1971 BMW 1600 Project

[AbsorbantNut]

I like those spring condoms

[jdt10768]

incredible paint recovery, horry sheet!

[oliver.r]

thats pretty amazing. great job man

[dirty30]

Great work on the paint!

This!

Wow! Nothing like clean OG paint

[MR 325]

Great work on the paint!

[deutschman]

Amazing job on the paint! Thats a lot of sweat and elbow grease. Have you ever watched any of the AMMO NYC guy's detailing videos on YouTube? He does some amazing work.

[Matt341]

Wow just wow really great work here love this car!

[phreshkid]

Another one from this morning.





I gave the car another coat of sealant and then covered it because their is prospect of rain. As I was covering the car, it was sprinking, so I'd rather be safe than sorry.

I also managed to pull out most of the dents on the passenger rear quarter (right in front of the bumper end), and it looks loads better.

[phreshkid]

WOW, I expected the car to look a lot better, but the end results are leaving me speechless. All I can really say is WOW, you did a great job.

My expectations were much lower than yours then. I'm still surprised at how the paint work turned out.

Now I need to figure out how to keep it nice and sealed to prevent oxidization.

Wow is right!
Time well spent, great work!!
We need more pics..

10-4. Working on photos. Within the week.

[tak7]

Wow is right!
Time well spent, great work!!
We need more pics..

[rzerob]

WOW, I expected the car to look a lot better, but the end results are leaving me speechless. All I can really say is WOW, you did a great job.

[phreshkid]

Lol, nice try Ryan. I know how to photoshop too.









But really, awesome work dude. You can fool anyone saying it's a different car.
Can't wait to see it and run my finger across it's body like I did to my ex's lips before I Harry Potter'd her.

Did you get a paint job? That think looks spotless! The depth of that black is insane!


You shut your whore mouth about the Harry Potter thing.

[ak-]

Lol, nice try Ryan. I know how to photoshop too.









But really, awesome work dude. You can fool anyone saying it's a different car.
Can't wait to see it and run my finger across it's body like I did to my ex's lips before I Harry Potter'd her.

[LJ851]

wow


Looks like a different car.

[phreshkid]

Another long day working on the car.

I managed to repolish the body, then lay down a single layer of synthetic sealant. Then started piecing the car back together.

I got the driver's side door lock to work with the key again, so that was an unanticipated victory. No more going through the passenger side door just to lock the driver's door from the inside, just so I can lock the car. No I can do it the way BMW intended. I ended up using all new seals and gaskets and stuff, which was also a nice surprise. I bought a bunch of stuff from Blunt years ago, and I'm finally using them.

Anywho, here is where I left off today:



I'm still in shock. I don't believe it. I refuse to believe it.



And I also removed both top and bottom spring pads, and slipped plastic tubing on the first top and bottom coil of each rear spring, like such:




I didnt release the e-brake or move the car, so I'm hoping it settles another half inch or so. Either way, the end product was worth all this work.

I put something like 40 hours into the paint to get it to this stage. And quite frankly, I'm beat. I don't even want to type this. I don't want to think. I would like to go comatose for a day or two.



But the car looks good so I have that going for me, which is nice.