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Upcoming Events
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
01/23/2025
Step into the world of endurance racing excellence at the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA, North America’s most prestigious sports car race. From sunrise to sunset and through the night, this 24-hour marathon tests the limits of both driver and machine, setting the stage for the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship season. Your purchase to the Rolex 24 grants you admission to the ROAR BEFORE THE ROLEX 24, January 17-19, which serves as the final dress rehearsal with practice
23td Annual 020202 Show and Swap
02/01/2025, 06:00 PM 10:00 PM
Hey Y'all, Another year and yet another chance to brave the weather, hang out with the rest of the hoard, swap some parts, and ogle a bunch of 2002s. Stuart will bring the donuts and coffee, so wrap up your latest project, pack your parts to sell, and head down to West Seattle to our regular spot at the Don Armeni boat ramp parking lot. 23rd Annual 02.02.02 Show & Swap Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:00am to 2:00pm Don Armeni Boat Ramp Parking Lot 1222 Harbo
Celebration of Life and the return of Agent2double02
02/01/2025, 08:00 PM 02/02/2025, 12:00 AM
It’s time to celebrate my mother’s life and possibly the return of Agent2double02 (1974 BMW 2002) back on the road. For those who don't know, I lost both my mother and my 2002 within 24 hours on October 16th. Please join me in celebrating this day for our love and passion for our aging parents and classic BMWs. My intension is to raise awareness in maintaining close relationships with aging parents, family or partner. There are many resources to find at this center in continuing to enjoy life a
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Latest Discussions
"The Stance Thread"
Ive seen this work well on other forums and I wanted to start this thread to show the stances of all your 02s and help people decide what suspension, wheel and tyre setups they want. Theres always a lot of discussion about "Will these wheels fit?" and "What springs should i get?" so lets put it all into one thread. So post up your stance pics - stock, modified, race or rally, mild or wild... Include at the least; wheel size and offset with your pic... but tyre size is often VERY useful, how far
Driveshaft is KILLING me
So I have everything unbolted and thought I was ready to drop the transmission…. But I can’t get the driveshaft off. I unbolted the flange guibo and loosened the center bearing.. manual says it should “drop free” 😂🤬. Removed center bearing support bolts.. no go.. tried to remove guibo at diff and drop the back half first.. nope. Now I’m looking at center guibo with murderous intent…. Decided it was time for bourbon and contemplation. Any suggestions are welcomed. Tim of note.. it has
wheel questions
Hi I recently purchased a 76 02 and the wheels that came with it are too wide and stick out of the fenders a little bit I did some digging and found a set of Rota R20's on eBay the specs are 15x6 et 29 I really don't want to roll the fenders if I don't have to should those work without having to roll the fenders. Its been hard to find a wheel design that I like that also fits the sizing needed for the fenders thank you
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Technical Articles
Megasquirt EFI for the BMW 2002 - Part 1
2025 Update! So it's been almost almost 20 years since I first started my Megasquirt EFI conversion and almost 10 since I started on this article, and of course MANY things have changed in those intervening years and I realized it's probably time to update this a little to keep it relative in modern times! I'm leaving all of the original content below for posterity, but want to highlight some of the big/important changes here at the top of the article, and all updates be in red. I N
Headlight (and Fog/Driving Light) Wiring Upgrades
While the electrical system of the 2002 is no Lucas catastrophe, it's still 60's level technology and has its fair share of shortcomings. I'll refrain from labeling it 'poorly designed,' but the headlight circuit is one of the primary 2002 electrical systems that has lots of 'room for improvement.' Also, with the popularity of adding additional fog and/or driving lights to these cars, this makes for the perfect time to rewire and improve this whole system while adding such upgrades.
Kugelfischer Warm-Up Regulator Repair Kit Instructions
Where do i get the kit The Warm-Up Regulator kit is now available for pre-order at the 2002 FAQ Store. We expect the new batch to be shipped later this summer What is a Warm Up Regulator, and how does it work? The Warm Up Regulator (WUR), Warm Up Runner, or Warm Up Transmitter (depending on which BMW document you read) is an add-on device mounted to the back of the Kugelfischer petrol injection pump. Its purpose is to control the enrichment of injection pulses and supply additiona
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Latest From The Hack Mechanic
Freeing Stuck Rear Brake Adjusters
One of my least favorite jobs on a 2002 is adjusting the rear brake shoes in order to lessen the brake pedal travel. In principle, it's easy—you just pull off the rear wheels, take a 17mm open-end wrench, put it on each of the two adjusting nuts on the backing plate behind each brake drum, rotate the drum, turn the adjuster until you can hear and feel the shoe rubbing against the drum, back the adjuster off a tiny bit, do the other adjuster, then move to the other side and do the same on the oth
Front Strut Replacement The Hack Mechanic Way
Front Strut Replacement Overview Okay. It's time to replace your front struts. Maybe you're doing it as part of a shocks-and-struts job. Maybe you're updating the entire suspension—shocks and struts, springs, and sway bars. Maybe you're doing a full front end refresh including ball joints, tie rods, center track link, and idler bushings. Maybe you're doing an undercarriage refresh and are sandblasting and repainting the subframe and strut housings at the same time. W
Chillin' Louie: To Coldly Blow (Part IX: Firing it up, buttoning it up)
Okay, with the compressor and bracket, condenser and fan, evaporator assembly, receiver-drier, hoses, and wiring installed, it was time to fire it up, then button it up. Similarly, with the project itself complete, it's time to button up this series of articles. As such, this is a long piece that touches on a number of topics. Leak detection There's a whole chapter in my a/c book devoted to leak detection, and specifically to the use of nitrogen or other dry inert gas to
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Latest Blogs
2019 Leaf Donor for Converting 1971 Roundie to Electric
I took a big step forward in converting my 1971 roundie into an EV a few weeks ago. I secured this 2019 Nissan Leaf via an IAAI auction that was just a few miles from home in NJ. I'll be harvesting the 40kwh battery pack and the 110Kwh motor stack -- which includes the motor, inverter and the PDM, or Power Distribution Module (on board charger & DC-DC charger) -- as well as the accelerator assembly. I will also probably utilize the motor stack cooling pump and a few other bits an
2K mile tune up and dyno
Finally got the car on a dyno with some ECU tuning. Max HP to the wheels in the 140s.
Tunnel
Last progress pics before the Christmas and NY holidays. The new tunnel is being tacked in place. It's higher than I was expecting because the top of the s2000 gearbox is high and the workshop guys think it'll look best staying that high all the way back rather than dropping it down aft of the gearstick, and it'll make a nice armrest. I'm not convinced yet, comments welcome. It does fit the racecar vibe which the car will have anyway with no back seat, half cage, wide wheel flares, etc.
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