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….?
I came outside from work and there was a large puddle of coolant under the car. Hmmm….whats this??? I had been filling it and watching things over the past week. Now it has developed a dripping leak. The source seemed to be the water pump, … Continue readingPuddle of coolant….Water pump replacement!
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!!
Now that I have the 123/Tune distributor installed and working flawlessly I have gone back and started adjusting and dialing the car in. A few things that bothered me up to now was the choke operation, a stumble at high rpm shifts and the lumpy … Continue readingTuning….some success!
A lot going on with the 2002!!! Tuning, paint prep, BBS upgrade, of and maybe that noise from the rear of the car thats probably a wheel bearing…but for now how about a cool pic!!! More pics of the car can be found at my … Continue readingPic of the day
The car has been stumbling under hard acceleration at high rpms recently and I was trying to tune that out so when I installed the 123Tune distributor I was comparing it to a good running system. I think mods and so called upgrades nowadays are … Continue reading123 Tune Bluetooth distributor install!
This is a VERY cool piece of equipment. It’s a programmable electronic distributor. It replaces the stock distributor and points system which can get wobbly and inaccurate with a highly accurate hotter spark and more efficient system. The cool thing about this is that you … Continue readingXmas from the Netherlands! 123Tune Bluetooth Distributor!!!
I ordered a new Speedo cable from Ireland Engineering. I ordered a 5 speed cable so when I do the 5 speed swap I will already have the appropriate cable. They have them custom made. The 1976 comes with a 2 piece cable system with … Continue readingSpeedometer Cable Replaced!
Every few months I take a trip up north to northern California. It’s about 800 miles round trip and I usually do it I. One day. If was about 5 am before sunrise. I was going up through the grapevine which is a steep grade … Continue readingRoad Trip…Freeway Impact!
I took a Sunday morning drive down south to Ortega Highway and to Lake Elsinore. The road is a nice collection of twisties and high speed sweepers. Perfect for the 02! The car ran great and handled beautifully!! No complaints at all with the car. … Continue readingNew pics…Lake Elsinore/Ortega Highway