Surgery Starts
Feb 17, 2011 update to the BMW 2002tii project car
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Our 2002 recently made its public debuts at the Rolex 24 last weekend and our Cars and Coffee meet this weekend. Now it was time to put the car up on jackstands and really start preparing it for rust repair.
We stripped the interior first, getting it down to nearly bare metal so we could check for any additional rust in the floors.
Then we moved to the fender flares. We temporarily attached them, checked the fit of the Rota 13x8 wheels, and did a rough cut on the front fenders to gain clearance for our anticipated monstrous wheel-and-tire package. Once the fenders were cut, we unbolted them from the unibody and began taking the entire front nose section off the car.
Newest Critter
Work Begins
Better Seen Than Sorry
Fred Flintstone's Ride
2002 Weighs 2200?
Parts Is Parts
Getting Our Hands Dirty
Flares, RBs and Vreds
Surgery Starts
Face. Off.
Engine Out
Getting Down to Business
Rocker Panel Replacement
Junk in Our Trunk, Part 1
Junk in Our Trunk, Part 2
Rocker On
Fender Mender
More 2002tii Metalwork
Rust Prevention for Our 2002
The Nose Knows
Fenders, Sanding and More
Sanding and More Sanding
Putting on the Primer
Smooth Moves
More 2002tii Bodywork
Block Sanding Our Box
Little Bumpers, Big Work
BMW 2002 Off to Paint Jail
Straightening Up Our 2002
Engine at the Machine Shop
Paint Jail: Out of Solitary and Into Gen Pop
Blocking Out Our Box, Part Deux
Blocking Out Our Box, Part Three
Paint! Finally!
A Big Revell Model
More Reassembly: 2002 Comes Together
Shiny Bits for our BMW 2002tii
Headline: 2002 Gets a Headliner
2002 Progress, Now With Lights and More
Windows To Our Soul
Interior Design
Trimming the 2002
Project 2002: Wrapping Up the Trim
Big Wheels for Big Fun
Project 2002: Brakes and Bottom End
Project 2002: Sorting out the wiring
Project 2002Tii: Console Ourselves
Project 2002Tii: Xmas Xtravaganza
Project 2002: Engine Assembly
Power From Below
Project 2002: Changing Wheel Color
So Close, Yet So Far
BMW Runs, Then Doesn't
Project 2002tii: Limited-Slip Differentials
Project 2002tii: Beauty Shots
Project 2002: Street Prepared Preparation
Autocrossing our Classic.
Running Into Issues—And Fixing Them.
2002 Front Suspension Surgery
Our 2002 Project is a hit at the Mitty!