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Clarion's journey building a 1974 BMW 2002 restomod from the ground up

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Chris Forsberg Hits the Track in the Clarion Builds 02

On April 23rd, Clarion, in conjunction with Clarion Builds’ team racing driver Chris Forsberg, and New Century BMW, brought Clarion Builds’ freshly finished 1974 BMW 2002 to the track at Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, California to stretch the car’s legs and give both the press and program partners a chance to admire and enjoy the fruits of several months of painstaking work turning the icon into the pristine gem that it is. The event kicked off promptly at 10:00 AM with Clarion’s head o

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K&N Builds Custom One-Off Air Cleaner Assembly for Dual Carb M10 - Clarion Builds BMW 2002

K&N Engineering creates a one-off custom air box to feed the dual side draft Webers bolted to our freshly built M10 engine in our Clarion Builds 1974 BMW 2002 The team at K&N Engineering were originally planning to fabricate a conventional cold air intake with piping bolted to the carburetors and a cone filter tucked neatly behind the driver side headlight. After the Clarion Builds BMW 2002 arrived at their facility and they got a good look at the attention to detail and tra

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First Start of the Clarion Builds 2002's Custom Built M10 Motor

On February 13, 2015, Coupeking fired up the freshly built M10 engine on the Clarion Builds 1974 BMW 2002 for the first time! 9 months ago, we purchased a very tired, but running 1974 BMW 2002. Once the engine was pulled and disassembled, it was completely rebuilt with all new internals. Compression was boosted from 8:1 to 10:1, custom designed CP pistons replaced the factory-original BMW pistons, and factory intake and carburetor were replaced in favor of a custom Ireland engineering dual

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Clarion Giving Away Complete Audio System as Found in Their BMW 2002 Project

Ends 2/20/15 Just wanted to give all of BMW2002FAQ's members a chance at the action. Clarion is hosting a special giveaway of the complete audio system that they had installed in their special 1974 BMW 2002 project car. Click here to see the build blog posts. Click here to enter to win. Clarion Products Being Given Away Include: NX605 $899.99 M.A.P. 2-DIN DVD Multimedia Station with built-in Navigation, HD Radio, Smart Access, Intelligent VOICE powered by Google, & a 6.2

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Clarion Builds Installs Audio System Into 1974 BMW 2002

With the paint completed, the suspension and brakes installed, the engine bolted on to our 02’s chassis, and all the Hushmat sound dampening products laid down, we finally got to move on to our area of expertise: The Audio! Enlisted to help, BP Autosound, one of our premier local dealers, wasted no time in crafting the custom panels for the trunk, rear deck, and kicks. All the Wirez audio cables were routed in preparation for the Clarion audio equipment installation. In the meantime, the last f

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The Renovated (Lux) Interior Installed in our BMW 2002 – Prepping for Audio Install

CoupeKing in Wilmington, California has been working around the clock to get the finishing touches on Clarion’s BMW 2002 project car’s interior, getting it ready to move on to the audio installation, where Clarion has some very big plans that will be announced in the next week. As a foundation for the interior, Clarion Builds partner Hushmat provided their Hushmat Ultra sound deadening mat for installation within the iconic 2002 build. The Hushmat Ultra is great for insulating and reducing road

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Adding More Horsepower and Upgrading Brakes and Suspension on Clarion Builds’ BMW 2002

Adding More Horsepower and Upgrading Brakes and Suspension on Clarion Builds’ BMW 2002 The Clarion Builds BMW 2002 project has come a long way in 5 short months – we are very excited about the latest upgrades made to the car’s engine, suspension and brakes – not only did we want it to go faster, we wanted it to handle better and stop quicker too! Every piece of the engine, transmission, brake system and suspension has been either replaced, upgraded or rebuilt to new specs. What we a

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Prepping the Body, Priming and Painting the Clarion Builds 74 BMW 2002

What Lies Beneath: Having a car repainted and having it come out looking great is not an easy, fast, or cheap prospect. No matter how carefully the body is inspected there will almost always be surprises that won’t show themselves until the car is disassembled. Our ‘74 BMW 2002 was no exception. After the skilled team at Coupe King had their way with our ride and the pieces were all neatly stacked on shelves, we started getting a better idea of what we were in for. Rust on a vehicle this old is

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Full Restoration of 30-Year-Old BBS RS-001s Wheels - Pics and Video

In our last post, we had tracked down a set of BBS RS-001 wheels in a hard to find 15×7-inch diameter with a +25mm offset, a size that has long been discontinued. Overall, the wheels were in good physical condition but completely lacked the visual pizazz needed for our show worthy BMW 2002. To address the wheels “ugly duckling” syndrome, VR Wheels in the City of Industry, CA was called upon to execute a full restoration. Follow along as we take you through the beautification process. Whe

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Classic German Wheels for an Iconic German Car – The hunt for an original set of BBS RS-001 wheels

There is no denying that a nice set of wheels is key to setting your car apart from the crowd, not to mention, making or breaking the appearance of your ride. So, when it came time to pick the perfect wheel to outfit our Clarion Builds ’02, we decided that a set of classic BBS RS-001 wheels would be the perfect fit! Back in 1970, BBS was founded deep in Germany’s Black Forest, where the roads are narrow and windy. In the beginning, the company’s main focus was racing but this quickly progressed

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Clarion Commences Full Restoration Of A '74 Bmw 2002

Several months ago we at Clarion (you know, the car audio company) threw around the idea of creating a program where we restore and enhance cars that have transformed car culture on an epic scale. Why would Clarion do this you might ask? Well, its simple, Clarion’s engineers, marketers, management, sales staff and practically all employees are “car people”. We love to be around cars and most of us have project cars of our own and are deeply entrenched in car culture, and this program was appeali

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