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The slow restoration and adventures in driving a red 1976 BMW 2002.

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Seats and seatbelts

While not currently a well "handling" car, that is one of the eventual goals.  At some point fairly soon, I'll see new wheels and tires, stage 1 or likely 2 kit from IE and upgraded brakes.  For now, the stock seats and seatbelts left something to be desired.  The vinyl on the fronts had been redone at some point, so they were really clean, but the hinges on the driver seat aren't great, the back seat was original and in very rough shape (especially inside it), and the seatbelt retracting mechan

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First things first, its a long road ahead

Knowing that the car had mostly been stationary for a few years, I knew that starting to drive it more regularly would highlight any immediately pressing issues. First things first was to get it insured and to address the non-working brake lights which required new bulbs and a new brake light switch.  Also, the vinyl headliner, while structurally tight and sound was pretty moldy from sitting around.    I was able to take upholstery cleaner, and the scrubbing wand of a carpet cleaner vacuum and r

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It's really happening!

Fast forward about 15 years, and based on ONLY this picture, I come to find out that a work colleague had a 2002.  The shape and lines of the trunk were THAT ingrained into my memory.  How did a trashed out little 4 cylinder car from the '70 make that big an impression on me...     Regardless, I made an offer, and bought the car in September of 2017.  Overall its really straight with a minimum of rust.  My friend was having some ongoing problems with it, including a full engine sw

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Prologue

While I was in college, a friend had a '72 2002.  It was that silvery BMW blue, possibly the factory paint, but it was pretty rough around the edges.  The interior was pretty trashed, the headliner had a huge hole and was sagging, the doors didn't lock.  Even though it wasn't a Tii someone had put that badge on it, and my friend had said there were rumors at one point it even had dual webers on it.  After blowing a head gasket for the second time, he couldn't afford to maintain it, so he gave it

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