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Be careful about "sand" blasting some of those parts. Sand is very aggressive and can be dangerous to use! The Turbo housing could probably be fine bead blasted but if you get too aggressive with them the clearances will open up and the boost will go down

I found a source for the diaphragms a couple of years ago but I would have to have bought a 1000 units. They weren't very expensive but I didn't figure I could ever get rid of even half that so I didn't do it.

Around here we call that "tuition": the cost of learning...

We have Cody's fenders, hood and valence painted and pretty much assembled but I need the screws for the headlight trims, grills, and hood and fender trim. Most of these are NLA. Can somebody help me out with parts or give me some direction for what I am looking for?

I almost bought this car when it was back on craigslist the first time. If I had known I could have flipped it for $10k I would have bought it...

We had a thread a while back where some one was stating private collectors were paying six digits for very low number Z's. By my math you could pay $40k for this and still not be underwater after paying someone else to restore it. It will be interesting to watch

I noticed both of those too. Does Nevada title old cars?

That's a rusty beast, especially for a California car. I assume it was near the ocean or came from another state. How high will it go? Does it make 40-50k?

With the rust in the cylinder bores, gaskets may be a waste of money. If I were that far in I would break it all down and at least hone it out and check or replace the bearings, but I have less time than I use to when I was younger. I don't like doing jobs twice

My oldest son has a 94' 325 iS, oldest daughter has a Z3 but is graduating to an M roadster as soon as it's finished and I have two late 80's 535's waiting for me in the wings that will become one car...

Yes we should be. Shelley says you need to come and hang out for the day

Ahh, the Bavaria is long gone but we have 5 other BMW's taking up space around here

That's too much pressure...

Guess what she told me just last night, she doesn't miss her Miata any more...

I don't remember when or where exactly I said it but I predicted 100k cars before too long. Less than a year I believe, sooner than even I expected

PM Blue and get him your info so we can all meet up in Austin...

I bought the Pro Shaper disc from Wray Schelin. The demo disc is so cool to watch, with a dolly, hammer and a shrinking disc he repairs a beat up fender to where all it needs is high build primer

You gonna be at Zcon?

@Hardway Well if I did this right, the part number 72610-E4600 which is $335.73 Edit: That was priced through Courtesy's online portal

@GreenZZZ I just love that color!

On the shrinking disc thing... I bought a set last week a 9" and a smaller 5" and used it some today. That thing is so cool! It works like magic. One minute you have a dent the next its gone. Probably no filler needed. Makes me all grins when I use it...

I actually light the factory side markers. They have never bothered me and I would hate to get plowed because I didn't have them...

I think we're in. We will have to get there from Fredericksburg but I don't think that's a problem

I was working out of town early on when we were married and Shelley's BMW Bavaria sprung a radiator leak. I coached her through it from out of town and told her where to take it. They wanted to know who took it out for her. She said she did it. I am not sure they believed her. She reinstalled it and burped it. Texans are tough...

We needed another car because one of my girls will be driving soon, so we got this. It will be Shelley's daily and it allows me to actually have a running Z... Win, win