Garm's 1969 project

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Sidedrafts are SO much easier to change jetting on vs. downdrafts...
Looks amazing Garm. How many more break in miles?
Keep up the great work.
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Depends on the downdraft...
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For me it's been mostly Weber 32/36's, 38/38's and 40/40's.
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1972 BMW 2002 Colorado. (the color, not the state)
1999 BMW 318ti (daily driver for most of the year)
1989 BMW 325ix (the best winter sled and the first BMW I ever drove).
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80 miles to go. Castrol GTX 20w-50 on hand and ready to go.
1969 Roadster 1600-ish #26244 "Spike"
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OS GIKEN LSD $1720
AASCO light flywheels $398.95
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Garm wrote:80 miles to go. Castrol GTX 20w-50 on hand and ready to go.
Nice!!!
I can't wait to see the first video after the oil change... ;)
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The car feels and sounds great. Its got plenty of get up and go. It doesn't hurt that it lacks an airfilter sound wise however. Throttle response is crisp, and the power is instantaneous. You nail the throttle and it just goes. From coasting to flat on the floor, no hesitation, it just jumps down the road.

It was a fun trip down that way, certainly better than hanging around my mothers place doing nothing.
I'm glad I was able to help.

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^ Woooo!
1969 Roadster 1600-ish #26244 "Spike"
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OS GIKEN LSD $1720
AASCO light flywheels $398.95
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Should I swap to "2000" emblems, or leave it at "1600-ish"?
1969 Roadster 1600-ish #26244 "Spike"
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How bout a decal "2litre"? prolly have to be a double layer decal, to match the 1600 emblem.
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It's a 2000, not a stroker right? So I'd say 2000. Just the 4 speed on the 1600 side.
Plenty of H20s in cars and nobody puts "forklift" on the sideHaHa

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I was actually thinking about adding a fork to the grille of my H20-powered car...
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Garm:
how is that header working out?

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It SOUNDS great. I'll know more when we dyno the car.
1969 Roadster 1600-ish #26244 "Spike"
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Some nice man with a white roadster was giving rides tonite...

Smile...big smile...

I like it Garm!

And the sound is awesome!
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haha, thanks that was fun!
"1600-ish" seems to be the keeper moniker, so it's staying for now.

Time for some gauges!
1969 Roadster 1600-ish #26244 "Spike"
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OS GIKEN LSD $1720
AASCO light flywheels $398.95
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