1971 BMW 1600 Project

[markseven]

Anyways, by order of operations, I'll start with photos and brief, almost pointless explanations for each one. As the photos progress, so will my laziness. I will likely be unable to form coherent sentences by the end of this post.

Sig worthy.

[dvck]

Hey, glad to keep you busy during those work hours where you're supposed to be "devoted" to your employer.

Ha! slow workweek at the office and freelance projects are out for review, time to kick my feet up and learn a thing or two.

Also came back to the thread wondering if I could spot hints of extra parts I need for my '67 1600

[kid325e]

New coilovers look really good.

Damn, I can't wait to start driving my 2002 and worrying about the little shit. This thread is giving me so much motivation, also giving me a craving for Pizza.

[Nesset]

Nice to see some other 02's around! Nice car.

[AbsorbantNut]

Great thread, and nice progress. Those coils go low! If that's max height I can see why you'd want an 8" spring.

[rzerob]

I need to start thinking about EFI.


Then turbo.


Or LS/T56. I feel like that would interesting.

I like this car more and more every time I see it. It is turning into my dream 02. The only things I would do other than interior, is EFI and ITB's and then done. Once the paint is polished it is really going to look good.

I assume LS swap is joking around, although yes it would be interesting. I feel it would destroy the build. But it's your car, do what you want. I will still read your updates.

[phreshkid]

New coilovers look really good.

Damn, I can't wait to start driving my 2002 and worrying about the little shit. This thread is giving me so much motivation, also giving me a craving for Pizza.

You should start driving your 02. They are great little cars. Like driving around your very own dinosaur. And pizza is good, just not Domino's.

Nice to see some other 02's around! Nice car.

Thanks man!

Great thread, and nice progress. Those coils go low! If that's max height I can see why you'd want an 8" spring.

Yeah, trial and error. You'll never know unless you try. But otherwise, I kind of like the handling, even though I only drove it last night for about 20 minutes.

I like this car more and more every time I see it. It is turning into my dream 02. The only things I would do other than interior, is EFI and ITB's and then done. Once the paint is polished it is really going to look good.

I assume LS swap is joking around, although yes it would be interesting. I feel it would destroy the build. But it's your car, do what you want. I will still read your updates.

The LS comment was half of a joke. I'd probably go f22c before I went LSx.

But I agree. Still debating how I want to set up EFI. For NA, it will get ITBs and Megasquirt. For Turbo, it will get early e30 318i stuff and splice Megasquirt in.

The car is super enjoyable as it is, but I do like crisp throttle response and instant power delivery. But with ITBs, you will lose some torque. And I like torque.

I'll probably be seduced into turbo. Actually, I've already been seduced. Still healing.

[phreshkid]

Yesterday was experiment time.

I wetsanded everything above the belt line trim. 1000, 1200, 1500. Then I got to work with Meguiar's M105 for cutting, M205 for polishing, and I'll be finishing with Mazerna Power Lock *synthetic sealant).

Before the cutting, but after the wetsanding:




After cutting but before polishing:




And after polishing the hood (not me in the photo):








So from this:


to this:






I'll probably do the lower half tomorrow. Depending on the weather, I may be able to seal the paint with the synthetic polish as well. I'm pretty shocked at how well the paint "pops" now. Still crappy paint, but now it's shiny and sort of reflects light.

[phreshkid]

Bonus pictures of me pretending like I know what I'm doing while cutting.










And double bonus of a detailed photo of the bullet hole patina

[ak-]

Whoa. I want to touch it like,

[efficient]

Looks clean. Keep up the good work

[rturbo 930]

That looks a hundred times better. Nice work.

[rzerob]

It is looking as good as I thought it would.

[e30m3s54turbo]

That shines!!

[kid325e]

wow, that first pic after cutting really shows the difference!

out there in bare feet, fucking love that shit.