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  1. Schon '02
    Had a nice hat trick... Installed an NK steering wheel (Thanks @Hans W. !)... Installed a custom plasma cut throttle return bring bracket from a fellow Alfista (Thanks Alex J!)... Took Schon to the Reopening of the Berkeley CnC...
  2. Schon '02
    The OD is 16” (405mm). The leather wrap is tight, without any slippage when gripping or twisting the wheel. The folks at Wheel Skins in Berkeley, custom measured and made the cover for me after mistakenly giving me the wrong size. I installed the wrap myself to insure the fit was perfect. The leather is soft and feels great, especially when used with the leather shift knob I have on the car. The turn signal canceler tab does not fit on the wheel hub. It is located further down the steering column by the turn signal switch.
  3. Schon '02
    Very nice ‘74-76 OEM steering wheel with as-new leather “Wheel Skin” cover. Asking $200 OBO plus shipping or will arrange delivery if local to the SF Bay
  4. Schon '02
    It goes under the rod.
  5. Schon '02
    Looks like you poked the bear ?
  6. Schon '02
    Except, of course, for the our fellow BMW friends who choose to show their cars at such events, agreed?
  7. Schon '02
    PM sent
  8. Schon '02
    Cars and Coffees are usually a great place to strike up a conversation and show your pride and joy. My wife and I met another couple who were there with their freshly restored ‘02. We introduced ourselves and we’re given a brief walk around, and when we mentioned that our ‘02 was just a stone throws away, they showed no interest in taking a look. I certainly felt disappointment, as I see these interactions as an opportunity to share a common interest and perhaps make new friends. In this case, I guess not.
  9. Schon '02
    I installed a smaller universal LED light that could be mounted on the rear shelf with a couple of brass “L” brackets that clip under the wood board. Cost was about $10.
  10. Schon '02
    I had just moved to the west coast and my first drive up PCH was after the ‘82 US F1 GP in Long Beach. Back then, they hadn’t double yellow lined the whole route and you could pass slow traffic. I was in my Toyota Corolla SR-5 5speed and hooked up with someone in an MGB .... we diced it all the way from San Simeon to Monterey... that was a hella drive.
  11. Schon '02
    New chicane?
  12. Schon '02
    The PCH is a bucket list drove for everyone on this forum, and having a section closed is no joy. The last slide at Mud Creek took over a year to fix, and it was no small task. https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/time-lapse-view-california-highway-1-reconstruction-after-2017-landslide?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products Here’s to the folks that will get the Rat Creek slide fixed so we can enjoy, what is one of the best drives anywhere.
  13. Schon '02
    You’re right, my bad.
  14. Schon '02
    The car is actually Sahara, not Nevada. The lighting in the Mecum video throws off the color. The OP picture better represents the color.
  15. Schon '02
    @carpenter 02 The strut strap is from 2002AD.
  16. Schon '02
    Video (~9h15m mark) had the car sold at $70k.
  17. Schon '02
    Any idea of your Monterey/Castroville ETA? We’re considering taking a drive down from the North Bay and meeting up with you all somewhere along Hwy 1 in the Monterey Peninsula area.
  18. Schon '02
    Replacing the 20 year old Kumhos that were mounted on the car at time of purchase a couple years ago.
  19. Schon '02
    Put SoCal Vintage and the French/Italian car shows on your calendar. Worth the drive...Usually the first weekend in November at Woodlely Ave Park in Van Nuys.
  20. Schon '02
    Welcome to the smokey west coast. Looks like you actually have some blue sky and sunshine for a change. You’ll find plenty of great backgrounds to explore compared to the NJT. Where is the picture taken?
  21. Schon '02
    They’re very similar to the wheels on my GTV, which also has no casting marks. They are most likely by Delta, a long forgotten manufacturer from Milano, Italy. Apparently copying wheel designs and modifying sand casting molds was pretty easy, as Ive seen at least three similar wheels that “knock off” the Miura look. They didn’t call them forgers for nothing. ?
  22. Schon '02
    Once the heater valve has been rebuilt and the valve hardware has been refreshed, I’ve found it relatively easy to work on the valve’s O-rings without removing the heater box. Reaching into the cowling with a 7mm wrench and a stubby Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screws and bolt to remove the valve cover, plug and shaft is relatively easy. The hardest part is getting the lever arm and bolt back on the valve shaft entirely by feel. It takes a bit of touch and dexterity, but it’s doable. Lord knows I’ve had enough practice.?
  23. Schon '02
    I had a similar issue with a slight weep from the shaft. I soaked my shaft o-ring in power steering leak-stop for a day to swell the o-ring a bit for a tighter fit. I’ve had no leakage since doing so.
  24. Schon '02
    The width of the teflon plug is equal to the internal width of the brass valve body. The stainless steel shaft and its seat is designed to be sandwiched between the side of the Teflon plug and brass valve body. It’s important that the internal brass valve body be free of any corrosion preventing the full insertion of the teflon plug. The plug and stem should then smoothly rotate, but not have any wobble or radial movement. Polishing the inside of the valve is helpful IMO. Note that there are various versions of brass heater valves, so your version may be more susceptible to issues. You made no comment on where your valve leaked (at the stem or the cover). Pictures would be helpful.
  25. Schon '02
    Replacement gauges are available: https://www.rogerstii.com/bmw-2002-water-temperature-gauge/ That being said, I would take a careful look at the gauge once you remove it from the instrument cluster. It’s fairly fragile, and the case is thin gauge steel. When inspecting mine, I found two problems: The first was the mounting stud had pulled away from the back of the casing. The stud was used as a non-factory secondary ground point for the gauge. Over Tightening the nut on the back side of the circuit board had pulled stud from the casing. The second problem was a loose ground connector in he gauge itself. Correctly pushing this connector back onto the terminal spade fixed my gauge issues (needle pegged out due to poor ground).
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