Ryan's 1974 M2

[LJ851]

Nice work.

I hope you are going to replace those horrible american style hose clamps with proper european ones.

[RCM3]

Hah, I forgot to mention all zip ties and ugly hose clamps are temporary. As are some of the hoses! Already have the proper ones ordered.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Ryan's 1974 M2

Nice work.

I hope you are going to replace those horrible american style hose clamps with proper european ones.

What makes European hose clamps so special? As far as I'm concerned a hose clamp is a hose clamp. You'd just be paying more for one with BMW stamped on it.

Good work man looking forward to seeing a start up vid

[RCM3]

What makes European hose clamps so special? As far as I'm concerned a hose clamp is a hose clamp. You'd just be paying more for one with BMW stamped on it.

Good work man looking forward to seeing a start up vid

Im not sure of the quality or clamping ability vs. the two but I grabbed some that were black so they blend in better and don't look so obtrusive.

[KI4UJO]

What makes European hose clamps so special? As far as I'm concerned a hose clamp is a hose clamp. You'd just be paying more for one with BMW stamped on it.

Good work man looking forward to seeing a start up vid

BMW clamps, in my experience, have less of a tendency to strip. Myself, I prefer them in higher-pressure applications such as fuel injection lines. However, in scenarios such as a random cooling hose, I wouldn't be afraid to use an American clamp.

[LJ851]

What makes European hose clamps so special? As far as I'm concerned a hose clamp is a hose clamp. You'd just be paying more for one with BMW stamped on it.

They don't need to say bmw on them. There are several brands and they are superior in several ways.

They are narrower so require less tightening load for the same clamping force.

The edges are rolled up so they cut into the hose less.

The grooves the worm gear drives into are pressed into the band and can't slice the hose like slots in the american ones.

They also look better.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

They don't need to say bmw on them. There are several brands and they are superior in several ways.



They are narrower so require less tightening load for the same clamping force.



The edges are rolled up so they cut into the hose less.



The grooves the worm gear drives into are pressed into the band and can't slice the hose like slots in the american ones.



They also look better.

Ahh I see. I do see what your sayin about the edges being rolled. I guess I've never really thought about the difference. I just replace them when they go bad

[Vincent Brick]

+1 for OG BMW clamps, Wurth also makes a good replacement. If they aren't stainless they have a very nice coating, most of the time a quick wipe and they shine up like new. After a brand-new typical parts store "fuel injection clamp" recently bit into my new fuel line causing a leak I'm hesitant to run them anymore.

[SkiFree]

As mentioned, there are alternates...

like...

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=vc9epk

[Bey]

Still got the m10? If so, would you like to sell it?

[RCM3]

Still got the m10? If so, would you like to sell it?

I get this question a lot. And I wish I still did as it was recently rebuilt before the car went into storage by the PO and in nice shape. Unfortunately the power train is gone, I gave it away to a couple of local guys who came over to buy the original interior right after I began the tear down.

[RCM3]

As mentioned, there are alternates...

like...
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=vc9epk

I'll check them out. I need to grab a few more now that I am thinking about it.

I'm going to call you guys again soon over at IE and get my brake system ordered so I can take this thing for a test drive. I highly doubt Ill ever run wheels smaller than 15's, but I don't necessarily want to exclude the possibility in the future as of now. Thats keeping me from placing the order now :/ .

[RCM3]

So I lied... again. Still no start with the S14. I spent my last free days with a few non essential items that were just on my mind.

While the carpet was out, and to shave a little weight, I grabbed some dry ice and a scraper to remove the sound deadening material on the floor boards and trans tunnel.



Easy process, cost was about $12 in dry ice. Worked it over each section until the material started to creak. So far, just from sound deadening material the car is down 34lbs.

I was planning on tossing the 41 year old original carpet but upon closer inspection it didnt look too far gone. After hosing it down and scrubbing it with laundry detergent I was glad I saved it. Off to the hardware store for some fabric dye and here were the results. FWIW, the carpet originally was green-ish with some black in it and the floor mats were dark gray. I think it came out halfway decent. I used the same dye technique that I used on my E30, Rit dye to get the deeper fibers and then the aerosol gloss black dye to finish it off.



I also downloaded that cool app where you can play around and modify with your car. Hoping this rendering is about where the car ends up once its "done".





I have a parcel coming from the Netherlands with two items inside, will report back with photos once they arrive and get installed onto the back of the car. And no, a rear spoiler is not one of them ;D:crazy:

[CorvallisBMW]

That carpet looks fantastic!

[RCM3]

That carpet looks fantastic!

Thanks! I'm glad it came out well. You can see there is a section cut out in front of the shifter since this 2002 had AC from the factory. I'll get crafty and build a cover for it once I build the custom center console.