My '73 Roundie Revival [BMW 2002]

[CubbyChowder]

Time for a small update.

I finally got an engine stand off craigslist, so my dad wanted to help out and work on the engine a little bit while I slaved away on the fender (more on that later). We're basically replacing all the seals and gaskets except for the head gasket, that was replaced in 2009. My dad was nice enough to clean things up and start taking stuff apart:







Timing cover with new seal:



Timing covers re-installed with new gaskets:



This is as far as I've gotten after 3 days of sanding body filler. It's taking suuuch a long time, but I'm staying patient and taking my time, it's almost there. I think by tomorrow it'll be ready for primer. I know it looks like a lot of filler, but keep in mind this whole quarter panel is pretty beat up so it's kind of inevitable. The other three fenders won't have nearly as much filler:



These are the sanding blocks I've been using:



Pinned up my to-do list to keep me motivated:



I hope to have the fender in primer by tomorrow, I'm getting really burnt out on sanding.

[J3M93]

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

[brianao34]

Looking good. How long are you waiting after you apply the Rage to start sanding?

[CubbyChowder]

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

hahah I know dude he's been rocking that hair style/mustache combo forever

Looking good. How long are you waiting after you apply the Rage to start sanding?

I probably wait around 15-20 minutes, or however long it takes until it doesn't clog up the sand paper too bad

[brianao34]

I probably wait around 15-20 minutes, or however long it takes until it doesn't clog up the sand paper too bad

Ok, just checking. Looks great.

[CubbyChowder]

Alright so I spent a few hours today sanding around the fender. It was kind of hard to tell whether everything was good or not so I decided now would be a good time to throw down a coat of primer and see where I'm at. I would say it's about 90% there, it definitely still needs some work but overall I'm pleased with the outcome. Here are a few different angles:

[canakami]

Dude, awesome work so far. You came up/improved all that welding/body work really quickly, I'm envious of your shop space!

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[CubbyChowder]

Dude, awesome work so far. You came up/improved all that welding/body work really quickly, I'm envious of your shop space!

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Thanks man! However I wouldn't say it all happened really quickly. Between measuring, cutting, trimming, welding, grinding, filling and sanding, this fender took soooo long. I spent three days just sanding the filler. I hope to do the other fenders much quicker though.

[pureaudio]

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

[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?

[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.

[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 :(

[thedivision]

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

Yeah, couldn't find it.

[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!

[CabrioPunk]

Sweet work!