M20B29 w/ Triple Webers into my '71 2002

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Jesus man I am speechless. That looks juicy enough to eat!! Nicely done. That color really pops Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

[SkiFree]

Happy, happy, happy days. The car is back from Roy's body shop. He and his guys did an absolutely amazing job. The Taiga color turned out better than I could have hoped. The car was kept as back up, so when the guys didn't have an insurance-related paint job, they'd work on the 2002. They kind of adopted the car and put a ridiculous amount of hours into block sanding over the past months.


A big pet peeve of mine on 2002 restorations is the sheet metal around the rear fender. Even when new this area would be slightly bowed/squished and you could see it in reflections (this effect was exacerbated when the car was involved in a rear end collision). The guys did a great job in massaging the metal around this area, resulting in a better-than-new uniform surface around the area.


At the end of the day we used PPG solvent-based paint and five coats of clear. A little orange peel was purposefully left so that after the car is assembled I can go back and polish it to a mirror finish without worrying about assembly-related scratches.


AdamsAutoSport_DianaV2_Paint1 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr


AdamsAutoSport_DianaV2_Paint3 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr


AdamsAutoSport_DianaV2_Paint2 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

[SkiFree]

I've been really busy with life the past few months. In the middle of an internship that may be a career move, building satellites! Have some very patient people waiting on me to finish a few projects. wafflesNew parts are in production.


Hood Latch rod restoration finished. I found stainless split pins from McMaster that were a nice alternative to the factory pins. McMaster #91610A510.

Funny little thing I never knew were the differences in the cable mount. There is an early and late style. Early style has a normal bolt with a folded-over retainer. Late style used a bolt with a round head with a chunk missing.

Early:



Late:


Roll Pins


All together. I know the bar is "correct" in blue zinc with nickel-plated ends, but the yellow-zinc is oh so nice.



Wiper Arms:

The wiper arms were polished to a satin finish and then clear coated. The threaded ends checked out great (thankfully). Fresh plated hardware (though the nuts need chroming), fresh nozzles, and fresh wipers rounded things out. I am rebuilding the wiper motor right now.








Fuel Tank:
Restored the factory fuel tank. It was in great shape thankfully. Started by cleaning the inside thoroughly, great news that no coatings were needed.

Next was stripping off all the old paint.



Painted the bottom portion with a brush and the heavy-duty epoxy primer (as used on the undercarriage).


Shot the top of the tank with the same stuff, just in a paint gun.


Then sprayed the bottom with Wurth Schutz. New drain plug (M10x1.0) hardware from Belmetric (#DP10X1.0AHYLW)


The top was painted satin black, and one more thing done!




"STEALTH FUEL PUMP RECIPE:
Parts:
-Late E30 325i Carrier and fuel-level sender
-Early E30 (or similar) low-pressure pre-pump



Since I'm going carbs, this setup is also compatible with a standard carb'd M10. I've seen a number of variances surrounding this setup but this one is ideal for this car. No external fuel pumps, no drilling/mounting,OEM parts, not too shabby. In addition, the early 12 gallon tank is roughly 8" deep, this pump (with filter) ends up right there at 8". No cutting and lengthening needed (and the fuel sender will still read accurately).

This same setup (with a return nozzle (early E30 carrier) and a high-pressure pump) is the one "6goesinto2" brings up and is pretty common for 318i-injection-swappers as well.

The low-pressure pump options:
1) "E21/E30 low-pressure in tank pump" aka the Vega pump for E28 guys. There are a lot of part numbers, including... Airtex #E8187H and Spectra #SP1159. This pump is rated for 3.5-6psi roughly, so it's plenty for a carbed car.



2) The dark horse, from Volvo. This one also has a lot of part numbers, but #23430100 works. It's claimed to have the same pump rating, but I still need to verify. It fits the E30 carrier much better than the other pump, but that's splitting hairs. Terminal wires need to be changed to match the pump.







And there we have it, a stealth electric fuel pump! Thank you to those on the BMW2002FAQ who have brought up this setup in the past.




Radiator (FINAL DESIGN):

So finally the radiator specs were finalized and I called Patrick up at Midnight Motorsports for help. He said to send over the (US-made) core and he'd tack on the end-tanks and pipes. He'd then send it down for me to test fit, and then I'd send it back up to him to finish it up. It's great to have something Patrick's made on the car, he's been one of my favorite 02 people since forever. His gratuitous speed holes on the radiator top were icing on the cake.

FYI: He's made a template of this radiator, so it is possible to make more of this design if someone wishes.

Here's the test fit.

[SkiFree]

Thanks fellas, this feel's like the top of the mountain.

2man, letting them decide is my secrete way of keeping them excited it, haha.

[MR 325]

Oooooh! I am excite!

[LJ851]

Great progress, Andrew !

[2mAn]

I think I was under the impression that it was going to be Colorado.... Taiga is a beautiful color. Well done kids!

[SkiFree]

Yes, Taiga. When did we talk color? Initially it was going to be either Colorado or Taiga, the kids picked Taiga about a year ago.

[2mAn]

I seem to remember a different color was in the works, is that Taiga (spelling?)

[LateFan]

Sweet!

[SkiFree]

Since the car was taken to the paint shop, a lot has happened.


I interviewed at least four paint shops before deciding to use RW Enterprises in Hawthorne. He painted a good friend's 2002, which turned out stunning (to the tune of winning SoCalVintage the year before last).waffles The quality I saw on the various other cars was fantastic (he had some very nice Porsche's and restomod muscle cars inside). There was a waiting list that meant a 6 month window before he had room, small price to pay. As a fun note, his lead paint guy used to be the lead paint guy for Vector (remember them!?).

Yesterday the base coat went on the trunk, engine bay, and interior. The interior will get light "overspray", similar to factory.

[gnmzl]

That is great progress! I love this project and am happy to see it advancing.
Also, thank you for the tip on the undercoating. I know someday I'll do the same!
Please, keep doing your magic

[SkiFree]

Just found this thread. Title is intriguing. But there's 6 six years and 25 pages of now unviewable Photobucket pictures. What did I miss?

haha, photobucket's shenanigans really messed things up.

- Daily drove the 2002 for a couple years
- I decide the car needs a 2.9L M20 swap
- Was working at IE (6/7 years) and while there I had fun developing a lot of parts.
- start tearing car down. Started buying/commissioning other parts.
- Job changes, go back to school
- Here the car is now!

[Nader393]

Just found this thread. Title is intriguing. But there's 6 six years and 25 pages of now unviewable Photobucket pictures. What did I miss?

[2mAn]

this makes me happy