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Dave, Re the valves... I had one break in a Daytona I owned for years. I did clearance checks regularly too. It just broke one day while cruising...
Dave, PH 151 has the cam timing info. Bill
Dave, The kit is fine if you don't already have a dial indicator, but if you do, you can siply pick up a degree wheel for a few bucks at any...
Grant, This was in issue 57, Nov 2004. Back issues available from Forza.
Front frame member photo. Also see my article in Forza for more. [ATTACH]
Can't see from the photos, but it's missing one obvious structural reinforcement, the large section vertical beams through the center of the front...
Note the carb engine being assembled in one photo, while an early injected version sits on a cat in another shot. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thought fellow Boxer owners would like to see some photos I took during a factory tour in the summer of 1981. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My previous post refers to a car that I owned which was converted by Bacchelli. According to the documents, their shop worked with Scaglietti to...
Not a Scaglietti. The vertical chassis bars in the center of the front inner fenders are the narrow coupe version. His used the wide, triangulated...
As Steve accurately states, the pollution equipment becomes a non-issue as rpm increases. The only exceptions are, as he stated, the smaller...
The transfer gear fill plug is near the top of that housing, right side as you view towards the case. My manual (512BBi) shows this as a hex head...
Michael, I think the miles are accurate. I've been under the car, under the dash, and crawling all over it pretty much. Suspension bits are in...
Yes Mark, I agree, don't need a stinkin radio. The Daytona never had one, just a clean console with no holes. But, since this is equipment on the...
Wow! Thanks for all the kind words to all of you. I'm still sorting things out, so it will be a few days until I'm comfortable enough to take that...
My 512BBi 50287 arrived! I'm very pleased. I've spent weeks searching through all the threads you people have posted about Boxers, and I thank you...
The best advice is to drive each one, taking notes of likes, dislikes, impressions. They are quite different. I just went through a similar...
If you're talking about the "donuts" between flared pipe ends, small block Chevy ones from NAPA fit.
Check the plastic battery cable quick disconnect under the car. It's near the engine and is there for engine-out services. The plastic may be...
Not even close to the real McCoy. It's a Datsun.
