The Succubus, I added a ‘74 BMW 2002

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I didn’t mean to do it, but it happened. An old friend called me out of the blue and wanted to know if I was interested in his 1974 Inka BMW 2002.

-Well, hell no I’m not interested in another project! Do you think I’m stupid? A BMW? Everyone knows that BMW means Break My Wallet! Pass!!

-How much?

-Oh, I’ll be over on Saturday to get it.

So... Walter has been kicked aside again for another stupid, expensive European car. I’ll admit that I have a proclivity for such.

Meet my new addition... the Succubus. At some point I’ll realize it was NOT a good deal!

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LS it , I like it .

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I bought the car 5 days ago. In those five days, I’ve already spent $1800 on extraneous parts to make this thing just safe to drive.

Center link, tie rod ends, lower ball joints, brake calipers, header, mid-pipe, motor mounts,and a $hit-ton of small parts later. But it ran and drove up on the trailer, so winner.

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Today the Succubus was sharing space with the Falcon, Walter (& OG Walter) and the ZR1.

[bnorth]

I mean on the plus side they're so insanely collectible right now you will probably have to get particularly creative to lose $ on it...

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Originally Posted by bnorth

I mean on the plus side they're so insanely collectible right now you will probably have to get particularly creative to lose $ on it...

Here’s hoping!!!

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Some failure points...

[Ol Blue K20]

Look at the bright side. They are fun to drive..

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Creepy!?!

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Day #5:

Well, I was going to try to fix the cracked manifold, but it’s cracked WAY more than I thought. So, I just decided to pull the trigger and buy a stainless steel header & exhaust. I also realized that the center link, tie rod ends & lower ball joints need replacement. Did I show y’all the sketchy a$$ old fan that’s glued up? This thing is going to hundred dollar me to death, but everything is on the way.

I also bought a nice set of buckskin E90 front & rear seats.


I figure these things are pretty rare’ish, so I hope it’s a good investment. Plus, it’s a cool little car.

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I took day #6 off for family & turkey.

Day #7: lots of small stuff happening. I got the worn out steering pieces and ball joints removed. Sandblasted the steering arms, lower control arms, and other related parts. Then I’m painting all of them while I continue to wait on parts to arrive.

Pics of the worn out steering and pre-blast & painted lower arms. Just to prove I’m moving forward.

[Ol Blue K20]

That car is like a Harley Davidson...The question is not how much,but how many 100's does it cost....

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Day 8:

Well, since I’m still waiting on parts, I decided to inspect the shocks/struts and concluded that they are worn out. So now I have new shocks, strut cartridges & drop springs (because lower is always a little better) on the way.

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More disassembly today. Lots of cleaning, blasting & paint. Picture to prove a few more pieces are missing.

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Day 10:

Nothing showed up but the new 175/70r13’s. So, they are mounted & balanced.

[Low Elco]

Google Rob Siegel. A key piece of the 2002 community.

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Originally Posted by Low Elco

Google Rob Siegel. A key piece of the 2002 community.

Oh yeah, I’ve been around Vintage BMW’s for 20+ years, so I’ve read lots of his articles in Roundel and a few of his books. He knows these little cars backwards and forward. This 2002 is my first one of these.

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Nothing picture worthy, but parts are finally trickling in. Hopefully, I’ll get most of them so I can get it back together soon.

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No real picture value again today, but...

Finally a full day of reassembly. I got the rear suspension reinstalled with new H&R springs and new shocks. Got the new strut cartridges and H&R springs assembled. Also got the new motor mounts installed along with a bunch more parts sandblasted and painted. Still waiting on the steering parts, lower ball joints and the header.

[Ol Blue K20]

I'm glad you're getting work done but.....we love pictures........

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Just to prove I’m still moving forward. Still waiting on parts to show up. But the steering, lower ball joints and the header finally showed up tonight. So, pictures for proof...

[Ol Blue K20]

Pics!! Yeah, about time....

[Low Elco]

New shiny! I always have liked BMW's, just never had any money. Although, I saw a 2000 540i m-sport 6-speed tonight for a reasonable price in great shape. OY!

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Originally Posted by Low Elco

New shiny! I always have liked BMW's, just never had any money. Although, I saw a 2000 540i m-sport 6-speed tonight for a reasonable price in great shape. OY!

Notice I’m working on a 46 yr old BMW, not a 5 yr old one. 😂

Well, not all the parts have arrived, but a lot have. I think I’m only waiting on a couple of brake parts, 1 additional BBS wheel, fan shroud and some swaybar bushings. Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy and that means a day of parts installation.

[nitroracer]

I've been lucky enough to find two budget friendly E30s, but never a 1600 or 2002. I think the days of cheap E30s are gone now too. It'll be nice to see this one back on the road again.