What did you do to your 2002 today !

[M3M3]

8 hours ago, FunElan said:

Put my new cocomats in, and went for a drive. 

Lol! I did the same thing in one of my other cars a few days ago.  Gotta go for a test drive after ANY modification!!!!

[tzei]

Took the delivery of my new exhaust manifold. Should take abuse way better that ones i made from normal pipe tubes.

[D.martijn]

5 hours ago, VWJake said:

That is an amazing effort you’re going to for the Tray drain recesses. Absolutely top shelf. I feel like there were irregularities in the OEM stampings as well. I understand and appreciate wanting to make something technically perfect, but what you have there is already 99.9%. I’d trim the openings and move on. 
 

stellar, just stellar

 

 

I appreciate the comment, but there is still room for improvement tho

I'm not content with it yet.

 

ps, would there be any interest in these? I could make a small section (10-15cm, so you have plenty of material left to repair the center, left or right section of the rain tray) with the shape pressed in once I got the shape dailed.

[VWJake]

14 minutes ago, D.martijn said:

 

I appreciate the comment, but there is still room for improvement tho

I'm not content with it yet.

 

ps, would there be any interest in these? I could make a small section (10-15cm, so you have plenty of material left to repair the center, left or right section of the rain tray) with the shape pressed in once I got the shape dailed.

I’d take three just to have around

[tomphot]

Shifter rebuild time!!  Wow, what a difference, I always knew where the gears were, now my car knows too!!!

 

 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Took the FunMobile out for a much-deserved drive after two weeks of wash, deep clean, clay, hand-sanding with 1500, 2000, 3000 grit,  then coarse, medium, and fine polishing... whew!

 pulled the light assemblies to renovate the reflectors and clean up the chrome, connections.

 

And I added the BMW2002FAQ emblem to the grill ?

 

Edited May 3, 2020 by Swiss 2002Tii
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[ray_]

Car looks great!! ^

[Half Moon tii]

Putting the final touches on the engine.

[Stu]

Added a ground wire to my temp gauge behind the cluster.  Wow, what a difference.  No more spiky needle, and a new normal that is lower than before.  Also wired up my new clock and USB port.

[irdave]

10 hours ago, tzei said:

Took the delivery of my new exhaust manifold. Should take abuse way better that ones i made from normal pipe tubes.

 

 

Dude.  What header is that?  I'm not fishing for extra juice, but it sure is sexy!

[tzei]

6 hours ago, irdave said:

What header is that?

Custom made for me. Flanged for T3/turbo and Tial 46 mm wg. Tapped for 2x egt sensor + one for pressure. It is a joy to be able to put professionally made parts to a car.

[wheelieking]

Installed a 123Ignition Bluetooth distributor and....  WOW!  I expected a little improvement, but damn! I haven't even done an actual timing adjustment, or played with the curves yet, and it has made a HUGE different.  I had already upgraded the plug wires and coil when I bought the car, and I didn't have any major problems with the current distributor which had an older Pertronix ignitor in it.  I was able to start it on the first try, and it was idling rough until I turned the distributor by hand until the idle came up and smoothed out.  After that, it was idling too fast, so I turned it back a bit and it settled down. 

 

This is a stock, tired old motor, yet the throttle seems more responsive, and it is much happier and smooth from 3k to 5,500 RPM where it starts to run out of breath.  So much more fun to drive though!  Next up is to dial in the base timing with a light, and adjust from there.  I could also *feel* that i need to adjust the valve lash, which I'll do after the timing. 

 

 

 

[TobyB]

You'll be astounded what happens when you adjust your camber plates in about an inch, too...

 

 

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You've got it, use it!

[PaulTWinterton]

17 hours ago, Half Moon tii said:

Putting the final touches on the engine.

 

I love it...except for the kink in my neck. ?

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Swapped out my 40cm classic Tii sport (bus) wheel

 

for an original 35cm Momo Clay Regazzoni with a wonderful patina from my buddy Keshav, the steering wheel "Guru" of the E9 Coupe community.

I never imagined that it would make the steering feel tighter, quicker, more agile.

 

Took the opportunity to fix my turn signal cancellation (finger was positioned incorrectly).

Now, having cleaned all of the lamp fixtures and grounds, my blinker relay works in the gauge cluster and externally, and turn signal arm cancels correctly.

 

Just some photos of the cancellation ring "for the record"...