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  1. A neighbor dropped this by my house. They submitted a picture to Jones Soda of my car in front of my house last fall who liked it enough to put it on a carton of soda. I checked my local Walmart and it was on the shelf. I guess this my qualifies as my 15 seconds of fame. https://www.jonessoda.com/products/new-jones-special-release-orange-chocolate-soda-bmw-label-only
    25 points
  2. Not to bad for a 50 year old, engine rebuild and a couple of small bits of rust this year all ready for the new garage! A few pics of the old girl over the years.
    21 points
  3. This weekend I worked some long hours in the diamond quilt mines. Rear door cards are done, fronts to follow eventually. First I straightened out the warped cards. Spray with water, wait, spray some more, wait again, then squish/clamp them into the shape you want. They dried overnight and are good for another 50 years. I gave them a bunch of polyurethane to help protect them from future moisture. Then I started into the diamond quilting. The first one took awhile, but I was getting better on the second. Sewing one panel took more than half of Cliffhanger. Then I moved on to the top cap and Edge of Tomorrow. Even though it was extra work, the seam at the top gave me a convenient transition away from the sew foam. I don’t think the chrome clamp strip would handle the extra thickness, so beyond the seam is vinyl only. The sewing took me three days, but mounting them up went quick. Patch approves. I’m really happy with the end result. This will be a great match with my custom carpet install and recovered Recaros. I can’t wait to see it all come together.
    18 points
  4. It’s like that sexy crazy chic at the bar- you know you might be getting into trouble but you know it will be fun at the same time.
    17 points
  5. Gunther the 74 turned 50 today! For his birthday he got a new set of under..er, inner wear... same old inner wear, just cleaned and touched up a bit... maybe he won't notice.
    16 points
  6. Hey, I bought some euro turn signals a while ago and the chrome parts were trashed. I had a set of USA style bubble turn signals with nice quality chrome so I decided to try and do a swap. About 15 minutes into this I realized the lenses were cast over the chrome part of the turn signal so given that my chrome pieces were trash I decided to spend a few hours with a dremal, some files, sand paper and some careful work and I extracted my lenses by cutting the frame into pieces while also slowly removing the inner lip of the cast in lenses. The result was I got a set of lenses I could take to a shop to have them cast. This is the first run and while they are not perfect in any way I am pleased with how they came out. The original lenses were brittle and died during extraction from the molds but the purpose was to make decent ones to re-cast for a larger run which I think these will work well for. I have to talk to them about quantity/new mold/cost per pair as well as what colors I can have made but check it out below and tell me what you think. I forgot what material he used but it is UV resistant like regular taillights. Please do not ask about price I have no idea yet but my goal was to make an easy to use kit to turn your USA bubble turn signals into Euro ones. I also want clear lenses made. I am toying with having the round taillights made in clear and possibly some other colors but that's a whole other ball of wax and would only be if these work out. I have worked out a way to put in new barrel rivets but I still have to test the tooling for the kits to make sure it works good and easy enough for anyone to do it. How do they look? 😉
    15 points
  7. Today I finished (for the most part) my M10 Rebuild Project. Only a few fiddly bits to add/do and then get it to my garage for its transplantation procedure. Details are in the posts within the "M10 Rebuild Project" thread on this site.
    15 points
  8. Hello. My name is Benji. I have been lurking and reading here for a couple years now and wanted to introduce myself. I am finally the proud owner of a pastel blue 1975 2002 automatic 🤩 My first car was a 1998 Benz c230 non-kompressor. I sold my c230 back when leaving to college and despite the “car-guy masochism” did the financially responsible thing and bought an used 09 Prius upon graduation which slowly drained my spirit. After being a few years into my career and prius ownership, I began the hunt for a fun car. From about age 16 until a couple years ago I was obsessed with old benz, specifically a c36, old 90’s AMG, or old heckflosse. During my search I drove a few c36s, a c43, actually bought and owned a 66’ fintail for a few months (insane deal) but something never felt right. Fast forward two years after being rather disappointed by the c36 and having flipped the fintail; I followed the line of classic BMWs over to Woodley park and stumbled into SoCalVintage. I wandered into the 02’ section and I was instantly enamored. I loved how timeless the 2002 was in its design. The diverse builds, colors, and personalities expressed all through one platform was incredible. I am a big fan of tuner culture / rally history and the 02 was ticking all my boxes. Found one in panorama city for sale later that week and went for a drive. It was beat up but drove fantastic. In the first 5 minutes I knew I would own one. I spent two years after that searching and scouring the web until I found what I felt was the best car for my budget. I took the car to Bob’s a couple weeks ago and already ran into a member of the forum who was soo awesome to talk to and a wealth of knowledge! I am very excited to say hello and meet more of you soon! I live down the street from the good people of Bavarian Workshop and already have taken the car there for some maintenance. I got a package from FCP on the way now with some parts and I am excited to spend time digging deeper into the forums and learning. Enjoy some pictures and videos taken so far. Also including some context pics from the story. Benji Touge Younge Thug James Blake Edit 2.mp4 Got to drive the car in a music video I worked on. Above is the car-centric B-roll edit. Full actual music video is here Front spoiler I found on FB marketplace. Planning to prep and paint (Funny enough here is a pic of a c36 in the lot at SoCalVintage the very day I first fell in love with the 2002. almost taunting me in its rarity knowing I had switched sides LOL. I left a note on this car and never heard back) The briefly owned fintail Im on instagram at @BenjisCarClub too if you like the flics
    14 points
  9. Color matched the strut bar to the body color this weekend
    14 points
  10. Gunther the 74 is in primer. Finally. No more faded Sienna. Now on to much block sanding. Boot lid underside, sunroof and front bulkhead cover are in final black primer, waiting for the wet sanding. With his birthday coming up on the 19th, he might get a new suit if I get off my ass a bit....
    14 points
  11. Adding one more shameless plug to a very good thread I am taking over the production and sales of the hobiedave AC bracket from the originator Dave Donoghue and hope to have a website for direct click thru sales in about a month or two The website will be : hobiedaveacbracket.com when it goes live
    14 points
  12. Picked up my daughter yesterday at school for her first ride in the ‘02. She was really excited and when we got home (after the obligatory stop for ice cream) she said “papa, three people gave us thumbs up and told us it was a nice car”. She also told me to sell my daily (a late model 4 series) and was really sad that we wouldn’t take the ‘02 to school today due to rain (and leaky weatherstripping). she’s been following along and “helping” with the rebuild of the car, so this was a special day for her. here she is 17 months earlier helping me discover how extensive my rocker panel rust was. I wasn’t smiling like she was haha.
    13 points
  13. freshening trunk, literally. it stinks...mildew, mold, something. side panels copied into 1/8 abs: floor boards copied into 5mm birch with a few coats of osmo top oil as a moisture barrier. will need another day to get some black vinyl onto the boards.
    12 points
  14. There's two good ways to get to know a car..one is a fly and drive and the other is a rebuild. Several years ago I flew to NC, bought a '68 1600 and drove home (almost 1,000 miles). It had been upgraded with a 2.0 w/duel40's and an LSD. I enjoyed it for a couple of years and sold it. During that ownership I picked up the '67 1600 in a parts deal. It sat on the backburner for several years until I semi-retired and had time to "go through it". At the end of November I started and am now ready for its shakedown cruise...once Mother Nature agrees (20 degrees and snowing today). Story of the '67 rebuild to be continued, I have learned a lot ! These are the two cars.
    11 points
  15. Threw on some Holley Retrobrites and went on an extended night drive. The headlights are pricey but well worth it (IMO). Way brighter than the 60w bulbs with a wide beam pattern.
    11 points
  16. Finished up the trunk filler today. The only thing left to do is weld up the hole in the quarter and smooth it out. I found a nice recessed cap that worked out really nice. Happy to share part #s if anyone’s interested. Yes, the cap is sealed. Yes, I vented it out the side behind the fender well. The super expensive but very nice USCG approved 2” filler hose. I also had to cut the tank neck to get the bend out.
    10 points
  17. Finally got my clutch master cylinder and rebuilt my pedal box
    10 points
  18. Spent the rainy afternoon cleaning the sunroof mechanism rails and replacing the broken plastic pivot slides on the ends of the cables. Some months ago (knowing I had broken slides) I downloaded the files from thingiverse and had a local with a 3D printer make some. I had him make 4, cheap a 8 bucks per. A little rough, but they fit the rails and slid well. I needed to enlarge the anchor pin and lifting pin holes a tiny bit for fit, and take a small amount of material off the back edge for the rising anchor to clear when moving. Strong plastic, I will probably not need the second set.
    10 points
  19. It works! 20240321_152805_001.mp4
    9 points
  20. SMOG pump bracket-remove and throw into neighbors pool
    9 points
  21. It’s the best of spring in central Texas this week…65 and sunny… took the Ceylon Gold tii out for a long drive today.
    9 points
  22. Friday Greg Resa stopped by to help me install the hood on the Baur and move off the lift as the boss lady is on holiday in Paris with her sister…ready for body shop on Thursday…
    9 points
  23. Yeah, that is kind of depressing, but it's not like our fun old cars are being outlawed. We need to keep driving them, it is good for both the cars and our souls. I slogged down to Irvine today in my '73 tii (for a high-voltage/EV training course, ironically), and I was in the only old/classic car that I noticed during the entire 2+ hour drive. Of course freeway commuting is not an ideal use for such a car, but I also don't own a modern car (my girlfriend's '99 Z3 Coupe is the closest thing, she also has a Chevy Bolt EV for a company car). I would drive a modern EV if both the financial outlay and my commute profile made sense, but they do not, so I will continue to rotate amongst my fleet of stupid old cars, and smile every time. Pic from earlier tonight that sums it up:
    9 points
  24. Yes we have them all, if it creeps slithers or swims and can kill you we have it!! and that’s just in Government 😉
    9 points
  25. Sun brought out over 20 cars for this annual even. Unfortunate we had to bring the support vehicle as I have not had a chance to figure out why the 1800 refuses to run well when warm. Here are some photos from the morning gathering before the drive.
    9 points
  26. Worked a few hours on Saturday to finish up interior floor, a few more small things to handle but should make my date of 3/28 to deliver Baur to Painter…
    9 points
  27. Updated , I've ended up with the same 175 70 13 and i kinda like it. Thank you guys for the info. I think i made the right decision , 175 here are cheap and for my tiny muscle at least it uses less force to rotate the steering wheel.😁
    9 points
  28. Secured some beautifully restored tail lights courtesy of @paulcain (thank you!).
    9 points
  29. I didn't see an official introduction sticky thread for new folks... so I'll lean in and say hello. First month of ownership of a '73 tii... I grew up in an agave '72, oh the feelings - but this is my first time allowed in the front seat! I met a great group of local Florida CCA folks at coffee Saturday morning; the friendly interest in my new ride was wonderful. Started my punchlist! Learning... plan to drive more than polish so I'm not too concerned that I need a round washfluid jug or missing a test port cap although no part number seems to exist. I just read the FAQ article about my blue coil with the external resistor regarding how my pertronix might get fried, that sounds like it makes the list to determine if I'm bypassed first. For now I'll hunt for a headlight relay DIY article since it feels like I'm currently illuminating the road with a Zippo - seems like I have to learn FAQ search methodology a bit. I haven't found the holy grail post with all the "good" DIYs centralized, or a "getting started" thread of what to look for - maybe a buyers guide will suffice. Glad to be here and hope to find some answers... or at least learn enough to generate some good questions. Maybe I'll just fill 'er up, head to The Vintage, and see how it goes over 700 miles - adventure feels lost these days. Besides, I've read 2/3rds of "Ran When Parked" and just made the acquaintance of Mr. Mike Self. I feel like I'm set... Best, Jeff
    9 points
  30. Took a drive to see the ocean. The Echium is in bloom this time of year. They love the coastal climate around here. Echium
    8 points
  31. The future will not be boring; It will be filled with endless proxy wars and constant social discord to keep everyone fully distracted from the Alien overlords.
    8 points
  32. Liesl is finally home from paint & body! The past sleeping next to the present:
    8 points
  33. Ok... so all the major rust repair is finally finished on my '76. This went well.The piece from IE was solid and because my car is a later model some trimming to the new well is required.It appears early model cars is an easy trace,cut and weld operation. This was a little more than that,you have the support rails to contend with.Never mind it's done. One more coat of pain and then I will finish with truck bed lining lining and call it done.If it were a show car I would paint the entire trunk and well the car too for that matter but it is a survivor so black well it is. Hints for anyone doing this: walk in the new piece meaning make small cuts and trims,get a good tight fit and then the welding part is rather easy.
    8 points
  34. Back in the day when a booster seat was just a raised platform when we got to a curve in the road my two girls from the back seat would yell tip us over daddy so I would, such fun.
    8 points
  35. Yes, it’s spring cleaning time, not that we really have a winter in here in Los Angeles, the local mountains being the exception. And, this spring I’m battling the Louis Ratatouilles who’ve invaded my garage and coveted junk yard stash. I moved only a part of the boxes and crates of 02 parts from my garage to clean enough rat crap which nearly half filled my trash bin. These rats pissed on one of my NOS factory replacement “118” heads for my 1600 and destroyed the valve seats. They have an avaricious appetite with a taste for plastic, cardboard, upholstery, cable and insulated electrical wires. And, they chewed into the plastic bags where I store my cranks on the shelves. I'm very picky about my cranks, only selecting a standard size forged crank with smooth journals. Can you imagine what would happen to the journals, if they urinated on them. I tried to be accommodating to the little Gremlins, as they have hands like people and innocent little faces, thinking they'll respect my tolerance, But, no, that's not the way it works with these guys. They take everything they can get and then some. So I put on my armor with shield in one hand and a window regulator for mace in the other and readied for battle. My helmet is fashioned from a part of a front grille. No, that's not a Grey sweatshirt I'm wearing, it's chain mail armor. I moved my cars, covered in a thick layer of dust and took them for a spin around the block with my trusty 15 year old Bija-Poo “Maxwell”. But, along the way I had to stop a couple of times to clean out the idle jet in my Solex which was getting clogged from the old dirty fuel. My garage and cars are overfilled with parts, engine heads, blocks, transmissions, brake parts, tires, radiators etc.
    8 points
  36. There are plenty of stock colors to retain original value. Florida is particularly interesting if you want something different. Here's my Taiga at sunset (by Maaco!).
    8 points
  37. Well, today and yesterday... After hanging the wheels, and touching up some surface rust from chips in the wheel wells, I spent a few too many hours with scotch brite pads, magic erasers, various grades of steel wool, trim paint and black dye to brighten up the trim, refinish the 2002 emblem and grille and blacken the gaiters to get her presentable for the driving season. Next steps will be to accumulate and install a few OE parts as I acquire them although I am leaning to leave some of the period correct mods. Got to enjoy one drive between the deluges.
    8 points
  38. Run away from anyone who shows you "comps" and says it's potentially worth that. There is a guy near me trying to sell a couple E30s (between them they almost make a full car) and he is asking way too much for each one, based on what they --might-- be worth repaired and restored. That's bullshit. I'll pay you what the car is worth now, not closer to what it's worth after I spend a bunch of my valuable time and money on it. "i forgot about it" means I didn't care enough to take care of it, but now that I see what nice ones are fetching, I'll try to cash in on the nice car I left to rot". Sorry. someone pissed in my cornflakes this morning and I'm in a bad mood.
    8 points
  39. After years of racing everything from 1920's Bentleys to late 90's F1 cars meeting sound limits is a tricky problem. The biggest thing is to know WHERE they are measuring the sound? Which side of the track are they on? You can lower your "measured dB" by making sure the microphone can't SEE the end of the exhaust pipe. If the Mic is on the right side of the track run the pipe out the left side etc. Side exit exhausts are the hardest to get within limits. If you run it out the back you can put a tip on it that you can aim to the left or right depending on the track and where the sound control station is located. This alone can cut 2-4db off the top. There are a lot of good mufflers out there now that do a good job of sound control without making a big dent in your HP. There is also the change in sound pressure levels depending on weather so the fact you were at 102 dB one day does not mean you won't be over the 103 dB limit the next day. Also know that it isn't just EXHAUST noise you need to pay attention to. If you are running an air box on the intake and have it ducted to the front of the car the intake noise can sometimes be 98+ dB the sound control people don't care where the sound is coming from just that you are too loud. A few years ago, at Laguna Seca the B Sedan group was running and there were a number of Alfas that were getting busted for noise (I think they needed to be under 100db that day) and they kept working on the exhaust systems and could not get under the limit. One of them finally took the hose off the airbox that was running to the headlight bucket and suddenly they were legal. Sometimes you just need to DRIVE the car differently as well. Once you know where sound control is located you may just have to "pedal it" as you go by. I raced a big block Corvette with side pipes at Laguna Seca once when there was a 103db limit. The 427 Cobra that I was racing was also running side pipes. We both had as much muffler on the cars as we could fit, with shields, tips turned down etc. The sound control shed is on the hill between Turns 5 and 6 before the bridge. It is on the Right side of the track about 70' feet from the edge of the track. Mac and I would come out of turn 5, short shift to 3rd gear, dive to the left side of the track and go to 1/2 throttle until we went under the bridge and out of range. They kept telling us we were "getting close" at 101.5-102 db all weekend. On the last lap of the last race of the weekend we both lit up the tires coming out of 5 and laid 4 black tire marks all the way up the right side of the track to the bridge. If we had not gotten the checkered flag that lap we would have been BLACK FLAGGED for noise! My recommendation is run the exhaust all the way to the back of the car, Fit in as much muffler as you can fit. Design it with an adjustable tip that you can AIM away from the Sound Nazi. Be prepared to modify your cold air box if needed. Also be prepared to "pedal it" if you have to.
    8 points
  40. The simple quick math with respects to value afterwards is this. By the time to replace and source all the missing proper tii/2002 things this car does not have you will be underwater is terms of value when reselling. Now of course if you plan to keep it and enjoy it then do whatever and spend as much or little as you want on it. If you like mostly stockish and original cars say with ALL the correct trim and factory interior, you can buy a car already done for likely less than it will cost to sort this one out. Captain obvious over and out.
    8 points
  41. More than a few of us (still) take long trips in our 02s...Our Ohio to Arkansas (and return!) caravan to Mid America covers a bit over 1600 miles round trip...a 100 mile range isn't gonna help very much. Nor will it to the much shorter (800 miles round trip) to Vintage and back. Think I'll stick with my 1961 design M10 ICE engine to get me there and back...but that's just me. mike
    7 points
  42. Interestingly in the past couple of weeks I've seen on the road--admittedly around town, not I-75--but both instances not when there was a car show or cruise in--a 1915 or 1916 Model T Ford (brass radiator/electric lights were only used together those two years) and a week or so later, a circa 1929 Pierce-Arrow touring car. Made Wolfgang feel positively youthful! I think the old car hobby is too well entrenched, too popular and economically too wide-spread to ever have our cars permanently legislated off the road--but we all have to remain vigilant to insure it doesn't happen due to our own inattention. Witness California's inane laws requiring emission inspection for 48 year old cars! mike PS Those Tesla trucks look like escapees from a 1950s science fiction movie...
    7 points
  43. Stormy and I stopped by Barney’s shop and checked on his progress. Had to take a quick pic with his son’s 02 before we left.
    7 points
  44. Spent the last few. Days finishing up the bottom, final welded/sanded/primed/and undercoated…
    7 points
  45. I'm getting close to the end of my project, I should be back on the road in the spring. I'm still working through the interior finishes, but everything mechanical and electrical is up and running already. I thought I'd share some of the concept art that I generated along the way. Almost everything was modeled, rendered, and heavily pondered before it hit my real world car. There have been innumerable iterations, but what you see below is how the car will look once I'm finished (aside from that roof rack, I'm no surfer). It's been incredibly helpful and I've had a lot of fun doing these.
    7 points
  46. If not, it probably is now...
    7 points
  47. Replaced the old (hardened) fill rubber tube. Note : The new rubber hose was a 2"ID and the opening on the tank was 2-1/8" so I flared the rubber by using the anvil cone and a heat gun, effectively heat shrinking the rubber to it.
    7 points
  48. I replaced my bushings with the orange urethane from Blunt. Tightened up the angled lean, but the large face of the forward bushing pushed the entire rig back, giving a "doesn't look right" alignment. I shaved the forward bushing face down and added a washer on the rear end of the alternator mount to accommodate what I removed. Now the alt pulley runs true to the water pump/crank.
    7 points
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