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Not Really a Conclusion.


MildSeven

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Day 77 Fully assembled.
 

Hood
 
I re-installed the trims on the hood and was ready to install it on the car. The installation/adjustment took longer than expected but it’s done now.
I actually prefer the side profile of the car without the hood, more sleek.
 
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Things To Work Out


My A/F gauge stopped working, the fuse had blown, I replaced the fuse but the readings are not good, it almost constantly displays 19.0 (which doesn’t make sense). I contacted support, recalibrated it with fresh air but something is still wrong. It will be bench tested...eventually.

Still trying to tune the Webers but without the O2 sensor things are even more difficult. The engine idle speed, upon cold start-up is super slow, like 300 rpm and it struggles to stay alive. So I increase the idle speed with the idle speed screw, but once it warms up the motor speeds up to 2,500rpm. Not cool, man, not cool.

The Oil temperature gauge is powered but the temp doesn’t increasing, need to check the wire for continuity (from the sender to the gauge).

Throttle cable adjustment, there’s a little unwanted slack on the cable, no big deal.

I currently have the rear bench delete installed but I’d like to get a rear bench, you know for all the bitchez I’ll be picking up.

New aluminum gutter trim is no longer NLA, so I got my cousin at BMW to hook me up. Should be in, in a couple of weeks... if he comes through.


Spin
I took the car out for an official “everything is assembled” drive around Dorval, mostly a scenic route drive from my place to my parent’s. I was slightly rushed because I had dinner plans but things felt good, no unexpected vibrations.


Decisions

Front end
With the front bumper deleted, I find the front end lacking a something to keep it from looking like a watercraft. I bought the Ireland Engineering Front Air Dam in January (2016) with plans of installing it unpainted (with the ‘Turbo’ rubber trim and rivets). The black plastic matches the rear bumper. I still need to put a little more thought in to this and probably won’t do anything until next spring. I also need to decide between adhesive and rivets.
 
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I was also was thinking about installing some (yellow lens) driving lights. This is why I pre-wired a switch in the center console and a wire sitting behind the grill just waiting for some action.

Lower Stainless trim
I think the car looks better without them, so I will search from flush some plastic plugs and paint them Verona red.

BBS RM Center Caps
BBS center caps have always been a thing with me wink.gif I find the wheels look better without the ring/large center cap so I ordered some small centers to fit in the smaller hole, maybe that with a combination of painting the center black, we’ll see.
I’m always on the lookup for some light 13” wheels.

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Conclusion/Thanks
 
Would I do this all again?
Yes, but I would have liked to know what I was getting into when I bought the car… although, if I knew, would I have bought it, probably not. So, one could say things worked out well.

Should you do it?
Yes, I went in to this project with limited mechanical knowledge (possibly an understatement), I didn’t know things. Now, well, I still don’t know things but I have completely disassembled and reassembled a BMW 2002. There is still a lot to learn about this car especially in the engine bay but if you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty, DO IT! Whether you restore an old BMW or an old Kia, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it.

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Is It Really Finished?
Of course not, it will never be. I'll always be finding new things to change, improve, repair... that's the whole fun of owning a "project."
 
Merci!
 
Thanks to Kosta & Ernest (& Mike), especially for helping with the disassembly. I know it was tough for them to come give a hand during the reassembly since they both had a newborn, together, obviously. Although Kosta was very helpful installing the PITA sub-frames. Ernest still hasn't seen the car since it's been back from paint tongue.gif.

Thanks to the good people on BMW2002FAQ, really a fantastic resource.

Thanks to everyone who followed my build thread!
...an even bigger thanks to those who liked my posts!
... ...and an even bigger thanks to those who posted comments!
 

 

...and finally, here are a couple of shot from a little drive on October 30th (before the Nov 1 winter storage).

 

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The oil temp gauge on my cab always takes a long time to move.  I think the gauge scale is too high and my car doesn't get that hot.

 

Your car turned out beautiful, you are brave to take on that much work!

 

Mark92131

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15 hours ago, ron sambrooks said:

what a fantastic job keep up the good work

 

14 minutes ago, jmel02 said:

Kudos to You!

Awesome Job!

 Awesome Car!

 

 

thanks a lot guys.

 

 

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On 12/14/2016 at 5:53 PM, michaelbend said:

What a great project!  Whats your wheels/tire combination?

 

The wheels are 15" BBS RM. from a VW.  They originally come with .5" lips but I have 1.5" lips in front and 2.5" in back (I would prefer 1.5" everywhere).

 

My fenders are rolled (from previous wheels), not sure it's it's required, but I'm 95% certain.

 

Offset, I've never bothered to calculate it because math.

 

 

 

  Stock Front Rear
Barrel width 6 6 6
Lip width 0.5 1.5 2.5
BBS RM width 6.5 7.5 8.5
Overall width 7.5 8.5 9.5
ET (mm) 33 ? ?
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