1968 Florida 1600 Restoration Project

[phreshkid]

someday i'll touch this car.

Some day I'll let this car touch me.

Someday i'll touch myself in the presence this car.

plz don't bring a black light and inspect the interior

[LJ851]

someday i'll touch this car.

Some day I'll let this car touch me.

Someday i'll touch myself in the presence this car.

[CorvallisBMW]

someday i'll touch this car.

Some day I'll let this car touch me.

[kronus]

someday i'll touch this car.

[phreshkid]

To be honest, when I first saw the color, I didn't really love it. But the finished product looks amazing, and I am now totally in love with the color, and the car. I really liked the blue car, but I think this one has taken the lead.

As I grow, my palette changes, but I'll always want another blue 1600 set up the same way. That car ripped so hard dude. But this little Florida car is nice too. It's as stock as I could get it and let me tell you. Driving around a restored car that doesn't make weird noises or spontaneously light on fire is really really nice.

I've actually been daily driving this car for the last month or two. Not a single issue to speak about (knock on wood). I did 320 miles in a day the other week while surfing Malibu's pristine right point breaks, and everything just worked.

You are doing the Lord's work son, my god....

Thank you Mr.
I like the car, but I really liked building it. Now that it's "done", I'm not sure what to do next.

This car is just so right in every way, I love it.

Much respect for you dude.

Much appreciated, brother.



Been keeping her busy as of late.

[shameson]

This car is just so right in every way, I love it.

Much respect for you dude.

[mr.]

You are doing the Lord's work son, my god....

[rturbo 930]

To be honest, when I first saw the color, I didn't really love it. But the finished product looks amazing, and I am now totally in love with the color, and the car. I really liked the blue car, but I think this one has taken the lead.

[phreshkid]

I gotta say, you are doing a really good job on this.

Here's an interesting story, close to the same car.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/what-happens-when-your-barn-find-comes-with-a-moral-cri-1786584361

'...referring to my garage as “hospice for previously great BMWs” '

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Man, that car is beat!

The "friend" was smart to take the rare parts. From here, I see 13x6.5 Borrani wheels. Those pull a premium right now.

That's probably not a car I'd try to sort out. The amount of metal repair would more more than I can handle, and more than I'd want to pay someone to do correctly.

I'm balls deep into bodywork and paint with the tii with a bubble here or there, and it's not going to be cheap. I should start posting pictures of that car again. It's getting the full make over.

[LateFan]

Florida / barn

I gotta say, you are doing a really good job on this.

Here's an interesting story, close to the same car.

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/what-happens-when-your-barn-find-comes-with-a-moral-cri-1786584361

'...referring to my garage as “hospice for previously great BMWs” '

[LJ851]

Dude.

[phreshkid]

clean pair of cars sir. Enjoy.

Do you have to buy tabs every year even with historic plates? In Minnesota, when you apply a car for a collector plate, you pay a $100 fee or something and never have to buy tabs. I think we have it lucky here.

I have no clue. I think it's an extra $20 per year to display the historical plates. I know there is a mileage limitation with them, but I don't care enough to follow protocol.


Lighting was cool this morning, so I snapped a few shots right before leaving for work.











I'm happy so far.

[jhaurimn]

Drives well. Tinkering here and there and fine tuning, but ultimately satisfied.

clean pair of cars sir. Enjoy.

Do you have to buy tabs every year even with historic plates? In Minnesota, when you apply a car for a collector plate, you pay a $100 fee or something and never have to buy tabs. I think we have it lucky here.

[phreshkid]

Drives well. Tinkering here and there and fine tuning, but ultimately satisfied.

[phreshkid]

So I was having trouble bleeding the brakes, and concluded that the master cylinder may have finally died. I had my guy order another, but he ordered a 2002 MC, which is different from a 1600 MC. 2002s have dual line calipers, 1600s have single line calipers. So I had to return the 2002 MC, and order an e21 MC (also single line, but bigger surface area).

I hope to get that in and on today.


Just another delay.

We are cutting it wayyyy close to Monterey.