Street Build Starting

[Lorin]

On 3/19/2020 at 2:23 PM, Tommy said:

Shame, those H&B's look so great. I would still consider options to make them fit.

Bolt on spacer, different brake setup, custom hubs,...

I would also be trying to make the H&B’s work.
Porsche had no trouble with 1 inch plus wheel spacers, 930 turbos came with them from the factory. 
 

A nice hub centric spacer would work fine in my opinion, you are going to end up with the barrels in the same place and the same loads on the wheel bearings. 

 

Image makes nice wheels, though. A buddy of mine had a set on his E30. 

[NeueKlasseGuy]

6 hours ago, Lorin said:

I would also be trying to make the H&B’s work.
Porsche had no trouble with 1 inch plus wheel spacers, 930 turbos came with them from the factory. 
 

A nice hub centric spacer would work fine in my opinion, you are going to end up with the barrels in the same place and the same loads on the wheel bearings. 

 

Image makes nice wheels, though. A buddy of mine had a set on his E30. 

 

Hey if you’d like to put them on your 2002 PM me. They’re for sale.

[Vicleonardo1]

If envy could kill, I would be on life support. Keep sending the 2002 porn.

I keep saying it, an amazing build. 

Cheers! 

[mccusername]

@NeueKlasseGuy-- For someone reason I can't PM you, but If @Lorin does not want those H&B centers, I am interested. Hopefully you can PM me.

 

Thanks,

Michael

[Lorin]

11 hours ago, mccusername said:

@NeueKlasseGuy-- For someone reason I can't PM you, but If @Lorin does not want those H&B centers, I am interested. Hopefully you can PM me.

 

Thanks,

Michael

I’m not ready to purchase 15 inch wheels, I haven’t graduated from 13 inch yet.  
 

Thank you for the offer NeueKlasseGuy !

 

I Really am enjoying this build, amazing car.  

[NeueKlasseGuy]

With the seats back we can choose a carpet color. I like the dark brown. What do you think?

 

[tjones02]

Squareweave carpet is usually for ‘50s and early ‘60s cars such as Mercedes and Porsche 356. Brown usually goes with brown seats and door panels. There’s in fact a mid ‘60s 1600-2 and NK interior color that’s close to chocolate brown. In say ‘69 and later BMW came out with a Gold Brown interior that you’re used to in many roundie 2002s, Coupes and Bavarias. That’s a very similar color to what you have for tour seats. The carpet that usually goes with that is a wool loop as World Upholstery has as Hazel on this page.

http://www.worlduph.com/samples/importloop.htm

 

If I were to choose a Squareweave, I would choose Tan as on this page.

http://www.worlduph.com/samples/squsamp.htm

 

Hope this helps,

Tom

[NeueKlasseGuy]

We got some of the rest of the interior from the upholsterer today. However, we sent the seats back with him to tighten up some of the wrinkles. Here's how the door panels and center console look:

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by NeueKlasseGuy

[zinz]

1 hour ago, NeueKlasseGuy said:

Here's how the door panels and center console look

 

Me thinks you have the arm rest/door pull upside down on your mockup

 

Looks very good!!

[NeueKlasseGuy]

52 minutes ago, zinz said:

 

Me thinks you have the arm rest/door pull upside down on your mockup

 

Looks very good!!

I know. ?. Jim just Set them on to take the picture. 

[Vicleonardo1]

I would love to see this baby once it is together. Good thing there is social distancing..... If I got too close,  I would drool on it...

What color is the carpet sample that your thumb is over? I wonder what that would look like with a larger swatch. 

 

Cheers! and be safe out there. 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Vicleonardo1

[zinz]

wait... is the contrasting interior color green?

 

 

[NeueKlasseGuy]

22 hours ago, zinz said:

wait... is the contrasting interior color green?

 

 

 

No its all LS blue with tan leather.

[zinz]

1 minute ago, NeueKlasseGuy said:

No its all LS blue with tan leather.

Whew... on my phone, it looks Jaguar green!! Carry on, while I go make an eye doctor appointment ?

 

...this car is checking allllll the boxes. It’s going to be tremendous. 
 

Ed Z

[NeueKlasseGuy]

Quick update- Neither Jim nor I were totally pleased with the work done by the upholsterer so we had him take everything back and re-work it all. Everything looks much better now.

 

The car is off at the carpet guy as I type. Not sure when he will be done but I know it won't be another 2 years!!

 

Wheels are coming from England. Not sure when they will arrive. Then a bit of tuning and she should be ready for the road.