By Nate Risch
10/15/2017
I was all set to continue to test Satch’s patience and launch into another installment of Conditioning The Shark when I found that the foam on the flaps of the car’s heater box had deteriorated. A sudden need to follow my own advice arose, and I was faced with the decision of whether to yank the heater box and re-line the flaps. This dragged the evaporator installation to a screeching halt.
By Nate Risch
10/10/2017
From time to time, I wake up with a terrific idea, usually after too much Champagne on top of pineapple pizza; however, most of these grand schemes come to naught. But at last I’ve come up with a brilliant way to do some good along with my normal drift through a meaningless existence.
By Nate Risch
10/09/2017
In the first part in this series, I divided a/c rejuvenation and retrofit work into six tasks: updating the compressor and bracket with a rotary-style compressor and whatever bracket is necessary to mount it to the block, updating the old serpentine-flow condenser and fan with a modern parallel-flow condenser and a bigger fan, cleaning and re-installing the evaporator assembly and expansion valve, fabricating new hoses, hooking up the electrical components, and leak-testing and recharging.
By Nate Risch
10/01/2017
The Motoring Classic at Aspen Snowmass was a new event on the Rocky Mountain CCA Chapter calendar this year. The inaugural year of the event was a attended by a multitude of car clubs, including Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette, Viper—and of course BMW.
By Nate Risch
10/01/2017
I was planning on writing this week about installing the evaporator into the ’79 Euro 635CSi—I see you shiver with antici…pation!—but I was temporarily derailed again by the compressor.
