The Malaga Bomber (no rust this time)

[phreshkid]

Haha no, I re-riveted the spoiler on. It's still white



Oh man, it still is beyond me how many 02's you've owned. Yeah I can see the dried blood thing, who know's how much of my own I've put into it

I'm a few steps ahead of you ;)
When I bought the car it came with all the trim. The belt line clips, bolts, nuts, lock washers, and some new door panel clips arrived the other day. I've been polishing the car with the trim off and was waiting to release pics until I had the trim & such back on

I thought about that stick on autozone trim for a second, but it's harder than you'd think to find the correct sizing. The stuff comes in a variety of widths and 1/2" is the closest to factory sizing incase anyone was curious. Plus I figured if I have all the trim, why not run it.

One thing I am interested in, that you may have, is a pair of pre-71 bumper brackets.

You did your research! Good on you.


As for brackets, I might have a set, but I distinctly recall one of the front brackets being broken. I will have to dig those out to see their condition. Also, I should have a rear, but again, it's stored somewhere.

What about 72 brackets? 72 should be correct as the bumpers are close to the body. It wasn't until 73 that the bumpers were pushed out another two inches to meet DOT requirements. I'd think that 72 brackets will work as well.

[AbsorbantNut]

Let's see that front spoiler repair. did you paint over the painters tape? lol

Haha no, I re-riveted the spoiler on. It's still white

I used to hate Malaga. I had a 74 base 2002 and a 74 2002tii both in Malaga. I got rid of both but now I'm kind of into it. It's almost the color of dried blood. Not that I'm into dried blood, but somehow, the color works.


needs more hood and trunk trim. I have extra trunk trim if you'd like me to send you some. Or you can go to Autozone or O'Reily's and get that 1/2 in stick-on chrome trim that will make your car's uniform.


here is a link that can help you better understand.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/1131...zone%20%20trim

Oh man, it still is beyond me how many 02's you've owned. Yeah I can see the dried blood thing, who know's how much of my own I've put into it

I'm a few steps ahead of you ;)
When I bought the car it came with all the trim. The belt line clips, bolts, nuts, lock washers, and some new door panel clips arrived the other day. I've been polishing the car with the trim off and was waiting to release pics until I had the trim & such back on

I thought about that stick on autozone trim for a second, but it's harder than you'd think to find the correct sizing. The stuff comes in a variety of widths and 1/2" is the closest to factory sizing incase anyone was curious. Plus I figured if I have all the trim, why not run it.

One thing I am interested in, that you may have, is a pair of pre-71 bumper brackets.

[phreshkid]

I used to hate Malaga. I had a 74 base 2002 and a 74 2002tii both in Malaga. I got rid of both but now I'm kind of into it. It's almost the color of dried blood. Not that I'm into dried blood, but somehow, the color works.


needs more hood and trunk trim. I have extra trunk trim if you'd like me to send you some. Or you can go to Autozone or O'Reily's and get that 1/2 in stick-on chrome trim that will make your car's uniform.


here is a link that can help you better understand.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/1131...zone%20%20trim

[kid325e]

Let's see that front spoiler repair. did you paint over the painters tape? lol

[LJ851]

I have about 2" of travel downwards give or take a half an inch. I don't bottom out the suspension on bumpstops, the first thing to hit would probably be my lip on the ground. Up travel though? I'm not too sure how to measure that. Is that the distance that the strut compresses when it supports the weight of the car?

I was asking how far the suspension could move up, compression. You answered my question.

[AbsorbantNut]

So good with the BBS.

Lookin' good !

How much up travel do you have available in the front suspension? What hard parts contact first?

I have about 2" of travel downwards give or take a half an inch. I don't bottom out the suspension on bumpstops, the first thing to hit would probably be my lip on the ground. Up travel though? I'm not too sure how to measure that. Is that the distance that the strut compresses when it supports the weight of the car?

[LJ851]

Lookin' good !

How much up travel do you have available in the front suspension? What hard parts contact first?

[kid325e]

So good with the BBS.

[AbsorbantNut]

Here's the only roller I have of the car

[AbsorbantNut]

WHOO UPDATESSSS.
I have to admit, I was pretty excited about the flares.. But things happen.

Things. Post more things.

"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way"

Loving the wheels, really ties everything together!!

Good on you for pushing through that freezeplug (s) debaucle, that would've knocked some out for the count. Keep driving!

Thanks bud, I appreciate it! Yeah, I really was on the brink of giving up on the car when the freeze plugs gave out. It was soooooo worth it to fix it though. This car is a frickin blast :p

Been following this build on ig and completely forgot about it being on here. Car looks awesome dude!

Haha yeah, I'm not as avid of a poster as I used to be. Thanks for the support! I need to go out & watch the chump races more. Last one I saw was on New Years

[Snowflake87]

Been following this build on ig and completely forgot about it being on here. Car looks awesome dude!

[kid325e]

Loving the wheels, really ties everything together!!

Good on you for pushing through that freezeplug (s) debaucle, that would've knocked some out for the count. Keep driving!

[ak-]

WHOO UPDATESSSS.
I have to admit, I was pretty excited about the flares.. But things happen.

Things. Post more things.

[AbsorbantNut]

I like it better with the narrow body and the RS's

Thanks, that reminds me I need to put the center caps on! But now idk what to do with these turbo flares :(

[AbsorbantNut]

As my final update for the night..........

I ended up redoing the housepaint from the PO on the hood & trunk. No this isn't permanent, it's just a temporary fix that makes the car look 50% better





I am going to try to wetsand the paint to knock some of the glossiness off. If that doesn't work, it's only another $10 for some "eggshell" paint instead of "semi-gloss"