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  1. MichaelP
    The 4.10 used to drive me nuts on trips. Even at 65 mph in 5th the motor was on cam (just), buzzing away, gulping down fuel and egging me to mash the throttle. After doing 80 (or so, officer) for several hours my brain was jelly. With the 4.1, it was truly a rocketship, though. It ate M5s alive.
  2. MichaelP
    We started out with 4:10 LSD coupled to a G265 with this car, and it was way too high strung -- good for autox, but on the road, 1st gear was useless, 2nd was too short for the motor, and 5th on the highway was over 4000 rpm. When the running gear was swapped into the new shell, a 3.45 LSD was substituted, resulting in a much more pleasant drive. It's still right quick, though.
  3. MichaelP
    I've just run through the magazine, and there isn't really an article that highlights value, other than the last paragraph of a Bob Roemer piece, which is mostly the same historical explaination we've all heard a million times: "Between 1968-1977, BMW built 825,000 '02s; approximately 80,000 were sold in the United States. Rather than fade away, its cult-car status is firmly intact in the 21st Century. Fortune magazine's July 2001 cover story included the 2002 as one of the "10 Places to Put $10,000" because "the car is getting cooler even as it ages." So now you need to the July 2001 Fortune. If you want to borrow the BMW magazine, email me your address and I'll mail it. I would like it back, though... Also have you looked at 2002AD's cars for sale page? It has some seriously high prices listed, and if you keep going down the page, cars that have been sold still have the prices listed: http://www.2002ad.com/pages/carsforsale.cfm
  4. MichaelP
    Got it right here. Whachoo need?
  5. MichaelP
    Pretty cool. It's a CA, not a C or CS, and the vin is 1000003, not 0004, which pegs it as the third of 3 CAs built in 1965, not 1967. However, the C and CS were produced concurrently with their own vin ranges, so it's not really accurate to say this is the 3rd or 4th 121 coupe made. This car apparently languished at a dealer for 2 years before being titled. See this page for a vin table: http://www.bmw2000ca.un.cz/e-history_model.htm 2000CAs were equipped with a single PDSI as noted on this brochure:
  6. MichaelP
    Excellent. If I could only own 3 cars... It's pretty much a demonstration of what happens when you add more rubber.
  7. MichaelP
    I think that Ben Folds song is applicable. What was it called? Ah, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URz1qJ3aC4M
  8. MichaelP
    Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! That made my day. Seriously, tell this guy that we all finished with high school years ago and have moved onto life -- which is often uncertain. Sheesh. Yeah, go public -- we all know what a dirty bird you are Bill ;-) I had a similar episode this week when I wrote a check to a guy named Toby and I misspelled it "Tony." He got his panties all twisted up, etc, but the bank accepted the check, of course. It was for this (wheee):
  9. MichaelP
    Oh no, the dreaded bottom bolt canister You may come to hate it, even if it's original. I never realized 02s ever came with them. The E9 had a bottom bolt canister at least through '74 and every coupe owner I know has come to wonder who the hell thought this was a good idea. Just wait 'til you try to change the filter without either wearing most of the oil within or drooling it all over your crankcase. Handy tip from E9-land: To change the filter, unbolt the filter head from the block with the canister still bolted up, turn upside down to drain, and then pull the bottom bolt when the whole thing is more or less empty. I replace the filter head gasket every other filter change. Some folks put a baggy around the whole apparatus before pulling it to catch straying oil, but that depends on how tight local hoses are to the canister.
  10. MichaelP
    Glad I'm not the only one. I'm still trying to sort out the Solex on the 1600. Feels like the Queen Mary is moored in there somewhere. Once I figure out where she's hiding, I can obsess with timing... Oh, and our little boy is very excited about showing his BMW. It will be in the coupe class -- really.
  11. MichaelP
    The only folks who use 265s are, AFAIK, those with S14s. Two things make a 265 install painful: (1) it doesn't really fit in the tunnel, even if your 02 is an automatic. The tunnel needs to be split and additional sheet metal installed -- and (2) the transmission hangers, or 'ears' don't line up with the 265 hanger points. SOP is to bolt the aluminum crossbrace from the M3 that goes under the transmission to the floor of your 02.
  12. MichaelP
    And another. Hee heeeeee!:
  13. MichaelP
    The biggest problem is that 02 CV joints from BMW are NLA. I got a pair from Jim at Mesa. It's messy, but not a difficult driveway job.
  14. MichaelP
    Do you have stick on wheel balancing weights on the inside rim? If so, check those first. I went through the pain of finding (that was the hardest part) and replacing CVs and the noise was still there. Turned out it was not-so-sticky weights flopping around on the rim and hitting the caliper.
  15. MichaelP
    I gotta say, I don't understand this logic. It's a wild guess, but I suspect most people on this board are not all that wealthy -- at least not the kind of folks who drop silly money on cars. Am I right that most people here got into 02s because they were fun -- and not particularly expensive? If/when prices go nuts for 02s, I will certainly be priced out of ownership, save the car that I own. No longer will it be fun and easy to pick up and swap around these little heaps. You see precious few 02s driving around these days; collecting/hoarding will just tuck more of them away as garage queens. Sad.
  16. MichaelP
    The "50 dollar paint job" page has made the rounds of lots of boards. Worth a look: http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
  17. MichaelP
    Wow, that's pretty impressive, Bill. Will we see it at V@V? I showed your pictures to our Malaga 1602 and it just snorted a cloud of smoke, which I translate as, "Pfft, I don't care whether it's called P1 Reloaded or P2, I'll still kick it's butt.."
  18. MichaelP
    I was thinking about this last night and the Walloth Nesch deal is pretty good, as it's €249 for a pair of calipers (+€150 core charge). The usual price (Max's website) is $450 each. Maybe going in with some folks on the e9coupe.com would make the shipping worth it.
  19. MichaelP
    E9 and tii calipers are different animals, so ixnay on the rebuild kit. New fronts are 450 plus bucks, though Walloth und Nesch have a safety special on all brake equipment at the moment. I think they were €249 or so. For used ones, try cruising the e9coupe.com board or calling Carl Nelson.
  20. MichaelP
    For the record, from 4/71 (first 3.0CS) to 11/75 (last CS/CSi), calipers and rotors are all the same, front and rear.
  21. MichaelP
    Nice to know, but 3.0 CS front calipers are exactly the same as 3.0CSi or 3.0CSL calipers. Here are the part numbers: 3.0CS, 3.0CSL The 2800CS calipers are different, as they are for non-vented rotors, but the vented rotor e9 calipers are all the same.
  22. MichaelP
    If the rash is bad enough to consider using body filler, etc, I'd turn 'em into hose reels and buy some better ones. They're cheap. Since everyone wants 16 inch Alpinas, the original 14 inch wheels aren't considered desirable, so you can pick up good whole sets for 100 to 150 bucks all day long. Contact folks who are selling wheels or parting their coupes here: http://e9coupe.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 Powder coating is really nice, but expensive given the cash value of the wheels, IMO. Wurth or comparable lacquer will give the best rattlecan finish, though many coupers swear by the less expensive and durable Krylon "Dull Silver" rattlecan job.
  23. MichaelP
    Looks like the car is registered in VA, though I've never seen it at any shows in the Mid-Atlantic. Kind of oblique shot below, but a white-on-black plate would be correct for an actual '72 VA tag (you're allowed to use actual year vintage tags in VA.). Is that an 02/02/02 plaque on the dash?:
  24. MichaelP
    Yikes. The primary ingredient in most carb cleaners is ether, which is also used in some paint strippers. I wouldn't blame your paint...
  25. MichaelP
    Yikes. The primary ingredient in most carb cleaners is ether, which is also used in some paint strippers. I wouldn't blame your paint...
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