Roverguy

My blower motor brushed are really worn; one is totally missing.  I can inspect them from through the top of the firewall.

Any one have any luck replacing the brushes and carrier from up top?

I have an extra motor with good brushes.

It almost seems if you remove the hood latch bar you might be able to do it.

Trying to avoid that long tedious job of pulling the heater box out.

Thanks

Gary

Redline has a friction modifier which adds some drag to the synchros on the shaft so they slow down faster and allow them to mesh/sync better.

Also as stated GL5 can cause corrosion of some of the soft metals.

GL5 75-90 for your diff, unless LSD.

It made shifting in my Alfa, Porsche and Triumph  much better.

My 02 box is next on my list to investigate, but it may need a rebuild.

Are you in Worcester, MA?

Hi I live in Ipswich if someone wants me to take a quick look at it.

Just email me:

ghamilton2007at geemail dot com

Thanks, good idea on the glue gun.

So, the bottom seat is flat across, no small hump over the driveshaft, correct.

The seat back has a little protrusion from what I can see.

I am not doing horse/angel hair so guess I need 1-1/2" foam.

I may do 1" foam and some 1/4" carpet underlayment that has a rubber backing.

As with most my rear seat horsehair is sitting on the floor of the car, under the seat.

The vinyl is in good shape.

I want to replace what was once horsehair with upholstery foam.

Can someone tell me if they have done this and the thickness required.

While you're at it I may need to do seat back too, so any info on that would be appreciated.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Joe:

Per my original post:

As soon as the web page is up I will post the link.

In the meantime please reach out to me to get on the mailing list at GAMRRRally@gmail.com

Well:

The event was run and here is a link to the great event:

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/10/28/re-starting-a-new-england-tradition-with-the-great-american-mountain-rally-revival/

Please note; all the graphics were prepared by Scott Sislane and Calico Graphics.

Thanks for the great job Scott!

We will be running GAMRR2019; planning has already started. Although BMW did not run in the early years we would love to see some of you guys running your 02's through the mountains of NY & VT!

As soon as the web page is up I will post the link.

In the meantime please reach out to me to get on the mailing list at GAMRRRally@gmail.com

Thanks:

Gary Hamilton

Localoak, no, I don't know anyone in Medford; I actually Sold my SC in July; couldn't pass up the crazy $'s they are bringing!

Yup, all the guys on the 911 site have the same problem with crappy manufacturing.

Too late now, but Hagerty has been fantastic with me.

I've had them for about 10 years for my 911SC, TR6 and now my 02.

As long as it's not a daily (you need another car)  and its garaged.

The nice thing is it's  agreed value, that you set.  Guaranteed pay out if totalled.

They also have a interesting buy back option if the car is totalled.

I think my 911 valued at $35k was about $300 a year in NE Mass.

My one claim involved a few rock chips in the drivers line of site.

They said get a quote.  Agreed on a oem Porsche part & new seal.

It was about $1600 installed quote.

They did not require a receipt for the work and I found an OEM Siglia for about $400 less.  So the final cost was closer to $1100.

Called them on a Sunday and agent called me 9 Monday morning.

My 02 at $15k is about $175/year, but its a multi car discount.

Hope you make out with you " negotiations"

Strange.

You are right:

Here is the correct link:

https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/great-american-mountain-rally-revival-salem-golf-club-scca-new-england-roadrally-899014

thanks for the catch!

Bump.

Registration ends Sunday Sept 30th.

Hi Hal:

Another 02 owner looking for a PDF.

I'd be happy to pay for the PDF version as I can print and bind at work.

Likewise I could run a copy

through our high speed scanner and save it in perpetuity, and save some trees.

Please let me know your thoughts, and thanks for undertaking this effort 

I'll have to go look in the morning, too tired from the busy day at the beach!

Pic from my garage window, Mass, NH, ME coast.

Looks like a winter project, funny they roll up and down just fine with out it.

What the best source for diagrams realoem?

I took off my door panels to vacuum, replace my broken door stop and lube all the mechanisms.

In the bottom of both doors I found this coil spring.

I assume it's for the window winder?

Both windows roll up and down easily and smoothly.

Anyway, can someone help me out?.

Also, not sure if the door latch rods should have nylon inserts to keep them from rattling, but not of mine did.

I cut some short pieces of vacuum hose and slipped it over each end to quiet them down.

Maybe a universal door latch rod clip is avail at NAPA, etc?

Thanks and Happy Labor Day weekend.

Duhh; I thought that was an odd name, but thought I'd ask.  ?

4 hours ago, wkohler said:

"Happy face fast car speed friend" has been serving the community for many years and I've found they really stand behind what they sell.

Help me with Happy face fast car speed friend", are they a supplier?

@Vicleonardo1, I agree about making the choice, when you can.

It's like Harbor Fright, if I'm not under one of their tools I don't worry so much, but, if I am I buy twice the require load rating just to be safe!

That would apply to say brakes, or steering parts also.

So, how do you have a choice when you a looking, for say a Weber?

I have a 74, non vacuum distributor, not sure if it's a replacement; but the part number on the new cap is the same as the one that's on the car.

I'm probably going to order a jet kit for the carb and do some tweaking, although it's not bad as is.

We went though this about 15-20 years ago in the British Car hobby.  A lot of catalogs were having parts manufactured in India and it was a problem. Looking back those parts were't so bad compared to some of the Chinese knockoffs that are around now. Thing is there were 3-4 major suppliers and some had better QC, so you knew who to buy from. Then again it seems as though there are a lot more British care collectors doing restorations than 2002's.

Agree, actually it's that I need a boss, or projection that fits into the notch on the distributor; I would have to "add"  a small piece of plastic.

Anyone have the same issue; any problems?

As you guys know I have been doing some TLC on my 02.

First order was the Weber which had seen better days; I ordered a EMPI rebuild kit for $45; didn't even contain most of the parts that should have been replaced; but I gave it a try anyway.

Car still ran like crap.

I don't have a good cleaner to soak it in and it was really cruddy, so ordered anew 32/36 from Steve at Bluntech; he was great on the phone, very helpful.

Paid for expedited delivery because I had company coming; my cousin who was an ex 02 owner and wanted the car running.

Carb shows up Friday afternoon as promised, had the old one off, 1/2 hour instal and went to fire it up, but couldn't get the car running.  Few spritzes of ether and it would start and die.  Clear fuel filter was full, pulled hose and it was pissing like a race horse into a bottle.  Pulled the fuel nipple, clean straight through; then I looked into the fuel line input.  Weber never drilled out the fricking blank!

So, on the horn to Weber and he acknowledged that guess they didn't drill it at the factory and they would never have known.  Said they could send a new one, when I don;t know, or I could drill it out.  I drilled it and it obviously started right up.

The guy at Weber was really not very apologetic.  Called Steve, not blaming him, but said he should let them know that issue is not acceptable; not sure where that went.  That was about 2 hours of screwing around and pulling the top off and drilling..

Next issue; my started gear was worn and causing it to skip on the flywheel.  Again, needed to get that settled ASAP.  Called O'Reilly and they had it next day.  Under $70, "limited lifetime Warranty"

Installed and would start without jumping a tooth; but as soon as the car started it sounded like marbles for 10-15 seconds.  The gear was not retracting all the way and was catching on the ring gear..

Pulled that out and it took 5 days for them to get a new one from mid west warehouse,  Another 1-1/2 hours of my time last night and replacement was in and working fine. Hope it lasts.  I think I'll do what I should have originally; bring my orig to my local re builder to have as a spare.

Thirdly; I ordered a new Bosch cap & rotor from Bavarian as they are 15 minutes from me.  Replaced the rev limited rotor with standard one and exact same part no for the cap.

Turns out the cap does not have the correct mold that has a nub that locks into the top of the cap to prevent rotation.  I spoke to Bavarian and he said that's the cap as listed; no kidding; they obviously decided to change the mold.  I also noted that the new cap had a half moon cut into the bottom that looked like it would line up with a half moon that would project from the top of the distributor.  I told him that the only thing that stopped the cap from rotating would be the clips and they still allowed a few degrees of rotation when I spun it by hand.  He didn't think that was a big deal..  Any of you have the same issue with the new Bosch caps; does it seem to work OK.

So; that at least 2 out of 3 bad parts/rebuilds.  This is unfortunately what we have going on in today's society; who would have paid my mechanic for 4-5 hours of his time?  Certainly not the mfg; it would have been me.  They certainly aren't doing me right.  Weber should have at least credited me for let's say the manual choke kit I ordered; but no offer. 

Don't want to make this a bitch session, just voicing my frustration.

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On a positive note, I have a tip for removing the starter; not sure if this has been posted.  Instead of removing the dipstick and battery I was able to remove the temp sensor on the bottom of the intake manifold which allowed me to slide the starter back enough towards the radiator to clear the nose piece from the bell housing and turn it up and lift it past the brake master. It helps to remove some of the hoses and smog harness if you still have it; helps to unhook the throttle linkage also.  Doing that it's 20 minutes as long as you can finagle the starter nuts off. Yes, you'll loose some coolant, but I didn't care because I'm still running water since I just replaced my radiator and will be adding coolant soon.

Best of luck on your next part purchase.

Hello fellow BMW and car enthusiasts:

I thought I'd share with you an exciting event I will be part of putting on this October.  
 
It is the Great American Mountain Rally Revival.

I have been Rallying on and off since the late 70's and a few years ago meet up with a co worker in my industry (Civil Engineering - I am a professional Land Surveyor) who is heavily involved in rallying.

Steve is an extremely talented and sought after Navigator who has Rallied all over the world including the Monte Carlo, Baden Classic, LeJong just to name a few.
 
Steve had posted a blog about this rally which peeked my curiosity as a New Englander and as a Surveyor.  I spend 6 months re-tracing the original route from only written instructions. Utilizing Garmin Basecamp software, Google Earth and the internet I was able to recreate the route.
 
Steve and I have spent many weekends running and checking the directions and noting the changes in roads throughout the rally.
 
We will be running the final recce of the entire route this weekend.  Registration is open; a link to more about the rally and how to register follows.
 
Please feel free to contact me at GAMRR2018@Gmail.com if you would like more information.
 
Hoping to see some of you there.
 
Here is a summary of the event and some links to more information:
 
"Automotive rally teams from the northeastern U.S. and beyond will gather October 12–14, 2018, to challenge their cars and themselves in a 700-mile Revival of the Great American Mountain Rallye (GAMR), a European-style endurance event that was held annually from 1953-1957 in upstate N.Y. and New England..."  

For more information on the Historic Rally and where to register please follow the links below: 

https://stevemckelvie.wordpress.com/?s=GAMRR

SCCA Registration page:

https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/great-american-mountain-rally-revival-salem-golf-club-scca-new-england-roadrally-899014
 
Regards:

Gary J. Hamilton, Rally Master
978-500-8039
Steve McKelvie, Rally Chairman