So in the time that the car is in Mexico, I am going to clean and polish all the parts that are going back onto the car. The biggest things are the bumpers. I got them fairly cheap used. The rear having a few dings … Continue readingBumper polishing Pt. 1 Rear Bumper
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
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!!
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
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
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?!?!?!
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!!!
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!
Well this is a first. I have parked the 2002 for the time being. I thought my load grinding and groaning mouse was coming from the rear wheel bearings. I dropped it off at Black Forest BMW repair to have the wheel bearings changed … Continue readingParked….?
Today was the day that I got estimates for paint and bodywork from two reputable shops in Tijuana, Mexico. To my knowledge it’s the first time the car has left the country, it’s now an international 2002! The experience was a crazy one. The … Continue readingSouth of the border!!