1971 BMW 1600 Project

[phreshkid]

Picked up the Powdercoating parts today.

They look nice.

I didn't notice the blurriness of the first picture until I uploaded it. I'm not retaking it.








Now I need to do some plating.

[iwantspeed]

all the powdercoated parts look good

[LateFan]

Somehow that looks like some kind of illegal arms shipment....

sorry.

[phreshkid]

all the powdercoated parts look good

Thank you. Olympic Powdercoating in Santa Ana, Ca does good work.
Expensive, but good thing it was all free.

Somehow that looks like some kind of illegal arms shipment....

sorry.

I've thought about getting into the gun trade, but it just isn't me. But it can be.

[oliver.r]

put the parts ina wooden crate with the old horse hair from your seats covering them. that wont look sketchy at all

[LateFan]

Yes, Officer, it's just a 5-spd swap kit I'm shipping…um…to Bolivia.

[phreshkid]

put the parts ina wooden crate with the old horse hair from your seats covering them. that wont look sketchy at all

Have you done this before?

Yes, Officer, it's just a 5-spd swap kit I'm shipping…um…to Bolivia.

Bolivia is taken care of. I'd be more interested in moving guns into Nicaragua or El Salvador. They are paying well right now.

[phreshkid]

Found my spare bumper and cleaned it up a bit. It's a really clean, straight piece. Debating on having them welded and making it a one-piece bumper for the lols.






Any distortions or weird bends aren't bends, it's just your eyes playing tricks on you. This is a good bumper.

[phreshkid]

More stuff is trickling in.

Waiting on some stuff from Blunt, the radiator, and other things that I forgot about. I'll probably rebuild the heater core at some point too. So much to do. I don't have to do any of it, but I want to. What a concept.

7" 275lb springs made by Hyperco. I think these will be slightly more compliant than the 300lb Eibach springs.








And here is what I have going on now. Notice what is at the bottom of the strut housings.






I'll continue to update this thread until I'm dead, the car is dead, or I sell the car. Whichever comes first.

[phreshkid]

Suspension is ready to go in.



Newly rebuilt radiator will be picked up today, and I'l have the cooling system revamped in the next week as well.

Will post more photos tonight sometime.

Oh boy am I excited.

[ak-]

I'm Abbi and I endorse your signature and campaign.

[markseven]

Garage art. Love it.

[LJ851]

That new sig... :up:


Oh, those struts look nice too.

[LateFan]

..but flip-flops in February pisses us off.

You may lose a critical voting block.

[slammin.e28]

..but flip-flops in February pisses us off.

You may lose a critical voting block.

Location: Surf City, Ca

He gets a pass