From all of us here at WI BIMMERS, I'm Ron Burgundy. Stay classy, San Diego.

[Jdesign]

** I just want to call attention to the fact that this is the first time in 10 months that @Earls car got any camera action.**  

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(it's the manilla folder colored blob filed away in the backdrop)

[Jdesign]

Attacked the lights on this last night. Previously it had only one tail light, one brake light, the turn signals worked on one side of the car, and the front indicators did not work at all. After a total of 2-3 hours, removing super glued bulbs, corroded bulbs, lots of wire brushing corroded terminals and rusted connections, I have fully functional lights at all corners of the car!

**Fun fact, 2002's use the screws in the front lights to ground themselves, If you test them not screwed to the car, you will really develop a headache.

(don't mind the license plate light, I fixed that too)

GOXI3198.MP4

I also glued all of the parts of the hazard knob back together and "had" the hazards working. I think the switch might have a bad connection internally though, so I will have to revisit that when I swap the dash out.

[Bassboy3313]

If the hazard switch is anything like the e21, it will break the moment you look at it and never quite work properly EVER

[Jdesign]

Bassboy3313 said:

If the hazard switch is anything like the e21, it will break the moment you look at it and never quite work properly EVER

Its very similar, but this is an early model so its much worse actually. LOL

[Jdesign]

Ron got some love last weekend.

• New brakes
• new wheels
• new center caps
• New shifter delrin washers
• New exhaust hanger and fixed the muffler
• New tie rod ends
• Repacked the front wheel bearings
• Lots scrubbing and a little paint where needed to freshen things up 
• New window crank

My friend swung out to get a new set of alpina wheels from "Ralph" the BMW guy I bought parts for my E24 from.  He manage to also grab a window crank and a repair manual while he was there. The wheels didnt have center caps but I luckily found some on eBay. The centers are a little yellow which is common, But I will see if I can find some way to polish the yellowing off. The rest is pretty straight forward, a standard brake job and cleaned and painted the calipers / hubs. I spent a good amount of time under the car with a brush and degreaser. It was amazing to just spray and wipe sections clean and find nice paint underneath. This car is in amazing shape, Im honestly baffled. 

Sadly my tire balancer died so I need too figure out how to fix that. I spent a good 4-6 hours on Sunday messing with it. So the wheels are currently not balanced, but I fit them on the car for now and noted that they need to be take care of.

Next things to tackle are 

• Valve cover gasket
• Adjust valves
• Clean up the carburetor
• Replace hoses
• New belts
• Fix the tach if possible
• Clean the interior
• Buff
• Drive it.

[jc43089]

Nice!!!

[YoungCR]

Really classy!

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

Nice!!!

YoungCR said:

Really classy!

Thanks guys! Its nice how simple the car is.

[Jdesign]

More accomplished this weekend. 

• Valve cover gasket
• Adjust valves
• Clean up the carburetor
• Replace hoses
• New belts
• Fix the tach if possible
• Clean the interior
• Buff
• Drive it
• Replace alternator bushing

Sadly I old took pictures of the worn out parts as I was excited to get it back together. I will take pictures of the new hoses once I install the valve cover gasket.

[jc43089]

Mmmm Crusty!

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

Mmmm Crusty!

[Jdesign]

Worked on this on Saturday and got it all back together. Cleaned most of the interior and exterior without going completely nuts. Never did an alignment which made for an exciting drive to lake mills for the last Cars & Coffee of the year. Afterwards I stopped at a friends house and I had NOOGs shoot some photos of the car. He hasnt sent me the photos yet, but here are some I took with my potato. 

I have a brake dragging that I need to attend to and the heat seems to be not blowing. So minimal items to be expected. I hope to have these resolved soon as I am hoping to drive this for a few weeks until there is white flakes in the forecast!

[B C]

Looking stellar man! For whatever reason those photos look like they could be the English countryside

[Jdesign]

Thanks! Yeah my friends driveway is pretty spectactual. Its the perfect spot. Im hoping we can host a show & cruise there again next year that doesn't get rained out.

[patsbimmer1]

Sorry I missed you Sunday but the car looked great!

[P_Roloff]

Wish I had gotten a chance to chat at the show, cars looked great!

[wasnt m3]

Looking good! Glad you found this gem.

[Jdesign]

Thanks all!

[straight6pwr]

the car looks right at home. nice work!

[Jdesign]

Less potato, more professional. Here are a few of Nogg's shots of the car that weekend.