well, it begins

[minicoop900]

starting to clean out the garage to move in my (i think) 72' 2002
been sitting under a customers carport for 15 years on jackstands.
before they sat it up, my dad rebuilt the transmission completely.

soon it will move into our garage for restoration, im cleaning the garage just for this occasion.

and anyone know of any good 2002 forums or restoration sites?
i have pretty much every manual for them on earth, my dad knows everything about them and i have etk, so im well informed.
just figured id sign up on a forum and let them know what im doing.

and if requested ill take pictures of our gargae that were clearing out which is full of 2002 and 320 parts :P

[cooljess76]

Cool man, are you doing an "original" restoration are do you have anything special planned for the engine bay? Always loved 2002's, I know you and your dad will have lots of fun over the next few months. Take your time, get everything right. Here's a few 2002's from Bimmerfest '08 to help get you motivated:

[minicoop900]

hey jess
nothing special, we have some schrick cams and exhaust stuff so maybe just an exhaust, cams, and webbers.
maybe a body kit too, but other than that im going stock perfect restoration.
car has very little rust, just body panel, nothing to frame or anything.

im really looking forward to it, after this im going to restore a 3.0si, its going to be harder because it has some major rust but the time will come when ill figure out what to do with it.

[bimmern00b]

One place that I wandered through on the net was here: http://www.bmw2002faq.com/. Maybe that will be of some help to you

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by minicoop900

and if requested ill take pictures of our gargae that were clearing out which is full of 2002 and 320 parts :P

I'd like to request that keep us updated on your progress

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by minicoop900

...and if requested ill take pictures of our gargae that were clearing out which is full of 2002 and 320 parts :P

Didn't catch that. I'll +2 with Brendan, TAKE LOTS OF PICS!!!

[minicoop900]

haha deal, dont have pics of before when it was REALLY bad, but ill start taking pics.
youl also get to see my t-maxx 3.3 torn down because i flipped it and had to replace basically every plastic part :P

[minicoop900]

ok, ill start with the tmaxx 3.3 and my bikes haha

i put a k&n filter on the 3.3 but you cant see the engine very well, and the front end is actually disconnected from the rest.


the bikes:
2 bmx one ive had since i was 5 the other is a show chrome mongoose with flame tires.



and a mongoose mountain bike:

[minicoop900]

2002 and 320 parts:

3 blocks:







some tools:

[minicoop900]

and other pics

a sauna:






and this is only our personal garage.

at my dads shop we have 6 tool chests full of tools plus countless tools that wont fit into the chests.
parts from every bmw imaginable.
and about 5 2002s a 3.0si, 3.0cs, 2 m6s, a couple 320s, a couple euro 745s just to start.

[tiFreak]

holy crap, lol, and I thought my garage was messy

[minicoop900]

haha yep, my dad has a bad back and my mom is disorganised
so my mom just threw everything in there and my dad couldnt do anything about it.

for 15 years.
now, im doing something about it so i can put my car in there haha

btw:
that compressor works, it wakes neighbors up when we use it late at night

[ATF]

There's another money pit if i may say so myself (the tmaxx).

I can actually see my Tmaxx sitting here at my desk.. One time I let a friend drive it, 80 MPH right into a storm drain.. Sheared just about every screw and bolt holding the bumper, skid plates, bulkheads and chassis. I should really clean it up & sell it and use the money towards my education.. or my car.. :P

[minicoop900]

haha yeah i have lots of money pits, but it keeps me busy so in my opinion its worth it.

[pnosker]

Awesome!

OMG ATF what happened to your car?!?