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    e-mail sent on the air box. Thanks, John
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    OK, see you there. Thanks, John
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    I first got interested in cars after serving as my father's 2nd hand when he needed help. Pump the brakes, hold the wrench... He taught me the basics and I will be forever thankful. Your father will always be alive in your Heart. My condolences, John
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    Hey Paul, I have a set of the short 18mm studs. I just pressed them out of a set of BMW strut bearings. e-mail me through the FAQ if you want them. John
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    What Justin is saying makes a lot of sense. These plates are more suited for a track car I think.
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    I bought some from AutohausAZ: "http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=hfmsvm55lnc45l2ctrtxb1nt&makeid=800003@BMW&modelid=1010787@2002&year=1974&cid=25@Ignition Parts&gid=7104@Dielectric Compound/Grease"
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    I bought my new thermostats from Blunt's automated site (www.blunttech.com) for around $30 each. They are Wahler brand which I believe is the OEM supplier of thermostats to BMW. I thought it was funny because I could see where the little BMW logo on the thermostat had been ground off. I guess they cast them all with the BMW logo and then grind off the logo for the ones sold directly by Wahler...
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    I've got a used set of the Ireland Engineering Adjustable Camber Plates that I'll sell for $100 plus shipping. They are currently on one of my cars and will be removed on Monday. I'm switching back to the stock rubber strut bearings and fixed camber plates. Let me know if you're interested. The adjustable camber plates retail for $295 from Ireland Engineering. Thanks, John
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    I just reworked the cooling system on my daily driver '74 tii. Here's what I went with: Three row re-cored radiator from Silicon Garage. New water pump. New 360mm fan (was previously using tropical 400mm fan). 75 degree thermostat. That combo works perfectly for me up in North/Central California. I tried an 80 degree thermostat 1st, but it ran a little too hot so I swapped in a 75 degree thermo. 80 degree would have worked fine had I kept the 400mm tropical fan.
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    +1 on adding some lube. I don't know if it makes any difference, but I purchased BMW part #31-33-1-110-195. These are the strut bearings with the shorter 18mm studs. Ordered the real BMW ones from the Bluntmeister. I'm going to use them with some fixed camber plates from Ireland Engineering so I had to press out the original studs anyway. The other strut bearings BMW part #31-33-1-112-644 have the longer 35mm studs that you would use if you still have spacers installed or want longer studs for a strut brace or something. I was worried about the dust caps not fitting after reading here on the FAQ. So, I spent a good deal of time cleaning off the sticky Glycerin coating from the rubber where the dust caps snap on. Then I applied some Mother's rubber protectant. The dust caps pop on and off easily without having to do anything else now. The caps Part #31-33-1-110-540 were purchased new from Blunt too. They look kind of silver when compared with the gray ones on my '73, but they fit good...
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    Even though I use an '02 to get there... It's the destination that counts...
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    As I understand it, Pilkington is the company that now supplies the 2002 windshields sold by BMW. So, the only difference between a Pilkinton windshield and one from BMW is the lower price and lack of the BMW logo printed on the glass. I have a Pilkinton windshield installed on my '73tii using a BMW seal and it fits perfectly. PS, it's true that most '72 - '76 US model cars came with green (tinted) glass, but not all of them. My '74 tii has clear glass that's original all the way around. Go figure, John
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    Hello Pat, I finally got to try my Wunderbox this past weekend. It was a luxury to be able to remotely start and stop the cars during tuning. Also nice to be able to bump the starter without having the ignition turned on (electric fuel pumps not ON tii and csi). The readability of the display is great. I can position the box where I can easily read it from the other side of the car (or 20 feet away). Simple to use and works great. Thanks, John
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    I get about 18-22 in my 1974 2002tii. It has a basically stock tii engine using Pertronix and the stock vacuum advance distributor that came standard on the '74 tiis. Has the standard 4 speed transmission running a 3.91 LSD rear end. Stock tii exhaust (made by Eberspacher). Swapped out the original speedo for a W=1.393 which reads accurately with the 3.91 diff. I don't do very much long distance freeway driving anymore, so really like the 3.91 setup with the 4 speed. It's a great mountain road driver.
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    Thanks CD, Makes sense. I think I'll lower it down to a cold pressure of 26 for both front and rear to see how that feels. Car has a suspension package (anti-sway bars front and rear, shorter springs, shocks, fixed camber plates) that Dinan used to sell that uses their custom valved Bilsteins (somewhere between sport and HD). Thanks, John
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    I just installed new tires on my daily driver (Sumitomo HTR T4 185/70 R13). What tire pressure should I use? I currently have them pumped up to 32 psi. Is that too much? Thanks, John
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    Just realized that the link I posted showed a fader for one of Becker's stereo radios (Stereo into 4 speakers) and not the Mono version (Mono into 2 Speakers). Becker makes both versions of the fader switch (stereo and Mono). You can find them installed in old Mercedes at the junk yards. Wiring it the way that Ben showed will work without any issues. You just can't set the balance between the two speakers.
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    The correct bulb from Sylvania is #2721 They are 12 volt, 1.2 Watts. I found them at the local Kragen/OReilly's here in California. They also carried a cheaper bulb made by Eiko that is also labelled as 2721. Good luck, John
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    Konigs Klassik Radios in Germany has one listed on their website for sale. I've purchased a few radios from them and they were good to deal with. Not cheap (150 Euros + shipping). But, they have all kinds of cool and rare stuff: http://www.koenigs-klassik-radios.de/en/aerials/hirschmann-rod-aerial-chrome-for-bmw-1500-1600-1800-and-02-series/a-30110/ Good luck, John
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    I found this tech. article on Ireland Engineering's website to have a nice and easy to understand description of offset and backspace and fitment of wheels for the 2002: http://www.bmw2002.com/tech/bmw-wheels.html Good luck, John
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    I saw this Becker fader control on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960s-70s-Blaupunkt-Becker-Stereo-Fader-2-In-4-Out-Porsche-BMW-Mercedes-/120874780705?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c24b2c821&vxp=mtr You could probably find something similar (and cheaper) at an electronics store.
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    Momo Prototipo 'dished' (350 mm) & Petri (380 mm) BMW Motorsport Wheel made by Italvolante (360 mm) & Momo Alpina Wheel (380 mm) The Ultimate Grip
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    Pride: Joy: And "The Thrasher". My daily driver since 1986. I love this car the most. Lots of miles, lots of stories... She got some new rims and tires this past weekend:
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    Those Bosch Platinum plugs should not be used on a 2002. They work like crap on an M10 motor. I always recommend using either an NGK BP6ES or an NGK BP5ES if you need a slightly hotter plug. I use BP5ES plugs in both of my tiis.
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    Running one tank of gas with MMO helped unstick a sticky electronic fuel injector on my 3.0 csi. One of my coupe buddies suggested that.
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