BMW 2002 and other '02
Forum dedicated to all technical and non-technical BMW 2002 and other '02 related topics. Built from 1966 to 1977. Models covered are the 1502, 1600-2, 1602, 1802, 2002/ti/tii, Touring, Convertible, Targa. Please keep the section on topic and remember to be polite to other members
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Latest Blogs
Rebuild Complete
Tracking down rings for custom pistons from 2006 turned out to be a bit of a challenge. Big thanks to Paul at IE for working with Total Seal to get some made for me. This time around I decided to stay away from the gapless version and opted for traditional rings instead. They arrived on Friday, so over the weekend my Dad and I reassembled my motor and dropped it back into the car. It fired up pretty quickly, and best all its no longer burning oil.
1000 Electric Miles in 30 Days
I’ve now logged 20 consecutive days behind the wheel of the Electr02, covering 1,000 miles over the last month. Rain and out-of-town commitments were the only interruptions that could keep me from savoring its daily ritual. Most days, I managed to squeeze in 2-4 hours of charging at work; on others, I got by without it. All of this on a humble 120V outlet, without a Level 2 interface, relying on the onboard 3kW charger, even if it only utilized 1.5kW. With a 45-mile range, my routes were brief,
‘67 1600-2 Build
The bodywork is almost done. This week I finished up painting the hood. In hindsight I wish I went with a slightly more off white, but I’m still happy with it. I was going to go for a full blown patina paint job, but chickened out. Instead my mindset for this project was to imagine myself in the 60’s building a race car. Just kind of slapping on some paint in the backyard and go racing. The blemishes you see in the paint are on purpose. I sprayed some red oxide primer, threw