1971 BMW 1600 Project

[CubbyChowder]

Looking good Ryan, this is such a rad little roundie

[elcoy]

Well it's confirmed.... I love roundies. Sweet thread, just finished reading the whole thing! Only part I didn't like is the bare feet as its currently 1 degree without the windchill here.

[phreshkid]

Whoa. I want to touch it like,

I'll let you touch any part of my car.

Looks clean. Keep up the good work

Thanks man, I'll do my best.

That looks a hundred times better. Nice work.

Thank you. I hope to finish up polishing and sealing this week.

It is looking as good as I thought it would.

That's what I was saying the whole time. Such a dramatic difference in paint. The paint still has very deep scratches that are highly visible at 2+ feet, but it's now a decent 20' car.

That shines!!

Yes

out there in bare feet, fucking love that shit.

Comes with the zipcode. No shoes and getting shacked out of my mind is what I live for.

Looking good Ryan, this is such a rad little roundie

Mikey, I'm planning a Big Sur trip soon and would like to pass through SB and grab a bite. Would you have time to hang?

Well it's confirmed.... I love roundies. Sweet thread, just finished reading the whole thing! Only part I didn't like is the bare feet as its currently 1 degree without the windchill here.

Thanks! I really enjoy taking crappy photos and writing sentences about my progress. It's tedious, but without this blog, I wouldn't be able to recall all the things I've done to the car.

It's a very unconventional build, but I like that it is different.
Glad you can enjoy it.

[ak-]

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.

[TrentW]

Paint came back amazingly well. Single stage enamel baby!

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

[CubbyChowder]

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

[CorvallisBMW]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[AWDBOB]

Then I thought long and hard

He said long and hard

[phreshkid]

These are calling my name:

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

[AbsorbantNut]

Yikes, $264!?

[markseven]

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