OriginalOwner

Life Is Good !!

As things go, I am "early" for Beemers @ Basco !! Already at Centro Basco for tonight's (Saturday) Lamb BBQ Dinner .... then overnight here ..... then I'll be primed and ready for Sunday morning's gathering !!

Cheers,

Carl

I was cruising in my 74tii this morning, on the 210 Freeway in Sunland. A beautiful 630CSI pulls up alongside, many thumbs-up and huge smiles between me and the two guys in the 630 .....

Cheers,

Carl

so, this morning I left Simi Valley enroute La Mirada, cruisin' in my '74tii.

I'm 7 miles from home (and 1 mile from LimeySteve's shop) and I hit a small bump, followed by a Big Clunk in the up-front right side. Everything is running normal, feels normal. I go over some railroad tracks, another Big Clunk. I baby the tii home, no problems.

Up goes the right side, wheel off, and I look around. Takes a minute to finally see the problem: the rubber bushing which goes around the sway bar has worked it's way out of it's restraint. Fortunately it is still wrapped around the sway bar so it wasn't lost.

I check the left side: that rubber bushing is halfway out of it's restraint.

Part 3:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2233&mospid=47141&btnr=31_0441&hg=31&fg=05

32 years ago I installed those sway bars ..... from now on I'll be keeping a closer eye on those rubber bushings.

Cheers,

Carl

ma.jomaa,

yep, type of car you show up in isn't a concern ..... ours is a gathering for those who like BMW's, and it's a chance to actually meet a few of the people who post on this Forum.

Cheers,

Carl

CONGRATS !!!!

Jim,

PCH north from San Luis Obispo is a 2002's delight !!

Cheers,

Carl

Dan,

once you get all the little "distractions" tended to and are up and running strong .....

Head east on the 50, then the Hwy 49 twisties south to Sonora ..... then north to I-80. You'll understand what the 2002 is all about.

Cheers,

Carl

I'm a Finn but haven't been there (yet).

"will work for Helsinki 2002 sightings."

Cheers,

Carl

WOW !!!

Cheers,

Carl

Ben over at 2002AD in Pomona owns it. And I think he did all the work.

Here is his contact info:

http://www.2002ad.com/pages/contact.cfm

email: BMWSALES@2002AD.COM

Cheers,

Carl

Quite a few people and some fantastic BMW's showed up on February 10th, we even had the world's only BMW Truck, the 2002t !!

Here's a few pictures of the gathering ......

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,381118/start,30/

Come on out this Sunday, March 3rd, 10:30am .....

Centro Basco

13432 S. Central Ave

Chino

Cheers,

Carl

Fram PH3816

Purolator 10183

38 years, so far, so good.

Cheers,

Carl

NICE !!!

the bodywork looks straight and ding-less ...... at this point in the car's life, who needs paint.

--- looks like a passenger-side steel crumple above the grill piece ??

and all the bumper rubber looks amazing after getting a constant 13-yr AZ suntan.

and mirror on the passenger side.

and the trunk-deck roundel has more paint than mine does !!

and all the grill pieces are there.

and only one broken running light lens (right front).

NICE !!!

Cheers,

Carl

now THAT is a very marketable product !!!

Cheers,

Carl

Personally, I'm a "no upgrade" kinda guy. "Upgrade" to my rather narrow viewpoint just means another tank of fresh gas so I can go driving somewhere, the bit & pieces for normal maintenance (plugs, points, oil, filters, car wax, ArmorAll, car cover, that sort of stuff), and occasionally even washing the windshield so I can see where I'm going.

Cheers,

Carl

Steve,

I'll suggest 2 Carbon Canyon videos"

1) heading east for lunch at CB

2) heading west enroute home

Cheers,

Carl

when I did the 5-series fuel pump install project I added an in-line filter on the fuel pump inlet line (i.e., between tank and pump). Clean gas is happy gas is happy fuel pump and happy KF pump.

Cheers,

Carl

Compressed air and gasoline hybrid .....

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/peugeot-citroen-puts-compressed-air-and-gasoline-hybrids-into-production-for-2016/

Cheers,

Carl

Two things in my "defense:"

1) the owner's manual tells you about the filter in the KF pump but not about the filter in the fuel pump.

2) Al Gore hadn't invented the internet back then so that this info could be shared.

Cheers,

Carl

GOOD POST !!

with a very red face I must admit that for the 35-year life of the original pump I never cleaned that particular filter: I never knew it was there.

Cheers,

Carl

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/default.aspx?carID=7938&eventID=511

Here's a thread on topic for adjustment ......

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,377921

Cheers,

Carl

My college girlfriend was a redhead. Her family lived north of San Francisco. We made that trip from San Diego a few times in the tii. And a few thousand trips in the San Diego area.

Cheers,

Carl

the only blues we got here in SoCal is the sky ...... along with temps in the 70's.

So tomorrow I'll be out for a drive: Simi Valley to Chino for lunch (think Bimmers @ Basco) then on to home.

Cheers,

Carl

here's a recent thread on the topic ..... lots of info .....

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,381025

Cheers,

Carl

I don't have a vanity plate, but if I did it would look like this:

Cheers,

Carl