1971 BMW 1600 Project

[phreshkid]

OK phreshy.

It was all lighthearted and fun before, but this picture hurts my feelings.

Fuuuuuuck that's sexy.

Half of the reason I maintain this thread is so you will reprioritize and bring your 1600 back to life. Hurry up with the Porsche carbs and then sell it to me.

I gotta say Danco, you're a character. I hope to meet you in person someday

Santa Barbara. I'm coming. We doing this.

I'd share my feelings with you but that picture stole them too

I need to post more selfies. I often get mistaken for Matt Damon. When I was younger and in jail, everyone would call me Anakin from Star Wars or Edward, the sparkly vampire from Twilight. Pretty exciting time in my life.

[CubbyChowder]

I'm north of SB dude, by over an hour. San Luis Obispo, which you should definitely be passing through if you're taking the 1 up towards SF

[MR 325]

The ride height is perfect now.

[phreshkid]

I'm north of SB dude, by over an hour. San Luis Obispo, which you should definitely be passing through if you're taking the 1 up towards SF

Doesn't matter. I'll find you.

The ride height is perfect now.

I mostly agree, but I still can't help but want to be lower in the rear another 2/3"





Today we did some stuff. Took the cars out. It was a blast. I brought my squad with me and we got some girls, but mostly dudes. But there was this really hot blonde Mom in a Volvo S40 who responded well to my advances. We could have been a thing, but she had what looked to be a 9 year old son in the passenger seat. Ugh, my life was shattered. Her smile was something I'll remember forever. But then I remembered I was in an 02 and I could probably get any girl in Orange County. I soon forgot about the hot mom encounter.

Some photos of me, cars, me and cars, me in cars, and friends.

At an impromptu meet in Huntington Beach. I made it through the entire day, spanning 4 beach cities and I didn't have to put on a single pair of shoes or slippers.




Abby and Mike Carey bought me a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Ice Cream which was a nice gesture. I think there is a hidden meaning behind the frozen treat, but I have yet to uncover it. I will continue to search for answers.





In Corona Del Mar, overlooking Pocket Beach and some Pacific Ocean. God Bless this wonderful ocean.



And then some more of me and cars. The Inka car is a genuine 74tii that a good friend picked up. I make sure she gets the treatment she deserves, until he is back in town.








A pretty good day. I think I fixed the overheating issue. The car never made it past 3/4 on the temp gauge, and the car was driven in some very heavy stop and go traffic. A few days ago, I drove it for about 20 minutes up to 4k rpm with the rad cap off to purge the cooling system of any air. I think it worked. I will still replace the fan with a higher CFM fan, and if things go smoothly, I should be golden. A good Sunday.

[LJ851]

I mostly agree, but I still can't help but want to be lower in the rear another 2/3"

Yes, it's got just a little too much rake. I may have mentioned before, but i like about 5/8 inch of slope from the front to the back of the sill.

[phreshkid]

Yes, it's got just a little too much rake. I may have mentioned before, but i like about 5/8 inch of slope from the front to the back of the sill.

Yes, that would be ideal. Even with the current suspension configuration, the car is VERY streetable and I'd almost venture to say comfortable by many standards, but definitely tolerable for long periods of time.

I do need to do something about the rear camber. Currently, it's a bit much, but I still want to lower the rear a tad. I remember there is a simple mod that allows you to flip and swap rear subframe mounts. I'll research this and likely perform it.

I hate how I like it this low, but it handles quite well for a street car.

[LJ851]

I do need to do something about the rear camber. Currently, it's a bit much, but I still want to lower the rear a tad. I remember there is a simple mod that allows you to flip and swap rear subframe mounts. I'll research this and likely perform it.

I hate how I like it this low, but it handles quite well for a street car.

You can flip the stock subframe mounts but it's effect on camber and toe is very minimal. It also puts your driveshaft out of alignment. No bueno.

You are going to need to do weld on adjusters on the rear subframe, do both camber and toe. The car will be very nicely improved handling wise and with proper toe settings, your tire wear will be greatly reduced.

[mlytle]

flipping the mounts does not get you much. about the same about of camber change you get from lowering the car a half inch.

gotta do the full subframe modification of welding on adjusters to the trailing arm mounts to get any real results with camber and toe.

i just did that. way better.

[LoneWolf]

Where are those aubframe adjusters?

I've never seen the ones with the ridges. I bet they don't slide like the others.

[LJ851]

Where are those aubframe adjusters?

I've never seen the ones with the ridges. I bet they don't slide like the others.

Ireland Engineering

http://www.iemotorsport.com/bmw/2002-suspension-steering/adjcmbkit-lock.html

[phreshkid]

I need to get a good set of camber/castor adjustments and weld them in. I have an extra rear subframe or two so that should happen sooner than later.




New developments:

I've been driving the car a few times a week. Temperatures haven't crossed the 3/4 mark so I'm happy about that. I think they can be lowered with a higher CFM fan. I intend on grabbing a thick 12" SPAL fan pretty soon and doing the conversion. That should keep the idle temps at bay.


But for all the paintwork I've done, I need to redo it. After about 2-3 weeks, it's gone flat in many spots. I don't know what happened, but I don't like it so I plan on redoing it.

I visited my buddy Ayed of Kings Auto Body in Huntington Beach and I gave him the skinny on what products I used. He told me that the Meguiars wasn't heavy duty enough for my application and that 3M has a much better product and will actually last much longer. So naturally, I ordered a bunch more 3M stuff last night.

But here is the majority of what he used on a small spot of the hood:




and this is the product of 2 minutes worth of buffing and polishing:



In the photo above, you can see where the paint went flat. I hope to correct this in the next week.

I'm loading up all the surfboards next week and we're going to Mexico for the weekend. Only good things happen in Mexico so the 02 is coming. I plan on not dying so I should post again in the future.

Also, I should have the corbeaus in tomorrow.




Oh and I have a secret admirer. I hope that it's a girl, but I am betting it's a guy. Tools have been showing up at my house the last week. I know they aren't mistakes because they have my name on the shipping label, but they were sent as gifts so I cannot verify who the sender is. Either way, I accept the tools and I hope more come. I kind of like this.

You can never have too many screwdrivers:




Or Prybars:

[mlytle]

Where are those aubframe adjusters?

I've never seen the ones with the ridges. I bet they don't slide like the others.

yes, they work a lot better than the eccentric kind. IE is the source.


get a 14in spal fan, not the 12in version.....and make sure the fan blade is mounted correctly....this time....:)

[gwb72tii]

Just found this thread and want to say what a great job you've done.
I've owned a few 2002's, restored them and helped my son build one out, and yours looks great. Well done.
Share your pain with IE btw, sometimes their QC is shit.

[phreshkid]

yes, they work a lot better than the eccentric kind. IE is the source.


get a 14in spal fan, not the 12in version.....and make sure the fan blade is mounted correctly....this time....:)

I heard that some people are able to get the 14" fan in there. Is this in your build thread somewhere? Where can I find a link to this fan?

And yes, this time I won't mess up the fan blade orientation....which I fixed a few weeks ago by the way.

Just found this thread and want to say what a great job you've done.
I've owned a few 2002's, restored them and helped my son build one out, and yours looks great. Well done.
Share your pain with IE btw, sometimes their QC is shit.

Thanks! And agreed. But I can't give them too much sh*t. They are still creating products that I can use on this car, some successfully and some not. But still, they are trying.

Speaking of which, they still owe me a bunch of exhaust stuff. I should talk to them.

[gwb72tii]

one more thing, you have a career as a writer, seriously. very good stuff.