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I will definitely be doing that if I can't locate an suitable original one! Thanks so much for the link and the part numbers! Ed

Good day with the Inka. Fixed my non-op horn. Traced the wiring down to the relay… stole the one off my ‘71 and now the horn works. (Wish I could find a proper, round, Hella relay to replace it) Adjusted my valves for the second time in as many days. I got in a hurry yesterday and when I cranked it up it was ticking loudly. Took my time this morning and now it purrs like it’s supposed to. Wired in some vintage Notek fog lights only to find one lamp is out. That lamp is obsolete (made by Mazda, actually) I think I can make an H3 lamp work… we’ll see. Added a 3rd brake light up high in the rear windshield…some of the LEDs aren’t illuminating…oh well. Then installed new seat belts from W&N (sorry BlueDevils…) Then I drove it for about an hour, enjoying the cool weather we finally have around here. 😎

I thought I’d pass on a quality piece of gear for those looking to add fog/driving lights. Most folks get scared of the wiring portion of this job. I bought a complete harness off Amazon and it worked beautifully. https://www.amazon.com/Nilight-LED-Light-Wiring-Harness/dp/B0948YVR9C?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1 The kit comes completely assembled with relay, fused power lead, switch, extra terminals and fuses. The harness is covered in a tough outer sheath and the terminals are covered, too. All for $19. Helluva deal… Unfortunately, one of my vintage Notek lights has a bulb that’s kaput… and they are obsolete. I’ll try to rig up an H3 lamp in its place… Oh, I forgot to add…those are Pierre’s fog light brackets. Very nice stuff. 2002 auxilliary lamp brackets WWW.PROBIMMER.COM Ed Z

Drove the Inka down to my beloved 95 year old aunt’s house to see the solar eclipse. She’s enamored with the car Amazing display of nature’s wonders.

I’m on it….

This Inka still has the 4 speed and 3.64 diff.

Blasting through the central Texas Hill Country in the Inka car today. Looking for clear skies tomorrow for the solar eclipse 😎 Speedo reads high by about 10mph annnnd the odometer got stuck on this trip Ed Z

Wow I need that!

Drove the Inka car back home from Barney’s place. Put some shine on everything. Now to drive it every day and see what shakes out. Ed Z

For those with 5 speeds and long tube header, here’s how we modified my bracket. Ed Z

The go-to suggested brake pad/shoe compound around here is the Porterfield R4-S. For rotors, I'd suggest Blunttech, he probably has them. Ed

The Inka car has been reading hot on the gauge, so tonight I pulled the cluster. I needed to change the broken speedometer anyways. Added a pigtail ground to the back of the cluster and cleaned the main ground under the dash. That seems to have solved the temp gauge issue. I drove it out onto the county road at highway speeds and everything seems to be happy. Tracks straight and no odd vibrations. Topped it off with fuel and headed back to Barney’s to tweak the hot idle setting. It was hunting just a bit at hot idle and the idle speed was low. I gave the adjustment in the Tuna Can about an 1/8 of a turn and adjusted the idle stop a little bit. It seems happier now. I’ll recheck the timing and might need to re-tweak it, but right now it’s pretty smooth. IMG_0992.MOV Looks like it’s about time to bring it back home. It’s such a joy to work with Barney and his shop, he really has been a generous soul to help me out so much. I have 5 speed swap plans, so I’ll be back before too long. Ed Z

Magnificent views... I'd drive off the edge from gawking out the windows. Moving to Portugal... you'll need to come up with a new FAQ handle EdZ

Check this off-line thread about installing a Speedhut GPS speedo in a later 2002. Good installation pictures and write up BMW 2002 RESTORATION & MODIFICATION RATO2E.BLOGSPOT.COM Ed Z (I have that same speedo that I’m about to install in my ‘72)

Tii airbox and mounting bracket painted and installed. Cleaned up the fuse box contacts and fuses. Checked all the lights and such; all those seem to be working well. Received some 1972 Texas plates, so now I can get it registered and start driving it! Still working on the gauge cluster… need to add a separate ground. Hoping to drive it home to my house this week; though working in Barney’s shop in this cool weather is so nice. Ed Z

I'd say that looks pretty amazing for a 1st time attempt! Great job. Ed Z

I need to dig around for that missing clip

Barney helping out yet again today, getting things done on the Inka car. ST bar in front with new bushings. New trunk gasket. New URO tail light lenses In “Project Binky” fashion, we broke out the CAD system and made a bracket… This car was not a Tii, but I wanted to use a Tii airbox. I had an Alpina bracket for twin sidedraft airbox, we used that for the idea and came up with this. Works great. This car still has a standard brake booster and the box is snug, but I think some hard, closed foam will pad it just fine. I also had to remove the standard battery and tray. I installed an AGM battery down against the frame rail. It’s very solid. It’ll get get the edges ground smooth and we’ll paint it and the box with some Eastwood’s epoxy spray paint. Thanks again for all the help, Barney. Ed Z

You will need to drill out the stamped steel transmission cross-bracket to accept the larger diameter threaded section of the new mount. Super easy and well worth it.

The Princeton arrived today. The date code on the tube chart puts it at April 1964. It still has the 2 prong power cord. My amp repairman, Ray Ewell has given me strict orders not to plug it in (thought the auction house claimed it "powered up"). Ray says he will use a variac to power it up while measuring things and making sure nothing gets fried. So... it will be some more waiting till I can play it. Ray did give me an update on my 1965 Pro Reverb. He re-wired and replaced what other clods had done in the past. He thought he was all done but when he turned the reverb pot over 5, the amp started feeding back badly "it howled". He's been troubleshooting it since. He did tell me that the actual output is 49 watts, not the 40 watts it was sold as. He tells me the modern household voltages are higher than they were 50-60 years ago... Anyways...stay tuned Ed Z

My painter used Lizard Skin sound deadener on the interior of my 2000CS when he was prepping the shell. It goes on with a special gun, kinda like flocking a Christmas tree. This was after an epoxy primer, adhesion was very good and I doubt it will ever come off on its own. They also make it in a ceramic formula for use on the firewall for heat control. Ed Z

Got a lot done today at Barney’s Money Wasters (BMW) New brake master cylinder Bumper re-set and mostly straight New bushings for rear sway bar Re-hung the muffler, it’s way more gooder Adjusted window frames Installed grills… looks so much better now Re-bled #3 injector line A very good day. Road tests coming up soon IMG_0924.MOV Barney’s beautiful early Inka is setting the standard. 😎 Barney was a huge help again today Ed Z

There’s a fairly tight knit community of 02 owners here in the Austin area. I can think of a couple shops that could install your ICE system, but if you have some skills, it shouldn’t be too difficult to get it sorted out. Perhaps some of us could gather and have a tech session and help knock it out? Several of the Houston area guys have extensive AC installation experience, I know we can call on them for advice. Please reach out to Greg, he’s our social media director and will get you added to all our gatherings. You should definitely consider Terry’s big 02BerFest drive in Kerrville next month. Lots of 2002s and the best driving roads in Texas. Ed Z

Seriously... auction company out of Nebraska only today got it to a UPS Store over in Iowa. It was photographed prior to packaging. Should arrive here on Tuesday. My amp repair guy recommended I don't even plug it in before he has a chance to put it on the bench. These old Fenders have a dumb feature that if a tube fails badly the power lead into the transformer will get smoked all the way into the transformer...meaning transformer replacement. That wire is basically a fuseable link, but it will kill the transformer. My guess is Fender did that to keep the repair shop busy... My amp guy will add some protection to keep that from happening. He's currently reworking my 1965 Fender Pro Reverb; hopefully, he'll be done with that and I can drop this one off to him for a checkup. Some details... It's a '64 Fender Princeton (non-reverb) but with the preferable, early tremolo circuit and 12 watts. It's a "transition" model where they were moving to the blackface panel, but still uses the brownface circuitry. It's nicknamed the "Tuxedo" model for the white knobs and black panel. Only made in '63 1/2 to '64 1/2. After this they were full blackface with different circuitry and knobs. These early Princetons are prized for the clean tone at low volume and breaks up progressively more as you turn up the volume... all with only 12w, so it doesn't blow you out of the room. They take pedals very well and I would imagine it will sound amazing with a Strymon Blue Sky reverb in front of it. These brownface amps are what Chris Stapleton currently uses onstage, in fact, Fender makes a signature amp for him, emulating his favorite, '62 Brownface. Mike Cambell of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers has used early Princetons and Princeton Reverbs onstage most of his career. My oldest brother has had a Silverface Princeton Reverb from the late 70s that I've lusted over for decades. This Tuxedo showed up on an online auction of a rancher up in Nebraska... there was a Gibson "Kalamazoo" entry-level guitar in the case in the next lot of the auction...I probably shoulda got it too, just for a keepsake. My thought is that they were bought as a learner guitar/amp set and played very little. The guitar showed almost no wear. This amp looks to be in primo condition with the original Fender speaker, and I'm betting it will have the original tubes in it. Almost no one bid on this amp and I got it for a pittance of what folks on Reverb are listing them for today. I'm super excited to run it... Here's a YouTube of one Ed Z

Good guy, e9 Coupe friend, Peter C came over this morning and we got the windshield installed and new chrome lockstrips front and rear. Brandon fine tuned the tuna can. Runs pretty good but we are still fiddling with it. Seems we still have air bubbles in injector line #3. Had a few snafus during the day, but it drove out of the shop and into a parking area under its own power. Still plenty of trim work to do, but having start and drive around is a huge motivator. Massive thanks to all who have pitched in their expertise and valuable time. The end is in sight Ed Z