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

[Minty_Fresh]

love the tables man. and it goes with out saying the 2002 is awesome.

[pDubs]

Just spent half of my work day reading this entire thread from start to finish.

Awesome work man! It definitely is huge motivation and you share very similar interests with me. I read how old you are a few hours ago but forget. I just turned 24 this month and IIRC we are around the same age.

Cars and building things such as the tables you have been designing are my dream. I just wish I had the resources you have. You are very lucky!

Now that I have all this motivation I am going home from work and finishing putting my e36 m3 back together. It's been apart for about a month now in my garage as I've slowly fixed it up and replaced parts and brought them to my painter. It's very close to going back together and the past few days I've lost the drive.

This thread also makes me regret not taking pictures along the way to create a build thread for mine. I've always tried to get in the habit of taking pictures along the way but i just get in the zone and completely forget to take any, haha.

Good luck with the car and I can't wait to see more. Subscribed and will be checking in for updates. Looking forward to them!

-Peter

[animal]

So fresh - look forward to updates! Those tables are insane - would love to purchase one from ya if you have time to make more!

[CubbyChowder]

Just spent half of my work day reading this entire thread from start to finish.

Awesome work man! It definitely is huge motivation and you share very similar interests with me. I read how old you are a few hours ago but forget. I just turned 24 this month and IIRC we are around the same age.

Cars and building things such as the tables you have been designing are my dream. I just wish I had the resources you have. You are very lucky!

Now that I have all this motivation I am going home from work and finishing putting my e36 m3 back together. It's been apart for about a month now in my garage as I've slowly fixed it up and replaced parts and brought them to my painter. It's very close to going back together and the past few days I've lost the drive.

This thread also makes me regret not taking pictures along the way to create a build thread for mine. I've always tried to get in the habit of taking pictures along the way but i just get in the zone and completely forget to take any, haha.

Good luck with the car and I can't wait to see more. Subscribed and will be checking in for updates. Looking forward to them!

-Peter

Dude I'm so sorry for the late response but thank you so much and I'm glad my build could spark some motivation in you! As for resources, it honestly doesn't take much to get started and I don't doubt that you could build the things you dream about building in your own garage. I've totally slacked on photo documentation over the last year, it's something that's slowly dwindling as time goes on, I totally have the same thing where I just get too in the zone and don't think twice about stopping and taking photos. I don't consider that a bad thing though.

Thanks again and all the best to you and your projects

So fresh - look forward to updates! Those tables are insane - would love to purchase one from ya if you have time to make more!

Hey dude just got your email and will respond tomorrow!

[mikey G]

...Gorgeous cubb. We need more updates, you got us like crack fiends over here

[BimmerCANNON]

My eyes...seared tuna steaks...staring at monitor...read entire thread...in 5 hours.
Good stuff in here, I'm jelly.
I built a custom wood roof rack for my e30 off your design/build I found in revlimited a little while ago, hope thats cool same car too 318is, same color, same pealing roof paint haha

[Greg|H]

Your furniture design is awesome man. The metalwork is so sharp and bold which makes for some really cool looking structures. Combined with the neatly finished wood it doesn't come over too industrial, there's a really nice balance of sharp man made lines, and natural wooden shapes.
In short I love what you're doing, with both your furniture design and your '02 for that matter!

[mikey G]

I was so excited when I saw this thread bumped. What a let down when I came here and there were no updates

[reiernumans]

I specifically made an account to comment on and subscribe to this thread. You sir, do some amazing work. I'm really excited to see this thing come together in the future. Also, thank you for documenting your build so well, it made for an entertaining 5+ hours of my day.

PS. For the people hoping for an actual update; I apologize.

[CubbyChowder]

Thanks for the rad comments guys, always excited to see new people getting hyped off this project thread.

Per usual, I unfortunately don't have any new updates on the roundie. However this might slightly hold you guys over for a tiny bit, it's a little design I recently made that I had CNC plasma cut out of some 3/16" steel plate by my shop neighbor. Might redesign it slightly and try to sell them at some point:



I was also messing around with some forced patina recipes and tried using it as a stencil of sorts and came up with this weird piece. I used old motor oil to darken the tires. I randomly brought it with me to the swap meet a few weeks later and sold it for $10 to a guy who had a BMW fanatic brother:

[99sil-teg]

That is beyond badass. Also... get to work lol

[99sil-teg]

No clue how I missed this in your thread but does the e21 tranny bolt right up? These 02's need a 5th gear so bad. What modification is needed to make it mount up? Also will you have to have a custom drive shaft?

[Dylanhat]

No clue how I missed this in your thread but does the e21 tranny bolt right up? These 02's need a 5th gear so bad. What modification is needed to make it mount up? Also will you have to have a custom drive shaft?

You want the Getrag 242 (4 Speed) or 245 (5 Speed) Josh. Yes the E21 will work but as you said the driveshaft has to be chopped to work. Great upgrade.

[99sil-teg]

You want the Getrag 242 (4 Speed) or 245 (5 Speed) Josh. Yes the E21 will work but as you said the driveshaft has to be chopped to work. Great upgrade.

When did the 242's start? My 72 is already a 4 speed

[deutschman]

No clue how I missed this in your thread but does the e21 tranny bolt right up? These 02's need a 5th gear so bad. What modification is needed to make it mount up? Also will you have to have a custom drive shaft?

There are companies like Aardvarc Racing racing down in LA that sell a e21 5 speed kit that will bolt in if you want an easy no fab job.

Also this

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/_/technical-articles/engine-and-drivetrain/five-speed-conversion-r29