My '73 Roundie Revival [BMW 2002]

[deutschman]

I have the same mini fridge but its being slowly covered in stickers. Im saving it for my shop. Kind of a promise to my self.

[dothadance]

this thread never disappoints.

[F34R]

I have the same loveseat lol CLEAN shop, love it! You should have made the work table from plate steel. Nothing like a welding table! I have one that is 6'x4'x3'tall 1/2" top and massive legs. Over 500lbs and gets anything done for welding!

[CubbyChowder]

Thanks guys! I'm super hyped on it

I have the same loveseat lol CLEAN shop, love it! You should have made the work table from plate steel. Nothing like a welding table! I have one that is 6'x4'x3'tall 1/2" top and massive legs. Over 500lbs and gets anything done for welding!

Welding table is next on my To-Build list. Metal plate is obnoxiously expensive I've come to realize, which is what has been holding me back so far, trying to come up on a good deal. Got quoted $280 for a 4x2' plate of 3/8" by my local steel supply so that was a no go. There is a pretty bitchin metal scrap yard just north of me so hopefully I can score something good there.

[LJ851]

Post some more pics Mr. Chowder

[CubbyChowder]

Finally got some goods for you guys :D

There is a mixture of iPhone/DSLR pictures...

First off, I've been busy plugging away on the BBS RM's and have made good progress on them, they are almost finished. I still need to refinish the center caps and dimple rings. It's pretty insane the amount of time I've put into these, I'd say close to 6 hours on each wheel. Once I had them apart, I was ready to start stripping the faces/barrels:



Stripper applied:



It may seem like it was cake to get them to this point, but it really wasn't. It's super tedious and messy. It took me nearly 6 hours just to get them bare. This was even more inspiration to build a nice sand blasting booth for my shop. I also stripped the barrels fully, not really necessary but I'm stupid:



Fast forward a few weeks, and here they are. Super happy with how they turned out! The powder coater did an amazing job. Try not to get distracted by the large ugly taped off sections where the lip and barrel meet. I originally wanted to run polished bolts, but once I put one together, I didn't like the look. I decided to have the bolts matched to the wheels and I think it looks way better. Since the bolts got coated too, I had to double layer a ziplock bag over each individual bolt to install them, and then once again to torque them so they didn't get scratched. Talk about time consuming. They are all torqued and sealed up now, so now they are ready for tires!




This is how they looked with the polished bolts, I really didn't like it. The all black looked much more "sinister" to me:



And last but not least, the 2002 is finally down at my shop! Expect fruitful updates on the regular again :D

[MC Hammered]

I took apart a set of wheels and after I got one of them done I realized, like you did, that there has got to be a faster way to get it done.

I don't have room for a sandblast booth setup so I sent them to a wheel shop, as 4-5 hours of my time per wheel was nuts.

Anyway... your blacked out setup looks great! I do agree that the black bolts look much better than the polished ones. Maybe gold bolts from Persch & Partner is in store for the future!

[LJ851]

Agree 100% on the black bolts.

Wheels look really nice.

[serdar255]

Pics not working for me

[delatlanta1281]

Very impressed with this thread. You are doing things at your age i only dreamed of doing. Keep it up!

[CubbyChowder]

I took apart a set of wheels and after I got one of them done I realized, like you did, that there has got to be a faster way to get it done.

I don't have room for a sandblast booth setup so I sent them to a wheel shop, as 4-5 hours of my time per wheel was nuts.

Anyway... your blacked out setup looks great! I do agree that the black bolts look much better than the polished ones. Maybe gold bolts from Persch & Partner is in store for the future!

Thanks! And yeah, once I finished them all, I took a step back and thought to myself "wow, that was definitely not worth it". Especially after the powder coater told me they would've sand blasted them all for $10 more per wheel. I spent $25 on paint stripper

Agree 100% on the black bolts.

Wheels look really nice.

Thank you, aside from looking out of place, I felt that the polished bolts also took away a lot of the depth of the new lips.

Very impressed with this thread. You are doing things at your age i only dreamed of doing. Keep it up!

Thank you, that means a lot. Just following my heart!

[delatlanta1281]

Thank you, that means a lot. Just following my heart!

keep going. I just re-read the entire thread, posted it on my FB. It makes me want to leave my house right now at 11:34pm and head to my shop to mess with one of my cars! Very few things on r3v get me that motivated. Besides the prospect of hanging with old friends at V@V, which I hope you make it to someday.

[CubbyChowder]

keep going. I just re-read the entire thread, posted it on my FB. It makes me want to leave my house right now at 11:34pm and head to my shop to mess with one of my cars! Very few things on r3v get me that motivated. Besides the prospect of hanging with old friends at V@V, which I hope you make it to someday.

Wow man, it really means a lot to hear that. Glad I could inspire some motivation!

[jhaurimn]

Wheels came out looking great!! After refinishing my euroweaves I am definitely getting a sandblasting set up.

[JCarp90]

He's alive after all! Welcome back.