1973 BMW 2002 For Sale - SOLD
Chamonix White with Navy Blue interior
VIN: 2586250
Production date: November 13th, 1972
Less than 2500 miles since engine rebuild and restoration
I bought this car in Concord, NC in July 2003 knowing it needed an engine rebuild. Oil
consumption was very high, and power was way down. I pulled the engine and took it to
LaValle’s Import Restoration in Oak Ridge, NC, a shop that specializes in the restoration
and service of 2002's and other vintage German cars. This is when I disassembled the car
in preparation for it to be taken down to bare metal and repainted at Eargle’s Body Shop
in Columbia, SC. I finished reassembling the car and finally got it back on the road in
January 2006. If you were at Vintage at the Vineyards in 2006, you may have seen it, and
it can be seen in the background of the picture on page 81 of the August 2006 Roundel.
I've tried to be as thorough as possible in my description of the car and in the
pictures I've taken. The car is located in Columbia, SC. If there is anything that I've
left out, don't hesitate to ask.
Suspension:
- All ball joints replaced with new
- Prothane polyurethane suspension bushings
- Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs
- Bilstein Heavy Duty Shocks
- New wheel bearings with high temperature synthetic grease
- New tie rods, center link, idler arm bushings
- Ireland engineering stainless strut bar
- Original wheels sandblasted and powder coated
- New roundels for hubcaps
- 185/70R13 Yokohama Avid T4 tires
Body:
- Southern car since new, during paint minimal rust (driver’s frame rail, tow hook
area of spare tire well, quarter sized hole in passenger footwell) was cut out and
replaced with new metal
- Exterior taken down to bare metal before repaint, minimal filler used
- New PPG windshield
- New windshield, rear window, sunroof and hood vent gaskets
- New side impact rubber strips
- All metal trim fasteners replaced with stainless
- Rear bumper straightened and rechromed
- Correct trapezoidal side view mirror.
- Where there is original trim, it is in excellent shape
Engine:
- Not numbers matching, block from a later car, e12 head with ’72 date – original block
and head were damaged and had to be replaced
- 9.5:1 tii pistons
- Rods and rocker arms polished to remove casting flash
- Schrick 292 cam
- New seals, water pump, oil pump
- Mechanical advance distributor
- Beru spark plug wires and loom
- 2002tii exhaust manifold
- Ansa resonator and stock muffler
- Lynx single sidedraft Weber DCOE intake
- All coolant hoses and clamps are new
- Radiator recored with 3 row core
- "Tropical" climate fan
- Mounting bracket for Sanden A/C compressor
- Front engine mount bracket reinforced
Drivetrain:
- 3.64 Limited Slip Differential
- 4 speed transmission, good synchros, late style shift linkage
- CV Axles cleaned, repacked and reassembled with new boots
- New clutch slave and master cylinder
Interior:
- Front seats restuffed with brand new molded horsehair
- Rear seats restuffed with foam and cotton batting
- Bimmer Parts carpet kit
- Cocoa Mats
- New headliner
- New front seat belts
- Double layer of Fatmat sound deadening
- New moisture barrier for doors
- Door brakes from 320i adapted for 2002
- Momo Indy steering wheel
Brakes:
- OEM Textar front pads
- NOS asbestos lined shoes
- New rotors and drums
- New hard lines
- Braided steel flexible lines
- New emergency brake cables
- Tii master cylinder
Miscellaneous:
- Rebuilt heater box, core cleaned and pressure tested
- Gas tank boiled out, sealed, and repainted
- 1.25 lb Halon fire extinguisher and metal mounting bracket
- Wiring harness cleaned and rewrapped with 3M cloth harness tape
- Pedal box rebuilt with new bushings and springs
- New windshield washer pump, nozzles and tubing
- Original Michelin XAS spare tire and wheel and new Kumho spare tire and wheel
Included Spare Parts:
- Weber 32/36 Carburetor and stock intake manifold
- Stock throttle linkage
- Behr A/C console and evaporator
- Nearly every stock part in decent shape that was removed or replaced during the
restoration.
