1970 BMW Gruppe 2 2002 (M20B29 Turbo) Build

[pandaboo911]

Now that it fits. Time to fill all the holes and re-prime. Still fighting the rear hub. That's my next task so I can put it back down on 4 wheels. Put in a order with Blunt today.



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I got a hydraulic press at my house if wanna use it for that hub.
i think its a 12 ton

[88SuperETABD]

1970 BMW Gruppe 2 2002 (M20B29 Turbo) Build

So instead of fighting the windshield wiper tray and cutting a big piece out of it. I figured I'd take it all out. This made it so simple the drop the engine in.


Drilling spot welds was fun haha. Got pretty good at it by the time I was done.



Then this dropped in so easy.



Plenty of room for stock exhaust. Not using it though.



Should be plenty of room for booster and steering box.



Now that it fits. Time to fill all the holes and re-prime. Still fighting the rear hub. That's my next task so I can put it back down on 4 wheels. Put in a order with Blunt today.



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[pandaboo911]

[QUOTE=88SuperETABD;4592042]

Haha good times. Still got the center console from that car sitting in my garage. Ask Pablo if he'll sell it Brandon

Who's this? Haha! I'm not decided how I wanna do interior. So far set in stone is a cage, 2 fixed back seats, carpet. Not sure if I wanna go full racecar and remove dash.





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It's Matteo dood. Also still got full set of brand new carpeting for an 02. He'll probably sell that too.


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[88SuperETABD]

1970 BMW Gruppe 2 2002 (M20B29 Turbo) Build

[QUOTE=pandaboo911;4591906]Haha good times. Still got the center console from that car sitting in my garage. Ask Pablo if he'll sell it Brandon

Who's this? Haha! I'm not decided how I wanna do interior. So far set in stone is a cage, 2 fixed back seats, carpet. Not sure if I wanna go full racecar and remove dash.





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[88SuperETABD]

1970 BMW Gruppe 2 2002 (M20B29 Turbo) Build

looks good man!

i found that 2002 on this forum

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5187

with the same license plate. small world

That's my friends build thread. I bought the car from him. He lives in the town next over. It's the same car.


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[pandaboo911]

looks good man!

i found that 2002 on this forum

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5187

with the same license plate. small world

Haha good times. Still got the center console from that car sitting in my garage. Ask Pablo if he'll sell it Brandon

Some inspiration (group 2)

[knuklehead92]

looks good man!

i found that 2002 on this forum

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5187

with the same license plate. small world

[88SuperETABD]

So a friend dropped off his cherry picker for me to see what needs to be done to the firewall. These mounts push the motor farther back and down than others on the market supposedly. Instead of pounding the firewall. I figured I'd cut and patch it back up for a more factory look.


Started out by installing the IE oil pump baffle. So I cleaned the pan as best as I can.


Marked where I need to drill holes.

I used a 1/4" drill bit


Then I bolted em down.



Put the pan and the rear main seal on.




Then I saw what I was working with.

I set it in there and right away I knew I needed to remove part of the firewall that overhangs about a inch & a half.



So I marked where I should cut and pulled it back out to put it back on the stand.



I cut more across than needed because at I thought it would look funny if it was just a small patch indented off centered. Gonna patch this in. Gotta get some good sheet metal. This should give me the room I need to fit it. Will try again tomorrow.


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[88SuperETABD]

Looks like the perfect amount of stretch to me

Too much for me, 225/45 goes great on a 9", not a 10". 245/40 is perfect in my opinion. But to each their own!


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[pandaboo911]

Looks like the perfect amount of stretch to me

[88SuperETABD]

I love how the GCs feel. I am running 350 up front and 450 in the rear for spring rates. It is stiff, but its not too harsh or jarring. I regret nothing going with this set up despite many saying its too much for a street car.

Looking forward to seeing more.

I have same rates. Your using koni's tho. Koni's are much better than bilsteins. I loved my e30 GC shortened housing kit. 450/650 and I daily'd it for years.




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[RCM3]

I love how the GCs feel. I am running 350 up front and 450 in the rear for spring rates. It is stiff, but its not too harsh or jarring. I regret nothing going with this set up despite many saying its too much for a street car.

Looking forward to seeing more.

[88SuperETABD]

1970 BMW Gruppe 2 2002 (M20B29 Turbo) Build

Nice work! We have so many similarities between our 2002 builds, you're going to love this car once its on the road.

Thanks! I checked out your thread! Awesome 02! How do you like the GC's? I don't have their koni's and they wouldn't sell them to me. So trying the bilsteins. Will custom valve them if I don't like the ride.



Last night I set the car on the ground! Was such a exciting thing to see :). This car is gonna be slammed in front with these shortened struts/spring combo. I wonder how much the motor will drop it down.


The shocks are holding up the car. There's a good 1.5-2" of gap between spring and top hat.




The caster seems a little bit forward. Not sure if normal. I know I need to cut to fit these 225s et 0 and the Gruppe 2 so hopefully everything will be good




Also got my 20$ pair of RS-3s mounted for the rears. I'm officially a stance boy. Yaaa' stretch hah.

This is temporary until the 245/40r15 VR-1 is available.

I'm all for fitment but this just looks Redic. Haha.





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[RCM3]

Nice work! We have so many similarities between our 2002 builds, you're going to love this car once its on the road.

[88SuperETABD]

1970 BMW Gruppe 2 2002 (M20B29 Turbo) Build

Then I flipped it over put more grease, packed the bigger bearing and stuck it in there.





Installed it on the first strut.



Was so excited to get the rotor on to see what it looked like. Sad I couldn't finish the brakes because I can't mount the caliper
Because I'm missing the spacers to center the caliper. They should arrive tomorrow.

That strut was pretty much as far as I can go.

I had to redo my other strut because I managed to get the top portion welded back on crooked. I couldn't get the gland nut to start. So I made a cut and straightened it out. Tightened the nut. Then tacked it. Then took it apart and finish welded it.




Here it is masked for paint. I will put this strut together tomorrow since I painted it today and let the paint cure some.



Time to get the subframe back in to fit the engine and see how bad I gotta beat up the firewall / trans tunnel.



Subframe in and out is so easy without a motor haha.



I managed to find a pair of 225/45 RS3's on Craigslist for 20$


Here they are next to my 225/45 RA1's on a 15x8




I couldn't wait and decided to mount the struts without calipers.



Had to throw the wheel on it :)



It's definitely MeATy.

I'm kinda bummed I gotta stretch the 225 rs3 on a 10" but it's the biggest tire out there that isn't a Hoosier. Maxxis needs to hurry up with their VR1 245/40r15.



Also received a CDI 50-250 ft lbs torque wrench. It's made by snap on, and we use them at work. This is snap on's industrial brand. I like em, I have in-lbs and ft lbs. I may buy another 3/8s for the inbetween. They're very affordable compared to snap on brand.

Also thought I'd share this pic of a hike I went on yesterday which apparently goes all the way down to the water from Woodside to Half Moon Bay. We only had 2 hrs of daylight so we only did a couple miles. Gonna have to go back I think.





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