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Ok I see it in the schema. But I've never seen one in real life in about 10 m10's that I've taken apart.

There is a ball but it is actually inside the piston. Piston is put together from 3 pieces plus the ball which acts as a valve.

Mine are turbo flares. Glassfiber copies.

I have the same wheels but with ET22. The center caps are custom made but I have the originals too.

Beutiful car by the way!

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/components/com_forum/files/thumbs/t_stree ...

Oh really! I didn't know that old ones didn't have that plate.

And yes, I'm also recommending new pump if you're building motor for long term use.

Tommy

There is supposed to be a sheet metal plate. No gaskets.

Those really look like the drawing at http://www.realoem.com
Sport Recaro, option for an early -02. There's the gas spring shown too.

Here's a point of comparison, 71 2002 with 6 point cage, all steel panels, no side glass, gutted doors, no interior, 2 seats and partial dash, s/r tray removed, sidedraft m10 with c/r 5 speed, front ...

As I recall the tie rods have enough length.
I did extend the stoppers at some point. I don't remember the exact reason. It was easy to extend at the subframe where it stops originally.
"...15x7" E ...

You're doing very nice result. Especially considering the circumstances and your experience! I like the color too.

Hello,

I have used the e12 ones on my racecar. The length is good but there is another problem. They have more "curve" than originals. So that if you mount the outer end the inner end is too far ba ...

I'm saying that you will not get 7" wheel + 205 tire + ET 20 combination work without rubbing with load. Unless you "roll" the fenders so that they look like turbo flares. They fit under the car and s ...

They are all M6 bolts so same torque spec applies.

Correct torque for the M6 bolts is 6,5-8 lb-ft as seen at FAQ

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/content/view/48/32/

I hope you did not lose any threads from the head.

Tommy

I found a place to store the racer and brought the project in.

I started taking it apart and tried the wheels I got recently. They are BBS RA 15x6" ET 35 from VW, with 195/50/15 tires. They fit str ...

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Where should I suggest my relatives look in Europe for a 2002? Where is the best selection? (Do the car clubs have classified sections like this forum?) <<<

This is very diff ...

I 2nd that the format is very good now. What I especially like is that it's all under one headline! I don't have to go through 10 sections to see if there's something new.

Tommy

3 days - wow!

Have you tried without alternator - just bolt and the mount?
Does the bolt go through your new bushings?
If both are yes - then it's just about aligning them.

Discs are wear items anyway so I suggest you getting new ones. Just make sure they are vented if you are going for vented upgrade. It don't matter what year E21 they are and models hard to specify as ...

Surprisingly the seat and back pillow parts have been the most difficult! The "leather" parts came out quite easily using the original parts as template. I have to say my mother is doing all the hard ...

Some progress with the Recaros. It's even more time consuming what I expected but my mom is doing good work!

I found out that other shop would do this kind of job for around 1000Eur + material. The ...

Good to hear she's doing better :-)

Tommy

There is steel inserts too. I think 6mm is maximum with cheap tools. I would try that. Maybe even aluminum ones would work with proper torque and locktite.

Tommy

peteinjp method sounds quite good. Otherwise I would be very concerned about getting them both bent same amount and in right direction. 1 degree is very little when bending tubes but huge difference w ...

Can't tell that but there's also a style between early and late.

Yea, something like Pedro above suggests or adjust motor/tranny mounts. Raising the rear tranny mount a bit should help. It's not possible to adjust idler arm in any way that would help.

Beatiful car. In style it is very much what I'm targeting in my "Goodfellas Streetmachine"- project. Even the wheels are just what I'm dreaming about!

Welcome on board.

Tommy

Thanks guys. I was once happy the way it looked but now I'd appreciate originality more. Also the picture is few years old. I don't have many more shots because it was time before digital cameras.
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I think you won't have problem to find places to visit. Museums of all the factories, MB, VW, Porsche, Opel etc... Nürburgring... Deutsche Museum in Münich is quite impressive too, no area of science ...

Me too :-( I believe all 3 BMW's will be repaired but Opel is probably dead. The guy had one race behind with the Kadett, and he had been building it for years.

Tommy