6/83 grey market 323i.. mtech I S50 5-lug

[pandaboo911]

Holy shit!

If it's virgin r12 I know a guy that will take it out for you. He filled up my evacuated my old r12 system and refilled it. He'll probably do it for less than $100, if not free since he keeps the r12. He's located in redwood city.

[kronus]

Yeah, it's the original stuff. Mind sharing the guy's info?

[pandaboo911]

PM'd

[bradnic]

Damn. Pure eye candy. Just gorgeous dude

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I like how you are finding a way to get the r12 out safely. Unless your a shop and have a machine to do it. People around he just crack that shit open and walk away. Im guilty of this my self haha

[ghostbear777]

wtf do you do whit r12 nowadays. people say its worth money but ive yet to see a buyer, buddy still has had the same NOS cans sitting in the same spot since i was a kid.

[bradnic]

Stuff is seriously bad for the ozone layer.
Oh wait CO2 is not a problem and global warming is a hoax

[Downeaster1]

Stuff is seriously bad for the ozone layer.
Oh wait CO2 is not a problem and global warming is a hoax

hahahahahaha

[91tii]

What are you using for centercaps on the Weds? I have the same set, but in gold, and the original weds centercaps are really tall, it makes it look like I have locking hubs or something...

Your car looks fantastic by the way!

[kronus]

thanks!

I'm using some crummy fake-CF plastic centercaps from an E36 M3 I owned once.. they're probably going to fall out once the wheels heat up enough to soften the plastic tabs that hold them in. Until then, however, they fit perfectly.

Agreed on original weds caps. I didn't get them with my wheels, but I've seen them around and they make the car look like an Oregon Trail wagon.

[M-technik-3]

wtf do you do whit r12 nowadays. people say its worth money but ive yet to see a buyer, buddy still has had the same NOS cans sitting in the same spot since i was a kid.

Serious, I know a few shop owners that would love the stuff. Not small bottles Talking shop size so the can properly fill systems.

R12 still works very effectively and heck I'd love to have a working ac system in my E30 m3.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

R12 actually gets colder then the new stuff its just the HVac systems back then sucked so it was hard to tell. R12 in a sealed up hvac system like we have in todays cars would freeze your ass off.

[kronus]

bump for slow but continuous progress

got the oil pan baffle welded in, installed pan on motor. it's ready for transmission mounting.




started preparing my 944 booster - rod got ground down, threaded down all the way.




engine bay work is progressing. it sucks.

[pandaboo911]

R12 actually gets colder then the new stuff its just the HVac systems back then sucked so it was hard to tell. R12 in a sealed up hvac system like we have in todays cars would freeze your ass off.

Can confirm, my 735's r12 system gets cold as fuck and the compressor is 30 years old. Still, it's bad stuff. There's a reason it's not used anymore.

I swapped everything over to 134a on my e30 with a parallel flow condenser & SPAL fan, and it's just as cold.

Did Dino get your r12 evacuated?

[ThatOneEuroE30]

6/83 grey market 323i.. mtech I S50 5-lug

Can confirm, my 735's r12 system gets cold as fuck and the compressor is 30 years old. Still, it's bad stuff. There's a reason it's not used anymore.

I swapped everything over to 134a on my e30 with a parallel flow condenser & SPAL fan, and it's just as cold.

Did Dino get your r12 evacuated?

Yes when r12 hits the atmosphere and evaporates the fumes it gives off is the same as Agent Orange used back in Nam