IntroDoucin tha 71' Bavaria

[hinrichs]

wow cant beleive how far this car has come now, paint looks amazing on the fenders and bay

cant wait to see it with the motor finally in

[525iT_Feen]

Great read. Sounds like a fun time.

sooo damn clean!

[lolvtakk]

car looks great man love the way that interior looks

[schroedin]

Oooooooh nice work

[Rickysbmw320i]

Huge update!



Removing the battery trey.



outside the booth peeking through



in the booth now






looks so sad...



new clip on....





getting towed back home for the engine swap



Isn't that just b-e-a-utiful!?






this is where they cut. Can't even tell!










I want to thank Gabriel at UACC in Burlingame,CA
Him and his team specializes in alot of older vehicles and does an amazing job. If you look in your upcoming performance BMW magazine, you will see some of his work shown.


Cheers!!!

[stupenduzzman]

The Sidewinder

The Sidewinder is lookin' good Rick! Btw, I(Pablo) was on this trip and let me say it was a complete crazy adventure and by far the best road trip I've been on so far. Though there are some parts missing in Rick's story

[skip535i]

Dude...epic car and a fantastic thread. I gotta tell you, it's impressive how well that interior has held up...much like the W123 Mercedes Interiors of that time. I'm looking forward to seeing this project completed.

O yeah, and lighting the squirrell on fire...NICE.

[Josh]

That is an epic car, never seen one until reading this thread, your progress on this is awesome!

[BMWJustin]

I'll check my stock and let you know by tuesday at the latest,
Best
Justin

[Rickysbmw320i]

Yes on the spring cutting, coilovers coming soon

And thanks to all for the support! It is the community that drives me


Beautiful Bav Justin!!!!
I love it! I love the early model differences. Yours is the only other one I have seen. As for parts, Ive been looking for a 9 pin headlight switch for the last several months

-Rick

[cobrawannabe]

Wow! It really is fantastic to see such enthusiasm in today's automotive world! I really can't wait to see this car done!


Oh, and how'd you lower the front end? Judging by the markings, I'll venture to guess that "y'all cut dem spranks"?

[SSS_Imperial]

Mucho Bueno........... to say here!
Saludos desde Monterrey Mexico!

[Matt Jones]

Rad thread.

[BMWJustin]

The car is a 69' with no options, it also happens to be 160th e3 produced according Mobile tradition for whatever that's worth. It's still got the original m30 b25 and four speed but has been upgraded slightly with twin Webber 32/36's, an Ansa exhaust, Nardi steering wheel, and a few other choice bits. I have owned the car for the past five years and have enjoyed nearly 45,000 trouble free miles over the past three. On to the pics....




BTW, If you have any need for parts big or small feel free to give me a shout, being in the BMW restoration business has allowed me to hoard a few things here and there
Thanks, and keep up the great work,
Justin