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Date: 8-5-06 11:27
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga 
Subject: The road to Phoenix (Updated 3.17.08 - mucho wiring)  
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I got my 1975 2002 from a body shop I used to work at when I was 14. I also got a parts car around the same time, and my Dad and I used it to get my '02 up and running by the time I was 16. I drove it through highschool, and a little bit into college, but the restoration didn't hold up too hot out near the ocean, and she went into storage for a couple of years.
Now I find myself graduated college, working in Graphic Design, and in a few days I will have owned my 2002 for 10 years. Kinda crazy to think about it that way...
These are a few pics of the restoration thus far. Mostly bodywork, but i've been doing a lot of little bits also here and there (replating everything, rebuilding smaller components, etc) Its kind of a pain in the ass to do a restoration while living in an apartment complex, but here's hoping it can be done.
More pics of the interior coming soon. Oh, and the last shot is of my "dining room" when I was rebuilding my wiring harness. _________________ 
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Date: 8-5-06 11:29
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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Date: 8-5-06 11:30
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix (nt)
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Date: 8-6-06 04:46
From: TMK-001 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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Hey mate! Nice car! What is the color? You are where I would like to be right now... hopefully I will be there by week out! If not, a fit of rage will occur!
Keepp up the good work, keep posting pics! It looks SWEEEET! What are the wheels?
Todd _________________ 
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Date: 8-6-06 05:23
From: oz_tom in Melbourne - Australia
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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I am intrigued by your custom shaved bumper. Great idea!
Do you have any shots of this being done?
Cheers!
Tom _________________ 
72tii - Whitey
74 - Blacky
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Date: 8-6-06 09:25
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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The wheels are a set of OZ aluminum 14 x 6.5. I've never seen another set like them... I got them at a shady little place here in Atlanta called "Hubcap Heaven" about 5 years ago. The guy selling them said they had been on a 320i beforehand. They need to be refinished, but that stage will come much later.
As for the bumper, that started out as a three-piece '73 bumper with the long sides. The guy that is doing the bodywork is a big hot-rod fan, so he's all about shaving off joints and making things smoother. He welded the three sections together and cut the ends of the side pieces to make everything fit better. Unfortunately, I don't have any shots of this process being done. I did tell him that about everyone with a 2002 is going to be asking me where i got this thing, though!
The colour is (purists, read no further please... actually, you all should have stopped at the bumper, but oh well) actually a Toyota colour. Its a metallic silver that mostly shows up on the Scion xB. The way the paint looks in daylight is stunning. Phoenix used to be Chamonix, but was originally Polaris.
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Date: 8-6-06 09:46
From: TMK-001 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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Thaks for the info... I am pretty sure there is a 325iS that I see rarely around my area with those rims. They look sweet.
It was not uncommon for cars to be resprayed a different color by BMW after it was purchased as the metallic paints went bad pretty quick back in the day.
I like the color... it is a breath of fresh air! The bumper looks sweet too. Nothing beats the hot rodder way :-) _________________
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Date: 8-8-06 06:36
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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I actually made that large diagram myself. I have one of those huge 3-ring binders from Bimmerparts that I'm not sure if they sell anymore.... Anyhow, it has about 15 pages of nothing but electrical diagrams in the back; euro ti, RHD tii pre-74, American-style wiring (typical) 74-76, etc etc etc... I never knew there were so many variations.
I pay the bills by working as a Graphic Designer, so I went into the office on a weekend and "borrowed" some time on our scanner and large-format Inkjet printer. The diagram you see is about 7 1/2 feet long, and about 3 feet tall.
I'd be more than happy to do some more for others interested. It'll be a few days though - our office recently was broken into, and the punks stole the computer we use for our scanner (along with my Laptop, monitor, and a '74 gaugepod I had in my office...)
I'll post a thread in the main forum when I can take orders.
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Date: 8-8-06 06:43
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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I actually made that large diagram myself. I have one of those huge 3-ring binders from Bimmerparts that I'm not sure if they sell anymore.... Anyhow, it has about 15 pages of nothing but electrical diagrams in the back; euro ti, RHD tii pre-74, American-style wiring (typical) 74-76, etc etc etc... I never knew there were so many variations.
I pay the bills by working as a Graphic Designer, so I went into the office on a weekend and "borrowed" some time on our scanner and large-format Inkjet printer. The diagram you see is about 7 1/2 feet long, and about 3 feet tall.
I'd be more than happy to do some more for others interested. It'll be a few days though - our office recently was broken into, and the punks stole the computer we use for our scanner (along with my Laptop, monitor, and a '74 gaugepod I had in my office...)
I'll post a thread in the main forum when I can take orders. _________________
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Date: 8-8-06 03:00
From: BLUNT in Wayzata,Minnesota, gods country 
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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this is awesome harrison. i was wondering what you had up your sleeve. looks great. love your taste. keep posting pics.
i laughed about your comment on dishwashers and washing machines. my wife would snip em off if i even thought about using her washing mashine _________________  
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Date: 8-24-06 12:45
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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Its the little things that really take all the time to do right... This isnt anything terribly interesting, but I consider it an accomplishment I get anything done at all with my recent work schedule.
Oh, and I got reported by my neighbors in my apartment complex twice for spray-painting the heaterbox on my balcony...
Old Heaterbox (Yes, those Zip-ties are holding the motor in. Yes, I did that, I'm man enough to admit that now...):
Rebuilt Heaterbox (Thanks for the spares, Jeff!):
Door Latches a-la Dishwasher:
I finished the wiring harness! good as new:
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Date: 9-14-06 10:13
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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Found this old shot of my car. Had to be back when I was still in Highschool, after I got it running the first time. Just felt like sharing for comparison sake.
I moved it out of the bodyshop and into a friend's garage, where i'll be finishing interior and some suspension work over the next month or so.
Engine and transmission work is nearing the end too... I need to take more pictures! I always forget my camera... Hopefully i'll be able to snap a few soon.
Also, I am goign to be doing that stripe down the side of the car again - black on silver... I'm trying to decide to paint it on, or pinstripe tape like in the photo. What do you guys think? _________________
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Date: 9-16-06 06:53
From: ray_koke in Tianjin
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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| H_Krix wrote: | Found this old shot of my car. Had to be back when I was still in Highschool, after I got it running the first time. Just felt like sharing for comparison sake.
I moved it out of the bodyshop and into a friend's garage, where i'll be finishing interior and some suspension work over the next month or so.
Engine and transmission work is nearing the end too... I need to take more pictures! I always forget my camera... Hopefully i'll be able to snap a few soon.
Also, I am goign to be doing that stripe down the side of the car again - black on silver... I'm trying to decide to paint it on, or pinstripe tape like in the photo. What do you guys think? |
Nice stripe! Almost like the Alpina strip on my E24. I see the decal kit (um, for the E24) is available on ebay.
Cheers,
Ray _________________ '73 ///M2 2.5
'84 ///M635CSi
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Date: 9-17-06 03:05
From: HarryPR in Puerto Rico
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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Your car looked nice back then and it'll be a beaut once you finish it.
I also like the stripes a lot. I would do them just like the E24's, with the wider one on the bottom.
Keep the updates coming! _________________ HarryPR
BMWCCA #19290
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Date: 9-19-06 07:36
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: She has a Garage now!
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Well, I'm squatting in a friend's Garage, since I live in an apartment complex, and dont have the space for all this idiocy at my place anymore. On the plus side, my third bedroom is now wonderfully empty. On the minus side, that probably means I need to put some furniture in there...
Kind of annoying, since I moved all my tools over to my friend's place also. I needed a screwdriver yesterday, then remembered all my toolboxes are 30 miles away... this is going to take some getting used to.
The Basement garage (Note the evil Rusty Pole of Death next to my door - thats getting wrapped in foam ASAP)
My car, best friend, girlfriend, and his Dog in the basement. The puppy (hes about 15 weeks old) walked over to my Recaros and made like he was going to use them as a chew-toy. I haven't moved that fast in a long time.
The aformentioned Chew-toys. I think I told TMK I was going to post a few shots of these. I have rears to match, and doorpanels in the works.
Parts, Parts, Parts! (Shelving by IKEA - CHEAP! I highly reccomend it)
3.0-style mounting on C-pillar. I've always loved how this looks:
OPINIONS ARE WELCOME HERE:
Chrome:
Black:
Keep in mind, with the exception of door handles, and turn signal trim, all the brightwork on the car has been blacked out. I also have a pair of satin black Talbot mirrors that will be hood-mounted in the future. _________________
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Date: 9-19-06 12:40
From: JayG in Atlanta, Georgia and yes I'm literate!
Subject: Re: She has a Garage now!
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Looking nice Harrison!
And chrome Btw.
=) _________________ '91 Mitsu Galant VR-4 #1439/2000 + '76 2002 Laguna Seca Blue-ish 4 speed. Hip to be square.
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Date: 9-20-06 05:50
From: oz_tom in Melbourne - Australia
Subject: Re: She has a Garage now!
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Yep, Chrome. Just adds a dash of difference on the front.
Its coming along nicely. Keep it up!
Tom _________________
72tii - Whitey
74 - Blacky
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Date: 9-20-06 07:25
From: TMK-001 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Subject: Re: She has a Garage now!
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Chrome... it adds a nice contrast to all of the black... and it is kind of like the "Jewel in the crown" so to speak.
Looks great. Cant wait to see it all done! Keep at it!
Cheers,
Todd _________________
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Date: 9-26-06 08:03
From: J.E.2002
Subject: Re: The road to Phoenix
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ANy possibility of you making some wiring looms for the rest of us?
Thanks!
J.E.
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Date: 10-8-06 07:54
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: She has a Garage now!
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A lot of time off this week led me to getting a lot of work done on the car. Not everything is pictured here, but some updates to show nonetheless. I'll be back at it tomorrow, hopefully getting the subframe apart, and finishing up some of the rust repair on the driver's side frame rail. Nothing bad there right now, but surface scale i'd like to get rid of now that i can get to it.
Yanked the subframe out of the car, all by myself Ma! Man, that was a fun one-person job. I suggest you have a little help, and 2 floor jacks if possible. None of the bolts were siezed, and there is very little rust on the whole assembly. Overall, I'm pretty pleased.
Another shot of the subframe. I need to scrape the 19 coats of black paint off the steering box...
Score! 23.5mm swaybar (i'm pretty sure the last .5mm is paint)
Current Projects: Gastank, Pedalbox, Subframe, Brake booster... this is what happens when you say to yourself "...while i'm at it..."
Door before new internals
Door after new internals
New plated parts for door internals, waiting for installation...
Someone made a post a little while ago about getting new hardware for their car... I found this box of grade 8 hardware, Zinc plated, at Pep Boys. $19.99 for the box. This is a damn good deal for what you get.
More coming soon... _________________
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Date: 10-9-06 07:33
From: esty
Subject: Re: She has a Garage now!
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my votes for a bright kidney...it's a trademark of the car and needs to shine
i believe you're going to find the painted aluminum trims's gonna be a bugger to maintain...paint doesn't like staying on aluminum...
if i was gonna black mine out, i'd have it anodized black for permanence _________________  Portrait of a Deadbeat
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Date: 10-9-06 06:04
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Re: She has a Garage now!
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Yeah, i've kind of decided to stick with the chrome kidney grille. Everyone seems to vote that way. Besides, if i ever want to swap, its not like it would take that long.
The only trim that is blacked out is the vent windows, squeegee trim, and drip rail. All of these parts were bead-blasted and painted with Zinc Chromate primer before painting. Hopefully they'll hold up.
In an odd twist of fate, I found out tonight that my 2002 used to belong to tinkidz (aka Jeff) before I bought it back in 1998. Small world! _________________
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Date: 12-11-06 10:17
From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga
Subject: Update (LARGE)
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First off: LOTS OF IMAGES! I'm sorry to the Dial-up users out there...
Man, its been a while since I updated... Mainly because I keep leaving my camera at the garage where i'm working on my car. Lots of stuff since then, but mostly just me collecting parts, blasting, repainting , and such. I really need to start bolting everything INTO the car soon, since i'm running out of room to put all this crap! Once the front subframe goes back together, i'll have a lot more space. Right now, its scattered all over the place, and the only thing I'm still waiting on is new springs before I can bolt it all back together.
Ah, the unholiest of unholy... the Pedalbox. I've already yanked the heater box, and rebuilt that, so I may as well do the next-nastiest thing...
Yeah.. this is gross...
Everything Blasted and painted with Zinc Primer...
...Then coated in about 15 layers of Plasti-coat Laquer.
I also decided to re-paint and re-assemble this whole set-up
Brake booster after blasting
It recieved the same Zinc Primer treatment as the pedalbox
While laying soundproofing, I decided to dig up some suspicious fiberglass int the passenger side floorboard. What I found did not make me a happy camper. Water had seeped between the 'glass and the floor and pock-marked the whole pan with rust. The drain plug was particularly nasty. Also, the fiberglass must have been 1/2" thick in some places. The plate there is aluminum, riveted onto the floorboards... At least that wasn't rusting any time soon.
So... Everything got dug out, cut out, and wire-wheeled down to bare metal.
New filler plates have been made, and are awaiting welding.
This is what the rest of the (solid) floorboards look like. This is a material called "FatMat" I bought on Ebay. Same stuff used in the famous "Stella" restoration. I highly recommend using a heat gun to get this stuff to stick extra-well. So far, I've been very pleased with it.
Last weekend, my engine was finally completed! Many thanks to Jeff for helping me unload the thing at my garage, and getting an engine stand for me on such short notice... As for the Engine itself, the only things that remained the same were the block, crankshaft, and the aluminum head casting. All other components have been replaced. 284 cam, 9.5:1 pistons, and I've got a brand-new 38 carb waiting to be dropped on, as soon as I carve out the intake manifold. Sexy.
Shot from the exhaust side. I have a 2-piece supersprint header that will eventually take up residence here.
So much more to do, but getting that engine back was some serious motivation. _________________
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