My '75 2002 Sleeper

[325Drew]

awesome just plain awesome!!!!:D

[CubbyChowder]

awesome progress! I love this build

[obes]

keep it up! look forward to seeing this monster

[silence]

looking good!

[CorvallisBMW]

I love this project! Fantastic fab work

[downforce22]

Even better with RD headers!! This guy never stops delivering!

[tinkwithanr]

awesome just plain awesome!!!!:D

awesome progress! I love this build

keep it up! look forward to seeing this monster

looking good!

I love this project! Fantastic fab work

Even better with RD headers!! This guy never stops delivering!

Thanks guys. So nobody has any guesses on my aluminum part?;)

[deutschman]

Nice job on the front end. It seams like you would want to go with something like these quick release fasteners for the front end.

http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tpc=Dzus-Self-Ejecting-Fasteners&form_prod_id=1486&action=product

Your not worried about the OE stile screws getting warn out and loose on the front end? Seams like they would be annoying to take in and out as well.

[tinkwithanr]

I looked at a couple of different options for how to hold to front end on. I'm pretty sure those quick connectors you linked to are meant more for lightweight fiberglass or carbon fiber body panels. The nose panel, while heavily gutted, is still pretty heavy. I would be concerned with them being able to hold the weight, especially considering the mounting surfaces are vertical putting the load directly onto the bolts in shear.

Also, I'm not planning to take the front end off every other day like most race teams might want to. Because of the way the front end goes together you have to remove the fenders before you can take off the front clip (it has to do with how the front edge of the fender wraps around the corners of the front clip), plus I'll have to take a couple of screws out of the turbo body kit. All that taken into consideration I figured the best way to hold it on would be the same way the fenders are held on. I'm not to worried about them wearing out because I'm going to use the stock 'clip nut' like the fenders do as well, I just haven't installed them yet. If one wears out I can just order some new ones and pop them in place.

Oh, and pm send your way.

[kronus]

Thanks for the info on the bead roller! I'll look at picking one up, there's some sheet metal work we need to do.

For the panel and bolt shearing issues, that's going to be annoying to mount if you have to hold it up exactly to fit the bolt holes. Maybe some guide pins would simplify the process and take some shear off the bolts.

When are you heading to the bay? I want to see this beast in person!

[tinkwithanr]

I should be in the bay area in the next few months. It really depends on how my jobs hunt goes, it's hard to justify moving without having a paying job waiting for me.


It's not really easy to see in any of the pictures I've posted, but the front clip actually has a lip that extends beyond the mounting edge on each side. So when fitting it up the nose clip can actually rest on the lip and it holds it in place pretty well without any bolts in place. From there it's pretty easy to line it up one side at a time.

[KillaCam]

damn!! those headers are super dope nasty!

this thread is inspiring!

[kronus]

Ah, there we go.

[deutschman]

That makes compleat sens. I hope I'm not being annoying by bouncing ideas around. Hopefuly having some alternative thought is helpful in some way.

[tinkwithanr]

That makes compleat sens. I hope I'm not being annoying by bouncing ideas around. Hopefuly having some alternative thought is helpful in some way.

Not at all! Hopefully I didn't come off as annoyed in any of my previous replies. I know there's a bunch of stuff I haven't thought or or seen, and the last thing I wanna do is shut myself off from it. I hope everyone feels free to comment on anything you see in here. Even if it's something I already know (which isn't that much!) having it documented in here means that someone else can learn from it as well.