My '75 2002 Sleeper

[dougie30]

The past 2 days if been reading this and all I have to say is

[tinkwithanr]

Haven't had much time to work on the car lately, I've had to work 60-70 hours the past couple of weeks. My new oil pump did come in though, so I took some time to start planning out my oil system a bit.

The new pump in all it's glory. Used, but in great condition. I'll probably end up sending it in for a rebuild at some point before the car is done, but for now I'll just keep it as is for help with mocking everything up.




First up was to cut out the stock sump. For the final setup I will probably end up with either a full billet pan or welding up a custom one from a CAD design (as opposed to just modifying the stock cast pan) but for now I will use the stock one minus sump for mocking up. This pan already had a stripped drain plug, so no real harm.






For mounting the pump I really see two options, driver or passenger side. Initially I was leaning towards the driver side to help keep it away from the heat of the headers and to simplify the scavenging lines coming from the pan.

This is roughly where it would go:





And the output ports from the top. The first three would run to the oil tank and the last is the pressure out to the block.





I also mocked it up on the passenger side. This would be nice because it would allow a shorter pressure side run into the block, as well as keep the oil tank on the driver side away from the headers. The main downside to this position would be messier scavenging lines from the pan due to the tilt of the engine.





The next step will be figuring out what kind of capacity I will need for the oil tank, and seeing where I can shoehorn that into the engine bay.

[deutschman]

Why run the oil tank in the trunk? Why not move it to the trunk to get a bit more weight to the back? Also get rid of clutter in the bay.

[tinkwithanr]

That's my last option. I don't really want to move it back there for a few reasons. First it would mean running large oil lines either under the length of the car or through the passenger compartment. Since this isn't a dedicated track car I would like to avoid running oil lines on the underside of the car due to my low ground clearance. It would really suck to high-side and pinch off a line. Likewise, I want to avoid running oil or fuel lines in the passenger compartment in case of an accident. The second reason is I'd like to retain some of my trunk space, which is already pretty limited due to the fuel cell.

[deutschman]

Understandable. Sounds like you will have to fab a custom tank that fits into a tight space.

[tinkwithanr]

Pretty much, it will be interesting to say the least. I'm already low on space.

[Myster-E]

This is literally the best 2002 build thread EVER!!! Keep up the great work!

[TrentW]

Methinks me knows where this is heading...

[tinkwithanr]

Well I'm glad that makes one of us lol.

[Constantine]

holy crap, haven't seen so many custom fabrication in my life. What you do mate, earns a great respect in bmw community.
This build is awesome, great skills!

i wish you the best luck!

K.

[SkiFree]

Jeepers Jonathan, you're Dr. Jeckle making Mr. Hyde. Looking forward to progress obviously.

[tinkwithanr]

holy crap, haven't seen so many custom fabrication in my life. What you do mate, earns a great respect in bmw community.
This build is awesome, great skills!

i wish you the best luck!

K.

Thanks K, I really do appreciate the kind words. :up:

Jeepers Jonathan, you're Dr. Jeckle making Mr. Hyde. Looking forward to progress obviously.

Thanks Andrew. Good news, I was finally able to bolt on the front sway bar. The only downside is I had to go dry sump to make it fit. It seemed like a reasonable solution lol.

[tinkwithanr]

Here's a shot from this past weekend. From Left to Right:

Layla - 1971 Honda CB350 - I picked her up about a month ago. Plans are to strip it down to the bare essentials and repaint. Then ride the hell out of her. She'll be styled in the 'cafe racer' theme.

Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The project you've all (hopefully) come to know and love.

Vern - 1972 BMW 2002 - This little guy is actually my dad's. He picked it up this past winter after a vendor at work turned me onto an estate sale. Very original, some minimal rust issues that will most likely be fixed at some point. The plans for Vern are to keep him original and just enjoy his charm. Ironically Vern is exactly how Fiona looked from the factory (exterior color and trim level), minus the taillights.






No progress to report on Fiona, but her tires came in. My initial thoughts, "this will be interesting.."

Kuhmo Ecsta XS "Extreme Performance Summer Tire" (whatever that means lol)
Front: 225-50-16
Rear: 265-45-16

In case you were wondering, there ain't gonna be no 'stretch' or 'stance' on this one. I would classify this as a meat lover's special if you know what I mean. For example, here is the new rear tire next to the stock rear tire on Vern:





And here it is 'fitted' into the rear wheel well:





As of right now I honestly don't know that I'm going to get these to fit. I may step down to 245/45's if these give me to much hassle. The good news is I got a hell of a deal on them, and the 911 guys love them so I shouldn't have an issue selling them to get a different set. That being said I have a few ideas up my sleeve and I wanna see where those take me first. I'd like to not have to worry about traction.




As always, thanks for looking!

[knuklehead92]

thats what im talking about!!!!!:up: glad to see more 2002 with some meat on them

[benyen soljax]

I am constantly jealous of your shop, and I'm not a huge fan of the stance thing, so I am interested to see where you head with those tires. I haven't forgotten about the fender flares you have lurking around.