JohnS
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Yes, you can drive daily on the CN36s wet, dry. The tread pattern on the RA-1 doesn't like wet very well. It would be interesting to know the treadwear rating on the CN36s. This for the 13" versions... From what I've seen: RA-1 100 AA A, (Treadwear, Traction, Temp), not available in 13" Michelin XDX-B 185/70 13: 100 A A Vredstein 185/70 13: 160 A B Kumho: 185/70 13: 700 A B Laufenn 500 A A Pirelli CN36 185/70 13: ??? Michelin XAS 165/80 13: ??? Pirelli CN36 165/80 13: ???
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I would say they're different classes of tires. The RA-1 being a racetrack autocross only tire. Cinturato CN36 Vintage Tyres | Pirelli WWW.PIRELLI.COM Cinturato CN36 Vintage Tyres offer high performance on wet and snow. Buy now! https://www.tirerack.com/tires/toyo-proxes-ra1
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I've purchased two sets of the 185/70 CN36s from Longstone and couldn't be happier. Their customer service and fast shipping was excellent. Funny that I can get a set of tires from the UK to California quicker than TireRack can ship a set of tires from Nevada. I love the look of the Dunlop 185/70 SP Sport AquaJets. Wondering what your opinion is of those tires when compared with the CN36? https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/tyres/185-70-13/185-70vr13-dunlop-sp-sport-aquajet.html
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One of my extra Koito sets is spoken for (thx yeewiz). I'll be at the "Neue Klasse and Kaffee" in Los Gatos tomorrow morning. $27 Last one...SOLD. lasted about 60 seconds yesterday. 🙂 Was cool to hang out with the local '02 crew again. Their cars are so nice that it's very inspiring. Was stoked to be able to see the ex Bob Murphy Alpina A4 car in person. Stupid that I didn't take any pictures. Next time...
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Yes, embracing the Wabi Sabi. Very Good! 😊
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RIP. Legend Dickey Betts 😞
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😁 One of those inhabitants can ruin your whole day, or euro front bumper and grill... The deer are considered vermin by the apple farmers in my area. Those and there's also a wild turkey explosion. I'm a big fan of predators (the mountain lions and coyotes) myself... EDIT: 04/18/2024: A buddy of mine sent me a picture from his game cam in the area. Not a great picture, but looks like 4 young mountain lions to me. There's hope... Keep your little poodles inside 😐 I'm determined to get a picture of one of my cars near the wild turkeys... It's crazy. How would you like a nice Tom Turkey coming through your windshield? WOW, just got news. Legend Dickey Betts RIP 😞
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A little break between the storms. Extremely Low Fire Danger. But, there's lots of critters about. Be careful out there...
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Beach Club mobiles
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I knew that somebody else had re-made them too but couldn't remember who it was. Yours also had the plastic ends didn't they?
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Made me think of the late Paul Winterton and how he re-made a lot of those "magic" linkage pieces for our group. Lot's of information about that specific linkage piece here:
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ATE Tii brake M/C wrong grommet. Need Part # Please
JohnS replied to Dudeland's topic in BMW 2002 and other '02
Another tip: Denatured alcohol is your friend for cleaning up brake fluid. Anyone with a pressure bleeder knows that 😁 -
I took a look at the old Hella H4s that I removed and replaced with the Koitos. I was surprised that they have the little city lights in them. They are in pretty good shape for having been on my car for almost 38 years. I confirmed that the H4 bulbs in the Hellas are the same 60/55W as the Koito bulbs.
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e30 Bottlecaps, you can't give'em away 😁 Next weekend. Cars & Coffee!
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I've got a set of e30 14x6 Bottlecap wheels you can have for free if you want them. I actually have two sets. Ones a Lemmers made set and the other set is made by F.P.S. Free to a good home.
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Beautiful day out here at Sunset State Beach in Watsonville California. The Poppies are Popp'in and the Koito's are Rock'in...
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Koito club official member #57 😉No relays were harmed during the process. Notice that lovely big bumper, the bulging turn signals & the front reflector. The way god intended 😁 God was a little bit wrathful in 1974 in the US... 🙃
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No I didn't, but Jeff Schlemmer of Advanced Distributors sure did 🙂 I know I have a German made cap somewhere. Just a matter of finding it...
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Installing a 1974 Tii Gas Tank in a 1976
JohnS replied to Mike Nance's topic in BMW 2002 and other '02
Here's the original tank on my 1974tii USA version. Is this one cropped? @John76 for the tip on adding that extra ground wire to the fuel level sensor on the tank. No more jumpy fuel level needle on the dash when right side blinker is on. -
Found a NOS German made Bosch R5 rotor in my stash. I'll use that along with some non-resisted NGKs that I have. When I run out of the NGKs, I'll switch to Champion N9Ys. Problem solved. Thanks for all of the info...
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Both of my cars have and are running just fine right now using stock 2002tii parts (I think Bosch or Beru) and an Igniter I for years. Was going to "upgrade" to a rebuilt distributor using an Igniter II. If it ain't broke don't fix it? That's why I've been putting off this "upgrade" for over a year now... The voice of reason is calling me... Don't f with it right now. 😊 I looked at both rotors with magnifying glass and don't see any indication of a resistance number cast into any of rotors I have Beru or Bosch. I can see part numbers, production date circle... What does the resistance code look like? Sounds like I don't need no stink'in rev-limiting rotor. I'll never hit those revs... 🙈
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Lifetime supply of large zip ties. 😶 I actually used a little dab of the grease on my original female plugs as instructed by my trusty Toyota instruction manual. The plugs on the Hella H4s that I had installed back in the 80's were hard to remove. Sort of fused. I even cleaned up my '74 4-prong relays and added a small amount (small) of the grease on those for future easier release. I'll be customizing my other Toyota harness to use on my '73, but that will take a little time and thought before I tear into it. Those rubber plug covers do look nice...
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Sorry going a little off topic on the rotor questions. I went digging in my crap to see if I had any of the e21 rotors. None found. Lots of the standard rotors with the 12111354503 part number. The bonus was that I found a couple of the original tii rev-limiting rotors. I wonder what the resistance is on those bad boys? Any real reason to use a rev-limiting rotor on a stock tii driven by an old fart like myself? Here's what I plan to install soon on my '74tii. Rebuilt 002 distributor (from Advanced Distributors), Igniter II, and rev-limiting rotor. Thoughts? ...
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I always thought that the older style stock wires with the Bakelite resister boots were an issue when using the newer BPR NGK plugs. I never considered the rotor? Do you have the part number handy for the e21 1K rotor? Are you using resistor boot old school style wires with it? I always thought that I could switch to using the BPR NGK plugs by just replacing the older style wires and using the same rotor. I suspect that most likely all combinations would work just fine on a well tuned car and you really wouldn't notice any difference. I'm always wanting to learn though...
