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christophbmw

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« on: April 15, 2008, 12:06:40 AM »
So anybody done this or know someone who has? Any info would be much appreciated, thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2008, 09:16:56 AM »
Have you checked out 2002faq.com?  Theres a couple threads in there about conversions.

This one in particular.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,299923/highlight,m42/

Good luck.
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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2008, 09:54:22 AM »
yes!! i definitly like the idea! have you found a 2002? more details and pictures please!!
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« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2008, 12:21:13 PM »
Febi Guibo is doing one with a Metric Mechanic motor.

He is sick in the head I tell ya' :)
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« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2008, 01:47:05 PM »
I may have to go to his house those weekend to sabatoge that project. I should mess him and dennis up so I can take their parts :-)
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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2008, 05:48:45 PM »
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Febi Guibo is doing one with a Metric Mechanic motor.

He is sick in the head I tell ya' :)


Dammit.  I cannot even afford one of those things, and he is on his 2nd one?
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2008, 06:49:54 PM »
Do it! 2002s are awesome, apart from a mini cooper it will be the next classic car i buy!
Currently have a mini city, rust magnet/ wallet drainer!
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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2008, 07:25:37 PM »
didnt someone on here do one just recently? used a turbo manifold for the exhaust, just capped off the turbo part. Looked like fun, iirc he posted a vid too?
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2008, 09:40:52 PM »
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Dammit.  I cannot even afford one of those things, and he is on his 2nd one?


From my understanding it's still going to be the same one that was in the e30. He's taking the motor out of it and giving the body to Dennis, and he is doing a m50 conversion. [/tear]
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« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2008, 11:56:47 PM »
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yes!! i definitly like the idea! have you found a 2002? more details and pictures please!!

i have a nice E32 7 series that is up for trades to anyone who wants to trade for a 2002 (preferably pre '69).

I know it wont handle nearly as nice as the E30 chessis.....but ive always wanted an '02.
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2008, 07:48:57 AM »
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I know it wont handle nearly as nice as the E30 chessis.....but ive always wanted an '02.


I'm not sure what you mean by "nice", but the '02 handles beautifully.  You might be right about it being "nice" around town and for daily driving.  But on the twisties, the '02 wins hands down.  It's like an overgrown go kart.  With an m42, proper gearing and suspension, I can't imagine anything more FUN!
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« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2008, 12:00:45 PM »
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From my understanding it's still going to be the same one that was in the e30. He's taking the motor out of it and giving the body to Dennis, and he is doing a m50 conversion. [/tear]


Correct, but the wife now has a 318i of her own.
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« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2008, 08:20:23 PM »
Quote from: Noel Higa;47169
I'm not sure what you mean by "nice", but the '02 handles beautifully.  You might be right about it being "nice" around town and for daily driving.  But on the twisties, the '02 wins hands down.  It's like an overgrown go kart.  With an m42, proper gearing and suspension, I can't imagine anything more FUN!


Okay now you guys are tempting me. I just saw a decent looking red square taillight '02 for sale today...and I have a new used M42 on an engine stand in my garage that I bought to scavenge the timing components from (109K with replaced head in 05).

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« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2008, 08:53:05 PM »
Quote from: Noel Higa;47169
I'm not sure what you mean by "nice", but the '02 handles beautifully.  You might be right about it being "nice" around town and for daily driving.  But on the twisties, the '02 wins hands down.  It's like an overgrown go kart.  With an m42, proper gearing and suspension, I can't imagine anything more FUN!



I've gotta respectfully disagree. The e30 chassis is better. Think of it as the final, well tuned from the factory evolution of the 2002. Its stiffer, has better suspension geometry and is not too much heavier. Both use rear semi trailing arms, but the e30 is so much more capable of putting power to the ground.

Don't get me wrong, both can be made to handle and perform very well, but the e30 has the edge. All that said, 02s are just plain awesome and simple to work on. If living with one as a daily driver was as easy as the e30, I'd still have my 2002.

About the M42-into-2002 transplant: Up until recently people really shied away from this because it was supposed to be a difficult swap with relatively little performance increase. But recently it seems like a lot of people are tackling this, so I dunno. I'd also consider megasquirting the m10 or going with an m20 swap, but this is the wrong forum to take those discussions any further!
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« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2008, 01:15:33 AM »
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