My '75 2002 Sleeper

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  • Alberthype
    Advanced Member
    • May 2011
    • 124

    #136
    Bravo!!!
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    • Simon S
      No R3VLimiter
      • Oct 2004
      • 3758

      #137
      Labor of love there..
      -----Zen and the Art of e30 Maintenance - / - Zen TOC - / - Zen Summary

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      • tinkwithanr
        Grease Monkey
        • Jun 2010
        • 377

        #138
        Took a break from sandblasting today, but got some parts ready for the next small project with the help of one of my friends.





        Lets see who can figure out what these will become in the near future....

        Hint: While the parts pictured won't end up on the car, what they make is directly involved with the project as a whole.
        Last edited by tinkwithanr; 07-18-2012, 06:06 PM.
        Tinker Engineering - 2014

        Mica - 2000 BMW 323i - The one that started it all
        Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The Definition of Project Creep
        Heidi - 1988 BMW M5 - The piece of BMW history
        Silvia - 2013 Subaru WRX - Stock, for now

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        • Massimo
          No R3VLimiter
          • Jan 2008
          • 3207

          #139
          Originally posted by tinkwithanr
          Took a break from sandblasting today, but got some parts ready for the next small project with the help of one of my friends.





          Lets see who can figure out what these will become in the near future....

          Hint: While the parts pictured won't end up on the car, what they make is directly involved with the project as a whole.

          Pipe bender?
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          • pandaboo911
            R3VLimited
            • May 2010
            • 2070

            #140
            Rotisserie?

            Edit: Nvm you already have one

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            • jakeb
              E30 Mastermind
              • Feb 2004
              • 1909

              #141
              Originally posted by Massimo
              Pipe bender?
              2nd
              www.classicdaily.net
              1970 m42 swapped 2002
              1985 LS1/T56 Swapped e28 (557e)

              www.blunttech.com - For all your parts needs

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              • Den_k321
                E30 Fanatic
                • Oct 2010
                • 1248

                #142
                daaaang!!! this is amazing!!! love it!! keep us updated!!

                1988 325is S50 in-progress.
                http://www.facebook.com/E30LocalCrew
                Few pictures:
                http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=255061

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                • tinkwithanr
                  Grease Monkey
                  • Jun 2010
                  • 377

                  #143
                  Originally posted by Massimo
                  Pipe bender?
                  Originally posted by jakeb
                  2nd
                  Soooo close, I'll go ahead and say you got it right lol. Technically it's a tubing bender (yup there is a difference) but it's really just splitting hairs at that point.

                  Congrads! You get a big Thumps Up! :up:

                  Originally posted by Den_k321
                  daaaang!!! this is amazing!!! love it!! keep us updated!!
                  Thanks!
                  Tinker Engineering - 2014

                  Mica - 2000 BMW 323i - The one that started it all
                  Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The Definition of Project Creep
                  Heidi - 1988 BMW M5 - The piece of BMW history
                  Silvia - 2013 Subaru WRX - Stock, for now

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                  • tinkwithanr
                    Grease Monkey
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 377

                    #144
                    Good guesses. The correct answer is.... Tubing Bender!!

                    After not finding a good used one locally and not wanting to pay out the a$$ for something I will only be using to make one roll-cage for, I decided to make one following a set of plans I found online (Also known as the Go Trikes Bender). A few key elements that I really like about this bender in particular is the vertical bending angle lets you easily measure your bending angle as you go. Another plus is you don't need to support the far end of the tube on larger pieces, like you would with a horizontal bending position. It also runs off a pneumatically controlled hydraulic cylinder, so there's no need to bolt it to the floor or use a huge breaker bar like you would on most cheap, manual benders. All in all I have about $100 in parts (not counting the dies). Not to shabby considering it's only two days of my time, and it's something I enjoyed making.

                    This also gave me another chance to use the GoPro for a timelapse movie. I think the stationary camera position makes the video much easier to watch. FYI, there's no audio on this video. I got lazy and didn't feel like finding a good song lol. Oh, and you'll notice that the video stops before it's fully assembled. That's because the battery ran out lol. Looks like I may need to get the extended battery pack or remember to plug it in before shooting.


                    In this video I'm fabricating a tubing bender that will be used to make the roll cage and other small misc parts on the 2002. With some help from a friend,…



                    And here are some pictures of it mostly assembled. I still need to paint it, but I'll get that done here in the next week or so.

                    Retracted Position:





                    Fully Extended Position:

                    Tinker Engineering - 2014

                    Mica - 2000 BMW 323i - The one that started it all
                    Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The Definition of Project Creep
                    Heidi - 1988 BMW M5 - The piece of BMW history
                    Silvia - 2013 Subaru WRX - Stock, for now

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                    • SirWolfian
                      Advanced Member
                      • Mar 2012
                      • 132

                      #145
                      Sir Kudos for you for your own fabrication and you have just inspired someone else to fix their cars by themselves
                      I Say... that is some awesome shit!

                      '86 325e- (parts car)
                      '89 325i- DD and project aka "Shirley"

                      Progress thread for Shirley

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                      • tinkwithanr
                        Grease Monkey
                        • Jun 2010
                        • 377

                        #146
                        Finally finished with the media blasting. This past week I finished hitting the rest of the underbody as well as some of the interior. I did skip over some parts of the interior, but they will just take a little bit of work with a angle grinder and stripping pad to get down to where they need to be.


                        The Results:













                        Overall I'm pretty happy with the results, although I can definitely say that I will gladly pay someone to do that the next time. Next will be fixing up the rust spots and fabrication that needs to be done so that I can lay down the epoxy primer. That should keep the body from rusting away until I can get the interior, engine and suspension sorted out.

                        Thanks for looking!
                        Tinker Engineering - 2014

                        Mica - 2000 BMW 323i - The one that started it all
                        Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The Definition of Project Creep
                        Heidi - 1988 BMW M5 - The piece of BMW history
                        Silvia - 2013 Subaru WRX - Stock, for now

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                        • Y30
                          Member
                          • Nov 2011
                          • 70

                          #147
                          k subbed
                          Everyone gets diarrhea. Remember that.

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                          • Jean
                            Moderator
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 18228

                            #148
                            Impressive is going to be understating the level of your project a bit!
                            Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



                            OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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                            • MC Hammered
                              R3VLimited
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 2076

                              #149
                              Great work.

                              I wish I had the room, tools and welding skills to attempt the work you have done.


                              My 1989 e30 s52 Touring... this is Betty

                              My 1989 325i vert (sold)...this is Nina

                              My 1991 M5 (sold)... this is Veronica

                              Photo comparison: OEM vs aftermarket windscreen for a convertible

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                              • mitchlevy7
                                Mod Crazy
                                • Aug 2011
                                • 672

                                #150
                                wow. very impressive project.
                                www.cp-e.com

                                1989 Zinno 325i m52 turbo coupe
                                2015 Ford Fiesta ST, Daily Driver.

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