E12 (Update Page 3)

[rh306]

..still waiting for the paperwork on my E12 to come through Anyone have any idea on tyre pressures? It's running 175 R14 88H tyres

[Andyboy]

A Reseda green 520!

On a V plate it'll have the old style square tooth cambelt - you'll need to convert it to later (post 10/81) pulleys because the old type belt is NLA. A set of E30 pulleys from an old L Jet car is cheap enough.

Tyre pressures? 27 front and rear. Up to 4 persons, 30 front and rear.

[rh306]

thanks It's a one owner, low mileage BMW Park Lane supplied car, absolutely loving it

I don't do my own spannering sadly, was going to take it to J&D in High Wycombe where I used to take my E30, is there anywhere else better though? It's been maintained by a Rolls Royce and Bentley specialists over the last few years so should be in good nick, is dribbling a bit of oil though..

[Andyboy]

Try Pacerpete on here - he loves these, especially the Solex 4A1 carburettor!

Oil leaks will be cam cover gasket and D seals, cam oil seal and oil pressure switch.

[rh306]

... will do.

[snakebrain]

Love it - the colour's superb. When did 'executives' all decide they had to drive silver or black cars to be taken seriously?

[Andyboy]

I must be ill, but I'm warming to an E12. I had a few back in the day - a 1978 S 520 Auto in Olive green, a silver 525 Auto on a T (WOW118T) that I bought for the plate and a silver 528 Auto TPA308S as well as a Sapphire blue M535i.

The Olive green 520 Auto was the best - despite 180'000 miles it went well, sounded great and drove really well.

[rh306]

lots of E12 p*rn here

http://e12.assertion.de/primary/01001l20.htm

[Dezzy]

Gallery section ftw

[bss325i]

More pics required!!

[rh306]

More pics required!!

[Andyboy]

Lovely - receding green, 3HP22 and a clock!

[pacerpete]

That Phillips 'turnolock' 864 looks rampant !

[rh306]

...sounds like a beast at idle, was overtaken by one of these yesterday though

[Andyboy]

Being a V plate, it should have the electric mirror, rear belts, rear heater air vent - should also have the single vacuum servo for the brakes on a long linkage/bracket and not those hateful twin servos.

[pacerpete]

Being a V plate, it should have the electric mirror, rear belts, rear heater air vent - should also have the single vacuum servo for the brakes on a long linkage/bracket and not those hateful twin servos.

Looks like a '79 on the V to me, no electric mirror etc till the '80 model ..............

[Andyboy]

Yep, she's August 1979, first of the V's. The 1980 model was introduced at the 1979 Frankfurt show. I'm looking at a BMW press shot of a 528i centre console, heater dial mounted digital clock and Becker Monza radio cassette looking rampant.

[pacerpete]

Yep, she's August 1979, first of the V's. The 1980 model was introduced at the 1979 Frankfurt show. I'm looking at a BMW press shot of a 528i centre console, heater dial mounted digital clock and Becker Monza radio cassette looking rampant.

There are a lot of freaks and weirdos in this place but luckily we are normal !

[rh306]

..yep keep fit mirrors (and windows) and racecar style sunroof delete option

[Andyboy]

Yep, she's August 1979, first of the V's. The 1980 model was introduced at the 1979 Frankfurt show. I'm looking at a BMW press shot of a 528i centre console, heater dial mounted digital clock and Becker Monza radio cassette looking rampant.

There are a lot of freaks and weirdos in this place but luckily we are normal !

It's not as if we went cruising one night around West London looking for a Sahara beige R plated 518, is it?

[suchy]

@ Andy and Pacer

You two really are unique aren't you
Is there any room up top for anything else non-bmw??

[Andyboy]

We certainly are. And that's before we get onto our Xmas council estate cruises!

[suchy]

You should come down here then, we have a couple of cracking estates...

[anothere21323i]

Being a V plate, it should have the electric mirror, rear belts, rear heater air vent - should also have the single vacuum servo for the brakes on a long linkage/bracket and not those hateful twin servos.

Looks like a '79 on the V to me, no electric mirror etc till the '80 model ..............

Pete, you have PM on a related subject......

[rh306]

more peado action today



..will be keeping the faded roundels I think..

[Blitz]

Love the steel wheels.

[rh306]

Love the steel wheels.

thanks

getting tempted by these:



or these




it'll probably stay bone stock and executive-poverty spec though

[anothere21323i]

I really like the first ones with the dinky hubcaps. You see them a lot on E9s too.

[rh306]

...decided it was time to get serious with this one, it's up North right now and will soon be 100% rust free Bit of a shock to see how bad the scuttle was, just looked like a bit of light bubbling on the surface

[pacerpete]

'Jimmy' would be proud !

[anothere21323i]

Bad man Peter!

[M-Sport]

I have a scuttle panel available cut out from a e12 if needed

[rh306]

I have a scuttle panel available cut out from a e12 if needed

..the body man wants to fabricate I think, am always on the look out if you've got any other bits though The (BMW) bodyshop guy is suggesting bonding rather than welding this section, using the tech they use for bonding new panels on the current models. Stronger than a weld apparently. Full pics to follow

[dave525]

I have a scuttle panel available cut out from a e12 if needed

..the body man wants to fabricate I think, am always on the look out if you've got any other bits though The (BMW) bodyshop guy is suggesting bonding rather than welding this section, using the tech they use for bonding new panels on the current models. Stronger than a weld apparently. Full pics to follow

i bet this means he wont have to take out the dash.So long as all the rust is removed first ie underneath.

[dave525]

I have a scuttle panel available cut out from a e12 if needed

also would be much easier to make repair section from a good used panel due to complex shape