9 Days In…
Its been over a week now. No new info yet on the car other than talking to Ramiro twice and him telling me it’s on schedule. I plan on going down next week to see the progress. I also need to take them the air … Continue reading9 Days In…
Category: Restoration
Waiting Game…Day 2
Day 2. The car is in process now and it’s only day 2 of about 28 days. I have a busy work schedule which helps but it’s still like a kid waiting for Christmas knowing there’s a shiny BMX bike next to the tree. TORTURE! … Continue readingWaiting Game…Day 2
Tijuana Paint Job…Prep and Dropoff!!
Im in the final prep stages of preparing the car for the Tijuana paint job. I’m ordering the fort and rear windshield gaskets as well as the rear pop out windows gaskets. I’m removing the side markers and also removing the bumpers. I’ll take it … Continue readingTijuana Paint Job…Prep and Dropoff!!
Long Term Project: Coilovers! Step 1
In General there are 3 types of projects I have. Immediate for urgent needs and repairs. Short term which are upgrades or repairs to be done soon, usually within 30 days, and long term, like 6 month projects. Here is one of my long term … Continue readingLong Term Project: Coilovers! Step 1
Clutch Master Cylinder Replacement
Hopefully this will put to rest my clutch pedal saga. I have replaced the clutch pedal return spring and now I have found a leak in the clutch master cylinder. Because of this I have had to adjust the pedal so I get more pressure … Continue readingClutch Master Cylinder Replacement
Clutch Rehab! Clutch return spring replacement
So for YEARS my clutch pedal has been flopping around. I’m ashamed that the fix for this cost me $14 in parts and took less than 30 minutes to complete. Background. One day I’m driving along happily. I press the clutch to shift and hear … Continue readingClutch Rehab! Clutch return spring replacement
Steering and Suspension Maintainence:Tie Rods
The car is getting better by the day. Now with it running great I am turning my attention to the steering and suspension. The steering of a 2002 is one of its strong points. It has been said that it has some of the best … Continue readingSteering and Suspension Maintainence:Tie Rods
$125,000?!?!?!
Barrett Jackson auctioned off a 74 BMW 2002 over the weekend and it went for…$125,000! The proceed went to charity but still that’s a huge number! It wasn’t a Turbo. It wasn’t a Tii. It wasn’t some rare European model from the factory. It was … Continue reading$125,000?!?!?!
Today was the dawn of a new day!!!
Ok so the car has been disappointing lately. Engine wasn’t running great because of the tune. I personally wasn’t great at tuning it but I was determined to understand it. Then the rear end. The differential grinding and when that got replaced the scraping noise … Continue readingToday was the dawn of a new day!!!
Back on the road!!! New Differential!
The car has had a leaky differential for a while and now it seems like its on its last legs so its time to replace it. I was going to go with a 3.91 LSD but after a lot of research it seems like the … Continue readingBack on the road!!! New Differential!