1976 Bmw 2002 Base Coupe 2-door 2.0l on 2040-cars

VIN: 2374736 Year: 1976
Mileage: 62,957
Make: BMW
Sub Model: 2002
Model: 2002
Exterior Color: Malaga
Trim: Base Coupe 2-Door
Interior Color: Black
Drive Type: RWD
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 4
Options: Sunroof

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

 This is the 6th 2002 I've owned and it has become my favorite! She's a '76 model refinished in fresh Malaga paint.

I built this little hot rod to be my weekend toy. I wanted to pay homage to vintage racers and think I pulled it off.  I originally bought the car with a TON of reciepts including original invoice! She's fresh out of her restoration and I've put maybe 270 miles on her since.

BODY & INTERIOR
I've got a lot of time in her and I think it shows. I repaired all rust, which really wasn't much, including both sills, front floors and frame rails. (The spare tire well has a soft spot in it from slight rust - this is the ONLY rust left.) I removed the lower molding and WELDED each and every hole! I also removed the rear driving lights and front side reflectors.  (Those were welded in as well.) I installed turbo flares (ABS plastic so they're not brittle) which is quite a job when you want to do it right!

The interior has new carpeting, new vintage racing seats with custom lower mounts, and refurbished door cards. I also threw in a new Momo Prototipo Steering Wheel. You'll notice I removed the center console which makes it look much more "purposeful" - the look reminds me of a Porsche 914/6 race car I fell in love with. I fitted the earlier round-style shift boot which required the fabrication of a mount on the transmission tunnel. The shift knob is the BMW wood knob.

I also installed an early rear bumper doing away with the "back porch-of-a-bumper" it had. For lighting I installed H4 headlamps which really throw the light and are a great improvement over stock lamps.

The front bumper was also removed and in it's place I installed CIBIE Oscar Driving Lamps - these are getting stupid hard to find and EXPENSIVE! The bracket I made for them can be slid out if wanted. (I did this in case I needed to slide the stock bumper back in for inspection.) The car also features the flat front turn signals which are equally scarce and NOT cheap.

The hood hold downs are old-school rubber latches - I did away with the hold down bar and mechanism.

The car sits on Minilite replicas in 15X7.5 size with 0 offset - the grip is out of hand for this light little dude! Tires are new 205/50/15.

SUSPENSION
The car is suspended on H&R Sport Springs dampened by KYB Gas-Adjusts. I also replaced the majority of steering gear under the car: New front control arms, new tie rods and center link, and new ball joints. I also installed urethane sway bar bushing which keep her darn flat when cornering!

BRAKES
The brakes are stock units with new pads and new front calipers. All four corners are served through Korman stainless steel brake lines with new fluid.

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
The engine is the tried and true M10 4cyl with a Weber 32/36 carb carrying a water choke. The air cleaner is a Pipercross foam cleaner. I installed a "sync link" on the carb which converts it from progressive to synchronous operation - both carb barrels open at the the same time giving it great grunt when you "get on it" in 3rd. The ODO indicates 62957 miles.

The engine is mounted on Ireland Engineering urethane engine mounts as well as IE urethane transmission mount. All smog stuff has been eliminated and I cleaned up a lot of the under-hood mess.

The transmission is the stock 4speed box that is as stout of a 4 speed box as one can find - It's filled with Red Line MTL. I installed a new slave cylinder as well.

The ignition features electronic ignitor in the distributor, 8mm Ireland Engineering plug wires, and a Crane ignition box. The radiator is from an e21 and was a kit from Bimmer Parts Co. The car runs cool as a cucumber even on the hottest of days!

I installed new OEM under-hood decals including a new VIN plaque I'm in the process of installing. (Makes the engine compartment look new!) You'll also find a Hella twin air horn under the hood as well. (Crazy loud!) The engine runs steady as a rock, idles very well and sounds great through it's "newer" OEM exhaust. The whole car was just painted last month in BMW Malaga which shows great with the gold wheels. No smoke on deccel or accel.

TO FINISH
I ran into some time constraints with this project and so the rear seating area is unfinished. I originally left this area unfinished to install a roll bar but could not source one at the time. I do have a rear seat for the car which was not installed at the time the photos were taken. The CIBIE Oscars are not hooked up but the car does have an OEM fog lamp switch in the console (NOT the "dummy" knob) which did operate some small Hellas that were originally on the car.

IN A NUT SHELL
1976 2002 w/sunroof
New Malaga Paint(1 month old)
Turbo Flares
Lower trim delete
Front side reflector delete
Rear side parking light delete
Center console delete
Early rear bumper
Bosch H4 headlamps
CIBIE 7" Oscar Fog Lamps w/clear protective covers
15"X7.5", 0 offset wheels (Minilite Replicas)
205/50/15 Dunlop Direzza Tires
OMP Classic vintage race seats (1-piece shell seats)
Momo Prototipo Steering Wheel
New black carpeting
Ireland Engineering Urethane engine and transmission mounts
Urethane sway bar bushings
Weber 32/36 DGAV carburetor with Ireland Engineering "Sync-Link"
Pipercross Air Filter
Ireland Engineering 8mm spark plug wires
Crane Ignition with electronic points
H&R Sport Springs
KYB Gas-Adjust Shocks
New front control arms
New front tie rods and ends
New center link and ends
New ball joints
New front brake calipers
Korman stainless steel brake lines
Lots of records and original invoice

Well, there it is. A great example of the venerable BMW 2002! I love these cars - they handle like go-karts and turn heads wherever they go. This car is more than good to go as it is or you could get wilder with modifications if so inclined.