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2002 1968 Restoration


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Restoring/rebuilding joints…Paint is the less important thing here as they were only spray painted by the shop that rebuilds joints...gaskets are still old ones as I will be replacing them once installed on the car that was being said to them.

Main purpose of saying restored were joints... what is wrong with nuts - cosmetic or something else?

 

They are rebuilding axles for living for 50 years I doubt they would blast what they shouldn’t.

 

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1968 E10 2002 / 1972 E9 3.0 CSI / 1985 E24 635 CSI / 1988 E30 318is 2 door / 1989 E30 M3 / 1990 E30 325i 2 door m technic 2 / 1994 E36 cabrio M3 S50B32 swap / 1995 E31 840i 2X / 2004 e46 M3 coupe / 2011 335iS / 1991 SL500

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1 hour ago, RTHLSS1 said:

Main purpose of saying restored were joints... what is wrong with nuts - cosmetic or something else?

 

They are rebuilding axles for living for 50 years I doubt they would blast what they shouldn’t.

No not cosmetic the correct nuts are much beefier and have a proper flange to the Hub.

If they blasted what they've painted you can start looking for some stub axles or hope you can grind down enough to make that surface work again.
For the joints- been there done that just yesterday.

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The wait for body shops begins and now it the right time to start working on trim that was removed from the car.

Will try to save and restore majority of parts.

 

Waistline belt trim was bent on several places so we straighten it out before it goes to galavanize shop.

 

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Mask is also in bad shape but can be repaired nicely (we will see that). We took it apart and straighten what was bent. One slot fell off and few others are barely holding.

 

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Grill, rear light frames, door handles were also taken apart

 

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We have taken both bumpers apart to start working on dents. Inner side has several layers of paint applied so will have them sandblasted from inside before de-chroming.

 

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I got spare tank next to the car so I had both tanks sandblasted to see all the holes. The tank that was on the car was heavily repaired already so I will use bigger tank I think it will fit since measurements are the same except the volume.

 

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Got majority of trim back from shop - I like the way it came out.

 

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Next on schedule bumpers and front mask which needed welding.

 

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1968 E10 2002 / 1972 E9 3.0 CSI / 1985 E24 635 CSI / 1988 E30 318is 2 door / 1989 E30 M3 / 1990 E30 325i 2 door m technic 2 / 1994 E36 cabrio M3 S50B32 swap / 1995 E31 840i 2X / 2004 e46 M3 coupe / 2011 335iS / 1991 SL500

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4 hours ago, RTHLSS1 said:

Got majority of trim back from shop - I like the way it came out.

 

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Next on schedule bumpers and front mask which needed welding.

 

 

Just a question about chroming in your part of the world, Is it expensive as here in the states, In CA very expensive if you can even find someone, Looks great by the way, I also have a 68, Now a restomod

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On 10/9/2020 at 4:52 PM, rcf925 said:

 

Just a question about chroming in your part of the world, Is it expensive as here in the states, In CA very expensive if you can even find someone, Looks great by the way, I also have a 68, Now a restomod

 

The cost of dechroming and new chrome job was around 500€ for what is on the photos. Still have bumpers, vent window frame, mask and some smaller pieces to finish the job so I would say aprox 1000€ for the mayority of car trim - but my work of straightening and some polisihing is excluded.

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Got both bumpers back from the shop. Front bumper came out nicely.

 

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Side parts on the rear bumper were rusted as hell only chrome was holding them together so after removing chrome there were several holes.  Also I noticed the center piece bumper had several dents which were not seen before chroming. I had the centerpiece dechromed again to sort out dents before another chrome job.

 

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I took apart quarter windows to have it chromed.

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Front bottom mount was broken off and with some ingenuity we repaired it.

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Mask was laser welded and I got it back from the chrome shop and put it back together. Had grill slots painted in black maybe I will also have slots of mask wrapped in black for that »tii« look. Also door edge trim was broken, laser welded and new chrome applied.

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Meanwhile the chassis was transported to the body shop.

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I had fenders delivered since I would like to have them a bit wider and metal not plastic. Found the idea on IG and contacted the owner about what fenders he used and bought the same.

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Also got some suspension parts from BMW and poly bushings delivered.

 

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Taken apart the pop out mechanism and broke one part doing so. Tried to source it and due to Covid situation and some spare time we simply manufactured it – came out nicely. Had all parts delivered to the chrome shop will post the results.

 

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The future agenda is sourcing used side rear bumper parts and restoring long neck differential. Plan is to have LSD in a long neck differential but what I learned for now it is impossible to source LSD parts that will fit without severe modifications. Also would like to have hanging pedals conversion so will have to do research on this as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1968 E10 2002 / 1972 E9 3.0 CSI / 1985 E24 635 CSI / 1988 E30 318is 2 door / 1989 E30 M3 / 1990 E30 325i 2 door m technic 2 / 1994 E36 cabrio M3 S50B32 swap / 1995 E31 840i 2X / 2004 e46 M3 coupe / 2011 335iS / 1991 SL500

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6 hours ago, RTHLSS1 said:

The future agenda is sourcing used side rear bumper parts and restoring long neck differential. Plan is to have LSD in a long neck differential but what I learned for now it is impossible to source LSD parts that will fit without severe modifications.

 

You can fit a shortneck 02 LSD in a longneck case without a problem.
Later e21 might give some solvable problems considered you have access to machining.
Some of the parts you've spent much effort with are easily available in Germany if you can live with used parts that need a little cosmetic refurbishment as everybody only wants new, nos or as good as new parts.
E.g. bumpers that need a bit of fiddeling with because of a little dent are not a big deal.

 

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Also would like to have hanging pedals conversion so will have to do research on this as well.

No, don't do that that changes the whole attitude of the car. The standing pedals are just great for heel'n toeing and give the car a certain feel.

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On 12/16/2020 at 9:31 PM, uai said:

You can fit a shortneck 02 LSD in a longneck case without a problem.
Later e21 might give some solvable problems considered you have access to machining.
Some of the parts you've spent much effort with are easily available in Germany if you can live with used parts that need a little cosmetic refurbishment as everybody only wants new, nos or as good as new parts.
E.g. bumpers that need a bit of fiddeling with because of a little dent are not a big deal.

 

No, don't do that that changes the whole attitude of the car. The standing pedals are just great for heel'n toeing and give the car a certain feel.

 

I check Germany for used parts often - some parts we like to produce on our own if there is time (plenty in Corona lockdown) and ability to do so.

 

02 LSD are selling like that are made out of gold so I will be considering e21.

 

All trim and bumpers were straightened no problem with that. Only on rear bumper center piece I missed a few that were only seen after new chrome was applied - so I will repeat the process.

 

About pedals I am not so sure I drove it a bit before taking it apart and was frustrating feeling on the clutch especially with my previous broken ankle.

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Time flies...
 
Long time no update, several other projects to finish so e10 is put on hold but meanwhile I am sourcing and hoarding parts.
 
Hope next year work on body will start.
 
Each time I order some parts for current projects from Wallothnesch,bmw-oldtimerteile and local BMW dealer I add some e10 parts from my list.
 
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Got mechanism for popout back from chrome shop. Part we made works out perfectly.

Rocker trim was welded and polished and the rear middle bumper part I had chromed again since lots of dents were seen before.

 

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Bought also set of bbs rs 15". Width will be determined once fender flares will be welded - for size I think I will go step up to 16" but not sure yet.
 
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1968 E10 2002 / 1972 E9 3.0 CSI / 1985 E24 635 CSI / 1988 E30 318is 2 door / 1989 E30 M3 / 1990 E30 325i 2 door m technic 2 / 1994 E36 cabrio M3 S50B32 swap / 1995 E31 840i 2X / 2004 e46 M3 coupe / 2011 335iS / 1991 SL500

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To bring this topic back to life here are some before/after photos of my dash ash tray. 

 

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I have also acquired new plastic chrome trim for dash.

 

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1968 E10 2002 / 1972 E9 3.0 CSI / 1985 E24 635 CSI / 1988 E30 318is 2 door / 1989 E30 M3 / 1990 E30 325i 2 door m technic 2 / 1994 E36 cabrio M3 S50B32 swap / 1995 E31 840i 2X / 2004 e46 M3 coupe / 2011 335iS / 1991 SL500

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17 hours ago, Charles in PA said:

Beautiful and meticulous work here, love all new chrome work.  A labor love to be sure.  Good luck with the rest of your project!

 

Thank you.

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