<02> Re: 2002 Replacement Wheel & Motor Advice Needed!

["Miller, Michael C" <michael.c.miller@xxxxxxxx>]

You wrote:
	Subject: 2002 Replacement Wheel & Motor Advice Needed!

	This weekend I picked up a very restorable Mint Green 2002 (175k)
from
	the original owners!  Now it is time to get to work, and I need
input.

	1.  I seem to remember that the E30 318i alloy rims will fit on this
	car?  What options are available to me for take off rims?  The
existing
	rims are steel, and tires bald.

	2.  The owners told me there is radiator fluid leaking into the
engine.
	The oil is only slightly off color.  Compression is 88, 118, 94,
110.
	Should I waste the time replacing the head gasket, or just find a
	replacement engine?

	3.  Brake lines are rusted through at one point.  Should I replace
all
	lines?

	4.  Which models of the 320 had Recaros that will fit this car?

	- --
	David Maples


In response:
1.  I think that all E30 (318, 325) wheels fit the 2002 well.  They say that
the offset is correct.  I have had a set on my '76 2002 for about 10 years
now.  I use 195/60-14 tires.  They do not rub on the fenders except when I
hit a sharp driveway faster than I should.

2.  no experience

3.  I sounds like they've seen better days.  I've never done it.

4.  As far as I know, the 320i "S" model had the Recaro-made sport seats.  I
think that they were made from '80 - '83.  Maybe even some Europe market
323i cars also had them.  I have had a pair in my car for a few years now.
You will need to remove the rails from the Recaros and the 2002 seats.  Put
the 2002 rails on the Recaros, they bolt right up with the same bolts.

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