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11-16-2021, 09:21 AM | #266 |
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Its been a while so I figured Id do a small update. A few weeks ago I had an Oktoberfest party at my house, and I wanted to have my 02 and the e9 parked near my Biergarten. So I grabbed the car and drove it for the first time since early September. It ran like crap but I got it cleaned back up from the vintage trip.
Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr I took the car back to my parents shop and looked it over. We found that one of the carb mounting bolts was loose, and one thing lead to another. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr One of the carbs was hanging open occasionally so we were going to work on the linkage. Once we had them out we noticed how dirty they were and decided to rebuild them. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Once cleaned, my dad started rebuilding them. He made a float gauge, I hope it worked. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr And how it sits currently. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr We are installing a "boost pump" to help it start after sitting a while, its apparently a common mod for these cars. Hopefully it will start today and I will be able to take it on a short drive this weekend. The 5 speed we bought need a rebuild, and the guy we were going to have work on it broke his foot so its going to be a couple months. The 4 speed is noisy and my dad is nervous about driving it. We are going to try Swepco in the 4 speed in the hopes that it will quiet the trans down long enough to get the 5 speed going. |
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12-13-2021, 11:40 AM | #268 |
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Finally some progress. We have been having issues getting the carbs to sync and after a few weeks we finally tracked it down to the throttle shaft nut being too tight and causing the throttle to hang open slightly. This has been our view for weeks.
Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Once we figured that out, it was simple to get them sync'd and its idling buttery smooth. We also put the swepco in and the transmission was noticeably quieter. Yesterday we buttoned it all up and sent my son out for a test drive. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr He came back with a pretty good report. The transmission is definitely quieter and actually shifts smoother. There is a slight stumble between 2500-3000 rpm and its loading up when cruising around 60mph. Its likely a timing issue that we will chase down this week, worst case a jetting issue. It was nice to finally have this view again. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr |
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12-27-2021, 09:08 AM | #271 |
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I spent a few hours in the shop on Christmas eve fine tuning the carbs and taking it for a drive. There is a still a slight miss around 2500-3000 rpm but its much better. We are going to play with the jets a little more, 52 seemed too small but 60 too rich. It is running 55's now, so maybe a 57 or 58 if available? Its close. We also worked on my 02 a little bit.
Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr I picked it up yesterday and took it on a long cruise. I am going to keep it at my house to work on the hood a little bit this week. It was the last panel I wet sanded and there are still some sanding marks that I missed. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr |
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12-27-2021, 10:05 AM | #272 |
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Oh....the timeless lines of the E9; the pointed hood @ center; the dual and round headlights are exceptional; the kidney grilles represent the peak of BMW kidney grille design; the side ventilators @ the A pillar; the absence of the B pillar (absence is actually a plus); the rounded section of the C pillar where it connects to the side panels.
I'm running out of adjectives to describe a timeless BMW time capsule.
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My only "resolution" this year, is to stop putting off projects and just knock them out. I started the year off knocking off a small one, although after working on it in a hunched position for hours, my back didn't see it as small. I finally got around to fixing the sanding marks in the e9's hood. I resanded with 3000grit, then compounded with megs 101 twice, jescar correction compound, and polished with Sonax perfect finish.
Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Its looking pretty good. There are a couple other spots that I want to touch up and I may coat it. But that's a little ways down the road. Saturday night before the bad weather moved in, I gave it a bath. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Up next will be the 5 speed swap, hopefully before The Vintage in May. |
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Long time, no chat. The e9 has been great, it has been out to some local cars and coffee runs and the occasional drive to work on a nice day. With the 4 speed trans acting up, I haven't wanted to take it much further. It seems like the days and weeks have been flying by and the The Vintage will be here before you know it, it seemed like a good time to get the 5 speed installed.
On Saturday, the e9 went up on the lift. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr And after about an hour, I was looking at the clutch for what seems like the 5th time since installing it. Hopefully the last time for a while. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Yesterday while I was at work, my dad got the bell housing installed and then the 5 speed. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr And buttoned it up with the shift platform and cross member. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr And installed the z3 shifter. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Hopefully we can get the driveshaft out this week to be shortened and maybe get the car back on the road in the next week or so. I will be out of town for almost 2 weeks at the beginning of April so hopefully I can drive it a little before then. |
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Last week, my dad buttoned up the e9. He got the interior back together, and installed the new shift knob. Thankfully we found one that was identical to the old one that had the correct mounting for the z3 shifter.
Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Friday, he picked up the shortened driveshaft and installed it. He also installed the new exhaust hanger set up, and the exhaust. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Saturday I got it out for a drive and confirmed that there is indeed a 5th gear in there. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Now I am just driving it and looking for issues. I took it to work today, and had enough time to stop for a little photo shoot. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr I am leaving Thursday to go work an airshow so I will be gone for almost 2 weeks. After I get home it will kinda be crunch time for the vintage. |
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Small update, but I have been driving the hell out of the car and its good. Like really really good. The 5 speed completely changes it, much smoother and quieter. It also isnt leaking anything.... and I filled all the fluids so I know its not empty. I think its good to go for the vintage next month. Yesterday, I treated to to a quick bath and interior wipe down, it got covered in pollen last time I drove it.
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