other 2002 Beauty Shots

[Greg R aka Big_Lebowski]

Greetings from Austin, Texas!  

[OriginalOwner]

here's one from last Saturday morning in Tustin, looking north on Jamboree Rd, north of the I-5 .....

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

[Teelinger]

Taken today in the parking garage at work.

 

Cheers, James

 

 

[m6smitten]

[Beemeup]

Taken sometime around 1980...my buddy pumping fuel into his 1967 1600, my TR6 in the background at the service station we both worked at. After we got into a nasty t-bone accident in the 1600 shortly after this photo was taken, we "repaired" it by pulling the nose out with the tow truck's winch, then painted flames on it...dopey 20-year olds paying tribute to Alan Arkin's car in The Inlaws. He later sold the car, unfortunately. I wonder if it's still around today? My confidence is high that the Triumph has rusted itself into the earth by now.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Beemeup

[Stuart]

Here's one:

 

[COOP]

This evening in Alameda...

COOP

[Colin]

This evening in Alameda...

COOP

Coop,

How did you get the panel gaps on your door so tight???

[COOP]

Coop,

How did you get the panel gaps on your door so tight???

No idea!! Funny, you're the third person who has asked me that question in the last six months or so. I hadn't ever noticed that the gaps were tighter than those on other 02 doors...

COOP

[Fatherof3]

 

....and we have a lift off.

 

COOP

Such an amazing car but I'm going to keep busting your balls until those correct front springs are stored safely on a shelf 

[COOP]

Lol, that's funny, Delia and I were discussing the stance yesterday because I'm not happy about it either. But we think that the issue is with the sagging rear and not the front of the car (which, amazingly, is devoid of the U.S. spec spacers!). Of course we could be wrong about this but Delia is awfully knowledgeable and bought these cars new off the showroom floor. She was driving the tii in front of me to the shoot and I noticed right away that the rear tires had a negative camber attitude which looks terrible! Anyways, I'll keep you posted but potential solutions at this point include changing the rear springs and/or finding some thicker, rear spring pads. Any input on this is appreciated as always!

COOP

['76mintgrün'02]

You may have already seen this, but a while back c.d. posted the color code spring rates/lengths.  This may be helpful, should you decide to locate 'new' stock springs, or to determine whether the rears have sagged.

 

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/139421-color-coding-on-springs/

Edited February 24, 2016 by '76Mintgrun'02

[COOP]

Very helpful, thank you!

COOP

[Delia]

At the risk of droning on and on about springs, I think it was very obvious we're dealing with a set of original-to-the-car springs.  They have about 55K miles and I'm quite certain the fronts are in the front and the rears are in the rear.

 

Due to the previous restorers efforts, in all likelihood, you'll not find any markings on them whatsoever.  But the wire thickness may be a giveaway.  Regardless, we have no replacement springs available at this time.

 

IMHO, the rear springs have sagged.  Adding some thicker spacers will level the car and rectify the negative camber (2-3 degrees) condition which is apparent even while the car is unoccupied and at rest.  FWIW, in a side-by-side comparison, it actually sits LOWER than the rear end of his M2.

 

Looking at a profile image of the 1973 Inka 2002tii built by BMW Mobile Tradition back in the mid '00s, you can see how perky the rear end is.  Not so on COOP's restoration.

 

One thing is certain: After 18 months of "re-restoring" a "high-dollar restoration" - there is still much to do.

Edited February 24, 2016 by Delia

[COOP]

OK, enough about my saggy ass already! We'll get it figured out, I promise!

I'm changing the subject...Here are some pictures of the other car with a decidedly meaner stance, taken the same day.

COOP

Edited February 24, 2016 by COOP