinan by Suspension Techniques.
  6. JohnS
    Here's a link to a post from when I rebuilt my heater box back in 2014. It shows the little panhead stainless screws, washers and nylock locknuts I used. They worked great. Hope it helps
  7. JohnS
    I rescued a nice example of an older "black" 0.9 Ohm coil. It's not that old as it's made in Brazil, but it's older than the silver canister ones made today. I think it's pretty cool for the car that needs it. Bosch Part #0 221 119 021 BMW Part #12 13 1 357 294
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    I think I dun did it... The old ones I removed weren't really old, but were repros made out of let's say a substandard rubber-like material. Those ones reacted with the normal Wurth weather strip glue and turned into a sticky mess. They've been on my car for a few years. Now replaced with new good ones from W & N. The sticky ones will be thrown away...
  9. JohnS
    You could probably just paste in a little extra piece of closed cell foam to cover that. Like that light gray self adhesive camper shell foam from Home Depot.
  10. JohnS
    At least the side pieces are idiot proof and can only be installed one way. I'm doing it today on my car and I'm an idiot 😄 I'm still waiting to check the larger hood seal on my '74. I suspect it's installed like the one on John76's car. The jury is still out on what "backwards" is or not...
  11. JohnS
    Those east coast rats must be gnarly. Where I live in Central Cal we've got wood rats that don't seem that bad. This is why I support the preservation of Hawks and Owls, and Cats...
  12. JohnS
    Made me look. I must have got lucky when I replaced mine years ago...
  13. JohnS
    Here's a couple more examples of Jeff Schlemmer's work. He did the two with the black caps for me. I'm about to send off the 002 with the red cap to Advanced Distributors to have Jeff do his magic on it even though it's new old stock and never been used. I'll have it curved just like the 008 for a stock tii engine like I have in my cars.
  14. JohnS
    Jeff Schlemmer at Advanced Distributors does do excellent work. I'm surprised that he let you keep the electronic trigger and didn't force you back to using points. 😄
  15. JohnS
    Do you know whether your "tii" still has the big bearing struts on it or not? The stock tii spindles? That's important
  16. JohnS
    I rescued this old red coil from the clutches of a Mercedes owner on eBay. These old coils are still out there. This is one of the nicest ones I've ever found. Doing my duty. Rescuing parts for the good of the 2002 community. ☺️
  17. JohnS
    I remember the good ole days when the Cardiff Reefers band played a lot in Santa Cruz. They were really good. On topic, whenever I'm looking for original 4-speed transmissions, I always try to find a '76. I figure it's the last ones they made, so have the least miles on them. Also they have the fine splined output shaft. The '76 body shells also are the latest and likely to have less rust. All pluses in my book. Some day California will make the '76's smog exempt and everyone will be hunting for them...
  18. JohnS
    Two successful transplants were performed today. A couple tips: The spacer tubes were stuck on both the WURs I rebuilt. I used a little right angled pick to yank them out of the WUR body. A toothbrush works good for cleaning out the tube. It's amazing what a plastic brush and dishwashing liquid can do. Harbor Freight makes a nice little T-Handled 2mm hex key Thanks again to all who made this happen, John
  19. JohnS
    +1 on silicone grease.
  20. JohnS
    These little buggers have been discussed here many times. I think the smaller 50Wx2 one costs about $10, the 100Wx2 about $20. They work well. I added the barrel connectors for the speaker outputs. I have the 100W one connected to some bookshelf speakers in my shop. It works really good for what it is. I think they make 4 channel ones also.
  21. JohnS
    I copied this info from dlacy's instructions for rebuilding the tii warm up regulators. Forgot to credit him, sorry, John
  22. JohnS
    1969-1971 BMW 2000 tii : PLO4-124.01 (A-1 & A-2) #92 004 010 1971 BMW 2002 tii : PLO4-124.01 (B-1) #92 004 011 1972-1973 2002 tii : PLO4-124.01 (C-1) #92 004 012 1974 2002 tii (USA) : PLO4-124.02 (A-1) #94 004 020
  23. JohnS
    I wish BMW still had that protective rubber boot 13511257374 available. I need to figure out an alternative to replace it on my '73 as the original one fell apart when I rebuilt the linkage.
  24. JohnS
    Why not use the awesome special tool that's included in the kit for removing the cap on the WUR?
  25. JohnS
    The tool included for removing the top of the WUR is impressive too. A beautiful piece. Thank you, John
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