What did you do to your 2002 today !

[D.martijn]

It's been a couple of weeks but we managed to do some more work on the 02 Touring.

We started with cleaning up the flanges and remaining sheetmetal of the original shock tower panel.

 

First test fit was pretty good, we needed to shift the panel 5mm more to the front of the car. Some hammering of the floor flange above the rear subframe (we knew this was a little too long before hand tho)

 

After moving over the flange a little, we test fitted the panel again and it's pretty much spot on, maybe 1mm more but it's close. Also put on the rocker to check the height of it and the panel. Happy with the result.

 

Also test fitted the outer wheel well panel, it's a lot better than the other side. We will need to massage it a little to get it nice and flush with the outer wheel arch but shouldn't be a problem

 

A little off topic but I'm sure we'll use it for the 02 as wells so..

 

In the meantime I also started on making a 2x72 belt grinder. Maybe some of you also know about this one, it's from Housemade called the Revolution Gen5 belt grinder.

I was able to get most of the hardware at work, as well as the motor. The frequency drive I got on Aliexpress as well as some other hardware. The aluminium wheels I got online too.

 

I made the steel parts from plates I found in the metal dumpster. It's overkill since I'll need to weld everything up but I decided to clean up the plates by surface grinding them; because why not right?

 

 

 

 

I was also able to 3D print the handles and some other small parts like the VFD controller housing

 

 

[joebarthlow]

prepped sections for paint. Can’t wait to get back on the road!

[M3This]

Got the rear brakes done and fixed a spacing issue I had with the front ones. 
 

 

Also got the wheels on and the car back on the ground for the first time in over 2 years

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by M3This

[zinz]

Tii airbox and mounting bracket painted and installed. Cleaned up the fuse box contacts and fuses. Checked all the lights and such; all those seem to be working well. 
 

Received some 1972 Texas plates, so now I can get it registered and start driving it!

 

Still working on the gauge cluster… need to add a separate ground. Hoping to drive it home to my house this week; though working in Barney’s shop in this cool weather is so nice. 
 

Ed Z

[Fortlauderdalian]

On 10/3/2023 at 10:20 PM, Fortlauderdalian said:

Stopped by the local steel yard to get some material to build my diy rotisserie then welded up one half of it 

I finished up with the other half now I have to clean out all the stuff that I’ve stored in there for the last year. 

[popovm]

On 10/7/2023 at 6:07 AM, D.martijn said:

Revolution Gen5 belt grinder

I had to look that one up. Looks very nice. It’s cool that you can DIY it. 
 

By the way, thanks for all your posts! I soak up each one of them. I used some of your pics to understand the a pillar/inner fender/inner sill/outer sill construction for my rebuild of that area so you’ve helped at least one person in a practical way.  

[D.martijn]

8 hours ago, popovm said:

I had to look that one up. Looks very nice. It’s cool that you can DIY it. 
 

By the way, thanks for all your posts! I soak up each one of them. I used some of your pics to understand the a pillar/inner fender/inner sill/outer sill construction for my rebuild of that area so you’ve helped at least one person in a practical way.  

 

Thank you! 

Glad to hear it's at least helping someone out there!

[ECL]

This weekend I upgraded my rear lights to LEDs from Classic Auto LEDs.

 

I started by removing the complete light assembly, then cleaned all parts, including the NLA rubber seals, from which I cleaned the grime from with citrus based cleaning wipes.

 

The I taped the electrical connectors and sprayed the lights with a can of Rustoleum silver metallic finish paint.

 

 

Next, I installed the LEDs and voila!

 

 

I was able to source the driver's side clear plastic cover (mine was missing) and the knurled white plastic knobs from RogersTii, OEM gaskets that sit between the lenses and the housing from Pelican - to be installed upon receipt.

I'll add a pic once reinstalled and cannot wait to see my new tail lights in action!

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Just did a last run over the Klausen pass before the car goes into storage for 6 months before shipment to Portugal.   The FunMobile didn't miss a beat.  Don't worry about those altitude changes, runs just fine!

I'm going to miss these roads, but I'll find new ones!

 

 

 

 

[Pdxguy]

4 hours ago, ECL said:

This weekend I upgraded my rear lights to LEDs from Classic Auto LEDs.

 

Next, I installed the LEDs and voila!

 

What holds the LED pieces in place?

 

Thanks,

Dennis

[zinz]

2 hours ago, Swiss 2002Tii said:

I'm going to miss these roads, but I'll find new ones!

 

Magnificent views... I'd drive off the edge from gawking out the windows.

 

Moving to Portugal... you'll need to come up with a new FAQ handle 

 

EdZ

[ECL]

1 hour ago, Pdxguy said:

What holds the LED pieces in place?

 

Thanks,

Dennis

A little glue from a hot glue gun at 4 points of contact of each individual LED.  The instructions suggest that due to the fast set time or you could use something else.

[Leucadian]

Introduced my daughter to the 02!  

 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

2 hours ago, zinz said:

Moving to Portugal... you'll need to come up with a new FAQ handle 

 

Ha!  Good idea Ed, I might do that!

[Mike G]

Weighed it