1971 BMW 1600 Project

[AbsorbantNut]

The paint refresh progress is great on this thing. I can't believe how well it's turning out

[phreshkid]

Please contact me first if you decide to sell this car.

I don't think I'll sell this car. But I've also said that about other cars I've owned, so you never know.

No sad faces.

Look, if buttchugz can do it anyone can. You might even be able to buy a plenum for another engine and adapt it.

Good point. I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I think EFI and crank fire ignition will be my first step.

[phreshkid]

So I removed the door handles and the lock and all that other stuff, with intention to get a deeper cut and polish. I already did those parts last week, but it just wasn't "good enough".

And with the door cards out, I was able to inspect them. The vinyl is clean for the most part, but the wood backing needs replacing. Fortunately I rebuilt a set of door cards about a year or three ago, so I think I'll just slap those in.

Weird: The door cards that I refurbed had cut outs for cigarette trash receptacles, so I left them in, as I had no choice. I picked up the door cards from a euro car, so I don't know if that was a euro thing, or a modification that the PO did. Either way, I'm running them.

Refurbed set on the left, set that just came out of the car on the right:






And then I cut the passenger side of the car:





And then I also cut most of the rear panel, right before I sliced the pad in half trying to polish around the round tail light holes. I need to buy another pad now. But the sun came out so I had to cease all paint operations. Paint work in sunlight is no good. I hope to finish everything by tomorrow.








I also went to court this morning for a ticket I got on my way home from McDonald's a few months ago, except I failed to appear at the time specified on the ticket.

Most expensive Big Mac ever. I think that was God's way of telling me to not eat McDonald's. I'm listening. After court, I picked up the second three-core radiator. It's nice having two three-core rads. You never really know, you know?

[LJ851]

Okay

No sad faces.

Look, if buttchugz can do it anyone can. You might even be able to buy a plenum for another engine and adapt it.

[rzerob]

The logical corner of my brain is telling me that if I want to go fast, I should buy a faster car. The other child in me is telling me to turbo this car, because it's cool, handles well for a 44 year old car, and has all the supporting modifications to handle a little extra power.

I'm torn.

Please contact me first if you decide to sell this car.

[MR 325]

These are calling my name:


http://www.classicautoleds.com/BMW-R.html

Wow that's pretty damn cool.

[phreshkid]

Make one or have one made. A turbo airbox is not rocket science.

[LJ851]

I just wish there was a better air box for a set of ITBs.

Make one or have one made. A turbo airbox is not rocket science.

[phreshkid]

BMW got well north of 1K horsepower out of the M10 block, the sky is nearly the limit.

I just wish there was a better air box for a set of ITBs.

I'm not crazy about using early 318i induction.

I think I'd be good with about a quarter of 1k horsepowers. Even with what it has now, it's quite excellent in the corners. And that was before the new suspension.

The logical corner of my brain is telling me that if I want to go fast, I should buy a faster car. The other child in me is telling me to turbo this car, because it's cool, handles well for a 44 year old car, and has all the supporting modifications to handle a little extra power.

I'm torn.

[LJ851]

This would be cool to see! I had a friend with a turbo m10 e30 and it was a blast. I bet it'd kick some butt in an 02

BMW got well north of 1K horsepower out of the M10 block, the sky is nearly the limit.

[AbsorbantNut]

With a snail of course! M10 version of what you have under the hood.

This would be cool to see! I had a friend with a turbo m10 e30 and it was a blast. I bet it'd kick some butt in an 02

[phreshkid]

Yeah, I agree. Sometimes it's wiser to spend money and not time on certain projects. How do you expect to reach 275?

With a snail of course! M10 version of what you have under the hood.

One thing i've always said is "If you won't spend the money on something like that, someone will, and you will be envious." - Always seems to be the case, sometimes it's dope to treat yourself to those things that set you apart! Any pics of those lights installed?

This is what my buddy Ray sent me yesterday. He's running these lights on his 2.5l s14-powered round tail light 2002. They work.

IMO it would be easier and cheaper to just get LED replacement bulbs.

But that wouldn't be as cool.

[CorvallisBMW]

IMO it would be easier and cheaper to just get LED replacement bulbs.

It would be worth a shot.

[rturbo 930]

IMO it would be easier and cheaper to just get LED replacement bulbs.

[AbsorbantNut]

One thing i've always said is "If you won't spend the money on something like that, someone will, and you will be envious."

^^ me every day :sad: