1976 BMW 2002 FS

[fastb27]

Price: $6000

Location: N Seattle

Description:

SOLD: 1976 BMW 2002, 5 speed, Sunroof

Mechanically very well maintained, looks and runs excellent.

•         5 speed gearbox

•         Weber 38/38 DGES carb

•         No cracks in dashboard. Heater fan works.

•         Needs paint and some attention to rust

 

Car was, and is, well loved. Always stored inside. BMW CCA enthusiast.

I'm more of a "wrench" focused on performance and driving pleasure, as compared to a "concours" person focused on appearance.

 

Looking for someone who knows and appreciates 2002s and will continue to take good care of this car. No shipping, no trades, no tire kickers, no dreamers. Please keep it real. Serious inquiries only. As said, OBO.  Dickering on price will be entertained....

 

Pics posted at http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/brianmcc1922/library/?sort=3&page=1.

 

Engine upgrades

•         New pistons

•         Cam regrind, larger & longer valve lift

•         Ported intake manifold and cylinder head

•         Lightened flywheel

•         Oil pump with 15psi increased pressure

•         2002 ti (one i) clutch and pressure plate (larger friction area)

•         Oil baffles in sump, to prevent oil starvation during spirited cornering.

•         Air injectors removed from exhaust manifold (improved exhaust flow)

 

Suspension upgrades

•         Suspension Techniques front & rear sway bars (22 & 19mm)

•         Firmer & lowered springs

•         Front strut tower brace

•         Negative camber plates, 0.5 degrees (better turn-in & cornering)

•         Feb '16: Replaced Mac Strut bearings

•         Polyurethane bushings

 

Brake upgrades

•         320i ventilated front rotors

•         320i calipers, cylinders and master cylinder.

•         SS brake lines

•         Feb '16: Replaced front rotors, calipers, and pads.

 

Other upgrades

•         3.64:1 differential (from a '74)

•         Nardi steering wheel

•         Oxygen sensor added to downpipe, and gauge added to dash/console.

•         Oil pressure port added to oil filter bracket and back of cylinder head. Oil pressure gauge added to dash/console.

•         Pertronix electronic ignition points

•         E30 "bottlecap" wheels. Original "styled steel" wheels available.

•         Cibie H4 halogen bulb headlights (bulb separate from headlight lens, better lighting)

•         Front air dam

•         Repainted in 1995. Needs attention.

 

Assorted spare parts available:

•         Euro style flush mount front running lights

•         Cylinder heads,

•         Half shafts,

•         3.9:1 differential (only used in 1976 model, provided a quick off-the-line start)

•         4 speed gearbox,

•         Original “Styled Steel” wheels,

•         Basket weave wheels, painted black, +1"

•         Instrument cluster

•         Black bucket seats

 

Also Available:

•         Original factory shop manual,

•         Haynes repair manuals,

•         “2002 Tech Tip Compendium” and 2002 history books,

•         Decades of Roundel and Zundefolge magazines.

 

My pics show the good and the bad. I want to honestly portray the car's condition, so when you see the car in person, it will be as you expected.

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by fastb27
Sold

[ray_]

Nice car! GLWS!

 

Cheers,

 

p.s. 3.64 is the stock final drive ratio

[fastb27]

@ray_

The 2002 model underwent several changes over the years, due to ever-tightening emissions equipment being required.  By 1976, the cumulative performance hits made the car more sluggish.  Also the added weight of the 5mph bumpers and bumper shocks hurt acceleration.  So for that model year, the diff ratio was changed from 3.64 to 3.91, to restore some pep.

The 3.64, having "longer legs", meant that at interstate speeds, the engine wasn't screaming along at 4k rpm.  I gave up some "off the line" performance in favor of lower engine rpm on the interstate.

But now, with the 5 speed gearbox, the buyer could put the 3.91 back in (I kept the diff), and get that off-the-line acceleration.  And with 5th gear overdrive, the engine rpm on the interstate would be lower.  Best of both worlds...

 

Thanks for the note!

Edited October 7, 2017 by fastb27

[ray_]

Yes, absolutely!

 

Part of my meaning was, I'm not certain a 3.64 diff can be considered an upgrade, as you listed, since it's a stock item.

 

Cheers, and GLWS!

[fastb27]

@ray_

 

Too funny!

Yes, putting in original eqpmt (from a different model year) may not be an "upgrade",  per se.  Valid point.

For me,  it was an upgrade, since it improved my interstate driving experience.  For me personally, an improvement. 

Some could argue, it was a downgrade, since the off-the-line performance suffered....

And for someone with an earlier model, swapping out their 3.64 for a 3.91 might be called an upgrade , LOL.

 

Brian

[Terry Thomas]

I saw the car today (hi Brian) and can report that it is as-described.  I have no affiliation with the seller, except we might have met each other in the distant past at BMW track days (we weren't quite sure, but we know all the same folks).  

 

GLWS

 

Terry

[fastb27]

Terry,

 

It was great meeting (re-meeting) you today. 

Thanks for the post!

And thanks for confirming that my post and pics accurately represent the car.

2002 owners and aficionados are a great bunch of people, based on my 30+ years of owning two of them.

A totally honest and transparent FS post is testament to that.

 

Here's a great pic from 02/02/02, when local 2002 owners did a parade lap around Seattle (with police escort), from Alki Beach (W Seattle), to Golden Gardens (Ballard) to the Seattle Zoo (Phinney Ridge)

 

 

I think that's a young Byron Sanborn in the white T-Shirt.

This view in Golden Gardens, looking south.

 

The view is looking North.  

It was a huge turnout!

 

A great community!

 

Brian

Brian

[ray_]

2 hours ago, Terry Thomas said:

I saw the car today (hi Brian) and can report that it is as-described.   

 

GLWS

 

Terry

 

 

And with some ads, one can tell this will be the case.

 

This is one of those ads, and folks!

 

Cheers,

[Conserv]

16 hours ago, fastb27 said:

@ray_

The 2002 model underwent several changes over the years, due to ever-tightening emissions equipment being required.  By 1976, the cumulative performance hits made the car more sluggish.  Also the added weight of the 5mph bumpers and bumper shocks hurt acceleration.  So for that model year, the diff ratio was changed from 3.64 to 3.91, to restore some pep.

The 3.64, having "longer legs", meant that at interstate speeds, the engine wasn't screaming along at 4k rpm.  I gave up some "off the line" performance in favor of lower engine rpm on the interstate.

But now, with the 5 speed gearbox, the buyer could put the 3.91 back in (I kept the diff), and get that off-the-line acceleration.  And with 5th gear overdrive, the engine rpm on the interstate would be lower.  Best of both worlds...

 

Thanks for the note!

 

And, just to clarify for future generations, the U.S. 49-state versions of the '76 cars came with a true 3.90:1 open differential, having a 39/10 ring/pinion combo. The 3.91 LSD from the e21 cars are 3.91:1 differentials, having a 43/11 ring/pinion combo.  So a 3.90 (‘02 diff) and a 3.91 (e21 diff) differ in their ring and pinion gears.  Especially through 1978, however, they share most other parts...

 

Below, the original 3.90 from my April 23, 1976 2002 (VIN 2742541), showings its gear and date stampings.

 

1. horizontally - “10    39” = 10-tooth pinion, 39-tooth ring

 

2. vertically - “4” over “6” = April 1976

 

GLWS,

 

Steve

 

Edited October 8, 2017 by Conserv