Back from death- the revival of a 74 BMW 2002

[rhoderacer]

Digging the primer colors.. Keep grinding and let's see some progress instead of oily puddles
Ps how much are they asking for the orange one? (curiosity)

My bad. The orange 2002 is priced at 5k obo and has a lot of rot bubbling through the bondo in the rear fender/ rocker area. It looks good from far, but far from good.

[323ijoe]

where did you end up putting the coil? I've been trying to think of a good spot besides under the glove box on the firewall

[deutschman]

found a control panel online that i want to replicate. it should go great with my seats.

Simulate
Funny

[Evil Panda]

Loving it.

[rhoderacer]

where did you end up putting the coil? I've been trying to think of a good spot besides under the glove box on the firewall

I put it in the winshield wiper motor box.

Simulate
Funny

Well copying is not allowed lol. but simulation is fair game right

Loving it.

thanks man. e36 is looking amazing

[deutschman]

I think copying something is chill unless it has a copy write or some sort of patent on it. In this case its a one off dash that is not being mass produced so I think you have no worries if you strait up copy it.
Semantics
Its going to be cool no matter what

[rhoderacer]

I think copying something is chill unless it has a copy write or some sort of patent on it. In this case its a one off dash that is not being mass produced so I think you have no worries if you strait up copy it.
Semantics
Its going to be cool no matter what

Agreed, I plan on swapping in a Fi m10 in the very near future for a turbo build so I can use some extra gauge clusters

[rhoderacer]

Back to the bmw grind



Painted the interior gloss grey to hide the dust and seal the undercoating.





matches the seats pretty good until I get the carpet installed



This is the color i have decided on for the car. It will be vinyl wrapped for this years show season.
Ruby Red 3M

[PRO-STAR]

love the custom seat....good work.

[TeckniX]

My bad. The orange 2002 is priced at 5k obo and has a lot of rot bubbling through the bondo in the rear fender/ rocker area. It looks good from far, but far from good.

Thanks and yeah meant the 02. That's a hefty price for something rotten.
You should lookup garage journal to see how you can transform ur barn into a proper garage.

[rhoderacer]

Thanks and yeah meant the 02. That's a hefty price for something rotten.
You should lookup garage journal to see how you can transform ur barn into a proper garage.

It is a garage in the works. Power is being installed soon hopefully. Also after talking to a few friends today, there may be some interest in chipping in for a lift this spring/ summer.

[rhoderacer]

Because rustys floors were uneven, the seat brackets are not all the same length. A 3/4 socket fits perfect as a spacer.

[rhoderacer]

the interior is finished until i get a carpet and my bag setup. 100 times better than it was when i first bought the car. Solid floors, comfy seats, and a fresh unrusted rooftop.



Me and a friend figured out a way to mount the removable sunroof. I will be using 2 corvette convertable latches and some custom brackets. This will allow me to keep the sunroof and lose all of that unwanted waight from the assembly.

[TeckniX]

Looking good dude - So you're making a t-top out of your roof, or just converting it to a manual sunroof?

[deutschman]

Looking good dude - So you're making a t-top out of your roof, or just converting it to a manual sunroof?

Hes keeping the original sun roof, but he is scrapping the manual sliding system in favor of a sun roof that will be completely removable through the use of some Corvette latches.
2002 never came with electric sun roofs from BMW as fare as I know, all though I have seen them installed as after market dealer options.