1972 BMW 2002

BMW Olympics ad features a 2002

2014-02-12T10:43:00.002-05:00

New radiator, alternator, battery

2013-07-30T11:42:00.000-04:00

I was losing power when driving, and the battery would die regularly. Looks like it was a combination of a small battery, an aging alternator and loose cables. While that was going on my radiator sprung a leak. The radiator fell apart in the shop.

So, Mark found a new radiator, alternator, replaced the battery and added a ground strap. Driving nicely again.

Replacing the radio

2012-06-18T13:44:00.001-04:00

Ozma has an old AM/FM radio (under the ash tray), with the original speaker enclosure below it. I'm planning to replace it with a modern radio/nav head unit, probably the Parrot Asteriod, since I'm obsessed with Android.

Parrot is a French company that makes a bunch of gadgets, like the iPhone controlled AR.Drone quadcopter. I like the unobtrusive lines of the Asteroid, and it integrates well to my Android phones and apps.

The next question is speakers. I want to avoid cutting into any interior panels (I'd like to avoid a door installation), and I don't know the current market and tech in car speakers. I'm gathering a few speaker links here to research further.

Here's Ozma, she needs a lot of work

2012-06-09T14:01:00.002-04:00

Ozma

Tom came up with her name: Ozma, the Princess of Oz, the green works with the Emerald City (one of Baltimore's nick-names). That's Andi standing next to her. Mark put the new tires on, took her for a drive and came up with three pages of repairs. The big item is rebuilding the front-end (shocks, tie rod ends, bushings, sway bar, etc.) for about $2k, what I was expecting. She had a fire in the engine compartment at some point, have to replace the air filter and part of the wiring harness. Fuel line is split at one end, replacing that. Shifter bushings are gone, so we're replacing those. Both doors need some work, though they're in better shape than my maroon 2002.

Got historic tags.

Tires

2012-05-31T17:50:00.001-04:00

The current Pirellis on the car are dry-rotting. I'm replacing with Michelin Pilot Exaltos from tirerack.com.

Need a name

2012-05-28T15:38:00.003-04:00

We just bought a green 1972 BMW 2002 in very nice condition for $9,500. We need to give it a name.

First up:

Tires
Tighten up front suspension
Tighten up shifter