Author: jrhone

I spoke about my leaking and old radiator that was going to need to be dealt with. With the hottes months of summer coming up, I wanted to make sure my cooling system was up to par. The eventual plan is to remove the belt … Continue readingOut with the old and in with the….older???

So the past few months have been nothing but updates to the car…well I felt it was time for a little fun! I was going to visit my sister in Northern California and instead of taking the boring, direct route through the central part of … Continue readingRoad Trip! Highway 1!

So the bumper is mounted and secured…now to cleanup the install. First order of duty is to cut the rubber and metal shock covers that were on there originally. Now this part isnt historically correct. the older cars had no shocks…so no shock covers were … Continue readingFront Bumper Conversion Pt. 3 – The cleanup!

Now we begin the finishing steps on the front bumper conversion. When I stopped I had made the bumper mounts for the original shocks. I made some measurements and had 2 options. Use the original shocks and compress them by removing the hydraulic fluid, and … Continue readingFront Bumper Conversion Pt. 2!

So now that the rear bumper conversion is complete…now on to the front! This is going to be a bit more difficult. The problem is the European bumpers mount completely differently than the big US bumpers. The US bumpers mount on shocks and are mounted … Continue readingFront Bumper Conversion Pt. 1!

I LOVE BMW 2002’s. I think are are such an amazing and incredible car…Wonderful to drive and amazing to look at. The simple design coupled with amazing performance, durability and drivability. Its a combination that cannot be touched by todays cookie cutter approach to cars. … Continue readingButt Reduction!

OK so I have done just about EVERYTHING to the car mechanically (5 speed will probably the last thing to go in) and its time to start on the bodywork! I was going to drop it off, and pick it up in a month all … Continue readingLet the Bodywork Begin!

This update is fairly small, but it made a HUGE difference to the car. When I bought the seats from a buddy of mine they had the correct seat adapters on them so they would bolt right up to my stock seat rails, but the … Continue readingSometimes its the little things….

Well in SoCal we usually have AMAZING weather, but its now downright COLD…down in the 30s at night and 40s during the day…last year around I had the Lexus to drive when it got too cold so I wasnt too worried about the heater….but now … Continue readingJanuary Project…HEAT!