Steve, here's an equally impressive rebuild.

http://www.bmwdriversclub.nl/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=34&page=viewtopic&t=3527&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Is your car mobile yet?

M-technik-3 wrote:

Steve, here's an equally impressive rebuild. http://www.bmwdriversclub.nl/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=34&page=viewtopic&t=3527&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Is your car mobile yet?

naw, i have 2 cars torn apart and it seems like nothings getting done. i want to take one of them to vintage fest? not sure if thats the name but its sept 13th in IL so i have to get something done soon.
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Better get plugging away on them.

Great project! Yes our cars are going to be similar when completed. You also have done a ton more work on your basic car than I had to. My hats off to you on the quality of the paint and finish work. Your car looks great!

Where are you now with respects to the overall project?
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Great project! Yes our cars are going to be similar when completed. You also have done a ton more work on your basic car than I had to. My hats off to you on the quality of the paint and finish work. Your car looks great! Where are you now with respects to the overall project?

well i think im about 10 hours from driving it. but in actuality im sure theres more im forgetting. the problem is im building 2 cars at once so i keep bouncing back and forth. my other car is nearly done also. im waiting on an electric fan and a few odds and ends and it should be rolling. id like to take the M2 to illinois for vintage fest in sept but not sure if ill be ready. if not ill take my 69
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Your 2002 is simly amazing!

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pkuchay wrote: Great project! Yes our cars are going to be similar when completed. You also have done a ton more work on your basic car than I had to. My hats off to you on the quality of the paint and finish work. Your car looks great! Where are you now with respects to the overall project? well i think im about 10 hours from driving it. but in actuality im sure theres more im forgetting. the problem is im building 2 cars at once so i keep bouncing back and forth. my other car is nearly done also. im waiting on an electric fan and a few odds and ends and it should be rolling. id like to take the M2 to illinois for vintage fest in sept but not sure if ill be ready. if not ill take my 69

Matt McGinn and I are talking about doing a stage 2 version of this project where the car is kept as light as possible and the S-14 is dialed way up. I am also considering things like a sequential six speed gear box and some other goodies.....Matt has a shell at his shop that's been flaired but he's not sure if the shell is sold or not......if that shell becomes available I'll begin the stage 2 project next year......after all, money doesn't grow on trees :-)

I look forward to hearing about your car once you are up and running. I've never had a chance to ride in an S-14.....I've been looking at the video on Utube of the West Coast car done by A1, if you haven't seen the video yet it's a good one to watch.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7662749210422666255&q=bmw+2002+s14&total=5&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
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i just read this whole blog and am blown away... is it driving yet? :)
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i just read this whole blog and am blown away... is it driving yet? :)

im in a rut rob. i havent been in the garage in over a month. i was pacifying my wife and finishing the house. ive had time, i just cant get up the ambition to get back at it. i think the fact i wasnt able to finish it and get some miles on it this summer has depressed me a little. i will force myself out there and get going again soon. i seem to do this every so often
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What's that? A Nissan Sentra in the background? :D

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That Sentra doesnt look like it has much tread on the tyres! :-P
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That Sentra doesnt look like it has much tread on the tyres! :-P

haha you are some funny guys. thats my e30 on r compounds
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Holy shit I just read this entire blog from the beginning (1.5 hour process) and it has absolutely blown me away. You should be giving some kind of fucking award from the president of BMW or something. This is like an addicting tv show, you wanna see whats next sooo bad and can't wait for an update. Do you have any updates its been a little while?!?!?!?

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He's right you know... hell, I've updated more recently than you have... thats just wrong.

If not the s14, whats been going on with the little red '69?
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Holy shit I just read this entire blog from the beginning (1.5 hour process) and it has absolutely blown me away. You should be giving some kind of fucking award from the president of BMW or something. This is like an addicting tv show, you wanna see whats next sooo bad and can't wait for an update. Do you have any updates its been a little while?!?!?!? -Ian

wow thanks. and you are right it has been far too long. the wife has had me jumping and my car got put on the back burner. but i told her after the first i was going back out in the garage so i can be done for V@V. i imagine she will fly down and meet me for the weekend and then fly back as her schedule is much different than mine. ive done only a few things over the last few months including swapping out the springs for ireland stage 2's and finally finished my trunk which came out pretty nice. ill snap some pics later today. ive started the stereo install and i need to track down a leak in my remote oil filter and then try to fire it.
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Any new pics or anything???

just a couple. i move pretty slow but this stuff takes time.
heres a shot of my trunk done except my bar isnt totally secured yet. its a chris willet carpet that he deleted the fuel tube cutout on. when i got it from chris i cut the hole for the fuel filler in the floor and did the edging on the cut. now when you remove my outside fuel cap you see an electrical plug for an onboard battery tender for winter storage
in thinking back i think i would have put the battery cutoff in a different place as if theres anything flying around in the trunk it may hit the cutoff handle. ill just make sure everythings secure. its unlikely this car will haul much anyway.


and then here is the start of my LED 3rd brake light integrated into the parcel shelf. note that this is just the basic shape and i have yet to fiberglass it. it looks kind of goofy as i had to make it tall to clear the window seal but im thinking about raising the package shelf area 1/2 inch to make the height of this thing less noticeable. heres the mock up and then one of it in the car. it will be carpeted when its complete. its a 10 LED hella smoked unit. i got the smoked to try and make it less obtrusive when not illuminated



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I'm really digging that rear battery holder/brace. Any plans to powdercoat it?

Quick question for ya. Ive decided to not be lazy and redo my fuel lines. What diameter and type of line did you use? Did you just pick it up from a local autoparts store? What total length did you end up using? tia.
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madjurgen wrote:

I'm really digging that rear battery holder/brace. Any plans to powdercoat it? Quick question for ya. Ive decided to not be lazy and redo my fuel lines. What diameter and type of line did you use? Did you just pick it up from a local autoparts store? What total length did you end up using? tia.

im very unhappy with the rear strut brace but im going with it.it could have been a good design but it got changed along the way and i wasnt notified. in order to remove the battery you have to take the entire brace out which is no small job. remove shocks etc. i actually like the raw aluminum and had planned to leave it as is. i also moved the battery cut off switch as the way it was designed it wouldnt work. but i also put it in a shitty location looking back. oh well... the fuel lines i used were 5/16" stainless. they were a bitch to flare but aashish sent me his million dollar flaring tool and that worked nicely. i got it at summit and i got 2- 25 ft coils. sounds like a lot but i had nearly nothing left when done. i went down the drivers side with a pair of lines bent to run alongside each other and used e30 fuel line retainers. aluminum would be much easier to bend and flare.
edit, not sure if you were thinking those braided lines running up the right inner fender are my fuel lines. they are to a vapor recovery tank under the parcel tray. my fuel lines run under the car
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Thanks for the quick and detailed response. I assume you went stainless for aesthetics/longevity purposes. I'm kinda confused as to what needs to be flared. I thought you just terminated the metal lines a few inches from the fuel filter and fuel rail and then just used high pressure rubber hose to connect?


I like the aluminum look as well, just thought you were trying to stay away from anything racecar-ish on this build.
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madjurgen wrote:

Thanks for the quick and detailed response. I assume you went stainless for aesthetics/longevity purposes. I'm kinda confused as to what needs to be flared. I thought you just terminated the metal lines a few inches from the fuel filter and fuel rail and then just used high pressure rubber hose to connect? I like the aluminum look as well, just thought you were trying to stay away from anything racecar-ish on this build.

originally i was going to do AN lines to a modified fuel rail. but yes, i went stainless just for looks. i ended up doing just as you said ... running stainless lines to within a few inches of either termination point and i flared the ends just for a little piece of mind to prevent or make it harder for my fuel line to come off. maybe it wasnt needed but thats what i did. my lines look pretty good underneath the car but i think i should have practiced a little more. the first one was perfect but then again thats the easiest. bending the second to perfectly match the first is more challenging.
how you coming on yours and why isnt there a blog on it?
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Just ordered 2 x 25' rolls of 5/16" aluminum fuel line from Summit. Thanks for the guidance blunt.

Are these the clips you used? #8?
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=1113&mospid=47309&btnr=16_0301&hg=16&fg=15

Im going to have to consult you about your oil cooler setup in the near future. The logistics of using a large aluminum radiator along with a pusher fan leave no room for the OEM oil cooler in the nose where I had originally planned for it. Your setup looks perfect and 8x8 should be plenty big for the track.

Ive been taking lots of pics along the way. I'll post them all when its running. Having an unfinished car bothers me enough already, an unfinished blog would just enhance the annoyance.
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yes those are the correct clips. i drilled thru the floor and painted before installing so it would be protected. i used small thin stainless nuts on the inside and dabbed with silicone when installed. good luck
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pissdrunx321 wrote: Any new pics or anything??? just a couple. i move pretty slow but this stuff takes time. heres a shot of my trunk done except my bar isnt totally secured yet. its a chris willet carpet that he deleted the fuel tube cutout on. when i got it from chris i cut the hole for the fuel filler in the floor and did the edging on the cut. now when you remove my outside fuel cap you see an electrical plug for an onboard battery tender for winter storage in thinking back i think i would have put the battery cutoff in a different place as if theres anything flying around in the trunk it may hit the cutoff handle. ill just make sure everythings secure. its unlikely this car will haul much anyway. and then here is the start of my LED 3rd brake light integrated into the parcel shelf. note that this is just the basic shape and i have yet to fiberglass it. it looks kind of goofy as i had to make it tall to clear the window seal but im thinking about raising the package shelf area 1/2 inch to make the height of this thing less noticeable. heres the mock up and then one of it in the car. it will be carpeted when its complete. its a 10 LED hella smoked unit. i got the smoked to try and make it less obtrusive when not illuminated

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That's the most awesome '02 I've almost seen!

When's it gonna be running?

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ray_koke wrote:

That's the most awesome '02 I've almost seen! When's it gonna be running? Cheers, Ray

thanks ray. ive been working on it a few hours each day. im taking it down to vintage at the vineyard so im just putting the stock airbox and ecu in it to get it running. all i really need to do is mount the afm and put gas in it and try and fire it. but im procrastinating on that and finishing up other loose ends. i think im scared it wont run. im very close and all i really have to do after finishing small stuff like stereo install is wait for nice weather to trailer it down for exhaust work. im starting to research mufflers and resonators. id like something fairly quiet in a 2 1/2 inch. once i get it running id like to drive it a week or so to get the bugs out before i head to NC. im really nervous to take it that far and it would be pretty humiliating if it didnt make it.
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