Back from death- the revival of a 74 BMW 2002

[dariuscrooks]

after trimming and molding the skirts with a torch, I managed to get the finished product that I was looking for. I then riveted them on to the body. this was my first time ever using a rivet gun and it worked great.

looking good! those wheels look awesome under there! keep it up man!

[ChuckNDicks]

This car is probably going to upset bmw purists and some car lovers. I'm not worried about others ideas for this car because I have plenty of my own. I don't understand the question you are asking. Its going the opposite direction than you would.??

Its not really a question as much as a poorly poised statement. Haha. I guess what I don't get is why put in that much time to the rear fenders when it seems like it hasn't really yielded any increase in function. It seems like all that has happened is you have covered the tire more, but not really added to the clearance substantially, if at all. Again, I could be missing something. And I'm not trying to knock or talk down your build, if its what you want, then that is fine with me. I'd just **** to see all that work ruined from your tire slamming up into the seam every time you hit a bump.

And yes, I probably wouldn't go in this direction if I was building it. And yes, I would have done the rear fenders differently. I also tend to do things more function than fashion oriented. If anything, I wonder why you chose to do it this way as opposed to another way?

I'm horrible with words.

[rhoderacer]

Its not really a question as much as a poorly poised statement. Haha. I guess what I don't get is why put in that much time to the rear fenders when it seems like it hasn't really yielded any increase in function. It seems like all that has happened is you have covered the tire more, but not really added to the clearance substantially, if at all. Again, I could be missing something. And I'm not trying to knock or talk down your build, if its what you want, then that is fine with me. I'd just **** to see all that work ruined from your tire slamming up into the seam every time you hit a bump.

And yes, I probably wouldn't go in this direction if I was building it. And yes, I would have done the rear fenders differently. I also tend to do things more function than fashion oriented. If anything, I wonder why you chose to do it this way as opposed to another way?

I'm horrible with words.

Now I understand your question. The fenders were made to fit the wheels under the car. There is 2 inches of travel up in the fender and so far, the tire hasn't touched the fender on test drives down the road. What you cant forget is that the rear suspension has been swapped to McPherson with high spring rates and the car weighs under 2000 lbs.

[Dwob]

i like it a lot more fitment wise with the diamonds on.

[ChuckNDicks]

Now I understand your question. The fenders were made to fit the wheels under the car. There is 2 inches of travel up in the fender and so far, the tire hasn't touched the fender on test drives down the road. What you cant forget is that the rear suspension has been swapped to McPherson with high spring rates and the car weighs under 2000 lbs.

That all makes much more sense now. From what I could tell from the pictures I saw it looked like you had less than an inch of travel. Carry on. P.s. I am really jealous of your space, i wish i could find something like that around me that wasn't $5000/month.

[rhoderacer]

That all makes much more sense now. From what I could tell from the pictures I saw it looked like you had less than an inch of travel. Carry on. P.s. I am really jealous of your space, i wish i could find something like that around me that wasn't $5000/month.

It looks a lot different in the pics compared to in person. $5000 a month!! Take a zero or two off that and it's closer to what we are paying. And it makes it even sweeter that there is a brewery in the mill next door.

[MGW]

In love with the fender flares and side skirts. Are you gonna blend the rear flare and skirt together?

[rhoderacer]

After spending 5 hours unbolting and wiggling, me and my buddy Dave were able to get the transmission out. the tunnel seemed as if it got smaller on the bottom and leaving the exhaust in was a bad decision. Next I resurfaced the flywheel with some fine sand paper and steel wool.






We took a break from the tranny I wet sanded the car. While I was doing this, Travis somehow got the other rear wheel seated. this was the first time we were able to see the car with both wheels mounted from the rear.... DAMNNN.
We took a step back and couldn't stop staring. It was exactly the way I wanted it. It looks absolutely ridiculous.







About 30 minutes later,once I stopped staring, the rear bumper got trimmed. We took off 2 inches to give it a much smaller profile. Next I need to shorten the bumper shock tubes to allow it to tuck in properly. Pic of the bumper soon.

[Earl]

looking great=)

[floatingdino]

so much meat.
and I'm not just talking about the tires

[MGW]

Geeeeesh... This thing is insane. I wanna do this to an 2002 Touring someday.

[ChuckNDicks]

It looks a lot different in the pics compared to in person. $5000 a month!! Take a zero or two off that and it's closer to what we are paying. And it makes it even sweeter that there is a brewery in the mill next door.

What the fuck? Wherever you are, I need to move there, apparently.

[William Miller]

Does anyone does wider fenders these way? Or are there any other options? I'm not really good in welding..

[rhoderacer]

Transmission back in, front suspension out. Time to bring the front sway bar to the ground. I will be cutting 2 inches out of the front strut assembly. I have anodized perches and custom valve'd front shocks to accommodate the 500lb spring rates. Also to match the rear stretch, I ordered 165/45/15 for the 15x8s. Hopefully they mount easy and allow me to lay Air dam. What are the chances we can push H2oi back a week or two?

[rhoderacer]

I pulled the front suspension to cut the strut assembly and weld on perches. So far, Not one bolt has snapped on this whole car since I've owned it.




More bodywork... The sunroof is getting all sealed up and smooth.







time to get some sleep and get back to sanding and prepping the body tomorrow.