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  1. 1982 BMW 323i with m20b25 from an 89 or 90 325i. Please see more details in my Craigslist post: https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/6287090729.html Contact me via Craigslist with any questions as I don't log in here too frequently.
  2. I'm after a known good, non leaking 3.64 lsd that you can ship to me in Colorado. I will consider an open differential of the same ratio as well. This will need to be for a 1982 323i so no big diff/e30 stuff please.
  3. That's my old car. It even made it back to Williamsburg -- crazy! It looks great and your description is accurate as well. I owned it from 2002-2007 and it only saw rain a few times during my five-year ownership. It's a solid car. Hope you find a good home for it.
  4. It's my old car. It passed VA inspection no problem last time. It was a great, fun, fast, reliable driver that I put approx. 10k miles on in nearly 2 years of ownership. What it was not -- when I had it -- was a car that was restored, should be restored, or had a lot of new parts. The last time it had a lot of new parts installed was when the owner I purchaed it from did the m20 swap about 10 years/60k miles ago. I redid the some of the interior, made repairs as needed, replaced all four tires, put in a chip and did a few other minor upgrades. I won't comment on the claims made by the owner who purchased the car from me. I hope it went to a good new home -- and a covered space to prevent it from further rotting. Out of the 20 or so cars I've owned, this one was my favorite. But I have very low standards when it comes to cosmetics.
  5. I just sold my m20 powered 2002 and it was probably one of the dumber decisions I've made. But I don't keeps cars long; I always have to try something different even if it doesn't make a lot of sense. The m20 in an 02 is not nose heavy at all. It only weighs about 50lbs. more than an m10, and a lot of that weight is offset because the battery needs to move to the trunk. In fact, my car felt better balanced than the three other m10 2002s I owned before it. Obviously, the car is faster, but the real icing on the cake is improved drivability and reliability.
  6. I am going to send you an e-mail. To contact me, click the "email" button, which is located right next to my user name at the top of any of my posts.
  7. Here's a third vote for the gold wheels. That's the thing I love about old cars -- you can actually pull off something as trashy and outlandish as gold wheels.
  8. I daily drove a 318is almost just like that for 2.5 years. It was a great car until the engine committed suicide with no warning. The diff did the same thing (but was easy to replace). Other than this and the usual worn suspension pieces, it was a very reliable car. It also got 33.5 mpg on a trip from Virginia to New York and back one summer.
  9. The eta cars, when found in good condition, can be a great value. Versus the "e" the "es" had a 2.93 rear end (compared to the e's 2.79), sports seats and steering wheel and *maybe* factory sports suspension--I don't remember.
  10. FWIW, about nine years ago, one of my 2002s was rear ended and totaled. Geico paid me, but let me keep the car and title (it was never reported to DMV). I mention this because this happened in Virginia as well. A similar scenario for you might be favorable if you plan to fix your car.
  11. The insurance adjustment thing is always a negotiation process. Here's couple of ads out there now: http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/2224941932.html http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/2212051547.html I will not comment on what I think of these prices. ...
  12. Curious, which model? I have owned about 20 of them and loved every minute of it (almost). It's a 92 240 with a 5 speed. My first car many years ago was a 1980 242 GT. Thanks, everybody, for the interest. I will follow up with those who contacted me or expressed interest here should I decide to sell the 2002.
  13. Car has been SOLD 3/13/2011 I will miss it This car is now for sale. Updated information in bold. Some new photos have also been added. 1976 BMW 2002 with m20 325i engine; 323i 5 speed and radiator, and 3.9 limited slip. This car was built right by the PO. The nose wasn't all hacked up to accommodate the engine and it is very reliable. Cosmetically the car is rough. It is not an ideal starting point for a restoration. The green paint is in bad shape and the car definitely has its fair share of rust, but structurally is pretty solid. There is no rust in the rear shock towers and the car has no problem passing inspection. Interior has no headliner or ash tray. New in the last two years/10k miles: -Redline MTL in the trans. and new guibo last weekend -Timing belt and external belts -Valve cover gasket -4 new Sumitomo HTR 200 tires: 185/60/13 front; 195/60/13 rear -Royal purple diff fluid -Esty carpet and rear seat delete -Pioneer CD player and speakers -Sunroof seals -BlueDevils seat belts -new rear parcel shelf -CV boots on right rear axle Other things to note: Dino steering wheel, corbeau fixed back seats (driver's is torn, no head rests), flat front turn signals, Lucas H4 headlamps, EAT Motorsports/Mark D'Sylva 93 Octane chip in a 173 ECU, Ireland reground cam, short rear bumper, front spoiler, Volvo calipers, 320 vented rotors, 320i rear drums, cut ST springs, 320i steelies, e30 m3 antennae (love it or hate it) The car does smoke occasionally at idle and drinks a quart of oil every ~800-1,000 miles. But oil consumption has gotten no worse while I've owned it. It needs to have the shocks and struts replaced, but I'm including good used Bilstein sport struts and Koni red rear shocks as well as new front USBs purchased from Blunt. An uninstalled 2002 Turbo front sway bar also goes with the car. Currently, it rides like a Cadillac, albeit a low one -- a nice thing for those longer trips. This car hauls and has been very reliable and surprisingly comfortable; I've taken several long road trips and it's performed quite well. This car is kind of grungy, but it's by far the best driving 2002 I've owned (I've had 3 others during the past decade, including a tii). Virginia inspected through August 2011. Car is located in Williamsburg. $3500 Would strongly prefer to sell to someone with a garage so it doesn't have to sit out in the rain. (I've garaged the car the entire time I've owned it.)
  14. I have H4s and they passed fine when my car was inspected in October.
  15. I have H4s and they passed fine when my car was inspected in October.
  16. Gold with gold basket weaves ... that's hot! I'd want to drive it too.
  17. FWIW, I have a sunroof car, with an M3 antennae mounted in front of the sunroof. In fact, I drilled right into the part of the roof where the sunroof handle tucks up.
  18. I have been following your project for a long time -- and it's a BIG project. Getting it started is a huge milestone. Congrats!
  19. Are the two cars you're considering -- the tii and non-tii -- both in good mechanical conditions and are both good drivers? Is there a substantial price difference between the two? I might be compelled to just go with the one I enjoyed driving more. Also, in my admittedly biased opinion, installing an A/C system that works well is probably more of a dream than a reality.
  20. Do what you want. It's your car and, more importantly, your time that you have and will put into it. I drove last year and agree with the others: half the fun or more is getting there. But my car looks like hell and I drive it all the time anyways (weather permitting).
  21. I thought the 73 and later cars had taller springs. A friend of mine used to have a 68 2002 on stock springs. That car was low -- noticeably lower than my 72 with Eibach springs.
  22. Good advice. I would try a half coil at a time. Make gradual changes and cut sparingly. Once you've reached the point of no return, there's no going back. My car is on cut ST springs (done by the PO) and it actually works quite well. Whoa.. not to hijack the thread, but could you elaborate? what shocks? how much cut off? pic of the drop? and lastly how does it ride? I would love to drop another inch with my St+ billies HD, but hesitant.. TIA hamada I don't know how much was cut off as the previous owner did it. But it's more than a little. I actually re-installed the front strut-top spacers to regain some more clearance, but the spring (obviously) retains the higher rate it acquired when it was cut. The car currently has the older style Boge Turbo gas struts up front and KYB gas-adjusts in the rear and both the shocks and struts are at least nine years old, have more than 50k miles and are not adequate for a spring that is this height and rate. Consequently, the front struts are just about done. I have Bilstein sports that I will install up front soon and Konis reds for the rear. As the car sits now it is nicely balanced and rides beautifully. In fact, it is a much better balanced car than the 72 2002 I had with Bilstein HD/Eibach springs and ST bars and it is a joy to take on long road trips. The big question is how much the Bilstein/Koni will adversely affect ride quality. I'm not sure how helpful all this is so I will report back once the Bilstein/Konis are in place. Also -- and I'm not sure if this is true with Bilstein HDs for 2002s -- but typically they do not work well with really short springs.
  23. Good advice. I would try a half coil at a time. Make gradual changes and cut sparingly. Once you've reached the point of no return, there's no going back. My car is on cut ST springs (done by the PO) and it actually works quite well.
  24. Are you sure about your math? 38k per year equates to driving 104 miles per day every day of the year. Is it just that you can't find a place to park? For what purpose do you use that car, Taxi? hauling interstate freight? I put on 225K miles on one of my 02's in 24 years. I wouldn't reasonably consider putting your kind of mileage - even on my bone stock tii with air conditioning - considering just the wind noise issues and forgetting about the exposed rear tank. In any event, I am confident your schedule far exceeds the designed duty cycle of the car. Why not drive a purpose-built long legged touring vehicle, such as a Mercedes, Volvo or even BMW Diesel? Would expect comparable costs, if not even better. My old Mercedes 300td averaged 30 mpg with nary a problem when my kids averaged 15,000/year. I am certain it, as well as many other well made/maintained cars, would equal if not exceed the 02's cost of ownership. Same with safety. 2Cents I'm sure his mileage claim is well within reason. I put 90k miles on a $700 VW Rabbit GTI during my last three years of college. I kept up with the maintenance and the car actually seemed to thrive on the constant use. Plus, spending 38k miles a year in something like a w123 Mercedes diesel would be pure torture. And I don't buy the safety argument. Those things are dangerously slow in modern traffic.
  25. The V Powers are a copper core plug, which is a good thing. I can't comment on how well they do or don't work in a 2002, but did put some in my Ford Focus yesterday and they work quite well (good starting, smooth idle, etc.).
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