1971 BMW 1600 Project

[markseven]

Nice score, amigo! I wish I had storage space and/or covered parking.

Do you work at Auto Kennel?

[phreshkid]

Plz mob this down next time you come see a nig.
BTW - when/are you leaving for Xmas break?

Wanna stop by your shop on my way up.

I'll do it for you, but only because I like you.










On another note, I am getting a bunch of suspension pieces powdercoated, so that will be nice. I have photos but I'll post them next week or so. This is for the Polaris/Colorado car.








I've been doing some really hard thinking. The kind of thinking that typically keeps you up at night or motivates you to text your ex-girlfriend of 5 years to tell her that you love her, only to regret said text moments later.
Anyways, this thinking will change the entire build of this car, sort of.

My buddy Abdu and Sebo have been filling my brain with thoughts of turbo. Turbo this, turbo that. "Hey look at me and how fast my car is. You're gay because your car isn't turbo'd so we can't hang out with you. Call us when you're ready to stop being a little ween and ready to go turbo."

Well guys, I caved. I wish I could tell you that I am strong-willed and I could repel their advances, but I can't.

It's turbo r&d time. I'm not even sure what that means, or if I'll go through with it, but I figure that if I write it out and post in on this here build thread, then I have to stay true to my word and go through with it.

So yeah, turboing the m10 in the blue 1600 should be fun. I want to try to keep it under the limitations of the current drivetrain (getrag 245 transmission and e21 LSD). After reading various build threads, it sounds like 250hp/tq is the conservative estimate for drivetrain limitations before you start breaking stuff. So maybe shoot for less power? This car is already light. It doesn't require much power to make go fast. My current motor setup is already fast; I can't imagine another 100 hp/tq on top.

[freeride53]

Plz mob this down next time you come see a nig.
BTW - when/are you leaving for Xmas break?

Wanna stop by your shop on my way up.

[phreshkid]

A few photos:


I decided that while the car is down, I'd replace a few seals. Primarily, the rear windshield seal, and the two rear side window seals. These seals were more plastic than rubber, and at speed, would vibrate make noise. I bought thousands of dollars in seals about two years ago through Blunt, and I'll use a few on this car, even though they were designated for another car. Oh well, Looks like I'll make another order soon for the second 02 project.

Now for the photos:

The culprit. Notice how shrunken the center seal piece has become over time.


The carnage. Windshield removed and plasticized rubber remains.



Next up is these guys. Haven't quite figure out how to remove the window, but I'm sure a quick 30 second FAQ search will solve this. Driver's side:


Passenger's side. Notice that there is no rubber left:



And a quick search through the new seals pile, I found two of these:




I have everything ready to go. I'll tackle this project next week sometime.
I might survive this.

[phreshkid]

I'm drowning here. The 1600 is undergoing some work, but I'll explain all that tomorrow or Wednesday. Right now, I'm writing an essay on international tax law. No 02 for a few days. But she's alive. In pieces, but alive.

[blue plates]

I hope he didn't get buried under all of those spare parts!

Are you looking to sell those bwa wheels?

[ak-]

Bump

[blue plates]

PM'd!

[e30austin]

Just read this whole thing from beginning to finish. I just had a '68 1602 fall in my lap and am gearing up to finish my MT2 car and start on that next. Has a perfect dash, Alpina fender flares and some other neato stuff.

Awesome build, sir. I love the patina theme this whole car has. Not too nice to drive, but just a super fun, good looking driver.

[phreshkid]

Glad to see you got it all, looks like it was a LOT more parts than I thought it was going to be. My cousin in NorCal is building a 2002 and needs a grille, is there a decent one in the collection of parts?

The center kidney or an extra set of side grilles that go over the headlights?

[phreshkid]

Holy cow! That's a haul and a half. Would you happen to have an m10 exhaust mani in there I could borrow for a few days?

I think I have 2 extra for an 02. I even had one for an e21 with the exhaust air ports welded up but I threw it out as I didn't want it.

Shoot me a pm and let's get you situated.

[blue plates]

Holy cow! That's a haul and a half. Would you happen to have an m10 exhaust mani in there I could borrow for a few days?

[2mAn]

Glad to see you got it all, looks like it was a LOT more parts than I thought it was going to be. My cousin in NorCal is building a 2002 and needs a grille, is there a decent one in the collection of parts?

[delatlanta1281]

really nice score... someone has the bug.

[LJ851]

Nice score.