Cyclone101

Thanks for the tips, I appreciate it.

Is there a diagram that shows how it comes out from the bottom? It seems to big to fit through the holes in the door.

I noticed some surface rust, I will have to treat that and lube up everything while I am in there.

I am posting again for the first time in many years.

I have neglected my 2002s to some extent but I am out again to fix all their faults.

One problem is the window regulator gears are skipping.

Is there a fix to this or is the only option to buy a new window regulator?

I would prefer to use TIG on that. Maybe phone some engineering shops and ask if they can weld thin sheet with tig. Shouldn't cost much.

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What springs are you using?

Stock springs cut by one coil.

Lowered with stock wheels.

Sheepskin was very popular in the 60s and 70s in South Africa. The summer heat meant your back would be constantly sweaty with vinyl and sheepskin would keep you nice, cool and dry. It was and still is hideous though.

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I think the idea was to create something with a similar design philosophy rather than a retro 2002.

Bolt-on flares, massive airdam, turbo livery and a spoiler. All they should do now is make it stupid fast and sell 1000 of them.

I like it, it's not subtle, and not elegant by any means, but then neither is the 2002 turbo.

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Under African skies

Ok, ill bite.

$26,700

Here in South Africa you could buy a '83 745i with the m88 engine, 0-60 in 7s.

We also had the e30 333i, fitted with the 733i engine. We also had an aluminum bodied e30 with an Alpina 2.7 amd e30 m3 suspension, called the 325is.

A few other unique BMWs as well.

Funny things we had to do to get RHD performance BMWs.

333i

745i with m88

Because race car...

I like the idea. Not sure there is much of a market for it though since most track cars would use different gearboxes.

Anyway, I think you can simplify the design a bit to make it cheaper to manufacture.

Great work so far, keep it up.

I will try and dig up some pictures. I know I took many of the stripping process.

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So.....maybe not factory Colorado, or maybe not a factory blue interior. Or maybe neither!

Oddly, I recall from a few years back, a thread in which a ti owner said something akin to "I have a Colorado ti with a black interior currently but which shows evidence of a navy blue interior originally." I didn't believe this, of course, because I heard neither the a.) evidence of a navy blue interior, nor b.) evidence that the evidence was original to the car! I wonder if this is the same car.

Regards,

Steve

Uhm, that owner... was me.

When I bought the car, its seats were redone in nasty black vinyl. Upon stripping the interior i found original looking blue carpet against the rear kick plate. The rest was grey. I also found strips of blue vinyl under the rear seats.

Nothing concrete I guess.

Anyway. This is not my car btw. Mine is still undergoing restoration.

Shot late afternoon outside my house, just washed and on my way to a meet.

Aren't the two caps identical? I'm not sure but when I get home after Christmas I will check mine.

If they are, then you can swap them around to make the intake be at the top or the bottom.

I believe the NK airbox does not have the cut away that was needed for the ti booster.

Pictures, pictures! We need more pictures!

To answer your question, in short, yes. But there are some things to consider.

The 1600 likes to rev but sacrifices a lot of bottom end power compared to the 2002, the same thing happens with more aggressive cams, so you might lose some low end torque, but will definitely gain power in the mid and high range.

Personally, with the higher compression and the rev-happy nature of the 1600, I think a cam would work well.

The key with all DCOE engines is to get it tuned properly.

Can I ask a really dim question, but what is a voll?

Oh boy, if I could I would be all over this! Hope it goes to a owner just as dedicated.

Amazing looking car!

Now you're getting cocky. I'm glad you have years of seat time under your belt. I admittedly only have a couple of 24 hours of lemons I can hold to that. This design works for me and my application, might not be to your taste, but by no means are your putdowns making this less functional.

Quick to the punch and quick to assume I have complete lack of knowledge. Man. I thought the 2002 group was supposed to be welcoming

nope, turns out there's a few miserable old purists. who would've thought?

Don't be so sensitive.

"Get some cream for your man-boobs" - Ruwan van Zyl

Mileage on cars as old as these are assumed to have rolled over a few times unless proven otherwise. Condition is much more important than the number on the odo.

If you go that low you will have too much rear camber and toe. You will have to modify the rear subframe to fix that.

Harshness has much more to do with shocks than springs, something like the AST 4150 coilovers with a double-digresive piston would have different rates of high and low speed rebound/compression resulting in a very capable handling car with reasonable comfort.

Too much high speed compression/rebound is all to common on cheap shocks.

I will take it if it's a legit ti

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Regards

Sorry to see you let it go, but such is life I guess.

Just make sure it goes to a good home please.

Regards

Jacques