My 260z has a new roommate. My dad picked up a 1987 BMW 325es. In this picture we took off all the wheels to get new tires. So far I have done the brakes front and rear, changed the starter, and got him a couple knick knacks at the junkyard like uncracked tail lights. My dad put an all new exhaust with high flow cat and muffler, and it passed smog! Its a pretty cool little car. This pic was taken while I was trading some parts, so thats why my (stock) suspension is out.
Mock fit my Crown draw thru turbo kit #2 with Rotomaster AR/60 turbo and Weber dcoe 45 carb, I was happy to see that the carb adapter is also made by Crown! Sweet! This is on my recently acquired homemade engine stand, you cant see much of it but at the bottom you can see how thick it is next to my friend's orange engine hoist.
July 15
I went over to a big Datsun swapmeet in Eaglerock, CA. Saw a couple familiar faces and picked up two items from them. I got a mystery brand fiberglass front lip (75 bucks) and an MSD 6A (25 bucks). I also helped one of the venders load up an engine in his van, and he gave me a car battery and a "parts" head for free!
July 22
Mock fitting the front lip and then the final product (excuse the mess)...
August 19
After a whole lot of patience and understanding I finally received my rear control arms in gold, with the latest improvements. These are the final product.
Here you can see they eliminated the need for rubber bushings and also put bolts to lock the mounts in place, so it articulates only at the heim joint.
Bling! They got to calling me Mr. T for my love of gold. I tried to tell them about my favorite RC cars and why I am fond of gold anodized aluminum, but they didn't get it!
Here is a screenshot of the ebay ad... I'm not rich far from it, I got them in trade. The set in the ebay ad is the same set I had pics of in natural aluminum above, the ones I was originally getting. I ended up getting the third set made after they worked out all the bugs.
August 26th
A while back I found some rare "early" 1974 "small" front and rear bumpers at the junkers! I hid them in the back of a station wagon and contemplated about it for a while, finally picking them up on 50% off day. The rear bumper had a big dent in it from an accident (fixable) but it also had rare over ride bar option on it (pics coming soon). I later removed the big rubber pieces and trim pictured, and now it is all metal. I will post better pics of it.
Front lip:
I also replaced a broken left turn signal light, which was broken ever since I got the car (hard to find at the junkyard!).
Bumper:
Bumper without rubber:
My bent rear bumper with over ride bar...
That's all for now! Right now I am stuck on wanting to paint the undercarriage before putting on the new control arms, but then again I like how it sits now and I want to save paint for last. I recently bought a jug of Zep Purple degreaser to clean parts, and I want to start polishing my own parts, any advice? I am currently in communication with someone about a right hand drive conversion which to me would be the ultimate (doubt the deal will go thru, its all the way in Michigan and heavy parts). I feel I have kinda strayed from my "vintage rally" theme with the turbo set up (they didn't use turbo in rally) but I think it is just too cool and rarely seen. I can always put on a set of stock carbs, aggressive tires, and raise my ride height to fulfill what would be right for the rally set up. The arms go against my "vintage" theme but they go with my fondness of rare parts, as I don't see many people shelling out the dough for them ($1380.00 complete set). I know I wouldn't be able to afford them or even consider them, the arms kinda just fell in my lap in trade. No one will see them anyway unless they look underneath or unless I catch some air off some rough terrain!
However if I replace the fuel tank with a smaller fuel cell they will be visible from the back.
I will still keep my A-frame to hang parts off it for painting or cleaning! I feel lucky its been lifting my motor as well as it has so far but time to put it to lighter duty. I think it served the previous owner well for his smaller honda motors but for my purposes its on the ragged edge of reaching its limits (the center is starting to bow slightly).
Well no hard feeling or anything I know I came across a little abrasive before but hey man I was just defending my lady (Fairlady). It was a good thing actually because you gave me that motivation so thanks for that. 
I wouldn't trust it looking like that and i've handled a fair share of turbochargers.
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