My '75 2002 Sleeper

[truism]

just read through this whole thread while waiting for computer parts to come in the mail. cant believe i missed this thread somehow. Very nice craftsmanship and dedication. Its crazy to see how much this 02 has transformed since u starting the project. Keep up the good work as usual.

[FredK]

o_O

sweet.

[tinkwithanr]

Had a busy Black Friday. Here's a small teaser of the payload.




Ti Lug Studs and Nuts. Cause nobody likes rusty nuts.

[Denny]

So as I alluded to earlier, I decided to deleted the stock pedal assembly and replace it with a Tilton floor mount assembly. There were a number of reasons I decided to do this. First, the itb setup meant that the stock brake booster wouldn't fit anymore. Likewise, with the G260 trans in place, the stock throttle linkage would be very close to the outer bell housing. By switching to the Tilton setup I am able to avoid those issues.

The pedals in question are are Tilton 72-603, which is a three pedal assembly. The brake pedal uses a balance bar, which lets you adjust the bias front to rear from the driver seat (with the optional cable adjuster). It also keeps the front and rear brakes on separate master cylinders, so if one of the circuits ended up getting damaged I will still have brakes to help bring the car to a stop.


Then I took a break from work and took a few pictures with my other '02. Once I get Fiona finished I want to paint this one as a 'mini-me' and it in her glovebox or center console area lol.




Thanks for looking!

speechless...wow...just wow!

[deutschman]

tinkwithanr
wanted to share this with you. I know you already have your body kit all sorted, but these guys do some cool things for the 02.

http://www.schmidt-gfk.de/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=66

[deutschman]

what kind of bearing did you use for the steering column support bearing? i need to do the exact same thing on mine. but i have a e30 column in my 02.

Ha ;)
I just saw those pics and was going to pass them on two you.

[tinkwithanr]

what kind of bearing did you use for the steering column support bearing? i need to do the exact same thing on mine. but i have a e30 column in my 02.

It's just a stamped steel bearing from Mcmaster. The shaft on the steering column was 18mm diameter, which isn't a standard bearing size. So I took some 1" DOM tubing I had left over and welded it to the shaft so I could use a standard 1" i.d. bearing. The hardest part was making sure the DOM piece was perfectly concentric to the shaft when I welded it on.

[Zreberlcoe]

I mean I thought I could lathe...

[e30_neverstock]

what kind of bearing did you use for the steering column support bearing? i need to do the exact same thing on mine. but i have a e30 column in my 02.

[tinkwithanr]

Next up was to adapt my throttle cable to the pedal assembly. The throttle cable in question is a Lokar Stainless Steel bit. It's 4ft long, but can also be cut to length, so I just bought one that I knew would be a bit to long.






Here is the stock end of the throttle cable. Unfortunately the opening in the cable adapter is 3/16", and the pedal linkage is 1/4" wide. Also, the 'throat' of the adapter is very shallow, and so even if I widened it, it wouldn't allow the linkage to move through it's entire range of motion without binding.






And here is the end of the cable. It's got a crimped on bulb, so I can just slip off the old fitting and replace it with one that will work with the Tilton linkage.





So I started with a 0.75" rod of 304 stainless:






And 1 hour later ended up with this:





It's 1.5" long and turned down to 9/16 diameter. Then I machined 1/8" hole all the way through, followed by tapping it 1/4-28 thread 1" deep ending in a 3/16" diameter chamfer to match up with the bulb of the cable. It also has two flat spots milled onto it so it can be held with a 7/16" wrench.

Threaded end:






To install it first slide the cable through the end and sit the bulb at the bottom of the threaded section:







Then screw the heim joint into the threaded end and tighten the jam nut.






Lastly install the assembly onto the Tilton linkage.





With this end of the cable sorted out I just need to mount the outer shielding on the firewall and figure out the throttle body end of the cable.

[I<3BMW]

This build is the best. I love seeing all the updates. Cant wait to see more progress.

[Nick_S]

Read all 23 pages while wasting time at work and finishing my dinner while reading. Your fabrication skills are seriously on point. What an incredible build. Can't wait for the next update.

[tinkwithanr]

Yes and no. I would have avoided the frame rail clearance issues, but all available hanging pedal setups are to long for the '02 and the master cylinders are all up in the windshield area. This results in needing to cut the pedal arms down and reweld them at a shorter length, messing with the pedal ratio for the brakes and clutch. Also I just prefer the feel of floor mount pedals in the '02, even if it's not the stock setup.

And they look sweet lol.

[kronus]

Could you have avoided a lot of the pedal issues by going with a hanging pedal setup instead of a floor-mount? Cool setup, either way.

[SirWolfian]

HOLY MACARONY, I wanted those pedals for my e30 trackster. so freaking expensive setup. I wish you the best man!