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 have been tuning the car and I’m getting pretty close! The car runs great. Has a decent amount of power. Starts on the first turn. Idles nice and doesn’t seem to smoke. The difference has been the spark plug gap. I was gapping … Continue reading.040 it is! Spark Plug Gap!
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
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!
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!!!
Here is something again that has never worked since I got the car. The heater control lights. During the day it’s easy to see but at night, well it was impossible to see the controls because the dash lights were not working. I’m starting to … Continue readingInterior Heater control lights fixed!
Went back into the suspension and did the control arm bushings as well as the radius arm bushings in poly. Got the kit form Ireland and it includes grease. Last week I replaced just my disintegrated drivers side radius rod bushing. I posted up a … Continue readingSuspension Rehab Pt 2! Poly bushings installed!
I have been doing lots of little things in the car, lubing the window mechanisms, adjusting the lock mechanisms, and generally making sure every little thing worked. Well now is the day I have finished my heater box rebuild and installed it and the result…..HEAT! … Continue readingHeat!!! After 5 years of owning her….I now have heat for the first time!