M20B29 w/ Triple Webers into my '71 2002

[AceAndrew777]

Good luck in the finals.

Thank you, two finals down. Last one tomorrow afternoon.
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Simon --- "drive it". Jeez, can't wait to join you on drives ... I know I've said that before, but it's true.
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zwill --- glad you like them. and yeah ... love the sliced head for mocking things up. Thank you to Shant for that one. Need an M10 and M30 as well.
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For something a little fun for the summer.... you guys know I've been at Northrop for some time now. However, I got an opportunity to join Vast Space on the Haven-1 project. Can't wait to jump into the thick of it!

[zwill23]

I'm obsessed with those headers. The section cut for the weber mock up is a great idea, amazing work!

[2mAn]

Man, every single update on this car is fantastic. Truly a work of art, but should also drive fantastic with all the attention to detail..

Hate to bring that name in here, but its obvious that "everything is important"

[Panici]

Car looking great!
Down to the little touches now that make all the difference.

Good luck in the finals.

[AceAndrew777]

Painted the uprights and the areas behind the headlight brackets black, this was done to differing degrees on 2002's from the factory (pet peeve on repainted cars is to see the body-color uprights blaring from behind the grills. I also painted the front portion of the aluminum radiator with Eastwood’s radiator paint.

Test fit the front grill to make nothing visually jumps out from behind. Fun fact, I bought the grill in 2012 when BMW did a batch of them. Price was $107. Glad to finally see it on the car.

IMG_0099 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

Got the header back from ceramic coating from the boys at Raw Powdercoating (LongBeach). They do fantastic work, enthusiast owned/operated.

IMG_0101 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

Thanks to Jesus at CK for the E9 3.0cs OE spark plug wire loom, another little period touch. It was mounted with some standoffs to clear the headers, but will likely need some thermal protection for the wires.

IMG_0102 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr



As a bit of a change of pace, I wanted to learn how to do wood refinishing. To that end I picked up this NK shift knob that needed some love.

BMW_2002_Shift_Knob_ADAMS_02_BEFORE01 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

My improvised "lathe". Sanded it down, then sanded it back up to 1000 grit, light stained to match the Nardi, and then used the CA-glue method to coat it (and the emblem) with several layers. Very happy with how it turned out.

BMW_2002_Shift_Knob_ADAMS_03 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

BMW_2002_Shift_Knob_ADAMS_02 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr





….. and it’s finals week! First final is tomorrow morning.

[AceAndrew777]

Dang wanted to go back thru this (again) - are the older pics lost forever?

Working on more updates right now,
-shifter platform and lever.
-redoing seats w/ new leather weave.
-electrical (PDM?).

A lot of the older ones are lost, thanks to the photobucket fiasco. However, I did reupload a bunch of them to flickr....

https://flickr.com/photos/152898763@N04/albums/72157688836659335/with/36948752596

[MasukBMW]

Dang wanted to go back thru this (again) - are the older pics lost forever?

[moatilliatta]

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/group.asp?GroupID=SCREEN

I know you can get Black aluminum mesh off amazon. Slats would be nice to keep water out.

[AceAndrew777]

Noice.

Does the back side have a protective screen?

Great point, not yet. I intend to make a screen before running it though. Looking around for a simple screen material, if you have any suggestions I'd be all ears.

Vapor blasted some parts yesterday (was able to use one from a local shop, very grateful), going to try and have a friend use clear cerakote over top.

[moatilliatta]

Noice.

Does the back side have a protective screen?

[AceAndrew777]

Did you cut a hole in the inner fender for air flow thru the oil cooler?

Yes, here's a shot when I was still in bodywork phase.

IMG_8336 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

[moatilliatta]

Did you cut a hole in the inner fender for air flow thru the oil cooler?

[Panici]

Looking good as always!
Steady progress towards getting it back together.

[AceAndrew777]

Manifold now plumbed.

IMG-3825 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

Finished adapting the Lokar throttle cable to the Redline under-carb cam bracket (drilled tapped the bracket, then made a larger cable stop barrel w/ set screw). Test fit on the car, shortened the cable as a result. Surprised at how short it ended up.

IMG_3949 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr


Next up was getting the wiper assembly together. The wiper motor was torn down and cleaned up, finishing it off with plated hardware and the "oh so OEM correct" blue tape. Found these cool original-style wipers to match.

IMG_3979 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

Converted the electrical connection to a deutsch connector.

IMG_3983 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

All in. Bizarrely, early 02's didn't incorporate any sealing around the wiper posts. I went ahead and used some rubber washers to fix that design flaw.

IMG_3984 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

Next I knocked out the AN lines for the oil cooler. Yes, the bracket was stripped of it's bright-dip finish and dunked in Alodine to match.

IMG_3987 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

Love these low-profile Setrab swivel fittings. Because of them, the lines and cooler can all fit below where the shroud cover will sit.

IMG_3986 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

[AceAndrew777]

reminds me of M12 cylinder heads.

You know, I've wondered that as well. Would be interesting to know for sure.

In the interest of another little father/son(s) project, I had my older two boys help design/make a little mounting bracket for the Vibrant vacuum manifold. Straight forward project, so perfect learning opportunity for them. Used the alodine again. Here you can see the difference in finish on a cast vs/ machined surface.

IMG-3797 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

IMG-3798 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

IMG-3804 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr

IMG-3808 by Adams Autosport, on Flickr