My '75 2002 Sleeper

[JCarp90]

yeah, moving those around would be hard to do without the proper alignment equipment. youve gone this far, why not just fab up an IRS conversion? :) would be a solution to your grip issue! at least in the twisties..

^^

This guy has a point.

Although wheelhop is a bitch.

[broach328]

yeah, moving those around would be hard to do without the proper alignment equipment. youve gone this far, why not just fab up an IRS conversion? :) would be a solution to your grip issue! at least in the twisties..

Maybe something along the lines of this:



If you bought all the linkages and hub/brake stuff, you could fab the rest yourself using a jig of some sort to keep everything in alignment. maybe im just dreaming to witness something like this in a 2002!

[kronus]

the shocks are more limiting in the rear than the trailing arms:



however, that's easier to fix.

[deutschman]

Wouldn't the rear control arms get in the way of moving the wheels inboard more? You can notch them out a bit but not much. It's not like a double A arms rear suspension where the wheels just fit around the whole assemble. Could be wrong though.

[broach328]

Thanks guys.
I do want to say that I'm not hating on stance, it has it's place when done right. It's just not what Fiona is being built for. She's gonna need some grip in the rear to say the least lol.

With your fab skills, you could easily cut the factory fender-wells out and fab your own and run wide wheels without the wide body. Wider stance is obviously better for handling and what not but since your going for a different look and using the fender flares, thought I would throw Ideas out there that I'm sure you've already contemplated. Lots of respect for you and your build here, it is inspiring and I can't wait to see what you do on the interior of this thing.

[tinkwithanr]

Thanks guys.
I do want to say that I'm not hating on stance, it has it's place when done right. It's just not what Fiona is being built for. She's gonna need some grip in the rear to say the least lol.

[benyen soljax]

I am constantly jealous of your shop, and I'm not a huge fan of the stance thing, so I am interested to see where you head with those tires. I haven't forgotten about the fender flares you have lurking around.

[knuklehead92]

thats what im talking about!!!!!:up: glad to see more 2002 with some meat on them

[tinkwithanr]

Here's a shot from this past weekend. From Left to Right:

Layla - 1971 Honda CB350 - I picked her up about a month ago. Plans are to strip it down to the bare essentials and repaint. Then ride the hell out of her. She'll be styled in the 'cafe racer' theme.

Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The project you've all (hopefully) come to know and love.

Vern - 1972 BMW 2002 - This little guy is actually my dad's. He picked it up this past winter after a vendor at work turned me onto an estate sale. Very original, some minimal rust issues that will most likely be fixed at some point. The plans for Vern are to keep him original and just enjoy his charm. Ironically Vern is exactly how Fiona looked from the factory (exterior color and trim level), minus the taillights.






No progress to report on Fiona, but her tires came in. My initial thoughts, "this will be interesting.."

Kuhmo Ecsta XS "Extreme Performance Summer Tire" (whatever that means lol)
Front: 225-50-16
Rear: 265-45-16

In case you were wondering, there ain't gonna be no 'stretch' or 'stance' on this one. I would classify this as a meat lover's special if you know what I mean. For example, here is the new rear tire next to the stock rear tire on Vern:





And here it is 'fitted' into the rear wheel well:





As of right now I honestly don't know that I'm going to get these to fit. I may step down to 245/45's if these give me to much hassle. The good news is I got a hell of a deal on them, and the 911 guys love them so I shouldn't have an issue selling them to get a different set. That being said I have a few ideas up my sleeve and I wanna see where those take me first. I'd like to not have to worry about traction.




As always, thanks for looking!

[tinkwithanr]

holy crap, haven't seen so many custom fabrication in my life. What you do mate, earns a great respect in bmw community.
This build is awesome, great skills!

i wish you the best luck!

K.

Thanks K, I really do appreciate the kind words. :up:

Jeepers Jonathan, you're Dr. Jeckle making Mr. Hyde. Looking forward to progress obviously.

Thanks Andrew. Good news, I was finally able to bolt on the front sway bar. The only downside is I had to go dry sump to make it fit. It seemed like a reasonable solution lol.

[SkiFree]

Jeepers Jonathan, you're Dr. Jeckle making Mr. Hyde. Looking forward to progress obviously.

[Constantine]

holy crap, haven't seen so many custom fabrication in my life. What you do mate, earns a great respect in bmw community.
This build is awesome, great skills!

i wish you the best luck!

K.

[tinkwithanr]

Well I'm glad that makes one of us lol.

[TrentW]

Methinks me knows where this is heading...

[Myster-E]

This is literally the best 2002 build thread EVER!!! Keep up the great work!