nice tii on eBay!

[ray_]

Pretty!

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/142941730531?ViewItem=&item=142941730531

 

Cheers,

 

 

[jgerock]

74 intake plenum.  

[2002Scoob]

Lovely!!! That's one of my favorite color combinations, E46 steel grey and red leather. What a fantastic looking car, I think the only thing I'd change is to dye the doorpanels to black, it's just a bit too much of a good thing IMO. Other than that and a 5 speed.... I'm in love.

 

 

[esty]

you can't see it but my carpet

[2002Scoob]

which reminds me... I need to do my carpets soon. 

13 minutes ago, esty said:

you can't see it but my carpet

 

[Conserv]

Looks to be VIN 2761003, probably a very early February 1972 car. Seconding Jim’s point, I believe the seller’s “Tii fuel injected motor” means “not the original engine, but one from another tii”. But let’s be honest: originality is not what a buyer of this car is seeking.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited September 17, 2018 by Conserv

[saaron]

Weirdly enough I kind of like it.  I agree re the red door panels - maybe too much of a good thing.  

 

I need a car w a 5 speed to thrash back and forth on these longer trips.  That’s all this needs.  I might go the turbo-looks wheels or something...I’m not a huge fan of those wheels...I mean they are nice but not my cup of tea.  Now that I think of it, they kind of go with the whole design, though.  Hmm.  

 

I did not catch that it didn’t have the orig engine.  Good catch on that, guys.  

 

Scott

[Conserv]

42 minutes ago, saaron said:

 

....I did not catch that it didn’t have the orig engine.  Good catch on that, guys.  

 

 

Just to be clear, Scott, we don’t yet know whether the engine is original to the car or not, but both Jim G. and I have our suspicions it is not.

 

This car has strayed so far from stock I can’t imagine why a buyer would care whether the engine was original or not! ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

[02Les]

If that's 2761003, then I believe it was Bill Williams' Pickachu2, Dakar yellow tii.

[dang]

That red is too much for me.  Not that it matters to you guys but I still had to say it!  Okay, I feel better now...

[73tiiDavidPA]

I never understood this setup for mounting the battery in the trunk.  Yes, I understand the benefit of moving the weight to the rear (though unless you are shaving a couple of tenths off your track time it really doesn't make a difference in all honesty).  What I don't get is that the rear shock towers are a weak point for rust and ruin on these cars, so why in the world would you intentionally drill holes in that area?  Perhaps I'm ignorant, but it really seems like a bad idea to me.  

 

[dang]

14 minutes ago, 73tiiDavidPA said:

What I don't get is that the rear shock towers are a weak point for rust and ruin on these cars, so why in the world would you intentionally drill holes in that area?  Perhaps I'm ignorant, but it really seems like a bad idea to me. 

 

Seems like they would at least make a clamp-style mount instead of requiring holes.

Edited September 17, 2018 by dang

[Conserv]

3 minutes ago, 73tiiDavidPA said:

I never understood this setup for mounting the battery in the trunk.  Yes, I understand the benefit of moving the weight to the rear (though unless you are shaving a couple of tenths off your track time it really doesn't make a difference in all honesty).  What I don't get is that the rear shock towers are a weak point for rust and ruin on these cars, so why in the world would you intentionally drill holes in that area?  Perhaps I'm ignorant, but it really seems like a bad idea to me.  

 

 

David,

 

It frees up some space in a very crowded corner of the engine compartment. For instance, I believe you can thereafter remove the alternator from the top.

 

I believe the argument that moving 35 lbs from the left front corner to the center rear can measurably improve handling on a 2002 is a bunch of bunk. And I’m ignoring the 5 additional pounds of wiring you need to run and the needless weight of the “shock tower brace” in one of the car’s strongest areas. There....I said it: bunk! ?

 

Move your battery because you want to free up the engine compartment. Don’t do it for performance. Did I mention the bunk? ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

[73tiiDavidPA]

11 minutes ago, Conserv said:

It frees up some space in a very crowded corner of the engine compartment.

 

Agree about the space.  I can hardly get my battery in and out, and it does hamper doing any work in that area of the engine bay.  

 

12 minutes ago, Conserv said:

measurably improve handling on a 2002 is a bunch of bunk.

 

Yes, I agree, bunk.  Putting less fuel into your tank would be a much greater benefit.  

[jgerock]

3 hours ago, 02Les said:

If that's 2761003, then I believe it was Bill Williams' Pickachu2, Dakar yellow tii.

Wow.  Really?

Same car as this?  I find that hard to believe since Bill poured lots of hard work and $$ into this car.

Edited September 17, 2018 by jgerock