Introduction >> New 2002 Owner

[Rich Elliott]

Hi All!

 

My name is Rich Elliott and I'm a new owner of a couple 02's!  My Dad had one when I was a kid and I have many fond memories of his white 1968 2002!  As an adult I finally got on the band wagon recently.  Two weeks ago, I answered this CraigsList ad and pickup up this little beauty for $800... (Thanks Lars!)

 

http://www.activatecommerce.com/bmw/CraigsAd.pdf

 

No engine, no transmission, no problem!

 

It's a 1970 2002 missing the round tail lights.  Apparently, someone at some point thought the rectangular ones were better.  It's definitely a 1970 though.  1970 two piece dash board, vin and vin plates match up and look authentic with no hacking of the metal or strut towers.  Oh yeah, it has an Ireland Engineering Stage 2 suspension setup too.

 

 

The guy I bought it from wasn't home when I went to pick it up, so I had to roll it down his driveway and load it up on the towing dolly by myself!  Adding to the fun, it was freezing cold!
Yes, that's snow on my (new to me) '02!  

 

 

After getting it loaded on the tow dolly.

 

 

Made it safe and sound to my place!

 

The car is kind of a basket case, but the bones are solid.  Floor boards solid, rockers are solid, spare tire and trunk metal are solid.  It jacks up fine on all four corners, minimal surface rust on a few items underneath, but nothing too bad.  The main issues are rear tail lights and a few pin hole rust spots in the roof, just behind the sun roof.  I found some rust behind the driver's side front wheel in the wheel well that does not go through to the cabin, but will need to be repaired.

 

A week later I was on the hunt for an engine and transmission... picked pick up another '02 in San Francisco!  My girlfriend and I drove it up a week ago, and it was quite the event.  While we did make it without breaking down, the cabin heater wasn't working all that great and the windows were leaking tons of air and it was cold!  The one we drove up from California is the red one in the pic below...

  

 

So the red one is a rust bucket from 1976. The rust is really bad.  Rocker panels, everything.  Rust falls off the car when you close the door.  Body flexes when going over a speed bump or pot hole.  It's days are numbered.  

My plan is swap over the engine and transmission into my white 1970 car.  I'll also grab any needed sunroof parts from the perfectly working sunroof, all of the trim, maybe the trunk lid, and then part it out or sell it on CraigsList.  I might end up just bringing it to Pick and Pull for whatever I can get.  One nice thing about this plan is that 1975 and older cars in Oregon (where I live) don't need too worry about emissions testing.

 

Thanks to everyone who maintains and supports this forum with content!  I'm sure I'll be posting a ton of questions in the near future.

 

Rich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AceAndrew]

Very cool!  Welcome to the FAQ and congrats on picking up the cars.  Where in Oregon are you?  There are a lot of members up that way.

[dbmw2002]

Nice grab on the 70, you will need the center piece of the rear trunk, the fenders have the roundie holes on either year. Good luck on build and where in Oregon Territory are you? Im in Siskiyou county California , hope to see you on the road soon.

[Rich Elliott]

Thanks!  I'm in the Portland area (Tigard).  I have a question about my new Weber carb that I just bought, but I think I'll start a new post with pics sometime tomorrow.

[AceAndrew]

Very cool, I used to live near Mt. Tabor.  

 

In regards to questions, we are more than happy to help.  Just note that we tend to be a bit more "teach a man to fish" than some other places.  Most questions have been answered, so certainly do a good search and you may be surprised.

 

Sounds like your girlfriend is a keeper if she's supporting you on this!

[dbmw2002]

Hoping you might be in Ashland, there are no o2s in my neighborhood. In 7 years I've found 3 and bought 2, oh and a 2000 four door orphan. Know a little about trunks as I just finished replacing my whole trunk on my 1600 Tortuga Taxi's arse, 3 year project. The good part, she went from a Rosanne Barr lumpy crooked ugly butt to a Petra Nemacova bikini cover shot?

Welcome to the board, you will get all the help you need here, cheers. Dave

[larryt]

welcome and good luck 

[BarneyT]

Welcome Richard...two right out of the gate you are on the right forum for sure...Barney

[worzella]

Nice scores!  And the deep garage for both creates some envy in me. 

 

And not to sound too vultureous (a word?), if you want to start the part-out to finance the rehab.. PM me if the rear view mirror in the red one is clear and you are willing to sell it. 

 

Have fun and make a giant long list ?

 

Randy

[jdt10768]

This might be the best time to paint the white one - before swapping in the guts of the red dog

welcome !

[zinz]

Welcome to the madhouse. 

 

You need to get to know Connor Elkington at Vintage Autobahn... he's 7 miles from you in Sherwood.  https://vintageautobahn.wordpress.com/

 

Ed Z

 

BTW... you have two 2002s yet your avatar is a.... well, it's not a 2002.  Jus' sayin'  

[Geoff Raynak]

welcome aboard!

 

i'm in Bend ...

and will eventually have a full 1602 engine ... if you REALLY want to have a basket-case of a car ...

 

cheers!

geoff

 

[Schnellvintage]

Welcome aboard..    thank you for keeping another couple 2002's alive, and enjoy the journey.  We are all here to help.

Matt

[Rich Elliott]

Thanks everyone!  I'm looking forward to having fun with my new toys!  The garage looks big, but it's really not that big.  Both cars just barely fit.  I think I'll be moving the guts over so I can 86 the red one sooner rather than later to have more room in my garage.  More updates / posts to come!

[Mike Self]

Welcome (back) to the '02 fraternity/sorority!  Nice score on the two cars, especially an unrusted '70...  

 

When you start messing with those pinholes around the sunroof, PM me; I did a column about the causes of that particular problem and how to fix it; I'll be happy to send you a copy.

 

I'm sure there are plenty of 02ers in the Northwest who will jump at pieces of your red car when you go to part it, so offer parts up on the FAQ before you take it to its "final reward".

 

cheers

mike 

Edited March 15, 2018 by mike