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Progress on the bmw1602.com car ...** UPDATED 05/05/20 *


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Got some new tools for the shop/garage...

both for $2500 bucks!! I got a sweeeeeet deal! they were practically brand new too....less than 8 mos. old!

It's a Miller Syncrowave 180SD TIG and Miller Spectrum 625 Plasma Cutter!

now I got to wire the garage for it....soon some pics from new projects with the new tools...

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68' 1602

98' ///M3 Sedan

88' ///M3 Sold *

06' ///M3 Competition Pkg Sold *

http://www.bmw1602.com/

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I wired every thing up myself! ;D

...to think I was going to pay someone to do it........It's a great feeling when you do things you have never done and they work....

the plasma is sweet,

....and the tig......very nice.........now I have to learn how to use it.

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68' 1602

98' ///M3 Sedan

88' ///M3 Sold *

06' ///M3 Competition Pkg Sold *

http://www.bmw1602.com/

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got the rest of the car down to bare metal ( rockers, window areas, door jambs detail stuff)

and did some seam welding of areas I saw could use it. They do this on rally cars to help make the "uni-body" more unified. I figured I have the tools/skill plus it's a old car.....it can't hurt right?

now it's BONDO time!!!!!!!!!!

how fun..... not.

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68' 1602

98' ///M3 Sedan

88' ///M3 Sold *

06' ///M3 Competition Pkg Sold *

http://www.bmw1602.com/

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More work today......

I'm currently attaching the roll cage to various points on the unibody.

VARA allows this in my class C-Sedan, altough in BMW CCA doing this to my cage moved me up from "prepared" class to "modified" class. I would never be competitive in mod. class. But I only plan on racing with VARA so.....

the seam welding and these "ties" will considerable help with the overall torsional rigidity of the chassis.........I hope!

I needed some practice with the TIG anyways.....

I do have to say welding "out of position" is extremly challenging.... this time I was hanging onver the door bars essentially looking upside down at the project and welding on a vertical surface!!

a torch operated control would be preferable in these extreme out of position TIG welds. It becomes a challenge to operate the foot control in some positions....

even so........my welds were acceptable. I know they might not look great, but I am confident I got good penetration.

I learned some things doing the right side, now on the other side I hope to see better welds!

after adding a couple more tubes on the cage, I'll be ready for BONDO! then primer.....

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68' 1602

98' ///M3 Sedan

88' ///M3 Sold *

06' ///M3 Competition Pkg Sold *

http://www.bmw1602.com/

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I'm so excited !!!

My CAR is in Classic Motorsports Magazine !!!

Imagine my happiness when I greet a fellow 2002 racer today at VARA's german challenge race at Buttonwillow, CA and he say to me..."your Pedro right?" i said yeah... " your car is in this month's Classic motorsports magazine!"

I was so excited!!

Made my year!

I slowed down on it a little lately but now I determined to finish it this year!

It's off to paint this week I hope!

I know it's a small mention and picture but it meant alot to me.....

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68' 1602

98' ///M3 Sedan

88' ///M3 Sold *

06' ///M3 Competition Pkg Sold *

http://www.bmw1602.com/

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On High reving m10 motors the higher lift cams the oil from the oil spray bar gets even more atomized and tends to leave the stock oil breather located at an alrming rate. Even tough this is more of a problem on 316 or 336 cams above 7000rpms I decided to do this on my engine since I have expirience some oil loss to my coke can catch can.

taking inspiration from skidmark racing's bob breed's car....

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here is my creation, see both of them here.....from start to finish

http://bmw1602.lostbrazilian.com/v1/viewer.php?album=albums/Gallery/Oil%20Systems&pn=1

Since the second one came out so much better I decided I could sell it. So if you have a race car and were looking for a valve cover like this email me!

I polished the details FIRST on the second try and then masked them prior to painting....perfect. I also got better at painting with the wrinkle paint and achived much better welds on my second try. Welding the cast aluminum was tricky.

here are some differnt designs I took pictures of at VARA oktoberfest race......

http://bmw1602.lostbrazilian.com/v1/get_thumbs_on_fly.php?imgid=2800&nw=640&nh=480

http://bmw1602.lostbrazilian.com/v1/get_thumbs_on_fly.php?imgid=2801&nw=640&nh=480

http://bmw1602.lostbrazilian.com/v1/get_thumbs_on_fly.php?imgid=2808&nw=640&nh=480

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68' 1602

98' ///M3 Sedan

88' ///M3 Sold *

06' ///M3 Competition Pkg Sold *

http://www.bmw1602.com/

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