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….?
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!
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!
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!
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!!!