Now that the new Weber carb is in its now about tuning. I am learning soooo much about how to tune the car it’s mind blowing. Is it rich? Lean? Too much advance? Not enough? Choke adjustments when cold? Throttle plate adjustments? Im now … Continue readingTuning….highs and lows…ups and downs!
2002 Love. Its easy to fall in love with these little cars. Ever wondered how BMW got its reputation for making “The Ultimate Driving Machines”? How they are known for making the BEST sports sedans in the world? Well the 2002 is the car that … Continue readingI LOVE this little car!
So a new Weber 38 DGES carb was installed and now there is no stumble and no leaks! The swap was simple. 4 bolts, one hose and the linkage. The new carb came with an air cleaner and was missing one screw on the linkage. … Continue readingNew Carberetor…Problems solved!
Sigh….driving an older car as a daily driver. That means that sometimes you can’t avoid the breakdown. As much as you do maintainence and upkeep it’s impossible to avoid breakdowns occasionally. The breakdown: I was on my way to work and a few blocks from … Continue readingEverything is running great….then it just…died!
My steering wheel leather was starting to unwrap. The threads were disintegrating. I thought about other steering wheel options and nothing was perfect. Newer steering wheels are smaller and thus requiring more steering effort which I am not pleased about and nice reconditioned … Continue readingSteering Wheel Recover!
It has been months and now all 3 of the additional gauges I installed in the center console are fully operational. The holdup was the temp sender. Lets look at the entire setup. I wanted a very stock look under the hood. I … Continue readingVDO Temp Gauge wired…FINALLY!!!
The focus for the car now is fix everything that doesn’t work and address everything that needs to be addressed. I started with the heater box rebuild. It was a pretty big job but one that I am appreciating daily even in sunny SoCal! So … Continue readingOn A Roll!! Literally!
From the back of the car I have been noticing how dull and dark the taillights looked. My assumption was there was dust/exhaust soot on the insole of the lenses. I pulled them off and cleaned them and they were not very dirty at all. … Continue readingTail Light Rehab
One thing has been bothering me for a long time. My windshield wipers. The arms are silver from the factory, and the wipers are black. Which creates this 2 tone thing that I hated. So I wanted to paint my wiper arms black … Continue readingGet Dipped!!!! Plasti-Dip
Just a few pics of the car after a wash and mini detail! The hood sure is shiny! Wheels are still looking good for being on there for the last 3 years or so.