1973 BMW 2002

Sedan

2.0L

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

With great hesitation I am moving forward with the sale of my 1973 BMW 2002. This has been a five year restoration process which involved complete disassembly of the car down to every nut, bolt, and component. The body was paint stripped to the metal. Minimal rust repair necessary which was accomplished with new metal. All chasis metal was acid washed and treated before painting. Painting was professionally done with OEM Glasurit paint in BMW Chamonix white. This was sprayed with an epoxy based paint for longenvity and protection. All suspension components were hot tanked, stripped, cleaned to bare metal, inspected for rust, and painted with epoxy chasis paint or powder coated. All brand new OEM BMW bushings were installed. Entire chasis was sound-proofed with FatMat adhesive sound insulation. Motor was completely broken down, hot tanked, cleaned, bored over 0.50". Brand new Mahle high compression piano top pistons. Original rods re-bushed and balanced. Crank cleaned spec'd and polished. New bearing throughout. New BMW oil pump. Valve and timing cover powder coated. Brand new Ireland Engineering 4" aluminum crankshaft pulley. Ireland Engineering Aluminum radiator. Head rebuilt with new valve guides and seals, and valves. Brand New Schrick 292 cam installed with new Febi cam followers and high performance Schrick valve springs. Fuel delivered by Carter fuel pump mounted in the trunk feeding twin Dellorto DHLA 40 rebuilt carbs. Carbs mounted with a one piece Ireland Engineering manifold. Carbs have aluminum velocity stacks with mesh air filters. Brand new lighter, and stronger BMW 320 starter installed. New clutch, pressure plate, resurfaced flywheel. Performance ceramic coated header and exhaust down pipe mated to Ansa sport exhaust. 5 speed conversion: 3 series 5 speed transmission with approx 150K on transmission--works flawlessly. New mounts welded on chasis for 5 speed transmission (from Aardvark). Original driveshaft cut and shortened. Ireland Engineering 5 speed short shifter and shifter assembly. Original open diff still installed and working fine. Other Items:-OEM gas tank was cleaned, treated and powder coated. -Pedal box powder coated and reassembled with new bushings and components. -Front suspension converted to coil-over with Ground Control adjustable coilover kit. Struts shortened, Bilstein inserts.-Ireland Engineering adjustable camber plates.-Rear suspension set with Ireland stage II springs and Bilstein sport shocks.-Racetep rear brace/battery relocation kit for relocating battery to the trunk.-ENTIRE wiring harness (front and rear) replaced with brand new NOS OEM BMW harness.-Front headlights are NOS Euro style Hella.-Front turn signals are new OEM Euro flat style.-New OEM style carpet and headliner-New seatbelts up front.-New OEM BMW windshield (green tint).-New OEM BMW rubber used throughout (doors, windows, decklids, etc.-Front and rear bumpers are NOS original bumpers. Not re-chromed. Front bumper currently not mounted.-Red center Euro tail light lenses. Original unrestored parts/components:Original interior--not refurbished. This is why driver seat has a tear.Original dash, instrument cluster, Blaupunkt radio.Original trunk boardsOriginal heater core and heater box rebuilt (completely disassembled, cleaned, painted, new foam etc). Huge PITA but worth it.Original rear and side glass (green tint).Original belt-line aluminum trim, door trim, and rocker trim. 2 sets of wheels. 1: BMW turbine 13" X 5.5 with Bridgestone Potenza rubber. 200 miles on the tires max.2: Original Mahle 13X6 wheels with Front Hella 500 Yellow fogs lights.Fiam dual tone air horns. I am sure there is something I am missing. This project has been a blast. Have probably over 300 photos detailing the entire restoration process. I love the car and would keep it but other interests are brewing and I cannot afford to keep all the toys. If I continued this would certainly morph into a classic race series 2002. This car has about 1K of use since the rebuild. Everything works as it should. Nothing leaks. Gets tons of attention whereever I go and at Cars'N'coffee events. If you are looking for a GREAT example of a 2002 to daily drive this is it. Or you could take this further and turn it into a great classic racer. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions. If purchasing: 500.00 dollar NON-refundable down payment via paypal within 48 hrs of the end of auction.Remainder of payment due 7 days after intial 48 hrs. Certified check or cash.NO WARRANTY. CAR IS SOLD AS-IS. Keep in mind this is not a new car and though restored is over 30 years old. I will do everything to represent this car honestly. Shipping or pick-up of the car is the responsibility of the buyer. I will try to assist any way possible. I have had cars shipped across the country. It is pretty straight forward. Thanks for looking! On Nov-25-13 at 08:34:45 PST, seller added the following information: Monday 11-25-2013 Additional items. With the intense interest in this car I would like to add some more info regarding the vehicle. Included with the car are a brand new NOS pair of Frese side view mirrors. Currently on the car is driver side OEM chrome mirror. The Frese are black like the ones found on the 2002 Turbo model. Again brand new NOS in box, never mounted or used. The hood mechanism that keep the hood elevated is not mounted on the car currently, but of course comes with the car. Many, many spare parts accumulated during the resto are also included---if buyer desires. On Nov-27-13 at 15:07:09 PST, seller added the following information: Here are some pictures of the restoration and rebuild. bmw 2002 restoration process