I ran into a snag. I was about to install the center console when I notice a drip of blue coolant on the bottom of the heater box - isolated the leak to the early version heater valve.
After about two weeks of expletives later I pulled the heater box out (halfway) to get the faulty valve out.
That was this weekend- so I’m hoping a new O-ring will do the trick.
Have some, but not the right size- need to head to the store and see if I can find the appropriate o-rin
It’s been along time since I’ve posted a blog entry and lots of work has been done to the car lot of assembly including glass,trim, Exhaust, ST sway bars, etc
I had to get a little help along the way from a couple different shops and a few 2002 experts in the area and this last weekend was the first drive. I’m extremely pleased with the results so far
Hood installed - solo.
Not recommended but feasible by using header/exhaust manifold bolts as guide pins (placed in the top of the three attachment bolt Holes) AND a roll of painters tape (A metric shot ton) to avoid scratches! I also used a sleeping bag and some microfiber towels and some cardboard squares (as sliders for the torsion bar on top of the tape). Aligned the hood with it down and tightened from below through the grill openings.
in the time of COVID seemed lik
I’m happy to report that my getrag 245 is installed and shifting as intended by the engineers who designed it. I did use the Blunttech 5 speed trans kit . My overall assessment of the kit is that it’s probably the best you can buy.
1 note of Caution - the transmission tunnel of my 68 is more narrow then the the later models. The Blunttech kit comes with a nice looking transmission bracket / brace (with mounting tabs-see pic) for mounting the getrag 245 to the trans tunnel.
Greetings all haven’t posted on here in quite a while. Have been busy with work and my rear subframe as well as other little projects. I have a stated goal of getting the car back together before Vintage 2020.
everything takes longer than I think it should mostly my fault.
The rear subframe could’ve been an easy thing for me to simply swap from my parts car to my project car. This is because I had overhauled a year before.
But I wanted to change a few things.
So last couple weeks I’ve been really focused on the rear subframe. I was unaware one of my rear trailing arms was in pretty poor shape. It appears that at some point someone decided to tow the car using the rear trailing arm and that caused some dents. I posted some pictures of the rear trailing arm on Facebook Bmw 2002 modifiers group and the general consensus was that I could just mount everything and keep on trucking.
There was also a comment that my rear trailing arms need to
Happy new year! I closed out 2019 with a flurry of effort to get Derby ready for Vintage! I’ll be registering later today.
With the holiday break upon us I decided to put in some extra hours in the garage. I enlisted help from my brother and we made some major progress.
We picked up the engine and lowered it onto the front subframe. After securing the engine mounts and attracting the transmission and we rolled the assembly over to the front of the car on a moving dolly
ordered some parts from W&N Germany - reinforce springs, polished strut bar and a bunch of misc. shipping was lighting quick. All items received within 4 days.
So I’ve been getting ready for the big day - engine install. To that end - the following projects were completed / or in progress depending on the definition of complete.
- Rebuilt Pedal / installed (a helper makes this easier)
- installed brake booster bracket.
- installed brake light
Bought the adjustable toothed alternator bracket upgrade that’s been for sale on the faq. Installed in 5 minutes - super easy and seems to work with no problems.
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New hardware on front subframe. Bushings are about two years old - think they need replacement already.
Separately I started to get the pedal box ready for install, but then wasn’t satisfied with the engine bay. So....back at it.
My output flange bolt on my GETRAG 245 was on pretty tight. The 20v cordless dewalt impact gun did nothing but make a bunch of noise. It needed a real air impact gun. So off to a friends house (he had the right tools). I helped him getting his transmission prepped for install. We got the bolt off and new seal and new bolt installed. This inspired me to pull out the Bluntech ultimate 5 speed conversion kit and start installing the kit.
Pretty straight forward. Here are some pics.
This head was ported by metric mechanic. I had a Dr Schrick 292 cam installed and I’m using the Korman intake.
My mechanic is finalizing the whole engine build now.
Here is a teaser picture.
Video of of the first start will be taken.
I worked on my headlight buckets over the weekend. Cleaned, sanded, sprayed with clear. I added a led h4 style bulb and reassembled.
Borrowing parts from my parts car. Unfortunately the best chrome rings holder/surround were from the same side....Sigh. realized that once finished.
It will do for now until I figure out which way the chrome should fit on each side...meaning is the wider bit of chrome on the outside or the inside. Then I’ll source the right parts.
NOS or “new Old Stock” might as well mean be prepared to pay through the _______ (fill in the blank).
It’s a bit of a risk as the manufacturers date is sometimes also not known, condition while “new” is still “old” or worse it’s something someone claims is NOS but actually isn’t. Anyway i guess the point is when buying on eBay (or anywhere online for that matter) where you can’t inspect what you are buying is somewhat risky.
Sure you can buy from a reputable seller a
While I continue to slowly rebuild my heater box - going on several weeks,
I got a few other things done today.
- Raided the parts car (orange car in pics) or a few things
Removed and installed radio antenna
circle clip that keeps the roller on the hood release bar end.
I pulled out my rear door cards from the attic, Cleaned and painted them with sem products to match the cardinal red e21 Recaros and and e24 rear seats that are awaiting installation.
I’ve just completed over a week of business travel. I couldn’t wait to get back home and pull off the car cover of my freshly painted 1600 so that I might start the rebuilding/reassembly. So while the engine is being rebuilt I decided to just work on a few little satisfying items.
-tried to polish and installed rear trim
-installed seals for door handles
-Assembled installed rear tail lights with new URO lenses and new gaskets.
-installed my old 1600 horns
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Major milestones achieved. 1. While I’ve only seen it in side a building the paint is fantastic! Derby is grey once more. 2. Head built.
Next big big milestone is the bottom half of the engine!
Stay tuned. More pics to follow once it’s back home.