The Succubus, I added a ‘74 BMW 2002
 

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.

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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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Here’s hoping!!!

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Some failure points...

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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...

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Pics!! Yeah, about time....:lol::metal:

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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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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. :)

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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.

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Day 27 & 28:

Got the header coated and installed. Also all the suspension, steering and as sundry pieces & parts installed. Still waiting on the poly swaybar bushings, & fan shroud hardware. But I got to at least see it on the wheels tonight.

Pre & post header pics and quick shot sitting on the ground:

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Nothing truly productive as I am still waiting on parts:


List of new or remanufactured parts;

Front strut cartridges, H&R springs, lower ball joints, center link & tie rod assemblies, idler arm bushings.

Reman’ed 4-piston calipers, s/s brake flex-lines, pads, shoes & hardware. Waiting on one more part and then a full fluid flush/bleed.

IE header and adapter to original exhaust, plugs, wires, cap, rotor & electronic ignition module, motor mounts, fluid change on motor, trans & diff.

Rodded out and pressure tested radiator, cap, a few new hoses, new shroud & fan etc.

New 175/70r13” on the ole 13x6” Enkei’s

New transmission mount

Steering wheel was hammered so that’s been replaced.

But the saga must continue once more parts arrive....

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Between Covid and Christmas delivery times suck! Hang in there.....

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2002 update, I finally had a chance to get it running. I’ve replaced all the brakes, steering, suspension, cooling, tune up etc. It settled in pretty smoothly, once the oil got moving. And no smoking or exhaust leaks. I didn’t get to run it very long though between the fuel pump leak that showed up & still no radiator installed. But it’s a step forward.

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Steps forward are always good.

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No big update, but a few small parts finally showed up. The refurbished radiator, new fan & shroud, hoses and new fan belt are finally installed. The new fuel pump I received is wrong 🤦*♂️ But I sourced an original new one.

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Keep up the great work, progress and patience as new parts arrive!

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Nice, a little progress is better than none

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Cool project!

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I’m still plugging along. Very frustrated with the USPS. Several of my parts seem to get close and then the next day they are a state away again. One 2-day priority package took 29 days to arrive. So aggravating. But I’m literally waiting on a fuel pump and I’m done with Succubus 1.1. Then I’ll decide my next plan...interior, paint & body or ???

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I also scored a batch of the BBS 13x6” oe wheels. I’m going to have them refinished and use them most likely.

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Cool looking and fun cars. Buddy from HS was stationed in Germany and fell in love with them. He took me for a ride and it was a fun little car!
Thanks for sharing!

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Well, a quick update:

I finally got the rest of the parts for the radiator fan & shroud. I also got the new fuel pump and related parts installed. After I got these pieces installed, I realized very quickly that the current carburetor was an absolute piece of $h!t.

I ended up replacing the stock intake and garbage 2-barrel carburetor with a Cannon intake manifold and a Weber 32/36 carb. While waiting on the carb/intake, I also disassembled and rebuilt the alternator. After some tuning, valve adjustments (& cleaning & clear coating the valve cover) and a few other miscellaneous jobs... it runs like an absolute champ.

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Looks good, nice stance. How's it drive?

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i love these little things, had several including a 72 tii I drove home from orlando florida at 4k rpm for 23 hours.

mine were all boring colors, fjord, chamonix, sahara, sienna. always wanted inka or verona or malaga!

what a great engine sound the two liters have too.