Old Blue 2002 (1974 BMW 2002 Content)

[deutschman]

Id be happy to help! I have some family in the city as well so I could probably make a couple weekends out of it. When do you plan on dropping the engine in? I think id be able to give some good tips and a helping hand with your swap.

That would be super! lol
I am planning on mid summer some time. If all goes well. Almost have everything I need. Still need exhaust parts, and random hoses, and drive line parts.
Ill let you know.

[pizzaman]

i am going to need some help. four hands and two brains are always better then just what i have to offer. 2 hands and half a brain. lol
i know a few people around here who have offered to help, and there will be free beer for people that come by. maybe even some food.
your not that far away, and i will be doing most of the hard work during the middle of summer. if you want to take a day or two and see the city come down and chill for a bit.

Id be happy to help! I have some family in the city as well so I could probably make a couple weekends out of it. When do you plan on dropping the engine in? I think id be able to give some good tips and a helping hand with your swap.

[deutschman]

Well I have been reading a lot about head work and watching a lot of youtube videos about doing "simple" head work. I am going to try and do some of the head work by my self.
I just want to polish my exhaust ports, and my chambers. Leave the rest alone. All the valves, guides, and valve seats still look really good.
Wish me luck!

http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=4000-6%2F50

The articles here are very informative on DIY head work and have lots of very good pictures.

http://www.allpar.com/fix/holler/porting2.html

Check out "Porting heads for performance: step by step Head porting example, part 1 | part 2" in the "Porting" subsection at the bottom of the page as well!
There is also a good bit on valve work here.

http://www.allpar.com/fix/holler/valve-prepping.html

[deutschman]

i am going to need some help. four hands and two brains are always better then just what i have to offer. 2 hands and half a brain. lol
i know a few people around here who have offered to help, and there will be free beer for people that come by. maybe even some food.
your not that far away, and i will be doing most of the hard work during the middle of summer. if you want to take a day or two and see the city come down and chill for a bit.

[phreshkid]

Yes! If I was closer to you I would offer to help you but I'm a good hundred miles away and stuck in school everyday.

[deutschman]

Maybe you listed this but I was wondering if you were running the g260 stock 325i tranny and what driveshaft were you going to run? Also, what diff? Just curious since I'm thinking of doing a 2002 project and checking out my options.

Thanks!

I am not running the g260 because it will most likely require me to fabricate a new ruble to fit it in. I could do that but don't have the time. I am using a g240 5 speed from a 318is. I am not quite sure why throw out baring, and so on, to use but I just went ahead and bout the clutch kit for the g260. I herd I need a e21 throw out baring, but I think the one I have will work.
The stock e30 drive shaft will fit with a stock 2002 diff, plus I can use the LSD pumpkin from a e30 diff in my 2002 diff to make it limited slip.
I will have more detailed information when I actualy put these things together.

[phreshkid]

Maybe you listed this but I was wondering if you were running the g260 stock 325i tranny and what driveshaft were you going to run? Also, what diff? Just curious since I'm thinking of doing a 2002 project and checking out my options.

Thanks!

[deutschman]

Finished taking my head apart today. Just can not get the spark plugs out! I can not find the right sized socket. I think I need a 20mm or 21mm thin wall. I do not think the spark plugs are the same size as most in m20's are.
I used a Lisle valve spring retainer tool. They are so bad ass! Took me all of 5 minutes to take my valves out. Just place the tool on the valve retainer, give it a firm tap with a 5# hammer and bobs your uncle.


Exhaust valve


Intake valve


Lisle tool (truly god like!) it is magnetic to ketch all your parts.
This is the removal end


Installation end.


And the motor as of now.

Money is low right now. I need to pay off what I have built up on my credit card in car parts. I had a few days off for Easter, and before that I had a sick day, which really ate into my last pay check as well. :(
Progress will continue to be slow for a while till about the end of May.

[deutschman]

Steve delivers ones again.
Mostly just trans bolts and a few other odds and ends.

[deutschman]

272 cam came in from Ireland Engineering. I traded my old m20 cam for a credit on a new 272 billet cam. My transaction was flawless! Thank you Andrew and Jeremy.


Waiting for more head parts to come in from Gods Country. Some of the things I needed had to be shipped from Germany so it is taking a few extra days.
After my other parts come in it is off to the machine shop.

[deutschman]

[deutschman]

Wrapped my cam shaft up today in tubular roll bar foam and cardboard to go out to Ireland Engineering. So excited to get the head back on the block.
Question.

What does one do to make sure all the valves are in sink with the pistons when one puts the head back on? TDC for #1, and where should the pistons be?
Also fixed the mothers vacuum! Better then new!

[deutschman]

Nice! The guy who left all the comments missing words with the funny picture of himself is me a few years ago. How time flies. No I have my m20.

[pureaudio]

BTW you might get a kick out of this

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/545927/1972-bmw-2002

Scroll down to the comments at the bottom...

Funny thing about that car domain page, the white 2002 was mine. It has since been cut up due to rust and most of the parts are on my 74 but it looked pretty much exactly like that when I got it a couple years ago.

[deutschman]

Ordered a bunch more parts from Blunt today. Mostly trans parts like a Sachs kit. I am still waiting for the 15th to roll around so I can collect my tax return, order my cam, and put my head back together.