Getting ready for road trips in 2019.

[Jim_75Sahara]

Scott Aaron and I had the very same impulse: getting our 2002s delivered to Reggie's Motor Works for some off-season maintenance. Mike Self and I took advantage of some decent weather recently: Mike was driving my 02 and I drove my Mini to Noblesville, IN. It gave Mike a chance to notice anything that might not be 100% with my car during that trip. We like the fact that our 02s are not left out in the winter muck. Better yet, they will both soon be ready for a busy driving season!

[Jim_75Sahara]

Last night, the RGB Off-Season Dinner was postponed with extreme prejudice: the restaurant caught on fire last week and the weather here last night was absolutely horrid. I am sure the weather was rough in Noblesville, IN as well, so I am pleased that Reggie and crew have my 02 tucked in safe and sound. The guys who went to Greer, SC instead (Jason Gipson, Andrew Wilson, Rob Siegel and many others...) THEY had the right idea!

[saaron]

I'm guessing you are going to get your car back a little sooner than I am!  Looks like lots of work to be done on mine.  

 

Scott

[Mike Self]

And Wolfgang is on his way to the Foundation museum for the upcoming Passion Car exhibit.  Looking forward to visiting him at Vintage in May.

 

mike

 

Top picture:  Wolfgang at delivery, 5 May 1969

Bottom picture:  Wolfgang and me, 15 Jan 2019

Edited January 20, 2019 by mike

[jrhone]

45 minutes ago, mike said:

And Wolfgang is on his way to the Foundation museum for the upcoming Passion Car exhibit.  Looking forward to visiting him at Vintage in May.

 

mike

 

Top picture:  Wolfgang at delivery, 5 May 1969

Bottom picture:  Wolfgang and me, 15 Jan 2019

 

Awesome!!

 

 

[jgerock]

3 hours ago, saaron said:

I'm guessing you are going to get your car back a little sooner than I am!  Looks like lots of work to be done on mine.  

 

Scott

Like to what extent? Head pulling?

[jgerock]

2 hours ago, mike said:

And Wolfgang is on his way to the Foundation museum for the upcoming Passion Car exhibit.  Looking forward to visiting him at Vintage in May.

 

mike

 

Top picture:  Wolfgang at delivery, 5 May 1969

Bottom picture:  Wolfgang and me, 15 Jan 2019

Mike- what's that all about? Haven't heard about that exhibit.  Looks like I will miss out again.

[Jim_75Sahara]

3 hours ago, saaron said:

I'm guessing you are going to get your car back a little sooner than I am!  Looks like lots of work to be done on mine.  

 

Scott

Yeah. Mine: speedometer repair, 5 new tires, a new thermostat, an oil change and then troubleshooting a cold start issue.....

 

Good luck with yours, Scott!

[saaron]

15 hours ago, jgerock said:

Like to what extent? Head pulling?

 

That will come later, Jim, lol.  Maybe I'll even try that one myself (gulp).  Or maybe I'll farm it out to you. 

 

We're looking at the chassis, figuring out what rust remediation needs to be done, then going after the worst of it (hopefully all of it).  The driver's side rocker needs to be done, maybe the passenger rocker, and I want to make sure the front frame rails are solid.  There is some corrosion behind each of the four wheels, and the spare tire well.  So there is pretty much to do (I'm giving you the abbreviated list - there is a list of other things, too).  

 

The car was a daily until about 1989, so that is 17 years of regular use.  I'm trying to catch this stuff before it gets really bad.  The driver's rocker IS really bad.  That's what made me get off the dime and face reality.  No sense in having a nice car with a nice engine, orig interior, and serviceable paint job, if it is on a spongey foundation.  I had to save the car once, so this is the second go 'round.  

 

Scott

[saaron]

15 hours ago, Jim_75Sahara said:

Yeah. Mine: speedometer repair, 5 new tires, a new thermostat, an oil change and then troubleshooting a cold start issue.....

 

Good luck with yours, Scott!

 

Thanks, Jim.  It is definitely going to be an adventure.

 

What tires are you going to get?  Jason got those really great ones, but I think they are 13".  Your wheels are 14" aren't they?  

 

Scott

 

 

[Jim_75Sahara]

Scott:  I was given the choice of Pirelli ($$$) or Kumho tires ($$). Thriftily, I chose the Kumho tires. Size: 185 70 R13.  My spare tire is exceedingly dry-rotted. To make the new tire fit into the spare tire well, it is going to be OEM skinny, but at least it will be new and capable of holding air without failing immediately!

 

Mike was (of course) wondering why I was getting new tires.... They are over 10 years old and showing stress cracks all over the place! He has tires going back to the Truman administration!! (and darn proud of it)