2002ti wannabe project begins

[adawil2002]

Very well done and look fantastic.

[ray_]

Which one are you taking to Mid Am?

 

[jgerock]

On 12/28/2016 at 10:01 PM, ray_ said:

Which one are you taking to Mid Am?

 

Kind of surprised you haven't asked me if I made reservations for 2017 Ofest in NOLA.  Is your house the 02 host hotel?  

 

 

[kris]

Harmonious set choice.  We should do a side-by-side comparo next year with my Scheels.

[jgerock]

1 hour ago, kris said:

Harmonious set choice.  We should do a side-by-side comparo next year with my Scheels.

Can't wait to see your M2 Kris!   Let's hope the sun gods are in our favor May 2017.  I may swap the Ansa muffler for a stock one.  4 speed + 3.64 diff + Ansa = needsearplugs

[ray_]

13 hours ago, jgerock said:

Kind of surprised you haven't asked me if I made reservations for 2017 Ofest in NOLA.  Is your house the 02 host hotel?  

 

 

Special price for you!

 

I'm right at 2 hours from NOLA.

 

Cheers,

[jgerock]

Since the recent rains have washed the sno-melt fluid off the roads and the sun was shining, I decided to take the car out for a drive on the last day of 2016.  After stopping by MLytle's "tiny" shop, I headed home thinking about what will be next for the blue car.  It's been a great 2016.  Happy New Year everyone.

 

Fix/correct the parking mechanism for the wipers.

Get some touch-up paint from Lothar.

Bend/alter the mid-pipe on the exhaust to keep it away from the subframe.

Order a new tii muffler from BLUNT, paint it and install it prior to the trip to the Vintage.

Receive the passenger side seat tilting bracket from GTS Classics and install it.

Route the seat belt shoulder straps thru the headrest so they are easier to access each time.

Order some CoCo mats.

Swap the 14" wheels from the tii to see how it rides.

Secure the center console in a better manner.

Finish connecting the oil pressure switch to the cylinder head.

Readjust the newly installed heim joint accelerator pedal rod.

Change the oil from the break-in oil.

Do a compression test.

Go thru the carburetors again to ensure maximum performance.

Try another advance curve in the 123 dizzy.

[saaron]

Lookin' very  good.  So you're taking it to Vintage, eh?  That should be a fun trip down.  What is the motivation behind trying the tii wheels?

 

Scott

[jgerock]

28 minutes ago, saaron said:

Lookin' very  good.  So you're taking it to Vintage, eh?  That should be a fun trip down.  What is the motivation behind trying the tii wheels?

 

Scott

Thanks Scott- just curious to see the differences in steering feel and ride from 13" to 14".   When I borrowed the 15" setup from Marshall on the tii for an Autocross, I could tell a big difference from the 14" setup I normally run on the tii.  

[Kidasters]

Love the new seats Jim.  I've talked to Stefan a bunch, but never done business with him.  He always struck me as a stand up guy.

 

Your car looks great.  I need to get off my fat butt and get into the garage.

[M3M3]

i had the opportunity to see and sit on the new seats today.  WOW!  they look better in person than in pics....and boy are they comfy.  with all the work jim has done on the rest of the car to get it to the level it is, the new seats were the perfect icing on the cake!

[saaron]

4 hours ago, mlytle said:

i had the opportunity to see and sit on the new seats today.  WOW!  they look better in person than in pics....and boy are they comfy.  with all the work jim has done on the rest of the car to get it to the level it is, the new seats were the perfect icing on the cake!

 

They really look incredible in the pics.  Like they came out of a $75K new car.  

 

Scott

[jgerock]

Time to do a little switcheroo in the garage since the weather today has been damp and gloomy.

 

Cleaned up the wheels/tires on the 69 and also the back ones from the tii so I decided to see the difference in weight between the two sets and how they look on the "other" cars.  The 13" Ronal with Sumitomo 185-70-13 tire weighs 27.5 lbs.  The 14" Superlite with Dunlop 185-60-14 weighs 32 lbs.

 

That's a total of 18 lbs. of weight between the two cars.  Big difference. I also recently noticed the rear fender lip was much thicker on the 69 compared to the 73.  Don't think a PO tried to roll the lip on the 73 because I can feel a big difference in the width of the lip (not just the position of the lip). 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2017 by jgerock

[saaron]

I love the weighing tire/wheel combos idea.  I weighed one of the 5.5" Borranis I have, and it is 15.4 lbs.  I will re-weigh it once it has tires on it, and compare it to my early alloys w/similar tires, just to see what's what.  I should also compare to my factory steel wheel / hubcap, as well.  

 

Scott

[ray_]