Junk in Our Trunk, Part 1
Mar 18, 2011 update to the BMW 2002tii project car
Recently, we set out to tackle the rust and damage on the rear section of our BMW 2002tii. We took one look at the rusty trunk floor—which had plenty of evidence of accident damage—and realized that we should just start over completely.
We cut off the entire floor and rear panel using a combination of a Milwaukee Sawzall and an angle grinder. The resulting hole is gigantic. Thankfully, we’ve got plenty of fresh sheet metal to fill it in: We’ve got a brand-new BMW Classic Parts trunk floor from Bavarian Autosport as well as a good used tail panel from Al Taylor’s Sports Cars.
The next step will be to clean up the used tail panel and start welding it all back together.
All 1972 BMW 2002tii updates
Junk in Our Trunk, Part 1
Paint Jail: Out of Solitary and Into Gen Pop
Blocking Out Our Box, Part Deux
Blocking Out Our Box, Part Three
More Reassembly: 2002 Comes Together
Shiny Bits for our BMW 2002tii
Headline: 2002 Gets a Headliner
2002 Progress, Now With Lights and More
Project 2002: Wrapping Up the Trim
Project 2002: Brakes and Bottom End
Project 2002: Sorting out the wiring
Project 2002Tii: Console Ourselves
Project 2002Tii: Xmas Xtravaganza
Project 2002: Changing Wheel Color
Project 2002tii: Limited-Slip Differentials
Project 2002: Street Prepared Preparation
Comments
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Apr 2, 2011 9:34 a.m.72turkis_tii:
- Some of these body parts are actually cheaper at the local BMW dealer as they pay shipping, the parts are certifiable OEM (though not the same quality that was there originally), and you pick up locally, often at a good discount if you are a BMW Club member.
