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The story of my 1972 2002tii and its life in my hands!

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Build full dual exhaust system from the headers to tail pipes

This was quite the project. I've never build an exhaust system before so the challenge was a steep one.   A quick note: Why didn't I just run a “Y pipe” and run a single pipe all the way back. Yes it would be easier, cheaper, and more compact. Ill counter your question with another - Why are there no performance exhausts for sale for any I6 or v8 BMW that utilize a single pipe? The answer (in my opinion) Is that #1, I6 motors sound like POOP with a single pipe, like, really bad. #2 Th
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Car is driving, HUGE update!

Exciting new everyone!    This is baby is driving!! I haven't been posting or taking tons of pictures throughout the process but I do have a handful to post.    Car progress    Drives! Engine bay is 95% done. Car drives well, is probably a bit too loud. Will be adding two long bullet style resonators to quiet her down. Apparently my enormous radiator is too big for fall Texas weather (mid 80's). After blocking 75% of the radiator I've managed to get it up to 16
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Back from paint temporarily

Hello FAQ'ers   Its been an exciting week as I finally pulled my car out of the body shop to finish getting it driving before the end of June! It is not done with body work yet but is much closer than it was 2 months ago.   This is a place holder update for more to come soon. Too busy/tired to do a full update. For now a few pictures of the work i did this weekend.    You will find in this post , a custom brake fluid resivoir bracket (the old one broke off), oil tem
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More Fab Work / Big bars, more interior work

Over the last few weeks Ive been driving Meintii everyday! As of today Ive put about 450 miles on her. Im trying to drive as much as possible to prepare for a cannonball run style rally/race Im participating in GA in 2 WEEKS! Im driving there, 1000 Miles each way, PLUS the race which is about 400 miles, PLUS driving around after the race at the beach! Should be an epic trip, however I am feeling the pressure to get the car ready in time.    Attached pictures show - My 3d-printed center
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Car to body shop!

Now that I've laid most of the ground work out for the car to be running and driving, it was time to go to the body shop. I can't have a car that's all f’d up after putting this much time/money into it. The major issues to resolve are the rear quarter damage, filling the huge gaps from (jason rose) doing a horrible and careless job cutting the rear wheel wells for the turbo flares, painting the engine bay/nose, fixing misc scratches/ dents /rust bubbles etc. Hopefully it will be done in a month
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So, On To The Tii

The tii is not here with me in Texas. However, it is in the capable hands of Jason Rose @ heritage motorsports /UUC in North Atlanta. My dead line to finish this project is before my lease is up in March, where I will then have a garage to keep it in! Ive been slowly gathering and sending funds for this to get finished, plus Jason moved shops, so it is about to go full swing in the next month or so (hoping to have it driving before xmas). New goals/details in the project that developed at my
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Wiring Stuff Looking Good!

Recently I mailed Jason a big box of stuff ive been collecting for the tii and with that he got to work on getting the molex connector for the engine harness wired up! Check it out! Hopefully soon we will get the flywheel and pressure plate back from the machine shop and the dssr back from the tig welder, and the engine can put in for final install! Check out the pics below
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First, A Life Update (For Those Who Care) :)

Ok so, Ive graduated the Motorsports degree program at Lanier Technical College. I shortly there after went to truck driving school! 10 long weeks later I got my Commercial Drivers License and immediately moved to Austin Tx for a full time job at Laivins Race Cars /CJ Wilson Racing. (Moved here 3/13) If you see our truck(s) honk at me!
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Engine Bay wiring and front harness

The front harness and engine wiring has been a long time issue that I've been chomping at the bit to dive into for years. The original wiring that ran to the headlights, turn signals, alternator etc was all ridden with wear through and old randomly splices connections, and it's been driving me crazy. So I decided to replace it all all the way back to the fuse block with modern “TXL” lightweight wire from wirebarn.com and adhesive heat shrink connections, as well as all new connector to the headl
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Finding and mounting a giant radiator big enough for texas heat

For this project, I ignored everything people had used for this swap and went my own route, because copying someone else would be to easy and make too much since.   -Finding a radiator   For this I decided that I would cut the nose despite what I originally intended. The motor mounts I ended up using (only 02’s)  would have made it very difficult to do so without cutting anything. So that meant the sky was the limit as far as what I could try to get to fit in there. I
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The Tii is worked on once again!

Hello FAQ'ers!   Its been a very long time yet again but Im here and happy to announce that my swap is still going and moving forward!   Ive moved my tii to a local 2002 expert , terry sayther, and they have been busy while I have been away winning races in the IMSA Conti series !    They have finished most of the assymbly of the motor, and just today finished mounting the 323i trans and shortened driveshaft (pics of that later).    My REAL life goal is to
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Lots of lists , M20 swap running!

Hello FAQ’ers. It has been another long hiatus from the blog through the off season while I was one various vacations and off season race events. As of October my car was done at Terry Saythers and running! (although without an exhaust, oil cooler, or radiator). See the video below for the first start!   (click to play)     Terry saythers did a fine job, although there are a few things Ill be re-doing, not because they did anything wrong, but because Im around race
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Wow This New Site Crazy Different... Ive Been Away Too Long!

Well Im BACK with lots of new things and plans happening for the tii and my life in general. First off, see the old blog (now an archive) here for the first million pages of this,and to see how this all began up to this point. http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/94532-the-adventures-of-meintii-the-no-cut-m20-swap/
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3d print new intake elbow for air filter

Problem solving at its best! There are lots of options to buy adapters to run a standard round style air filter directly from the MAF. However, they all point the air filter straight from the MAF. I thought, well, it would be much nicer if I could point the air filter at an angle toward the headlight away from the rad hoses. So what else did I do but design it up in solidworks and print an elbow that mounts to the MAF that puts the filter EXACTLY where I wanted it. No silicon couplers, no bull s
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Strip/sand engine bay to prepare for paint

This was kind of a last minute decision. The paint job done every other time I've attempted to do it has been shit in the engine bay. Despite all the time and effort spent the last time it got painted it got left outside and flash rusted under the paint causing a very very rough finish before it cured fully (thanks jason rose). So knowing that the engine is all pretty and all the other stuff under the hood will be so nice looking, I couldn't not try and fix it again. I proceeded to sand every su
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Mounting/plumbing oil cooler

With this I also decided to go a route that I haven't seen yet. Instead of mounting it with some crazy bracketry on the nose of the car, I decided to mount it in front of the rad, also on the nose with a small piece of aluminum tubing to space it down where I needed it to be. I guess I don't have a picture of it mounted up yet, but it's right behind the center grill, and the AN lines run down through the inside of the nose, along the frame rail and to the oil filter housing. Hopefully the nose i
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Install rebuilt heater box

Not much to say on this section other than I had to build my own bolt to hold the pull cable that opens and closes the heater valve. More details on that when I can find the pictures of what I did. I mostly followed the FAQ article here.
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