What did you do to your 2002 today !

[joebarthlow]

installed a new accelerator pedal, new air filter on the weber, new breather line and catch can from valve cover. washed it up and prepped for a 230 mile drive Saturday morning to Portland and back. 

[worzella]

Boring... but pulled my VR and ground away the paint and installed nice bolts with washers between VR and sheetmetal

 

I don’t have jumpy dial syndrome but people swear by this “fix” so WTF. Another reason to drink beer and sweat my nads off in this damn Raleigh humidity

 

Plus I have to test drive and a run up to White Street Brewing for a couple Kolsch’s ?

 

Oh yeah, also was ordering parts for my C230 brake job and oil cooler leak and needed $40 more for free shipping... so ordered 2 oil filters and 2 qts of MTL gear oil for my upcoming 02 oil and tranny flush. 

 

A fun Saturday all in all!

 

Randy

[worzella]

Steve Tochi- I hope you swapped keys and gave her the Tii and took the minivan home for a few days!!

 

You would score SO MUCH karma making her day...

 

???

[SteveJ]

Wiped her down, bought a new car cover (still need to get motor rebuilt), and added another one to the stack.

 

[Chris Hosler]

After a lengthy and frustrating electrical trouble shooting effort, the recently installed rebuilt M10 is running and the Inka '02 is back on the road today.

 

[joysterm]

Hung the rest of the brite wear and LP lights. Sorted out a few electrical issues and knocked the corners off the rubber for good measure. 

 

 

[bento]

30 minutes ago, joysterm said:

Hung the rest of the brite wear and LP lights. Sorted out a few electrical issues and knocked the corners off the rubber for good measure. 

 

 

 

Looking good! Can’t wait to see it in person. How’s the interior coming along?

[joysterm]

A lil off topic but my parts mule, ( a 2008 Ford Ranger) was laid to rest this morning, thanks to a slightly impaired driver

 

 

[TNan]

18 minutes ago, joysterm said:

A lil off topic but my parts mule, ( a 2008 Ford Ranger) was laid to rest this morning, thanks to a slightly impaired driver

 

 

Ouch! That sucks! Although I must say. I’ve never heard the term ‘slightly’ impaired. It’s like binary- either you are or your not impaired no such thing as ‘slightly’

[irdave]

8 hours ago, Chris Hosler said:

After a lengthy and frustrating electrical trouble shooting effort, the recently installed rebuilt M10 is running and the Inka '02 is back on the road today.

 

Dude.  First post.  Welcome.

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Finished my sound/heat/vibration isolation project.  I did the rear a couple of weeks ago, did the front doors this time:

 

My lock release rods had no bushings, so they rattled all the time.  I didn't have the bushings from W&N, so I dug up some old MBZ cable mounts that have a push-lock for mounting in chassis holes.  I cut the tie off and used the mounts as bushings.

 

Door cards a brand new, so I want to keep them protected.

I've used soft, pliable plastic as a water barrier in the past.  Gets a little floppy installing, and deforms when you pull it off.  I considered the self-adhesive 1 meter sheets that W&N offers, but by the time I get it here it will be $20 bucks a sheet!  It gave me an idea, though.  Thought I'd try a polyester material for a change.  I hoped for something like 0.005" thickness, but the only thing handy was clear cellophane wrapping paper ($5 bucks for a roll of 50 ft)...  

It's a little tricky to work with, but as long as you avoid tearing an edge, it is strong and reasonable to work with.  I used a little spray-on contact cement, and it was perfect.  Makes a good seal and strips off easily.

 

My driver-side door has been giving me fits; very hard to close, and sometimes if latched properly, my key couldn't turn the tumbler - too much pressure. 

Firstly, I cleaned all of the hardware and adjusted slightly the door position for better panel alignment.  Window seats better too.

The gasket had come loose on the lower half of the B-pillar, so it was interfering more than anything.

 

Turpentine had no effect, but solvent worked to soften the old glue.  I could use my favorite tool to wedge under the glue to lift it off - bamboo chopstick shaved to a wedge shape!

 

Finally had a clean surface and could use some good silicone gasket glue.

 

Ran a bead and gasket dropped perfectly into place.

 

Wow, what a difference!  The doors close with a nice, satisfying "thunk".  They grab properly and close fully.  The whole car feels more solid and is quieter after these insulation projects.

 

 

Edited August 19, 2018 by Swiss 2002Tii
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[Swiss 2002Tii]

I had the grills out to adjust the hood for proper alignment.  The driver's side was close enough to get scratched by the wiper hub.  Since I had the grills off, I decided to paint the two vertical hood mounts black.

 

I hadn't caught this in the past, but I realized I have one deep, and one shallow Grill! Different finish too.  Crap!

 

 

[Greg R aka Big_Lebowski]

Cedar Park crew meet up before driving down into Austin for our monthly Austin area BMW 2002 and Vintage BMW Cars & Coffee. 2nd pic is me following Ed and Barney with Mike and Steven in my mirror.

[PaulTWinterton]

13 hours ago, joysterm said:

Hung the rest of the brite wear and LP lights.

 

Is it really true!  Congrats.  You must be very happy.  It looks great.

 

 

[joysterm]

2 minutes ago, PaulTWinterton said:

 

Is it really true!  Congrats.  You must be very happy.  It looks great.

 

 

Sort of I guess......no upholstery yet,  waiting on the carpet