AceAndrew

I could be wrong, but when I was hunting for my StihlAuto Diana wheels, I found that the wheels you posted existed.  
 

They looked fantastic, but after a year of looking, I never found a set come up for sale.  Not surprised they sold quickly.

Bummer you missed them, best of luck on the wheel hunt.

Always enjoyed his input here.  A reminder how fleeting our time is, he will be missed.

nope.  ain't no way.   This isn't a Monza or Lake Bugatti.

Nice parts though.

EDIT: Bad Info.  Brain fart.

yes, in the technical articles section.

Hahahaha, I needed a good laugh this morning.  
 

I sure don’t see any Kuglefischer on there.  It’s an ITB kit coincidentally mounted onto an Alpina intake manifold.

If this come stateside to a reputable shop, I’ll give the owner $200 if it manages to reach 200 flywheel hp, let alone 200whp.

Some poor guy is going to have a pouty face.

You're velocity stack length is variable dependent on your booster choice and manifold choice.

If want to assemble your own set and want to chat, feel free to PM me your number.

Here's some reference photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/152898763@N04/albums/72157662611896578

@Mtechnic  Over the summer I've been rebuilding/assembling x2 2002 DCOE kits w/ Italian weber 40's and 45's.  Still need to grab @halboyles linkage and do final pre-dyno jetting.  They'll go up on the FAQ classifieds in a couple weeks.  Won't be cheap, but will be fair.

Mercedes bracket from Ireland Eng.  Couple rubber washers from Home Depot and bob's your uncle.

Side perspective:

Jeff, answering thousands of phone calls and getting to know so many enthusiasts I found a large number of friends/customers go back and forth between a Miata and a 2002.

It was more than an anomaly.  Shoot, even the gentleman (can't recall his name now) who started FlyingMiata would call and we'd talk at length about the 2002/Miata correlation.  He had a couple 02's at one point.

02's have been competitive on the national level in FSP.  That being said, they've been roundies.  It's rare you'll find a class competitive square tail, given the higher weight.

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Those "lsd"'s are a joke.  They've been covered here before.  Either keep an eye our for an E30/E36 pumpkin and a fine-spline 2002 stock case... it takes time/luck/speed but can be built without TOO much expence. 

They aren't "BMW" bearings to start with.  There are plastic-cage and metal-cage bearings, either work.

If there is no pitting on the roller, worm, and race,.... and there's healthy adjustment left on the top screw, then it's absolutely worth putting up a WTB add for a couple used-but-healthy bearings

and yeah...... that arm can be a battle, glad to hear of your VICTORY!

On 8/26/2023 at 8:04 PM, regalE34 said:

 I have not seen much information on swapping one it in, wondering if anybody here has successfully completed the swap, and what modifications are possibly necessary to fit it? I have a large amount of time and budget for this project. 

Mr. Dixon (FAQ member) has done a couple S62 swaps to great affect.

I'm a late-nineties anime fan (feel old enough to admit it now, but young enough to be made fun of by many my senior here).

Always loved this cartoon illustration of the 02.

I do not have experience with the MVP control arms yet, so I can't make any relevant comments regarding their fitment. 

However, talking to multiple suppliers dealing directly with MVP, I do know that they are surprisingly proactive in fixing/updating issues (much more than BMW is with their OEM reproductions).  Therefore, if there is a relevant issue regarding their fitment, I would not characterize said part as eternally deficient.  It will likely be fixed/updated at the next production run. 

**Edit: If you were looking for the older posts talking about the control arm bushing fitment, there are at least three I can think of, but do not have the free time to dig up.

You're up in Ventura, but if you're down in Garden Grove in the evening, you're welcome to take measurements from my car.  Just PM me, can remove the bumper so it's easier.

On 8/27/2023 at 1:12 AM, uai said:

I have heard that if you buy the MVP control arms the dimensions are different from OE and aftermarket PU bushings won't fit.

The documented issues I've laid out have been OEM arms with new OEM bushings.

Lokar makes a circular one that does nicely.  I've seen it on a couple late cars with the clean no-console look.

15 hours ago, Tdh said:

Am I seeing that right?
 

Just curious. I’m about to start a similar project.

 

Thank you.

If you look back at pictures "file_004 and file_005" on the oldest page, you can see the extent to which the shell was blasted in those areas with the fenders removed.  Anywhere where rust was a potential concern we blasted to bare metal.  The face of the panels where no new welds were was left with coating.  It was then all primed, then coated.

Note the "corrosion" near where the frame rails are, is just from the seam welding we did on the other side.

So, generally yes, it's as you say, except there was still a lot of material removed in the wheel well where needed.

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John, looks like a lot of fun reassembly is getting nearer and nearer!  Congratulations.

33 minutes ago, Son of Marty said:

It's been my experience that all side draft manifolds need to be port matched to the head. 

This is also my experience, Canon, Warneford, factory ti manifolds, but also the inverse.  I just consider it due diligence for a sidedraft setup (just did it to the Canon set for the rebuilds we were chatting about).  Just forget to trim the intake manifold gasket to match.

Bubble flare.

and no straight copper.  If using Cunifer/NiCopp, beware of Chinese line (lots of rebranded stuff littering Amazon).  Burst test results are all over the place. This is a part where you’ll want to use a quality USA made line.

Love Canyonlands NP, it's smaller than Zion or Arches, but a lot more accessible.  If you can stay and camp in the park, you'll be camping in the orchards which is fun.  There are some good size deer that come through.  Also, the pies they make/sell at the little store in the part are really good.   

If you get the chance, Glacier NP's "Going to the Sun" road is awesome.... then drive down through Butte (richest hill on earth) and on to Bozeman.  In Bozeman, there's The Garage and The Pickle Barrel before swinging over to BigSky and down into Yellowstone.  Autoworks in Bozeman had BMW 2002 experience at one time.

Will be following!

No, they are “correct”.
 

However, fitment issues have been thoroughly documented on here over the past couple of years, if you search you can find several similar threads.  I’ve had about a %10-%20 success rate among 8-10 pairs, solution was to use 2-piece urethane bushings which are easy to install and minimally affect NVH in those locations.

Youll find the typical response to use a threaded tool, but that doesn’t seem to make a difference in these recent (2-3 years) cases.

Both early heater valves are now sold.

thank you

Assuming that the floors, frame rails, and rockers are dry… then I’d guess $8,000-$11,000.

In another 3-4 years this is exactly the kind of project I want for my boys.

228mm or 215mm?

No. There is no bolt-on wilwood equivalent.