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OK. I kind of screwed up this post. As you can see there are repeats in photos above. The driver side is missing the bushing. That's what I'm looking for. The bushing that fits over this shaft. 

After painting the car i lost the driver side wiper on the road. (long story) which led me to get two new wiper assemblies from bluntech which the splines do not match. I have looked all through the oem parts and am just not finding what these guys are or even called. I still have one installed but it doesn't fit the wiper either. how do i find these?IMG_8050.HEICIMG_8051.HEICIMG_8052.HEICIMG_8053.HEIC

Hey all,

I'm looking for a used headlight switch that is functioning. Mine has burned the portion that turns on the instrument cluster. Please let me know if you know of someone who may have one. Thanks!

update: BMW has the right one. pilot bearing is installed! 

Just called the stealership and they have 2 left in the US. One will be mine in a week for a whopping $30. I really hope it's right! thanks @jireland2002 for your help earlier.

It seems so simple but it’s not. I’ve been on this safari hunt looking for the right pilot bearing. See picture below. 

-Blunttech

-ie engineering

-every parts store in my town turns up the new bearing show which is significantly larger than the old one.

steve@blunttech believes that INA bearing manufacture had a hiccup and have been sending the wrong one out but know one can seem to find the right one. I’m not sure what the truth is and am really hoping I find out I’m a complete idiot and missed something. Anyone out there in this lonely “wrong part world”have me a answer!? I’ll include a few more pics of old and “new” dimensions.

the part number 1121 1276 551 is what generally pops up in my search and is wrong size. 

The number on the old bearing is f 85249

1976 2002

m10 

getrag 245 conversion in the works

Cheers guys!

19 hours ago, TVeye said:

I have a dead speedo that I could git rid of. Spring is still in there.

 

Mike_

I got the spring from Jim thanks. It's so nice to have a working speedo.. I then put it on jack stands and going deep on all four floor pans ?

3 hours ago, AustrianVespaGuy said:

 

As for the overall process, here's what I generally follow recommend for most cars that aren't in for a full ground up resto:

1.) Find and fix any/all rust  Doing that now!

2.) If (1) includes floorpans, then yeah this is a great time to throw in some new carpet (obviously from @esty). about to order carpet!

3.) Brakes and suspension.  Shocks are pretty important and new ones aren't really cheap, so this does take some budget planning, but fortunately brake caliper rebuild kits and new pads/shoes are comparatively inexpensive. previous owner had the front end and brakes rebuilt but not suspension. 

4.) All fluids, including transmission (Redline MTL) and differential (Redline 75-90). hoping to get into the trans and rear end while doing the floor pans

5.) Standard tuneup, meaning remove, clean, and rebuild the carb (rebuild kits are cheap too), plugs, wires, points, cap, rotor, fuel filter, etc. and finally SET THE TIMING. carb rebuilt last weekend check!

7.) That's all the important stuff, at that point it's time to start driving it, and as you accumulate a few miles you can then start prioritizing the things that bother you the most and you want to address soonest.  You might discover yourself hell-bent on wanting better headlights, or on the other hand you might find you like driving it enough you won't be that inclined to take it back off the road for worrying about paint or a turbo for quite awhile. . .

I think were on the same page! Stripped the interior last night and took off the doors thinking "will i ever get these back on"  besides the rust (which is going to be my biggest hurdle thus far) I feel the car will be in good standing. Then will start prepping for paint!

Oh wait.. “yeah hunny I’m only 7k in right now” 30k goes unaccounted for

3 minutes ago, VeronaO2 said:

My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my O2 for what I told her I spent on it ....




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You mean she’ll TRY to sell it for what you told her

1 minute ago, VeronaO2 said:

My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my O2 for what I told her I spent on it ....




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You mean she’ll TRY to sell it for what you told her

UPDATE: I just ordered all 4 floor pans from wallothnesch for $300 shipped. It was twice that through american suppliers so I feel i'm off to a pretty good start with the budget thing.?

5 hours ago, chargin said:

Mine started as a badly painted non running disassembled project

 

 

added Gas and it Ran, added many $$$ for Tii build, 5 speed, brakes, Suspension and paint plus a few other things in the last 4 years 

 

 

And coincidently went went from a S4 daily driver to an S3 as can been seen in the backgrounds ?

this is basically the style i'm going for. Very nice chargin!

The previous owner actually did me some favors like priming the rust spots and screwing up the timing and electrical system so it didn't run for two years. Now she runs pretty good. Currently rebuilding the weber carb and just put a pertronix onboard. I thought about going ahead and swapping motor/trans but I think I really fell in love with the m10. Resilient lil motor! Id love to see what she's got with a turbo strapped to it but i can't put the horse in front of the cart. Gotta get the body/ interior sound.

19 minutes ago, Bibm5 said:

How about some pictures of your car?

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Here she is!!!  

Thank you all for the input. So cool to hear everyone’s $.02 

I’ve seen quite a few resto’s go down including my brothers 61’ Chevy truck that has been restored 3 times now and a Porsche 356 that’s still not on the road.   The 02’ is my first and am excited to see how it all plays out. I guess it’s time to put on my big boy pants and rip the floors out and check out the mechanical side which seems pretty par for a 76. Space/time/money and two kids are my biggest enemy.

cheers guys!!

Thank you all for the input. So cool to hear everyone’s $.02 

I’ve seen quite a few resto’s go down including my brothers 61’ Chevy truck that has been restored 3 times now and a Porsche 356 that’s still not on the road.   The 02’ is my first and am excited to see how it all plays out. I guess it’s time to put on my big boy pants and rip the floors out and check out the mechanical side which seems pretty par for a 76. Space/time/money and two kids are my biggest enemy.

cheers guys!!

Kinda a odd ball question because all the 02's out there are in such different states, but i'm curious what your beginning budget was and what it ended up being. The blood sweat and tears are priceless I know. I'm just getting knee deep in my resto and trying desperately not to rip it all the way down and go ground up. I want to enjoy this sweet car as I rebuild but the picture is becoming more and more clear that she may need way more attention than I previously thought! so far here is what i need to do vs what i want to do!

needs

-floor pans then carpet  $500

-blower motor $100

-seat belts $100

-suspension (this falls under both but does have a front seized strut) $1000

-motor mounts  $100

-oil leak fix...oil pan gasket? 

-sunroof rebuild

-new instrument cluster since i fried it trying new lights

-paint    $???

wants

front air dam and new bumpers $1000

stage one racing suspension  

aftermarket turbo  $1000-2000 (if end up rebuilding motor)

a awesome paint job! (gonna go back to the original grey)

wheels and tires  $1500

This is a off the cuff price for what i need and was thinking in the 5-k range without paint? 

I am doing the work myself except for paint. Take it easy on me fellas for i am at work multi tasking between work and play!

Again, I am curious on your first budget and perhaps any pointers to start with!

thanks for the heads up! 

Looking for the tiny spring that brings the needle back down on a 76' cluster. Any one know a guy who knows a guy? 

thanks in advance!

After investigating last night I did find the said spring. I’m 98% sure it’s broken and has been this whole time. The reason I got into the fix was because it would wind all the way back to the starting pin and stay there until I put in reverse. Thanks so much for your help. I’m now on the search for the spring ?

Thanks funkylaneo. 

- did not take the needle off

- I can’t find any feeling of a internal spring. Is that within the cast weighted wheel? 

-watched your video and seems exactly what I did except spraying lube on moving parts since I’m breaking it down a few times.

-Haven’t taken the cast wheel apart yet. 

As always big thanks for your help!

So I've been trying to get my speedometer working and ran across this link. https://www.02restoration.com/restoration-tips/instruments/bmw-2002-speedometer-repair-1972-1976/ Seems legit so I went for it. Everything went well but his words at the end are something like when you re assemble you should be able to spin the reassembled speedometer shaft (at instrument cluster) and the needle will go up to 10-20 mph and return quickly. Mine just sits and stays wherever I bump it to. anyone been through it before??