Surgery Starts

Feb 17, 2011 update to the BMW 2002tii project car

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.


All 1972 BMW 2002tii updates

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!

Comments

Feb 27, 2011 7:42 a.m.
Pete240Z:
does that little guy have a welder in his hand?
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