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Hello! Here is the story of one 1972 Bmw 2002, one empty wallet, and one dude grinning ear to ear.

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Engine time...

Hello again,   Since my suspension order won’t be shipped for some time I decided to tackle the engine. The new heart is an M42. An inline 4, Dual overhead cam, 16 valve engine from a 1991 BMW 318is. Now although Webbers and a Cam can make the same power from the original engine and it would be super cool, I wanted something dependable and something that I could upgrade in the future to make even more power. The engine was looking a little gross and although I am probably not painting

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ClassDavid

Rear suspension update

So I did a little bit of putting stuff together. Here is all the parts a rear brake and control arm assembly consists of. And then all nicely together! Looks way easier in pictures! The wheel bearings were not fun too install… The parts are accumulating… Here the 02 sits patiently waiting for even more parts. I figured I may as well do some polishing and put some trim on the car. Got a new classic style Bmw badge for the front as well. Looks awesome! Way better than

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Suspension work

Some of you who watched the video might have noticed a subtle battery bracket and hold down clamp in the trunk. I figured there might not be room in the engine bay after the engine swap so I decided to mount it there. At the moment I am just getting all the rear suspension components painted and ready to be installed. The diff on the left is a 3.91 Limited slip out of a E21 320is. The diff itself bolts in, however to do the swap you have to take the cover off a 2002 and adapt to the bigger CV jo

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ClassDavid

Trying to catch up!

Just finished up some rust work in the trunk and rockers so may as well show progress. The strut towers on these cars rust from the inside out so I had to cut out way more than it looked like but the inner tower was super solid so I did not touch it! I fabricated the patch from the roof of a scrap car and am pleased with the results. I also got all the nuts and bolts zinc dichromate plated which I highly recommend to anyone else dealing with rusty bolts! Also notice that hideo

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Finally got myself a 2002!

Hey everyone!   I am a long time BMW enthusiast and finally got myself a 2002! Well a few months ago, but I Finally decided to start a build! The car is a 72 2002 that had been sitting unrunning for the last 15 years in a garage which kept it in very good original shape. This 2002 has been repainted but almost everything else hasn't been touched. Came with the original wheels, manuals, keys, and is a factory air conditioned car! I have already got the car running and moving but since i

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