Schon '02

Same scenario... was driving and heard a clunk in the drivers door followed by something sliding around in the door. Upon later investigation, found the tension spring at the bottom of the door and the pin (that the outer spring coil hooks to) MIA.

Is this a “regulator out” job to replace the pin and spring? Or are there any tricks to perform with repair with the regulator in-situ? I expect the former, but thought I ask before going down that road. TIA!

NT

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...

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.

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

It goes under the rod.

4 minutes ago, 1936spyder said:

@Lisa.02P-

 

My comment wasn’t meant to be taken in a disparaging manner, but if it came off as such I apologize. Both cars are tremendous examples of early 1600’s and I would do just what you have done if I were so fortunate to own a 1600 in the same condition.

 

Wends 

Looks like you poked the bear ?

1 hour ago, 2002iii said:

A more accurate statement would be: It's a chance for the wealthy owners to show off their garage/trailer queens, that they paid someone else to build. They also usually drink champagne and talk about stock portfolios, yachts and other rich people things.

Except, of course, for the our fellow BMW friends who choose to show their cars at such events, agreed?

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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. 

The issue I had with the OEM cage nut was the stretched hole in the door skin. The ears on the back-side of the nut were no longer able to fully catch the edge of the hole, so once one ear slipped off, the nut lost its grip on the door skin.

Sorting though the spare nuts& bolts bin, I found that a similar threaded nut with longer ears is used on toggle anchors. I swapped out the back-side eared nut for the one in the toggle anchor and it fixed the problem for less than a dollar.

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.

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. 

New chicane?

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. 

You’re right, my bad.

The car is actually Sahara, not Nevada. The lighting in the Mecum video throws off the color. The OP picture better represents the color.

8 hours ago, CARPENTER 02 said:

Which strut brace is this?

@carpenter 02 The strut strap is from 2002AD.

Video (~9h15m mark) had the car sold at $70k.

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.

Replacing the 20 year old Kumhos that were mounted on the car at time of purchase a couple years ago.

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. 

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?

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. ?