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  1. Seth Horwitz
    So, my odometer hasn’t turned (to my knowledge and based on receipts) and the title lists these miles as Actual as opposed to True Mileage Unknown like most older 5 digit odometer cars. That said, I want to do both an engine and tranny swap. Truth be told, I have no intention of recovering what I invest into this car, but an Actual mileage car will obviously fetch more than a TMU car when I eventually sell. (Based on my usage of another car I have, I can go well over a decade before this odometer rolls over.) I’ve seen the GPS speed sensor that has a mechanical output to drive the 2002 speedo and odometer, but does that automatically make your car TMU? (Or just a GPS speedo?) Every time I drive through a tunnel, my GPS craps out, so I can only assume that it’d be the same case with the speedo sensor. I’ve seen alternatives that measure driveshaft rotations, digitally, and then convert to a manual cable. One would think that would be more accurate, regardless of how few “real” miles we’re talking about. In this car, twenty miles of tunnels in a year will be A LOT. I’m sure there will be plenty of “you can pull a fuse on the speedo of most cars and not get caught, so who cares?” but that’s not my thing. Any educated answers would be much appreciated. Thanks. Seth
  2. Seth Horwitz
    How quickly does this fill up? I’d like to meet local ‘02 people. I’m just about to tear the whole car apart, and it’d be good to see what the local scene is like.
  3. Seth Horwitz
    I couldn’t find a regional forum to put this in, so please move if necessary. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of this shop? They seem to do a lot of E30 and E36 engine swaps, so I figured they may be a good place to talk to about dropping in an M20 and Tranny. (An Auto tranny. Manuals have been done to death, and it’s easy to buy the required pieces. The auto may need a bit of fab work.) They’re friends of a friend, and a five hour drive away, so I figured I’d check in here for any info. Thanks.
  4. Seth Horwitz
    I’ve actually been super busy, but mostly lazy, and haven’t reached out. (I also have a buddy whose friend runs an out-of-state shop, who may be able to do it if I bring the prefabbes mounts. I think Manimal is brewing something up.) I may want to do an M20 swap, also, and the transmission housing between the two 4-speeds will be different, so I might do them together. I want to drain ALL of the fluids from the car as it sits, change the break pads, put it back together, check the engine, and then reevaluate my future plans. I’ll update it here if I do anything.
  5. Seth Horwitz
    Haha. Don’t bet on it. Nobody drives to the city for fun, so the same number of cars (maybe less empty Ubers) will be driving around with the tax dollars mysteriously not doing anything to fix the subways. I’m about ready to move onto greener pastures. I’ve had about enough of the city.
  6. Seth Horwitz
    Definitely make sure that there’s no money exchanged by anyone for work they do. Period. If some guy is changing his neighbor’s oil in exchange for some beer, and something goes wrong, a whole different set of licensing/insurance/liability will apply. I wish you were in New York. I need some place to do exactly what you’re looking to do. With parking well north of $700/month per car, and relatives hassling me for leaving cars there, it’s a hassle. (Maybe a single guy living in the city doesn’t need so many cars. Nah, that can’t be it.)
  7. Seth Horwitz
    Thanks, Steve. Yeah, I’m planning on getting a new one. I noticed in a few threads that some people complained about the Pilkingtons seeming to chip up a bit faster than the ones marked BMW. That’d probably drive me nuts. It seems that the issue is that even dealers don’t know what they’re going to get when the distributor drops them off. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. If I’m planning on a glass-out repaint (still undecided based on other mod choices), I’ll wait to do the windshield, then. Seth
  8. Seth Horwitz
    I need a windshield. Has anyone, in history, bought a parts car to get just the windshield? That’d make for a funny story at $200, not $2,000, I suppose.
  9. Seth Horwitz
    Not to threadcrap, but what is the logic of a fuse? (Newbie question.) All positive connections are still tied into the same point, but there’s just an extra length of cable to where the positive terminal would be. Everything which has a fuse from the factory still has one. Is it just for fear of a chafed wire from a poor installation, or the risk of something loose in the trunk hitting the battery?
  10. Seth Horwitz
    I’m in NY, and they’re in NJ. That’s a long drive.
  11. Seth Horwitz
    Man, I miss college. I never did anything quite that impressive in my dorm, though I got good at throwing things at my roommate who insisted on reading the newspaper on his bed at 8AM when my first class was at Noon, but I still miss it.
  12. Seth Horwitz
    I’ve intentionally avoided all talk about this project? I thought fixing this was usually due to rust repair. (I’m hoping this doesn’t jinx me into needing it done.)
  13. Seth Horwitz
    Maybe when they both 1) get really good with a welder and 2) do something in desperate need of punishment.
  14. Seth Horwitz
    You left out, “list on Craiglist/EBay with ‘I know what I’ve got, so don’t try to lowball me.”
  15. Seth Horwitz
    Good stuff. Thanks, guys.
  16. Seth Horwitz
    Given how straightforward the 2002 is, compared to modern engines full of computers and left in hermetically sealed plastic cocoons, my friend wants to help teach his boys about working on cars on something simple. We can show them things like oil changes and tuning carbs, maybe a brake job, but what other projects would you use to teach the mechanics of a car to a younger aspiring gear head? We won’t be machining parts, have access to a lift for weeks at a time, nor work with spring compressors that could bust loose if not used properly, but what would you do? I haven’t gotten my hands dirty in a while, definitely not in an 02, so I’m looking for input. Thanks. Seth
  17. Seth Horwitz
    Yes sir. There's one post on here where someone fit a 4-speed auto from a 1985 318i to the M10. I tried to PM him, as some later posts seemed like he may have had an issue or two, but no luck in getting a response. People seem able to fit the Getrag 5-speed to fit with an M20, and I believe the auto is a shorter tranny, so I'm taking a guess that if someone has a manual M20 with air, it may fit with an auto. I may eventually wind up buying the parts in ragged condition, see if they fit, and if so, rebuild things. If not, there's always back to the scrapyard.
  18. Seth Horwitz
    Doesn't the tranny tunnel need some loosening to allow for the shift, also pushing the gear shift back a touch? I thought that was the case, but hoping I'm wrong. Thanks.
  19. Seth Horwitz
    I'm feeling a bit foolish, but I took delivery of the car at my mechanic, yesterday, and didn't poke around or take any pictures of things I wanted to do beforehand. The car sat in a garage from '91 til '17, at which point the latest seller bought it and made it drivable, but I wanted my mechanic to do a once over to make sure the work is actually good and the car is safe. Anyway, the car has the port/dealer installed Behr AC, and it actually still works. I know that an M20 pushes a bit further into the cabin, and I won't know what's behind the console face until I get the car back and start tinkering, which spurred this question. I think my question therefore has two parts. 1) Will the package fit in the engine bay? (Condensor, etc.) 2) What about inside the passenger compartment? I'm no mechanic, but I did some work in software a while back, and used that time and money line quite a few times. "Can you do this?" "I sure can. Can you afford it?"
  20. Seth Horwitz
    Thank you, Sir. (And, well played. I should've been specific.) I'm just trying to figure out what's possible, before I head down any particular path. Is there any online resource for measurements of various engines and trannies? I'm guessing there aren't a ton of freely available CAD files of 45 year old parts.
  21. Seth Horwitz
    I'm just looking to see if anyone has any info. I'm happy to do the research, but I've found nothing on the search function. Thanks. Seth
  22. Seth Horwitz
    Thanks. Now I can bother everyone about more than just finding a car.
  23. Seth Horwitz
    It’s getting trailered to me tomorrow. I’ll snap some shots and make it official. It’s not in the registry, so I’ll put it in. It’s a two owner car, but the second owner just got it two years ago and only put on about 1K miles, after he made it found it and made it drivable. Apparently it spent 20 years in the garbage of the original buyer’s family. It’s going straight to my mechanic to make it a healthy driver, then a chance to start with the upgrades.
  24. Seth Horwitz
    Johnpeter has been slipping. (I kid.) I bought a car that was listed on eBay, twice, which never wound up here. I'm not sure what the parameters of his scraper are set to.
  25. Seth Horwitz
    What kind of shape was your trim in? Did it need much repair?
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