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Price: $150
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Description:
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For a  year now, I've been developing a process to bring the DLO-20D injector up to factory nozzle pressure specification.  Our Kugelfischer pumps deliver 500+ PSI.  Why shouldn't the injectors open in-sync with the pump, instead of early, because of low nozzle pressure?

 
Last year, a discussion was started regarding lapping the pintle and seat.  That makes sense as the seal would be well worn and pitted from 44+ years of use.   I took it a step further and created tools to make it easier to grind and polish the mating surfaces.  I'm using the finest jewelers polishes to grind and polish the pintle edge and seat to 50,000 Grit / 0-0.5 Micron diamond powder compound.

Price: $45000
Location: Edmonds, WA
Description: 1974 BMW 2002tii – Sahara Exterior with Cognac Interior with red piping. VIN 2781409 – this is a matching numbers three owner car with 60,942 original miles. It comes with the original Behr A/C and is also a sunroof car, a pretty rare combination. The steering wheel is an original wood Nardi that’s in excellent condition, it really dresses up the interior.

It was completely restored in 2008 by Act 1 Restorations and Jon Paul Independent BMW in Tucson, AZ, it had a little over 59,000 original miles at the time. The cost of the restoration was over $35,000 and took over four years. The exterior/interior/mechanicals were all restored, (see attached photo that shows all the work done). It has been stored in a heated garage and driven less than 1,100 miles since I purchased it in 2012. It has never been in an accident, is super straight and there is absolutely no rust. The paint looks factory new and you must see it to believe it.

The car runs great and handles like it’s on rails with all new suspension components. This BMW needs very little to be perfect. The new owner can buy it and enjoy it for years to come, it will only appreciate and will make a great investment, there are very few of these left out there in this condition. It’s in mint condition and close to a number 2 car, Hagerty’s Value Guide evaluates a number 2 car with the 15% add on for the sunroof at well over $50,000. Serious inquiries only, asking $45,000 obo. Scott in Edmonds.

My fit-up number umpteen - going well.  front to rear location, shock tower location, floor pan location all good.  getting ready to plug weld all the holes from drilling out the previous brake fluid rotted rail.  Once those are plugged I plan to fit in the rail once more and weld it in.  Nice working with such a solid California car - no rust in the pan or any other portions along this mount up.  I would say the most difficult fit area was here where the fire wall meets the floor pan and the new rail - if this is not right no other dimensions will be met. 
 
Next difficult area was the floor pan - I had to "bring it down 1/4 inch to "meet" the rail.
 

 
 
Another area of note about the rails out there is the width of the new rail is 5 or so mm wider than the old - no issues but close to pedal box.
 
Comments welcome - I am sure some of you have tried this?  🙂
 

Today I applied dry ice on the floor to check out if bitumen removes easier when frozen. I took 30 kg of dry ice and put in several bags for easier placement and ability to move it.
 
Left it on floor for 1 hour and the floor panels and then try how it peels away. Floor actually freeze from bottom.

Hi guys and girls,
 
I was advised to open a blog about restoration process of my recently required BMW 2002 so here I am. I am new to writing blog so I am sorry if it will be boring and full of grammar mistakes.
 
Anyway to introduce myself I come from Slovenia (Europe) and always have a passion about older BMWs… I bought my first BMW when I turned 18 years old – E36 325i cabrio. This was the car to introduce me in the world of car enthusiast. Through this passion I meet several friends, learn a lot of new things and now I can’t imagine my lifestyle without this passion about cars that grows in me.

Since it was a year between my last two updates I’m going to try to update this each time I work on the car.
 
Last fri I glued in the firewall pad. Tonight I glued the outer insulation pad to the pedal box, repaired and re-wrapped the bulk of the engine bay wiring, and installed the coil/resistor/relay, and the pedal box/booster/brackets. 

This is a bit out of order in terms of what's been worked on but worth a post.  The second-worst rust on the car is the rear passenger side's subframe mount.  The upper plate is mostly still in tact, but the lower one doesn't exist at all.  And the sill is hot garbage.  Inner sill is flat 16ga but it gets a bit more complicated as you work your way outwards.  Car came with replacement outer sills suggesting it was bad for a long time.
 

 
Digging through this site over the winter I found a couple threads on this subject.  I ordered a fairly large collection of parts from W&N and their replacement panels for these areas were part of that.  
Reference Thread 1: 
 
Reference Thread 2:
 
W&N Panels
 

 
Measure twice and check the reference.  Turns out the W&N panels are about 12mm (1/2") shallower offset than the originals from what I can tell from the references and rusty part I have left.  
 

 
In to CAD and off to the machine shop
 

 
Back from the machine shop & fit-checking.  Here you can see that the offset of the lower panel is different from the original.  Have to move the step in the bolt capture to keep the subframe mounting surface in the correct place.  Someone cleverer than me could've put a shim here instead for more suspension geometry adjustability.
 

 

 
Bonus photo for the next thing I'm working on.   Stay tuned...
 

 

I’ve managed to fit a a new outer wheel tub, a new outer rocker panel, and a harvested trunk divider. I also have the quarter panel from the ‘69 for this car once it’s time. Rebuilt and powered coat trailing arms and long neck subframe were installed under the car to make it a roller again. 
 




I also removed the engine/trans so I could get a better idea of how bent the front of the car is. It didnt look good from what I can recall. 


I won’t likely touch this one ‘til the ‘73 is a runner driver again. That might take a while. Oh well. It’ll be there when the time is right. 
 



 


Some day...
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Aasco flywheel works with stock everything, so I went with that since I already had it on hand and it's not overly lightweight. Everything came together nicely...

Introduced in 1968, the BMW 2002 is one of the best-loved automobiles of all time, but its origins have been shrouded in mystery and misinformation for the last 50 years. The BMW 2002: The real story behind the legend reveals the truth behind this seminal car’s creation. It dispels the myth that the car was built at importer Max Hoffman’s instigation, telling the real story of the designers, engineers, executives, and federal regulators who shaped the 2002 into the perfect mixture of performance and practicality. The BMW 2002: The real story behind the legend begins in 1960, with BMW’s first design drawings for a successor to the 700 coupe, and covers every engine and body-style variant through the final cars of 1976. No mere catalog of specifications, the book delves deeply into the process by which the cars were created: the decisions that were made, and the rationales behind them. The BMW 2002: The real story behind the legend also tells the story of BMW’s business operations in the US during that crucial period, from the days of independent importers Hoffman Motors Corp. and Fadex through the creation of BMW of North America, the Munich corporation’s wholly-owned sales subsidiary. As BMW’s first real hit in the US market, the 2002 put BMW on the path to becoming a global success story, and one of the world’s most respected car companies. This is the story of how that happened…and how it almost didn’t. 132 pages, with 110 black-and-white illustrations.

Closing in on the completion but still many things to do.  More pictures than words.















 

Vern’s starter was replaced on Wednesday June 3rd at VSR with one from an E30 M3. Two things were discovered. The cold start relay internals had been amateurishly soldered and had a cut resistor. Luckily I bought two spares years ago & replaced it Thursday morning. 
 
The other discovery, E30 M3s are absolutely amazing. This was the first one I’ve driven. The speed limit formula of double it add 20 is pure magic! No, I didn’t do 90 in 35 though I was well over 35.

Found this amazing 1973 2002Tii on ebay back in May 2010. It checked all the boxes for me. Did my due diligence during the auction, then hemmed & hawed for days. Today is the 10th anniversary of my winning bid. We have travelled over 120K miles together in those 10 years and have had a great time smiling every mile. 

Price: $20000
Location: SF Bay Area
Description: Figure I might give a opportunity to the local 2002 FAQ community to post my personal BMW for sale. 
 
BMW 1968 1600: 
I am the 4th owner of this rust free Bay Area BMW 1600. The car has spent its entire life on the peninsula 1st owned by a European motorsports tuner in Burlingame CA till 2010 when sold privately to Jan Echeverri here in San Jose Ca. Sold to Matt Myer of San Jose before my ownership in 2017. 
 

Price: $25000
Location: Gig Harbor WA
Description: I would like to post my 1976 2002. 

I got my head back from the machine shop and began getting it ready.  
 
Head has new stainless exhaust valves, all new guides and seals, new heavy duty Ireland rockers, reground and reground cam.  
 
I know it's a driver but I bought a new fastener set and painted all the parts in dull aluminum to keep them looking bright and clean.  
 
 

Alpina Automobiles Germany has steadily been adding some of their old school stuff to their on-line store, they just did add '70's 'Deko Set' (s) with the green/blue stripes.  So much better than all the copy cat crap out there, not cheap at EUR 385,00 but whatever.  You get what you pay for you always do.  The also added these 'Deko' T-shirts that have my car on it in its 1975 paint scheme.  Going to have to get myself one or two of those I think.....

Well I got the rear subframe back together 
 
boxed rear trailing arms - check
poly RTA bushings - check
poly end links - check
poly diff hanger bushings - check
iE Butt plug - check 
powder coated rear subframe - check
e21 LSD with fresh seals - check
E21 cv joints (on inside) and axle- check
new CV boots - check 
IE spacer - check
new subframe hardware - check
new 2002 CV joint hardware- check
new e21 cv joint hardware - check
e21 drum brake upgrade - check
new brake lines - check
 
one broken bleeder valve on the wheel cylinder- check $&¥#%!
 
 

It's been a while so this is a catch up post. I wanted to share the custom 3pt rear seat belt brackets that Patrick fabricated for Ernie. 
 
I drive around a lot with my kids in the back seat and from a safety standpoint, I have never felt good about the lap belts. But I also never liked the look of those bulky top mounted 3pt rear belts. So I reached out to @bluedevils and purchased a set of his 3pt rear belts that are intended to be mounted horizontally underneath the parcel shelf. As part of the kit, Al sends a couple of brackets and mounting hardware. The kit requires cutting a slot in the parcel shelf so the belt can slide through. 
 
After inspecting and test fitting the brackets that Al sent, and a couple of weeks of admitted bitching and moaning, Patrick decided he could do way better and designed and built a much sturdier bracket that would spread the load much more effectively in the event of a collision. Safely first!
 

 
The brackets are made of thick gauge steel and are mounted to the underside of the parcel shelf with proper strength bolts and hardware.
 


 
Patrick even added a rolled edge on the side that the belt rubs up against. 
 



 
Next up is to build a new parcel shelf cover. As part of his kit, Al sends plastic covers that'll finish off the this part of the build and give it that factory installed look that I was going for. 
 
 

Here are the photos of the new Stayfast® fabric top taken by Chris Langsten at Vintage Sports & Restoration in Bedford NH.
 
 
 
 

It’s been quite a while since I posted anything about this car- it’s been a slow process but I’m still smitten with it. Our son became an older brother in 2018 and then again in 2019, so my time and attention is elsewhere most of the time. For those keeping score at home, that’s 3 kids aged 3 and under as of this writing.

It's taken 4+ years to get this rolling tetanus shot on the road. At this point it's really not a BMW any more.  That needs to be made clear, this car was missing much, damaged and significantly rusted.  Add to that a cross country relocation compounded by this being my first ground up.  I say all that to say I would have done things very differently.  Due to the moving and original plans of a track car, much of the interior little bits are gone.  I have had to build my own over the last few weeks.  without them the noise was just unbearable.  The door cards are just basic with pull straps. 

Hey folks just a quick update for the three people following me.   The Turbo is being redone, and will back to me in about a week.   I will update this  post with regards to the bits that I have procured to help me manage boost, temperatures and pressures etc....

This is a list of the current things I have noticed about the car, roughly in order of how serious I am about fixing them. The goal is to separate out each of these into its own blog post, regardless of size, but we will see how that works out.
 

Save the date!
 
I’m proud to announce that the Bay Area ‘02’s 20th! annual Swap&Show will be Saturday May 2nd 2020! That’s TWENTY YEARS folks! Same Brisbane Marina location only a hop and a skip from SFO and San Francisco.
 
I promise we’ll announce registration, have event flyers and an updated event page up soon!
 
In the meantime, here’s some photos from last year’s event taken by yours truly after spending the morning parking all of you on the lawn.