1971 BMW 1600 Project

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  • speedracer 2002
    Grease Monkey
    • Dec 2013
    • 359

    #46
    want to sell those BBS RM? build looks like its coming along nicely!

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    • tinkwithanr
      Grease Monkey
      • Jun 2010
      • 377

      #47
      Great work man. Love seeing 'em brought back like this.
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      Mica - 2000 BMW 323i - The one that started it all
      Fiona - 1975 BMW 2002 - The Definition of Project Creep
      Heidi - 1988 BMW M5 - The piece of BMW history
      Silvia - 2013 Subaru WRX - Stock, for now

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      • SkiFree
        R3VLimited
        • Jun 2011
        • 2766

        #48
        Originally posted by phreshkid
        Andrew,

        I'm on the FAQ under the tag Danc02.

        -Ryan
        Ryan, ok, it all makes sense now! I'll be back on brake-line duty after this weekend.
        ADAMS Autosport

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        • CubbyChowder
          E30 Fanatic
          • Mar 2012
          • 1488

          #49
          Excited to watch this build unfold. And good for you for taking a break from school, I think you'll be happy you did it.


          --Roundie Revival 2.0 - 1973 BMW 2002 Build Thread--
          --Golden Boy E30 Build Thread-- (sold)

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          • phreshkid
            R3V Elite
            • May 2009
            • 4655

            #50
            Still looking for a good 1.6l. Andrew at IE mentioned that he might have one and I am very hopeful. If things don't pan out, I have a contingency plan.

            I bought this engine on #Instagram last night:



            I still don't think it will go in the blue 1600, but it's never a bad thing to have a few engines to choose from. This should be shipping out from Atlanta early Tuesday morning if things go as planned.

            Andrew! Let's talk 1.6l.


            I also went ahead and ordered some paint rehab supplies. I'm going to try to use exclusively Meguiar's stuff because I know the guys and I get a nice discount. I'll have some good update photos this week.




            On another note, I accepted a Director of Marketing position for a company, so between that and the shipping container business, I'll be plenty busy. More work usually = more money = cooler cars. Stay tuned, things are getting good.

            Congratulations Seahawks. I wasn't rooting for you, but the Broncos never showed up tonight. Excellent defense.
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            • anabolice30
              E30 Modder
              • Jul 2013
              • 946

              #51
              Jesus man, you've got one nice project, and obviously a lotta money to play around with.

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              • hfabricius
                Mod Crazy
                • Nov 2010
                • 608

                #52
                Seen that engine in person, its sweet as shit! Loving this build.

                http://halden-fabricius.tumblr.com/

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                • phreshkid
                  R3V Elite
                  • May 2009
                  • 4655

                  #53
                  Some updates:

                  I cleaned the hell out of a complete set of 02 suspension today. Everything below (except for the e21 320iS diff) is from the Polaris 73 2002. I have to build up two sets of suspension, so I wanted the 73 car to be the practice run. It doesn't make much sense considering I'll be driving the blue car much more and much sooner, but I don't care. I don't do things that "make sense".

                  I conveniently loaded everything onto a forklift and drove to our "washing area". All washing was done using a massive hot-water pressure washer. I burned myself. It was cool.

                  Photos of things that are dirty:








                  Then things started getting cleaner:










                  And then I cleaned up the 320iS diff from my late car. She'll never stop giving.





                  Then I got all the parts back in the shop. I stepped on the forklift's brakes a bit hard and the rear setup fell. I damaged the rear brakes nice and good. Go me!

                  Photos of damaged brakes. Guess this means I'm going bigger brakes. Damn. ;)






                  Enough of that, here are a few more:





                  Here is a nice, clean rear subframe assembly. Pretty rusty (only surface rust). Looks like I'm going to have these powder coated or something.




                  I got everything tucked away until tomorrow. I pulled out another box and finally went through its contents for the first time. I bought all this stuff at the beginning of last year, thinking that I would build up the original engine for the Polaris 73 car. This was before I bought the s14, and before I decided I knew what I was doing. I still don't really know what I'm doing most of the time.







                  I bought that other engine last night and after some deep meditation over a Chipotle burrito, I kind of want to put it in the blue car. The blue car is awesome and I want to keep it awesome.



                  Here are some parts I've purchased over the last two years through various sources on this forum and others. They will all find a home on either the blue car or the Polaris car. I'll probably turn this thread into a simultaneous build of both cars. Mostly because I'm lazy.








                  And then I bought this thing a few months ago. It seems too nice for the blue car, so I'll probably keep it safe until the christening of the Polaris car.





                  That's all I got for today.
                  -Ryan
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                  • raykoke
                    Noobie
                    • Sep 2013
                    • 2

                    #54
                    :nice: Don't make me post here again.

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                    • jhaurimn
                      R3VLimited
                      • Nov 2012
                      • 2224

                      #55
                      Director of marketing ? Sounds like you have things set up well for such a young age. Can't wait to see more! And be careful with that hot water pressure water :p
                      Current:
                      1989 325i
                      1988 M3
                      1987 325ic
                      Past:
                      2001 330ci
                      2001 M3

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                      • deutschman
                        R3V Elite
                        • May 2008
                        • 5958

                        #56
                        Holly parts pile Batman!
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                        "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."

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                        • phreshkid
                          R3V Elite
                          • May 2009
                          • 4655

                          #57
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                          • freeride53
                            R3V OG
                            • Jul 2007
                            • 11972

                            #58
                            kewl stuff. what's the story with the m5 touring?

                            1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
                            1983 Peugeot 505 STI
                            1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
                            2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD

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                            • phreshkid
                              R3V Elite
                              • May 2009
                              • 4655

                              #59
                              Originally posted by freeride53
                              kewl stuff. what's the story with the m5 touring?
                              My buddy just finished two e39 m5 tourings. Everything was swapped over, including subframes and m5 trunks/floorboards. One just passed BAR too. So much more room for activities! And they are fast. One is fully Dinan'd out. Scary fast.
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                              • evil-diesel
                                Advanced Member
                                • Jul 2011
                                • 199

                                #60
                                awesome! It's so refreshing to see an '02 that hasn't been over restored...

                                -chris

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