What did you do to your 2002 today !

[man_mark_7]

New fuel tank from MVP (old one had big dent in bottom). Euro front signals, also from MVP. FYI - the 74-76 tank from MVP has the long filler neck for a '73 car. I did have to drill one hole in the flange of the tank. I think the '73 mounting may be an oddball from other years?

 

Best of all I paid more attention to actually setting the valve clearance and that emerging tapping sound is gone & the idle seems much smoother!!

 

 

[tzei]

Dropped rw mirror 30 mm and added fancy push button in steering wheel for boost scramble. Ready for next race outing. 

[Pdxguy]

@e30loveLove the blacked out exterior trim line. How did you do it? Actually, the whole car looks great!

Edited June 29, 2021 by Pdxguy
I'm an idiot

[Highnote1]

Started to delve into the 74tii from Danco. Best I can tell, maybe ran in 09? Fresh oil and took the tank out to be boiled. Lots of gunk but no rust. All new rubber fuel lines came today…let’s see where this goes!

 

Can you tell where the fuel level was? ?

 

[e31fan]

2 hours ago, Pdxguy said:

@e30loveLove the blacked out exterior trim line. How did you do it? Actually, the whole car looks great!

Thank you! It was taken off and painted.

[0257]

47 minutes ago, Highnote1 said:

Started to delve into the 74tii from Danco. Best I can tell, maybe ran in 09? Fresh oil and took the tank out to be boiled. Lots of gunk but no rust. All new rubber fuel lines came today…let’s see where this goes!

 

Can you tell where the fuel level was? ?

 

Preserved in amber.

[Highnote1]

1 hour ago, 0257 said:

Preserved in amber.

It’s like Jurassic Park! Think of the possibilities. ?

[7502]

Today I disconnected my speedo cable to save my gauge.

 

Problems began the morning after commuting to work during the PNW's historic heat dome or what ever they called  The needle began to violently jump around, at some points registering 95 mph during the short commute to work. Max speed limit 35 mph.

 

I'll try to find time to pull the speedo tomorrow and re-set the spinning internals.  Classic symptoms. 

p.s  - also received new motor mounts in the mail. today  ! 

Eric

 

--update, needle is back to behaving itself

Edited July 1, 2021 by 7502
fixed

[Swiss 2002Tii]

4 hours ago, 7502 said:

The needle began to violently jump around, at some points registering 95 mph during the short commute to work. Max speed limit 35 mph.

Hi 7502,

Easy fix - the bushing at the center rotating post of the speedo has been displaced outward, causing the erratic behavior:

You can first try to reach behind the speedo and simply tap it back into place.  This may get you going.  If you want to do the deep dive repair (thanks to FunkyLaneO):

(16) SpeedoFix - YouTube

 

This link has more info:

Odometer Diagnosis - BMW 2002 and other '02 - BMW 2002 FAQ

 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Swiss 2002Tii
additional info

[Highnote1]

First real day of work up in the air. Replumbing back to front! Tank should be back tomorrow. 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Out with the old...

 

In with the new...

 

I had not noticed that my Tii was squatting to such an extent until I swapped on winter tires and I was rubbing the fender on the passenger side!

 

 

MUCH better ride now!?

 

[tech71]

On 6/29/2021 at 7:08 AM, man_mark_7 said:

New fuel tank from MVP (old one had big dent in bottom). Euro front signals, also from MVP. FYI - the 74-76 tank from MVP has the long filler neck for a '73 car. I did have to drill one hole in the flange of the tank. I think the '73 mounting may be an oddball from other years?

 

Best of all I paid more attention to actually setting the valve clearance and that emerging tapping sound is gone & the idle seems much smoother!!

 

 

I love those license plates! very clever and a lot cheaper than a paint job! Well done.

[tzei]

Drove 260 km to garage to have head skimmed. Nice way to start a race weekend ? it's about midnight and cam is getting in. Oh well atleast I have beer.   

[ray_]

260km, that's like what? 5 miles?

 

??

[irdave]

15 hours ago, tzei said:

Drove 260 km to garage to have head skimmed. Nice way to start a race weekend ? it's about midnight and cam is getting in. Oh well atleast I have beer.   

 

 

That's a shitty way to start a race weekend.  You're getting to drive today?  Sunday?