Older ERA purchase

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I am the second owner of #375 427SC. She has been very dependable over the 22 years I have owned and enjoyed her. Last year I had to replace the rear brake calipers, pads and rotors as I had let the pads go well beyond advisable wear. This is a wear and tear replacement at about 45K miles.

I have changed the BMW clutch slave cylinder once as it was leaking but still operable. Also at that time I changed the break hose lines that run from the reservoir to the master cylinders because I saw them slightly weeping due to age.

Last winter I replaced the RAM drag clutch with a normal street clutch and had the fly wheel Blanchard ground. Again due to wear. The street clutch is frankly so much better and smoother especially at slow speeds. That RAM drag clutch was more like an in/out type and was a bear to drive the car at slow speeds, especially in parking lots. It produced a lot of judder.

Also last winter I replaced all my radiator hoses after all those years, not that they were leaking but really just to be on the safe side.
You may also want to plan on checking and possibly replacing fan belt, flushing and replacing pretty much all fluids, filters and such. That way you
are pretty sure get the ERA in ready to go and in a known maintenace situation. Fairly standard stuff. I am still running the original 1992 SPAX shocks which seem to be perfect oddly enough.

Other than those wear items, all the rest on my car is pretty much 1991/92 stock and all parts are readily available and from what I have seen.

I wish you the best with a new (to you) ERA and hope you enjoy the miles and smiles and the numerous “thumbs UP” you will receive as you drive.

Cheers Art