GregF

@Brandon was this sold? If you still have please let me know. Thanks, Greg

The details are in the link. I'm hoping to have a bunch of 02's show up. Who's in???

https://bmwpugetsound.com/event/2019-deutsche-marque-car-show/

I will bring my 73tii. See you all out there!

Oh my goodness, this is nuts! I probably would have done, or attempted to do, the same thing as you. But we all need to remember that they're just cars. We can replace cars, but not people. Adrenaline can make us do crazy things. Glad you're ok and the damage wasn't too bad. 

For help with parts you can call Patrick O'neil at Midnight Motorsports up here in Seattle, he may be able to help. 

On 1/27/2017 at 5:33 PM, Conserv said:

 

Greg,

 

The diagnostic plugs originally had (Inka-ish) orange caps.  A '72 or '73 had two diagnostic plugs: one on the left inner fender near the firewall, the other on the valve cover.  Most of the valve cover plugs are long gone by now.  Both, however, are present on the subject car.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Thank you Steve, learn something new everyday. Or at least I try to!

Other than the missing VIN tag on the steering wheel column cover, it appears the small 9 pin electrical connector (I forget what it was originally designed to do) under the hood, at left of the air intake and directly in front of the cowl on driver's side, has been over-sprayed in Inka orange. Or else it has an orange cover on it???. On my 73 tii it is definitely not painted, nor does it have a cover. Then again, maybe it is supposed to have a cover? Not sure.

This is nit picky stuff, but it does beg the question about under hood painting, especially since there is zero visual evidence of the padding. Either way, this appears to be a sweet tii in a very popular color. But I think the seller may be stretching the definition of "original paint survivor" just a bit...

I've got it on the calendar!

Hi James,

Go to a junk yard and cut off the filler neck (about 12 inches) from a more modern BMW, with the part the cap would screw onto, and use that as a filler. I slide it into my 02's existing gas tank filler hole and no problems with gas leaking out around the filler. Be aware that the gas will not automatically shut off using this method. You have to know approx how much gas you need and then listen for the gas getting close to full.

Greg

This car sold through a Bring A Trailer auction last year for $20K. Details here: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-bmw-2000-touring-tii/

This tii did not have a numbers matching motor, but appeared to be a very nice car with minimal needs. I'm really surprised to see it sell less than a year later, but maybe the new owner was able to flip it for close to the $35K asking price on ebay. That'd be a quick and tidy profit.

Here's a little info from when the seller first obtained the car. And yes, it was originally a Golf Yellow car. Glad to see the engine swap never took place!

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/148675-introduction-and-diy-repair-shop/

Yes, it was a great (hot!) day, but the people were cool and the cars were plenty. Thank you Tim Corley for hosting and showing us your property and awesome barn/workshop! I left with many ideas about building my own barn. If not for the heat and my melting wife I probably would have overstayed my welcome hanging out with you all.

Till the next event!

Cheers,

Greg Fazzio

Hi All,

My son is looking at buying an older Mini Cooper in Puyallup and I'm hoping you can refer me to a reputable wrench who can do an inspection of the car if we move forward. I know it's not a 2002, but still hoping you can help. Everybody I trust to inspect a car is on the north end.

Thanks in advance and stay cool!

Greg F

My wife and I will be there.

Hi All,

This will mainly apply to folks on the west coast and Pacific Northwest/BC, but I thought I'd post here to reach the largest number of eyes.

I attended the SOVREN vintage races at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA on July 4th and learned a few things that I thought I'd pass on. Since its inception, SOVREN (Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts) has allowed vintage purpose built race cars and cars like Corvettes, Porsches, Ferraris, and BMW's and others prepped for racing only if they were model year 1972 or older. Many SOVREN members are getting older and leaving racing. This has led to diminishing membership. The good news is that the Board recognizes the inherent challenges of staying relevant when we're talking about vintage racing and has decided to allow period correct production cars up to 1985 and purpose built race cars built prior to 1989. This opens up the option for vinatge racing to a whole new generation of racers and cars! When speaking with people at the track it became apparent that the model year change was not widely known. Please pass this info along and encourage to interested parties to contact SOVREN directly for more info. Website link attached.  http://sovrenracing.org/

Thanks,

Greg Fazzio

Has this gathering been advertised anywhere else? It looks like Tim has plenty of space for a big turnout should that happen. I'm planning to be there. Let me know what we can bring!

Thanks for organizing this.

Greg

I've got it on the calendar! Should we plan to bring food?

Greg

It would be great to get a whole bunch of 02's out there to take over the place !

Has anybody ever used Seafoam to help with the modern gas issues? This was recommended to me for my hot rod. I've not used it in my 02tii yet.

Thanks!

Contact Patrick at Midnight Motorsports 503-381-7287. He's in west Seattle. Either he can do it or he can recommend somebody. Patrick is your go to guy for all things 2002 realated. You won't find a better or more honest and reasonable wrench anywhere. And no, he isn't paying me to say this :-)

Greg

@bahlvin: Did you buy the EF33 or the EF33H from memotronics? was it as simple as just plugging in to replace the old relay?

Thank you,

Greg

Hi All,

Like the title says, I'd like to find a stock, period correct (or real close) radio and center console speaker for my 73 2002tii. It had one originally and the power and antenna connections are tucked under the dash just waiting to mate. I'm not partial to Becker or Blaupunkt, just one that operates properly.

If you have one PM me or answwer through here.

Thanks!

Greg

Thanks for selling them.

The wheels are probably the best looking part of my 02 right now. Hopefully I can get it to the point where it drives far better than it looks this spring, enjoy it for a while, then strip it down for paint in a year or two.

We'll probably go on some PCA tours this spring/summer, though we'll be in Silvia's Macan. I'm looking forward to learning some of their routes so I can go back and follow them in the 2002.

Let's chat about pulling something together for spring.

My wife and I did a Porsche tour last summer that took us up to Bellingham by way of some crazy backroads that I never would have found on my own unless I was lost. I'll try to dig that route sheet up and see if there's any interest. It was a great route that took us through Bow and Edison and even a stop at a working dairy to buy cheese. We ended the drive at the harbor in Bellingham and had lunch at a nice restaurant overlooking the boats. I think it was an Italian place and they reserved the patio for us. Great day and great roads and even though I've done it once I honestly don't know if I'd be comfortable leading. Even with the route sheet I'll probably still get lost! Lucky my navigator has a waaay better sense of direction than me!

Woodinvillian here! Yes to the topic of a meet up and cruise. My wife keeps bugging me about any get togethers - now that's a good problem to have . The Porsche club seems to have many more organized drives, though they are a much larger group. Regarding the roads out this way, we have many sweet driving roads. We'll often head out Woodinville-Duvall Rd. east, into Duvall and from there towards Carnation, Snoqualmie or the other direction toward Cherry Valley Rd. We can even do backroads to Snohomish and through the valley. There are several places to stop for lunch if we want to do a drive/lunch event.

Bento, those are some sharp wheels ya got there   and the car sounds like it's coming along nicely. I'm glad you found Patrick. We 02 owners in the Puget Sound area are lucky to have him to call on for help.

I'm happy to help plan a drive and the weather is certainly giving us a reason to get out there!

Cheers,

Greg F

Thanks adawil2002. I just sent them an email. I also took the light apart and now realize that the bulb is a sealed unit and you cannot simply replace the glass front. Hopefully I can just buy the replacement bulb without the housing, wires, etc.

I have Hella Rallye 1000 Black Magic  lights and noticed that I took a rock to one of the glass lenses. Does anybody know where I can get a replacement lense? The Hella website is no help unless I missed something. Summit racing can't get them either.

Feel free to email me direct at gjfazzio  at  comcast  dot net.

Thanks in advance!

Greg