CubbyChowder finally got a BMW 2002 - it's project time

[CubbyChowder]

It's obvious what the next build is.....

haha nahh, if I were to start a new project after I finish the '02 it would definitely be something else. Not sure what though, it's hard to say. Honestly, about 5 times a day I see a car online or in person and think "I'm totally gonna own one of those someday". I would love an E38 or E90/92 someday, but there's also about 100 other cars that I would love to own

[ionz]

haha nahh, if I were to start a new project after I finish the '02 it would definitely be something else. Not sure what though, it's hard to say. Honestly, about 5 times a day I see a car online or in person and think "I'm totally gonna own one of those someday". I would love an E38 or E90/92 someday, but there's also about 100 other cars that I would love to own

e38s run for like 1-5k down here in GA

come get one
also can't wait to see the end result.

[CubbyChowder]

Glad the site is finally back up! I didn't realize how much I go on StanceWorks, I was checking multiple times daily if it was back up or not. Not sure if I should feel pathetic or loyal haha whatever, my girlfriend thinks I'm a weirdo for how much time I spend on the forums. I enjoy it, so I'm gonna keep doing it.

Small lame update. Didn't do too much.

Replaced the input shaft seal on the trans today. Here is the cover taken off with the seal out:




Put the new seal in and torqued everything down and it's good to go:




Then I filled it with some Redline MTL:



I read online somewhere that it takes a little under a quart to fill up the trans, which I soon discovered definitely isn't the case. Upon searching it again, I found that it actually takes 1.6 quarts, so I had to order another quart. Learning everything online sucks sometimes haha I'll just have to wait it out and fill the rest when I get it. No biggie.

Then I took out the control arms to replace the bushings. Before:



After:





The bushings were pretty shot and the control arms themselves were pretty beat up as well. I decided that I'm going to sell the OEM bushings that I bought for them and just buy whole new control arms. It's really not that much more expensive and the bushings come pressed in already. So I made yet another order with Blunt for some control arms and an outer tie rod assembly since the passenger side was toast. Blunt Tech is taking all of my money

[CubbyChowder]

Just in, more parts and supplies.

Pictured are two OEM BMW front control arms with bushings pressed in, one outer tie rod assembly for the passenger side, some flap disks and wire wheels (I love Harbor Freight ):

[Heist]

flap discs are life savors.

Do you have an air compressor? If so you need to pick up an air die grinder its like 10$ from harbour


Get some Roloc pads and you will save hours and hours in the tight places. You can get it all for under 30$ with a bunch of pads

http://www.harborfreight.com/complete-sanding-disc-kit-43029.html

I use this thing for everything. Best little piece of equipment for a rusty car.

[CubbyChowder]

flap discs are life savors.

Do you have an air compressor? If so you need to pick up an air die grinder its like 10$ from harbour
Get some Roloc pads and you will save hours and hours in the tight places. You can get it all for under 30$ with a bunch of pads

http://www.harborfreight.com/complete-sanding-disc-kit-43029.html

I use this thing for everything. Best little piece of equipment for a rusty car.

interesting, i'll have to look into that. It's a huge bitch to get into the tight places sometimes for me. Yes, I have an air compressor, so next time I'm at Harbor Freight I'll probably pick one up. I've seen people use those in numerous build threads that I've read and never really knew what they were. Thanks

[Heist]

interesting, i'll have to look into that. It's a huge bitch to get into the tight places sometimes for me. Yes, I have an air compressor, so next time I'm at Harbor Freight I'll probably pick one up. I've seen people use those in numerous build threads that I've read and never really knew what they were. Thanks

np its life changing. Those little pads are amazing. Cuts casting (for polishing parts) and rust with ease. Leaves a great finish for welding (use them almost daily for this). The 3M ones last 10x longer compared to the hf pads, but still the hf ones will be a great start for you.

They also have a 1" attachment for those really really tight spots. another 5$, worth it!

[CubbyChowder]

np its life changing. Those little pads are amazing. Cuts casting (for polishing parts) and rust with ease. Leaves a great finish for welding (use them almost daily for this). The 3M ones last 10x longer compared to the hf pads, but still the hf ones will be a great start for you.

They also have a 1" attachment for those really really tight spots. another 5$, worth it!

Hell yeah, so helpful. thanks dude!

[Riley_J]

hey bud just curious where you snapped up those OEM control arms?

[CubbyChowder]

hey bud just curious where you snapped up those OEM control arms?

http://www.blunttech.com/ShopByVehicle.epc?q=1973-BMW-2002&yearid=1973%40%401973&makeid=31%40%40BMW&modelid=13612%40%402002&catid=241464@@Suspension&subcatid=241482@@Control%20Arm&mode=PA

[Riley_J]

http://www.blunttech.com/ShopByVehic...%20Arm&mode=PA

[99sil-teg]

Just went through this whole build and love it so much, I'll own a 2002 someday, making my way down to one slowly haha

[CubbyChowder]

Time for an update, this is a good one

First off, got to work on this area:



Got it all down to bare metal and rust free:



And primered. Now all I have to do is get the engine bay prepped and primered and the front end will be ready for paint and the engine!:



Then I finally reached a point in my build which I've really been looking forward to, I decided it was time to get started on the fenders. All this paint/rust removal was getting really tedious and unexciting, so I needed to do something exciting haha. I whipped out my grinder and got to work. Decided it'd be best to start off by hacking off the original fender lip:



And off it goes, no turning back now!:



Had to cut out a small rusty section in the inner wheel well, I will weld in new metal shortly:



Mocked up the MK1 fender. I measured everything by eye haha it just seems to work best for me sometimes:



Started cutting more:



Got everything lined up, it all looked good, so I started welding small sections:



Took my time and only welded in really small sections so it took forever. I got it all done though, and it's a bit rough in some places, the whole process was surprisingly difficult:




Then I couldn't help myself, I had to mess around with the wheels and see how it would look. I'm super hyped on it, I think it's going to look awesome. Possible aired out bagged stance? :



More realistically, the stance would be more like this if I end up going static. Still pretty awesome to me:



While I was working on the fender, my dad wanted to help out, so he started disassembling the engine and washing it down. I'm not going to rebuild it, just replace all the seals and gaskets and whatnot. Check out our modern engine hoist haha we're getting a proper one very soon:






Getting excited now!

[AlexWilmot]

this is on the money

[M.Burroughs]

Awesome! Inspiring!