Santawillis

If the races look okay, can you replace just the bearings as preventative maintenance and keep the old races? 

39 minutes ago, visionaut said:

Yep - you can get 2002 windshields in bronze, clear, clear heated, green, green w/blue sunstrip, green w/green sunstrip, and bronze w/blue sunstrip. 😁

That is incredible! Curious to see all of these iterations to see what would look best

43 minutes ago, AceAndrew said:

For the (awesome) Cloverleafs, I think that the 185/70 R13 is about perfect, assuming they are 5.5" or 6" wide.

 

These are 185/70's on 13x6.  Wish they were Pirelli's, but at the time the Pirelli's weren't available.

 

 

 

God I absolutely love that setup, from the color to the wheels its just about what I want for my 02!

They are actually 5"wide which I know is unusual! Would 185/70R13's still work?

Hello!

I recently upgraded from 14" Bottlecaps to 13" Momo Cloverleaf wheels. The car is equipped with Bilstein shocks in the rear and what seems to be the original shocks in the front. Personally, I like how the car currently sits on my 185/65R14 tires.

The previous owner had 175/70R13 tires on the Momo wheels, but I'm concerned this might create too large of a gap to the bodyline. I'm considering running Vredestein Sprint Classics in 185/70R13 to maintain a similar overall size, but I'm unsure if having that much sidewall will have any negative impacts. I'm seeking both advice and a general consensus on what would look best. Any thoughts?"

On 1/6/2024 at 3:11 PM, John76 said:

Just a "heads-up" for the new '02 crowd...

When I last cleaned and greased my front wheel bearings, I noticed a slight difference in the two sides of the washer that I never paid attention to during my younger wrenching days.

The curved side of the tab faces "in".  

 

 

 

About to replace my bearings and races this weekend, any other words of wisdom for a young 02'er doing this for the first time?

This is fantastic information! It would be immensely helpful to gather examples from past sales on BAT or other auction sites for each of the categories. This way, individuals can better understand the specific conditions. Personally, I'd classify mine as a 4.2, leaning more towards 'rusty but drivable,' but the presence of the spare tire hole nudges it slightly closer to the 'basket case' classification

Rafael

I like to buy this kit from FCP, used it in my E30 and my 2002 and have gotten good Zinc tests from Blackstone Labs. Comes with everything you need and I like the Liqui Moly product, it has never let me down!

Welcome! Keep your eye on Facebook Marketplace, picked up my '76 for $1,700 with some elbow grease and I have a fun project. 

Are you willing to travel to pick up the car? I will keep my eyes open for cars around my area!

Rafael

22 minutes ago, Randall C said:

I tried thingiverse.org.  No longer valid.  .com comes up but no sunroof cable end design that I can find.  Oh well.

This is what you need!

Aftermarket Sunroof Slide by spuriouspseudo - Thingiverse

WWW.THINGIVERSE.COM

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These are the left and right slides to fix your sunroof. Printed full solid, ABS

10 hours ago, paulyg said:

Any possibility of exploiting the Vermont title "loophole" (process)?

 

The video covers the process for obtaining a title for a vehicle with a lost title using the Vermont process, I can't imagine it's that different for a car with an undesirable title status. 

 

I am curious though, maybe folks here can clue me in- what is wrong with having a vintage car with a salvage/rebuild title? 

 

 

Vermont closed the loophole in June, I went through the process on May 29th this year to get my 2002 registered. 

13 hours ago, OldRoller said:

The CAD file for the pieces Spurious Pseudo made is on thingiverse.org, freeware to download. I took the files to a local guy with a 3d printer, he made a pair for $25. You might have someone local with the same setup. Found the guy here on Google.

THIS!

Went to my local library, had it printed. One afternoon later and it works like a charm!

Like @calw said it is actually very easy! I used the following 12V battery holder and some spade connectors and its been keeping surprisingly good time for over a month now. I love hearing the mechanical movement in the clock.

Battery

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WY48TFC?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_MWDYMJQEM2QT409JM5ZA&language=en-US

Spade connectors

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F784R9W?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_40BTWR3SM07GEDVS7WPA&language=en-US

Now the question is the frame, I will share some photos along the way!

Rafael

1 hour ago, visionaut said:

Ok, I vote Teak

That might be spot on! I might do a few iterations with different wood like @Son of Marty said as well. Will post my results

What would you say the variety of "wood" is in the instrument cluster surround? Is it Walnut? I converted a clock from the instrument panel into a desk clock and want to find a close match to create a frame

Dexron II or later is the best way to go. Had my 325ES and ran that with no issues. Flush was very easy!

Rafael

Hmmmm I wonder if this will fit on a stock '76? Are tires a hassle to find?

Reduced price on the calipers!!

@wegweiser I will take it! As well as a Wegweiser mug, let me know how much the total will be with both and if PayPal is okay

As title states, if painted even better

12 hours ago, Rob Zaeos said:

I used an extremely thin layer of the first one, ultra black. Have about 50 miles in and not a drop.

Nice, Ultra Black and even squish it is!

1 hour ago, Son of Marty said:

You need to find one that's for use on silicone gaskets, not many  are. I would use something along the lines of the 2nd one it's lighter weight and sticks the gasket in position but a quick glance say's it's for rubber and no mention of silicone. The first one shown is thicker and it's meant to be used in loo of a gasket, like many use to seal the rear cover on your diff. but it's approved for silicone, of course 3m will have about a million others to look at🔎.

Yeah searching is only yielding to more confusion, but I think the safest would be a "tack" to just hold that in place for ease of installing. 

On 9/7/2023 at 9:47 PM, eviction_party said:

I’ve been using that silicone gasket for a couple years now with no issue. Per the manufacturer’s directions, I attached it to the valve cover with RTV. I tighten it down by feel making sure everything is evenly squished. It’s nice being able to pop the valve cover on and off with no concern about needing a new gasket, and having the gasket semi-permanently attached to the cover is convenient, too. 

What RTV did you use? Honestly the sheer amount of RTV types from Permatex is mind-blowing. I was thinking of either Ultra Black 

or the below? 

thanks!

Rafael

Bump on those calipers!

Looking for a 32/36 for my 1976 2002, water choke preferred!

Bump so my wife doesn't kill me!