What did you do to your 2002 today !

[bergie33]

26 minutes ago, M3This said:

Anyone know where to get the plastic grommets that the headliner supports/bars go into? All mine broke into a million pieces. 

 

I know Walloth Nesch has them.  You could try Blunt too.

[Pablo M]

Having mostly sorted my starting issues during the week I got to DRIVE the car yesterday! Feels strong, although my point of reference was a dead cylinder prior to this lol. 

 

New suspension feels appropriately stiff, steering feels light, though a bit loose. Not sure what it's supposed to feel like. Front end suspension bushings are all new. Center link is new, tie rods are not but there's no discernible play in them (which is why I'm not in a hurry to replace them). Steering shaft bushing is old though. I haven't gotten around to replacing that yet, but I have the part. Not sure where else there would be play, or if that's just how the steering feels lol. Running 14x5.5 steelies with 195/60/14 tires for reference. 

 

Also started sanding the paint. When purchased, the previous owner had 'just' reprayed it. Luckily same original Riviera Blue, but a terrible, cheap paint job. To me it looked like they hadnt even washed or prepped it. When I wash the car the roof, particularly rough, pulls the threads on the microfiber towels lol. Took a 400 grit orbital sander to trunk and roof. HUGE difference. I think it will clean up nice. Not really nice, but driver condition nice. I'll do 400, 800, maybe 1000 or 1200, then hit it with polish. 

 

Getting happy! 

Photo shows what I’m dealing with on the paint. Horizontal surfaces are like this (hood, roof, trunk). Side panels are better. This shows the test area where I sanded with 400 grit.  It’s more than just orange peel. 

Edited April 22 by Pablo M
Photo, punctuation.

['76mintgrün'02]

8 hours ago, M3This said:

Anyone know where to get the plastic grommets that the headliner supports/bars go into?

 

I like shopping at Blunttech.  RealOEM is great for finding part numbers.

 

 

No.	Description	Supp.	Qty	From	Up To	Part Number	Price		Notes
01	Headlining	SSD	1	03/1966	07/1977	51441804085	$154.41
01	Headlining	ESSD	1	03/1966	07/1977	51441804090			ENDED
01	Headlining		1	03/1966	07/1977	51447480140	$154.41
02	Wire-strap		5	03/1966	07/1977	51447480144			ENDED
03	Grommet		10			51447780135	$1.10
04	Clamp		4			51441805831	$1.56
05	Clamp		6			51441802141	$3.34
06	Cover		1	03/1966	07/1977	51441826395			ENDED
11	Recessed oval head sheet-metal screw	ST2,9X13	2			07119902412	$1.30

 

 

['76mintgrün'02]

12 hours ago, Pablo M said:

Not sure where else there would be play,

 

Have you replaced the ball joints with torn boots?

 

Have you tried adjusting the steering box?

[dlhoovler]

Brought it home from winter storage. Next year I'd like to find a closer option than the fairgrounds of the next county over (an hour-and-a-half round trip), but it did great on the drive home. 

 

[Pablo M]

2 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

 

Have you replaced the ball joints with torn boots?

 

Have you tried adjusting the steering box?

Yes, ball joints replaced with new. 
I have not messed with the steering box. I’ll have to research that. Thanks!

[JamesRamsay]

I got my copy of the '02 Restoration Guide in the mail today and read the section about blocks, cylinder heads, pistons, then had to dash out to my car to look for identifying marks. It turns out:

 

- My car is a 1972 1602 (original engine lost to the wind)

- The current engine's block has a December 1975 date stamp (RealOEM decodes the VIN as a Jan 1976 E12 520)

- The head is E21 2.0 with a 1978 date stamp

- Spare engine sitting on a pallet is a 1.8L from a September 1982 E30 318i, head and block date stamps both agree on '82. The head has the direct fuel injection ports, which is a pain

 

So I'm hiring an engine crane on Friday and I'm going to get both engines onto stands, then set about tearing them both down and trying to build the best engine I can out of parts of both.

Edited April 23 by JamesRamsay

[nodoi]

I took a wood turning class a few weeks back at my local maker space. I wanted to turn a shift knob and after about 5 practice knobs, I got one that I'm pretty happy with. It's walnut with a piece of baltic birch ply sandwiched in the middle. It made my car a lot cooler.
 

[sczapiga]

1 minute ago, nodoi said:

I took a wood turning class a few weeks back at my local maker space. I wanted to turn a shift knob and after about 5 practice knobs, I got one that I'm pretty happy with. It's walnut with a piece of baltic birch ply sandwiched in the middle. It made my car a lot cooler.
 

Whoa!!! That’s beautiful. Nice work🤙🏼

[M3This]

On 4/22/2024 at 6:53 AM, '76mintgrün'02 said:

 

I like shopping at Blunttech.  RealOEM is great for finding part numbers.

 

 

No.	Description	Supp.	Qty	From	Up To	Part Number	Price		Notes
01	Headlining	SSD	1	03/1966	07/1977	51441804085	$154.41
01	Headlining	ESSD	1	03/1966	07/1977	51441804090			ENDED
01	Headlining		1	03/1966	07/1977	51447480140	$154.41
02	Wire-strap		5	03/1966	07/1977	51447480144			ENDED
03	Grommet		10			51447780135	$1.10
04	Clamp		4			51441805831	$1.56
05	Clamp		6			51441802141	$3.34
06	Cover		1	03/1966	07/1977	51441826395			ENDED
11	Recessed oval head sheet-metal screw	ST2,9X13	2			07119902412	$1.30

 

 

Thanks. Used the lart numbers and was able to get them from the local BMW dealer for $16

[Get2theBimmah]

On 4/22/2024 at 12:19 AM, M3This said:

Finished up some trim:

 

 

now time for the headliner. Anyone know where to get the plastic grommets that the headliner supports/bars go into? All mine broke into a million pieces. 

OOOF this thing is pretty.

 

The part number for them is 51447780135.  

 

EDIT: just saw you already figured it out...lol

 

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Edited April 24 by Get2theBimmah

[visionaut]

Installed my pair of ‘winterization’ enhancements for my ol’ dual DCOEs.

So so nice…

 

 

[zinz]

Inka car got the exhaust system rerouted under the 5 speed bracket and the SpeedHut GPS speedometer got wired in tonight (unfortunately, the display is crooked in the screen 😕) I’ll live with it. 
 

 

 

Ed Z

 

[autokunst]

8 hours ago, zinz said:

 (unfortunately, the display is crooked in the screen 😕) I’ll live with it. 

It's a story to tell to anyone that notices.  

[johnnyb]

On 4/23/2024 at 5:50 PM, nodoi said:

I took a wood turning class a few weeks back at my local maker space. I wanted to turn a shift knob and after about 5 practice knobs, I got one that I'm pretty happy with. It's walnut with a piece of baltic birch ply sandwiched in the middle. It made my car a lot cooler.
 

@nodoi what did you use for the M15 threaded insert (or does your shift lever have the notches)?  I've been planning to do something similar- yours turned out beautifully!