The first five pages listed below are static and are not chronological.
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The next pages are chronological in order of the car
project's overall restoration.
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December 2000 |
Finding the car
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January 2001 |
Moving the car, initial
discovery of vehicle condition
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February 2001 |
1. Engine and interior cleaning,
installed Crane electronic ignition.
2. Inside the Kugelfisher problems – running on three cylinders
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March 2001 |
1. New engine fan
2. Installing a new shift console
3. Finding a period correct radio
4. Working on the suspension
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April 2001 |
1. Intermittent Wiper Upgrade
for 74 2002s
2. Kansas City 2002 get together & events
3. Octoberfest German Car Show 2001 KC
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May 2001 |
Traveling to California for
Parts – Sherman Martinez
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June 2001 |
Installing a TII fuel pump, Curt
Ingraham Radiator
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July 2001 |
Simple things to make the car a
daily driver
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August 2001 |
Finding a rolling shell
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September 2001 |
Bought a rolling shell for the
project
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October 2001 |
Komen Drive for the cure, Tii
Exhaust and Tii Exhaust manifold identification
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November 2001 |
Finishing and installing the OEM
2002tii exhaust system by Eberspacher
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December 2001 |
State of the project, acquiring
more parts, KC owners breakfast
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January 2002 |
BMW’s 2002 Advertising campaign
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February 2002 |
02-02-02 Ice storm
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March 2002 |
Stockpiling more parts, buying
another donor car
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April 2002 |
Starting to gut the car shell,
first Arkansas Drive of True Friends
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May 2002 |
Mid Atlantik 02 Fest in Carlisle
– 2002 miles in a 2002
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June 2002 |
Start of the restoration project
– media blasting, removing floorboard insulation
Midwest 2002 Fest - Road Trip to South Bend Indiana at the Tire Rack,
June 14th 2002.
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July 2002 |
O’Fest 2002 travelers stop in
Kansas City with Mike Self on their route to Colorado
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August 2002 |
Getting the body shell ready for
primer, moving the shell by trailer
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September 2002 |
Euro Bumper Conversions for
Square light cars
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October 2002 |
Body shell in primer, body
modifications for euro bumpers
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November 2002 |
Last structural changes,
removing the snorkel from the core support, sealing body seams
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December 2002 |
1. Painted doors, modifying the
transmission tunnel for 5 speed conversions
2. Moving the project, plated parts
3. Painted hood and deck lid
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January 2003 |
Final tweaking of the body prior
to paint
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February 2003 |
Finally painted, moving day to
the shop for the start of rebuilding
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March 2003 |
1. New parts, installing FatMat
sound deadener on the floorboards
2. Installing Euro front bumper mounts
3. California trip – Bay area Pick-N-Pulls
4. California trip - 2002 Haus visit
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April 2003 |
Moving again, rusty front and
rear sub frame assemblies, 2002 door brakes
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May 2003 |
1. Rebuilding your doors
2. Rebuilding your doors
3. Door trim, installing the TII hard metal fuel line
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June 2003 |
1. Restoring the 2002tii wiring
harness
2. Frozen rear hubs, preserving the TII fuel canister and mounting
bracket
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July 2003 |
1. Traveling for the MGB in
Idaho – road trip
2. 2002 CV Joint Rehabilitation
3. Rebuilding your 02’s pedal box
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August 2003 |
1. Gas tank restoration
2. Rebuilding the rear sub frames, differential installation
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September 2003 |
1. New rear brake setups from
320i
2. Engine block disassembly steps
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October 2003 |
Wiring harness re-installation,
fuel lines inside the body, firewall blanket
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November 2003 |
Installing the rear sub frame
and differential assembly on the body
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December 2003 |
1. Front sub frame installation,
steering column lock remove/install
2. Front struts, springs, shocks, lower control arms, tii backing plates
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January 2004 |
Front wheel bearing installation
with ‘77 E21 hubs, center track rod and tie rod ends
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February 2004 |
1. Cylinder head rebuilding
2. Cylinder head finishing
3. Front sub frame and brake rotor installation
4. Installing the big brake setup on a 2002tii
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March 2004 |
1. 15” wheels, heater box
disassembly and rehab
2. Spring 2004 Arkansas True Friends Drive
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April 2004 |
Putting the car on all 4 wheels,
Scheel seat installation, engine short block pre-prep
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May 2004 |
1. Wheel studs & spacers,
cleanup of the Getrag 245 transmission, Euro headlights, rear brake drum
installation, sloppy e-brake handle improvements
2. Engine short block re-assembly
3. Mid America 02 Fest 2004 – Stella takes a trailer ride
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June 2004 |
1. Front strut bearing setup and
lubrication
2. Outside the heater box
3. 74tii clock disassembly and repair
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July 2004 |
1. Gas tank permanence
2. Sun roof drain tubes
3. True Friends Hot Springs Arkansas Drive
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August 2004 |
Rear sunroof drain tubes
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September 2004 |
1. Installing the cylinder head
2. General installation – fuel tank, tii water tube, half shafts, rear
trunk seal
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December 2004 |
Year in review, engine
reassembly, starter, alternator, plated parts, rear trunk opener
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Spring 2005 |
1. Restoring metal parts
2. Sunroof assembly pre-preparation
3. Tii exhaust heat shield, wiring harness to the ignition, gas tank
fuel lines
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Summer 2005 |
1.
Keyless Entry/Alarm System
2.
Upholstery
3.
Radio and Speakers
4. Major Electrical
5.
Sun roof
6.
Hood
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Trunk
8. Doors
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Headliner
10. Glass
11. Carpeting
12.
tii Engine assembly
13. Transmission Installation
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Body/exterior final trim
15.
Rear Bumper
16.
TII Fuel pump
17.
2002tii Hoses reference
18.
Final engine installation
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December 2005 |
Where are we now – nearing
completion.
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January 2006 |
Interior door panels, arm rests, back seat, ignition,
alternator, Euro bumper light wiring, |
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March 2006 |
Rear mounted battery, dash rehab with SEM dye, door
lock hardware, heater box hoses, engine installation and ignition wiring
diagrams. |
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April 2006 |
Engine starts for the first time, mmm mmm Gates BBQ!,
Glass installation front and rear, E30 M3 Mirror with halogen lights,
Stereo and console, Hirschmann red tip antenna |
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Spring
2006 |
Part 1:
Driving the car the first time, E3 Big Brake challenges,
Part 2:
trim install, new trunk panels, rocker moulding trim and gaskets,
visiting car shows. |
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July 2006 |
Traveling to Road America
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December 2006 |
Three part wrap up on the first
year of ownership
Part 3: problems relating to new
2002 SR71X starters.
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