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Over the past week I've been wrapping things up on the 2002, finally got it on the road. Coilovers aren't happening since I used the money for a personal project I'm starting but I plan on cutting off a coil on the stock springs before sowo.
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Hey all, its been awhile but actually got the bmw lowered lol, coilovers didn't happen but I cut a coil and half out of the front and also heated up the rear springs. Pretty happy with how it sits now.
Ignore the roof rack, it was just me trying it out lol.Comment
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Oh here there. Drove the car 30 hrs round trip to sowo. Then tricked some people into shooting it haha
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your car is blowing up on social media....looks awesome!E46 Touring Build Thread http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=56076Comment
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Thanks man! Haven't seen it too much on coverage yet but it did show up on Speedhunters and Canibeat haha. Glad people liked itComment
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Alright so little catch up, decided to drive the 2002 to Sowo which is 15 hrs one way. Car was ready to go with a rebuilt shifter but then I started having cooling issues.... just two days before I left. Luckily my dad had his 69 around and I robbed a few things off of it. The culprits were a bad sensor and bad thermostat which was frustrating due to the fact they were the two newest parts in the whole cooling system... both came from Bavauto so I'll be taking my money else where in the future.
But everything worked out and made the roughly 1900 mile round trip to Sowo, car went well, burnt a tag bit of oil, probably just weak valve guide seals but it wasn't even enough to worry about. I was actually on the fence about selling the car but after going to sowo and seeing some beautiful old cars I just had to see this build through.
I wasn't too happy with how the floor looked in the car as it looked cheap so I found a guy salvaging an old house that was selling 100 yr old wood flooring and I jumped all over it. I'll be completely redoing the wood and staining to match the steering wheel.
Laying things out over my old one
getting the flooring all glued together
Right now I'm waiting for the back board to dry and then I'll start trimming off the edges.
A spot on the car that has always bothered me was the bottom of the driver door, a spot of surface rust was there plus it had been creased along the way at some point.
My dad parted out a 2002 last year and set aside a driver door for me so I finally went up and grabbed it. so far did some sanding and then laid down some primer, most of the dings have come out of the paint already so getting it straight should be an easy process. I'll also be removing the black trim that is at knee level.
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Awesome! I am glad you are keeping it. Deleting the mid trim is good a idea, I think it gives the car a cleaner look.Comment
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Last night managed to sand all the edges down and stain the wood that I'm hoping will be similar to the wheel I have.
Last edited by 99sil-teg; 05-30-2014, 07:57 AM.Comment
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Courtney Cutchen shot the 2002 at sowo and the shots just went live over on Condukt with a little write up from me. Here are just a couple of the shots.
Got the car back home after having it at my parents waiting for a sensor and thermostat and the first thing I did was got the floor in the trunk and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
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Great work.
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Its a love **** deal lol, I did it because getting the white to match would have been a pain plus the car will eventually get a full respray so I figured I'd rock it for awhile... looks better than plain ole primer.Originally posted by Z33_Taxi View Post
Also thanks guys for the comments
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Well in that case go on with your bad self <3<3<3Originally posted by 99sil-teg View PostIts a love **** deal lol, I did it because getting the white to match would have been a pain plus the car will eventually get a full respray so I figured I'd rock it for awhile... looks better than plain ole primer.
Also thanks guys for the commentsComment
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The black trim has been driving me crazy since sowo so tonight I popped it off and will start cleaning up the body tomorrow
Also will be chipping away at cleaning the bay up getting it ready to respray for Sowo next year, since I'm in Missouri I won't be getting to too many events this year.
Before (on the radiator support)
After
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Played around today, finally removed the ac compressor that wasn't hooked up. Heavy bastard too so it was good to get it out of there plus clean the bay out some.
Next up was cleaning up where the black trim was, hit a speed bump as they didn't pull the trim when the car was repainted... just taped around it.
Lastly got back to the door, also drilled holes for the triumph mirror I've had sitting around for awhile.
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