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

[CubbyChowder]

great job dude

Spent my morning reading through this build, loving the work dude, awesome.

Impressive as always

nice looking welds! build is a great read so far. keep up the awesome work.

All of this looks so amazing. Sheesh.

Thanks dudes!

beautiful, you should paint it that OEM cream beige color.

For some reason I can't stand the original Sahara beige color, sorry

Really like how you boxed the mounts.

Thanks friend, miniscule things like that just satisfy me haha.

Great work! Is the rear toe going to be adjustable as well? Probably could weld in the same adjustment brackets to the other trailing arm mounts for toe adjustability. Maybe I'm wrong though...

You are correct, there are toe adjustment tabs which are to be welded on the outer trailing arm mounts. I didn't purchase them though, I was more concerned about the camber. It probably would've been best if I did both, but oh well.

[Dylanhat]

beautiful, you should paint it that OEM cream beige color.

Yeah, keep it Sahara

[eethirty]

absolutely love this car. forgive me, but whats going in it for a engine?

[cheeky dog]

First time seeing this build thread, spent 2 hours going through every page...

Dont know where to start... Your work and dedication is inspiring and amazing. Your first location to work on your car, your dads 30 acre vineyard in Cali was truely envyable. All your cars along the way thru this build from the Merc to the e30 seemed like quite an adventure, and now your own work place.... Awesome work there good sir.

Love your build, looking forward to updates.

ps, I may have missed the update on the dirkhead who sold you and 2 other people phantom wheels, was that issue resolved in the end?

[BMW BRAD]

your freaggin skillz are beyond belief............

[Queef|Chief]

Great job! Cant wait till this hits the streets

[CubbyChowder]

Yeah, keep it Sahara

Most likely not gonna happen, that color really just doesn't do it for me.

absolutely love this car. forgive me, but whats going in it for a engine?

As of right now the stock M10 is going in with 5 speed conversion. However, I already know I'll be longing for more. An M42 or possible stroker M20 may happen.

First time seeing this build thread, spent 2 hours going through every page...

Dont know where to start... Your work and dedication is inspiring and amazing. Your first location to work on your car, your dads 30 acre vineyard in Cali was truely envyable. All your cars along the way thru this build from the Merc to the e30 seemed like quite an adventure, and now your own work place.... Awesome work there good sir.

Love your build, looking forward to updates.

ps, I may have missed the update on the dirkhead who sold you and 2 other people phantom wheels, was that issue resolved in the end?

Thank you man, the spot up at my dad's really was awesome, and I honestly give having access to that spot credit to where I am today. It opened up so many possibilities and opportunities for me. The Mercedes is sitting up at my dad's waiting to be worked on, the E30 was sold a few months ago but was a great learning experience as well.

As for the spam wheels, Paypal refunded my money very promptly as it was an obvious hoax, so that was cool!

your freaggin skillz are beyond belief............

Great job! Cant wait till this hits the streets

thanks dudes

[UberPare]

INCA?

[cheeky dog]

Glad to hear paypal sorted you out in the end. Waiting for updates now.....

[Kennyy]

Good god....this thing is perfect

[Welfare]

Once again, absolutely amazed..

and soo jealous of your shop. a mate and i want to get our own shop so we have room to work.

want to build me a airbagged struts :P

[parttimeprojectionist]

As of right now the stock M10 is going in with 5 speed conversion. However, I already know I'll be longing for more. An M42 or possible stroker M20 may happen.

dude this thread is so rad!

dont bother with the m42, i put one in my 02 and was really disapoint
m20 would be good. one thing about both is oil pan clearance.
the one nice thing about a swap is that it updates everything in one fell swoop.
this willl sound kinda wierd but have you ever considered a miata motor, would last forever...ITB's and some cams... shave the cam cover and no one will know...

if you do the m42 either boost it or stroke it with a diesel crank...

[UberPare]

i say rotary or bust. Nothing beats the power to weight ratio..

[berjjj]

Suppose you've got to evaluate what you want from the car, but a mildly built m10 with DCOEs would put a massive grin on your face. The noise is brilliant.

And you can rev the nuts off it.

[SuperMegaDeathRay]

fuck me this is just excellent work you did...i really like your shop and i am quite a bit jealous...and the all black finish on the wheels is the best decision...i always thaught of doing an all black bbs wheel finish...now i know how awesome that looks...and your fitment...

And then ground everything smooth. You can see I drilled a little too far with the cutter on most of them. I've never done this before so it was a learning thing for me. I don't think it'll be an issue, I'll most likely reinforce that whole area anyways:

drilling to far is not an issue with stronger materials like in your case...your car will not fall apart ...there is a little trick to prevent drilling to far and stop in the right time...you need to take a closer look at the cutter drill bit while drilling...you can see a little color change for a very short moment...it is much easier to spot it with zinc plated metal, which your subframe i think is not...eitherway you did a good drilling...i think your cutter is to sharp on the outside...normally the drill is flat (like mills) and has a thorn in the middle which leaves a different drilling image...