My '73 Roundie Revival [BMW 2002]

[Nsquared97]

Incredible work so far, keep it up!

[randomsv650]

WOW...can't wait to see the finished project. Looks like you are making awesome progress. The fendes look totally trick, amazing work.

[canakami]

[IMG]locking fuel cap[/IMG]

This little detail is really friggin' cool. Love old-style stuff like that.

[CubbyChowder]

Just a small update today, haven't had too much time to work on the car as I've been busy with work and life lately. I'm also waiting on some stuff to come in the mail before I can really proceed with reassembling the engine bay.

My dad painted the block, I think it looks so good!



Also received my new GoLiners headliner in the mail. I originally wanted a black headliner, but I saw this brand new white one for sale on BMW2002FAQ for a really good price ($95 shipped, as opposed $175 shipped), so I decided to buy it. I think white will look good too.



Plus I got a little "thank you gift" from the guy who sold me the headliner. He ended up accidentally sending me his NOS OEM headliner (which he paid $300 for) instead of the GoLiners one, so he emailed me immediately and told me what happened. I told him it was no problem and that I'd ship his OEM one back as soon as I got the other one, so he decided to add a little thank you gift in the package, which I thought was really cool. Brand new locking gas cap!

[e30_neverstock]

was following this on stanceworks and just found it here. im gona steal some ideas for my 02 :D . keep up the good work.

[CubbyChowder]

Here are some parts I just received in the mail. In preparation for the 5-speed conversion, I ordered up the necessary clutch kit which consists of:

- 228mm clutch disc
- 228mm pressure plate
- Euro e21 323i throwout bearing

I also had the flywheel resurfaced to spec and received some 20mm spacers that I got for really cheap on VWvortex. I have pretty much everything I need to complete the 5-speed conversion now, the only thing I need now is to have the driveshaft shortened and balanced once I can get the right measurement.

I also bought a new headliner off a user on bmw2002faq for a really good price, just waiting on that to get in the mail. Spent A LOT of money lately but it's all necessary and I have most of the big stuff I need to complete the project (minus paint and suspension, which are two huge ones haha).



And I guess I'll just show these pictures :(
I also prepped and painted the engine bay last week, but I'm really unhappy with how it turned out. It looks absolutely terrible to me and I'm honestly kind of embarrassed to show it on here haha. I used brush-on Chassis Coat paint by POR-15 because I wanted a super durable satin black engine bay, but it was really hard to brush on evenly and it ended up looking like dog shit and I'm pretty pissed about it. I thought it would turn out a lot better than it did. I decided I'm going to leave it for now though, if I ever do a swap down the road then I'll tear everything down and do it properly, in the meantime it'll be visible maybe 1% of the time so it's going to stay. It's very durable and will do it's job just fine, it's just not the prettiest thing.

[CubbyChowder]

My goodness.. just got done going through this.. WOW – yeah – we could totally be brothers. lol

LOVE the seats you chose.
SO jealous of the shop space and tools you have access to.
LOVE your methodology.
Can TOTALLY relate to switching from “non-fun” to “fun” project-aspects as you work along on things.
LOVE your attention to detail – and having a clear picture of how you want things to end up.
Do to lists.. always a necessity.. lol
With as hip-deep as you are – I’d be dreaming about having a rotisserie..
Very, very nice job on the photography!

Dude – you are making me daydream again.. that’s how inspirational your project has been. Thank you for sharing the progress here! Will definitely be keeping an eye out on it..

Cheers.

Thanks a lot man! I appreciate the comment. Glad it could provide some inspiration for you. This car will never be perfect, but I wouldn't want it that way anyways, I'd be too nervous to drive it haha.

[Simon S]

My goodness.. just got done going through this.. WOW – yeah – we could totally be brothers. lol

LOVE the seats you chose.
SO jealous of the shop space and tools you have access to.
LOVE your methodology.
Can TOTALLY relate to switching from “non-fun” to “fun” project-aspects as you work along on things.
LOVE your attention to detail – and having a clear picture of how you want things to end up.
Do to lists.. always a necessity.. lol
With as hip-deep as you are – I’d be dreaming about having a rotisserie..
Very, very nice job on the photography!

Dude – you are making me daydream again.. that’s how inspirational your project has been. Thank you for sharing the progress here! Will definitely be keeping an eye out on it..

Cheers.

[CabrioPunk]

Sweet work!

[CubbyChowder]

Yeah, couldn't find it.

I just tried searching and couldn't find it. He must not be selling them anymore, he was going through them like crazy. Sorry dude, they might be up again soon. It's possible he's waiting for another batch to arrive or something. The title of the ad was "14" Universal Classic Wood Steering Rim"

Thanks for the nice comments guys!

[thedivision]

it says ebay right in the quote..........

Yeah, couldn't find it.

[F34R]

How did I miss this build? amazing and excited to see the end result.

Your dad's hair is glorious, as is this build

I was thinking the same thing lol, I'm already losing my hair at 26 :(

[dothadance]

Do you know where I can find one?

it says ebay right in the quote..........


also, this is some impressive work, can't wait to see this thing done.

[thedivision]

Just received this in the mail, I'm pumped on it. It was only $40 shipped brand new! eBay at it's finest haha seems to be good quality though. It's actually a bit darker wood than it looks in the pictures, I think it'll look sweet with my all black interior. I'm thinking about painting the chrome part black as well:

Do you know where I can find one?

[pureaudio]

Wow, that primered section looks amazing. This is going to be an amazing car when finished.