Nothing like Manual

I managed to procure a ZF manual gearbox set from a forumer...seems it came off a M20B25. I tried googling the part number 10484011112 but came up empty.

the set came with pedals, gearshift, flywheel, longshaft, mounting bracket and a couple other items:

Will install this once the fog in my head clears...

Hotbits

Decided to get a set of hotbits adjustables (high low, soft hard) after thinking about the long run cost of shock replacement and car ride height. The Eibachs were good, but the car was still tilted to the right, due to dem zilly jermans explicitly designing the weight distribution for left-hand drive models.

Result? Works like a charm :-). i finally have the ride i want. the units have a 40-click damping adjustment, i'm current on 13 at the rear and 15, 16 at the front.

here's the rear:

and here's the front: