1971 BMW 1600 Project

[kid325e]

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?

[AbsorbantNut]

Money comes and money goes; I rather just buy the parts that I want.

These are simple, effective, and don't deter from value in any negative way. Not to mention that they are a reversible modification.

I've almost gotten this car to a level where I'm comfortable. Finish the paint work, revamp the cooling system, change some rubber seals, and that's it.


Then comes EFI prep (if and when that happens). It's a really good running in it's current state, with an estimated 145-150bhp. I'd be curious to see what it's like with 275bhp.

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

[phreshkid]

Yikes, $264!?

Oh for the work involved it's a decent price, & it would definitely look cool too. I guess it just depends where you want to spend your money on the build

Money comes and money goes; I rather just buy the parts that I want.

These are simple, effective, and don't deter from value in any negative way. Not to mention that they are a reversible modification.

I've almost gotten this car to a level where I'm comfortable. Finish the paint work, revamp the cooling system, change some rubber seals, and that's it.


Then comes EFI prep (if and when that happens). It's a really good running in it's current state, with an estimated 145-150bhp. I'd be curious to see what it's like with 275bhp.

[AbsorbantNut]

^ I think it's reasonable given the improved performance and longevity.

Oh for the work involved it's a decent price, & it would definitely look cool too. I guess it just depends where you want to spend your money on the build

[markseven]

^ I think it's reasonable given the improved performance and longevity.

[AbsorbantNut]

Yikes, $264!?

[phreshkid]

These are calling my name:

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

[AWDBOB]

Then I thought long and hard

He said long and hard

[ak-]

That gif made me feel all sorts of ways.

So good.
You're literally the new Gus without the pony tail.
Who needs Gus? We sure don't anymore. Let's put him out of business.

[phreshkid]

I can't wait to stand here and take a picture of all the parts of your car I'll be touching soon on this bridge.

Paint came back amazingly well. Single stage enamel baby!

And any BMW with "bullet hole patina" gets my vote.

It will look better. Give me til the weekend!

Absolutely, let me know when and I'll plan on it

Deal.

Do you remember all the cracks, etc in the paint ? I bet the paint still has loads of patina even though it is a bit shinier now.

Ryan, post a current close up pic of the trunk or hood.

I'll get that photo this weekend. The car is plenty dusty and I sanded a lot more today. Then I thought long and hard why I still have the beltline trim on there so I removed a few pieces. I'll probably redo parts of what was already done.












And with all the other parts that I took off, I opened a box of seals and gaskets that I bought from Blunt two years ago.
Lo and behold, I found a brand new set of tail light gaskets. I knew this car came with another set of tail lights so I found them and laid everything out.






Of the four tail lights, I wanted to make one decent set. Now I know that I still need to replace the inner reflector piece that has a hole burned in it, but for the sake of the photo, here is completed set:







I also need to take care of the rear suspension drop. I really liked where the wheels were before I threw the stage 2 springs in. I'll probably have to remove the 3-dot spring pads and line the top coil of the springs with a rubber hose, Blunt's M2 style. I may remove both pads and just run springs.

But I also have the 1-Dot spring pads that came on this 1600. I want this rear end as low as before. I'll meditate on this.

















More photos coming. Always coming to a 1600 blog near you. Actually just this one. I'm hungry and I already had a burrito today. I think I'm going to starve.

[LJ851]

I may be in the minority here, but I prefer the patina look. It had more character.

Myself included. After owning so many swirl and imperfection free cars, I love the look of that patina.

Do you remember all the cracks, etc in the paint ? I bet the paint still has loads of patina even though it is a bit shinier now.

Ryan, post a current close up pic of the trunk or hood.

[Mr. Tasty]

I may be in the minority here, but I prefer the patina look. It had more character.

Myself included. After owning so many swirl and imperfection free cars, I love the look of that patina.

[CorvallisBMW]

I may be in the minority here, but I prefer the patina look. It had more character.

[CubbyChowder]

Absolutely, let me know when and I'll plan on it

[TrentW]

Paint came back amazingly well. Single stage enamel baby!

And any BMW with "bullet hole patina" gets my vote.