The seats have arrived….got a deal on them, I could not pass them up. Front seats from a BMW 320is that are recently recovered, restuffed, and new webbing installed. Redone in Marine Blue, my interior color. But then there is a bonus! Completely redone … Continue readingRecaro Seats are here!!!!
It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon. I decided to take the 2002 into the twisty mountain roads of Ortega Highway. Plenty of high speed sweepers, hairpins, and small offshoots that would allow me to evaluate the suspension and motor. I have traveled this road before … Continue readingA day in the canyons…..
So now that the major mechanical issues are dealt with. Its all about cosmetics! So the interior and engine bay are the focus points right now. So I plan the following: 1. New Carpet 2. Clean headliner 3. Install sunroof interior panel that was missing. … Continue readingInterior phase 1
The car is running perfect. No issues at all at this point. Turns out the starter wasnt replaced and its doing the same thing it used to. Slow turn over after the car is warmed up. So I will be slapping in a brand new … Continue readingWaxed! Next up….Interior!
Picked the car up last week and have spent the last 4 days driving it as much as i can. Went to the Long Beach Gran Prix in it and generally drove it all around town. WOW….what a fun car. The car runs wonderful. Good … Continue readingEngine Install…Pt. 3 ITS ALIVE!!!!!
The car has been gone for over 2 weeks now. The engine was in and the holdup was the exhaust. I planned on using the original 2002 exhaust for the sake of costs but that woould work with the headers I used. So I had … Continue readingEngine Install…Pt. 2
The car has been at the installers shop for about 5 days now. Everyday seems to be a new problem. Day 1, The starter is bad….need a new starter. Day 2, the original Weber 32/36 on the car is a bit small for the new … Continue readingEngine Install…Pt. 1?????
Well after the front suspension saga, I was a bit hesitant to tackle the rears so quick. Well it was a piece of cake! All went VERY well and in a few hours, my rear suspension was done! Now I look at it and is … Continue readingRear Suspension done…Too Low????
I decided to take another crack at the front suspension. I pulled it back into the garage, and attacked it! I pulled the passenger side first. The plan was to reuse the strut tube since it was not bent and to install the new Bilstein … Continue readingFront Suspension – The end of the Saga
Bilstein Sport Shock and strut cartridges have arrived and I spent my day off under the 2002 wondering why in the hell I didnt just pay someone to do this work…..So after 3 hours of fighting with 33 year old bolts I got the entire … Continue readingFront Suspension Part 3