What did you do to your 2002 today !

[zinz]

Got the reply back from the BMW Historics Group about the Inka car, seems it's an early '72 car.

 

"The BMW 2002 US VIN 2580696 was manufactured on January 28th, 1972 and delivered on January 31st, 1972 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Inka, paint code 022."

 

I'll add this to the database

Ed

[jp5Touring]

Button up the interior after gauges  and Nav install. Went for a 90 minute drive.

Sitting at a light trying to figure out why my turn signals won't work ??

 

Oh yeah it's the stalk on the right side,, been a while. ?  

[Mike G]

2 hours ago, jp5Touring said:

Button up the interior after gauges  and Nav install. Went for a 90 minute drive.

Sitting at a light trying to figure out why my turn signals won't work ??

 

Oh yeah it's the stalk on the right side,, been a while. ?  

after driving the 02 all summer I get back in my truck and signal turns with the windshield wipers. 

[Swiss 2002Tii]

Replaced a cracked giubo, and in the process noticed that my transmission mount was destroyed and offset:

 

Shifted the trans mounting plate to align the mount during the reinstall of the giubo and mount.

 

 

[2002iii]

44 minutes ago, Swiss 2002Tii said:

Replaced a cracked giubo, and in the process noticed that my transmission mount was destroyed and offset:

 

Shifted the trans mounting plate to align the mount during the reinstall of the giubo and mount.

 

 

I would suggest upgrading to the e21 transmission mount, much bigger and less flexible.

[Swiss 2002Tii]

5 minutes ago, 2002iii said:

I would suggest upgrading to the e21 transmission mount, much bigger and less flexible.

I had it in my hand!  I bought two of them for my E9 - It looked too big for the Tii.

Well, next time I'm under the car...

[bigstone]

Started tearing into the pedal box (more like puddle box) to replace the leaking clutch master cylinder. 

 

Should I pull the whole pedal box or leave it in place? I've got a pedal rebuild kit from blunt, but I am a little hesitant to break the seal between the box and frame (heavy coat of POR-15, with silicone in between). Afraid with my luck I will completely unthread the vacuum booster bracket bolt...

 

Got a new slave cylinder to put in too... Didn't realize there was such little clearance between transmission tunnel and 5 speed... I do have a little access panel cut into the tunnel which I most likely will need to use. 

 

Getting really anxious to go for a drive now that spring weather is upon us. Really torn between just replacing the master cylinder and leaving at that, or having the peace of mind that my clutch pedal will be good for awhile.

[John76]

Installed a vacuum selector switch to see the difference between ported vs. manifold vacuum to the distributor.

I have always used manifold advance. Low compression and the new gas suggest a 10-degree vac advance at idle is best.

My dizzy has about 2-degrees mechanical advance at 900rpm, so total is 15-degrees with a 3-degree static.

I'm curious to see how throttle response will be with ported vacuum (no advance at idle).

Ahhh...."Idle" minds create WOT (wide open thoughts).

 

 

 

 

[ray_]

Hard to reach from the cockpit, John!

 

[0257]

On 4/20/2022 at 6:45 PM, Swiss 2002Tii said:

I had it in my hand!  I bought two of them for my E9 - It looked too big for the Tii.

Well, next time I'm under the car...

Great minds…. Doing some fine-tuning of my driveshaft alignment today.  Lowered the transmission mount by 1/8” and adjusted the tail of the gearbox slightly to the driver’s side.  Don’t dare let it sit any closer, as it’s perilously close to the tunnel.  This was as close as I could get to even-steven gaps between giubo and transmission outlet flange — a little gap, maybe 1/32”, right at the bottom.  Any opinions on whether this is close enough to button up?  I’m not sure how I could get it much more even…

Edited April 22, 2022 by 0257
Forgot video attachment

[2002iii]

1 hour ago, 0257 said:

Great minds…. Doing some fine-tuning of my driveshaft alignment today.  Lowered the transmission mount by 1/8” and adjusted the tail of the gearbox slightly to the driver’s side.  Don’t dare let it sit any closer, as it’s perilously close to the tunnel.  This was as close as I could get to even-steven gaps between giubo and transmission outlet flange — a little gap, maybe 1/32”, right at the bottom.  Any opinions on whether this is close enough to button up?  I’m not sure how I could get it much more even…

IMG_5926.MOV

Looks ok to me

[popovm]

@0257 and @Swiss 2002Tii, you guys are giving me courage to fiddle with my driveshaft alignment. It’s pretty bad right now! 
 

[Zeke]

Ordered a Pertronix ignition and coil today, along with a new cap and rotor. Should be set after I install that.

[chargin]

On 4/18/2022 at 5:49 PM, Get2theBimmah said:

 

 

Went out and killed some time

 

 

Great color 

 

[chargin]

On 4/18/2022 at 6:49 PM, Mike G said:

On 4/18/2022 at 6:18 PM, mccusername said:

Mmm those smell like carbon fiber flares. 
 

there’s tape on the roof ?

 

The Tape is probably holding the Carbon Roof in place while the bonding cures ?