So, I got a chance to share this with some of you already. I finally got my shit together and got the car home.
I found a 1971 2002 roundie in a guys garage in North NJ. The guy who owned it was the 2nd and 4th owner (sold to a friend for a couple years) and has had it for almost 40 years. He's tired of wrenching and hates the fact the NJ roads destroy nice cars so he wanted to sell it on. I guess I could say I was in the right place at the right time.
Some info:
-about 20k miles on full engine rebuild
-has 2002tii m10 head (maybe someone can fill me in on what this means. Got this info from the PO)
-5 speed swap with Getrag 245 from 1978 320i
-New CV's and boots
-All bushings OEM, none cracking or dry rotting
-Brand new tires on refinished turbines
-Koni adjustable shocks
-Paint near new
I'm sure I'm missing some things, but the pictures mostly speak for themselves. The m10 runs like a champ with zero smoke at all what-so-ever. It idles like a dream too. I just need to swap out the clutch slave and bleed the clutch and it'll be back on the road
Some pics
It was pretty dusty when we found it but it cleaned up really well. Only about 5000 miles on the Granada red paint job.
The hood trim doesn't look like it lines up because the hood isn't latched in any of these pictures
Trailer home
Glovebox goodies:
Inside the manual were some notes about the 5 speed swap and the length of the driveshaft
I found a 1971 2002 roundie in a guys garage in North NJ. The guy who owned it was the 2nd and 4th owner (sold to a friend for a couple years) and has had it for almost 40 years. He's tired of wrenching and hates the fact the NJ roads destroy nice cars so he wanted to sell it on. I guess I could say I was in the right place at the right time.
Some info:
-about 20k miles on full engine rebuild
-has 2002tii m10 head (maybe someone can fill me in on what this means. Got this info from the PO)
-5 speed swap with Getrag 245 from 1978 320i
-New CV's and boots
-All bushings OEM, none cracking or dry rotting
-Brand new tires on refinished turbines
-Koni adjustable shocks
-Paint near new
I'm sure I'm missing some things, but the pictures mostly speak for themselves. The m10 runs like a champ with zero smoke at all what-so-ever. It idles like a dream too. I just need to swap out the clutch slave and bleed the clutch and it'll be back on the road
Some pics
It was pretty dusty when we found it but it cleaned up really well. Only about 5000 miles on the Granada red paint job.
The hood trim doesn't look like it lines up because the hood isn't latched in any of these pictures
Trailer home
Glovebox goodies:
Inside the manual were some notes about the 5 speed swap and the length of the driveshaft
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