73' Round Verona Full Resto

[felix_666]

The tan coloured ones were not mine, but same style, mine were origainlly in blue cloth, i think.

Mine are all leather, cost an arm and a leg, but i love leather.

[oz_tom]

Mate - great to see you able to work on the car again.

Its all downhill from here!

Have you set an ETA for getting it done?

Shall I organise a cruise to give you something to aim for? ;-) haha

[felix_666]

Hey Tom, no ETA at the moment, going surfing in indo in the next few weeks for a couple of months so i'll try to work it out after i get back.

Maybe towards the end of the footy season. Carn' the Catters!

[felix_666]

New flicks

[oz_tom]

Nice work Will - considering you have all the parts, this thing should come to together nice and quickly. Have you set a date for completion? It will be great to finall see it on the road - its been quite a journey!

[baller908790]

I have a quick question when you refurbed the caliper did you use the tii kit or the 2002 kit?

Just check out this post maybe you can answer it for me

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,366971/

[felix_666]

Random updates, no real order.

Can anyone can tell me why this overider isn't sitting flush? The other side is perfect...

[felix_666]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[M3M3]

very nice!!!!

 

some great work there.

Edited March 2, 2014 by mlytle

[felix_666]

Having some trouble with timing, got my dizzy recurved, not sure whether to install the crane at this point, or get things right with the points.

 

Ticked some "simplier" tasks off the list in the mean time.

 

had some problems with purging, otherwise it would of gone swell...

 

Fits up, so no complaints.

 

This guys is giving me a hard time. Can't seem to get the right o-ring for the shaft that attaches the arm on the other side. Have tried 8x1.25, 8x1.5, 7.9x1.8 (imperial) and finally i'm hoping 7x2.0mm will do the job. I think the shaft has worn a little which is why the original spec o-rings (8x1.5mm) were a little loose and subsequently leaking - yes, I know the cover is missing in this picture.

Edited March 29, 2014 by felix_666

[felix_666]

 

[felix_666]

After a long, long time of putting off this job I finally got a around to it. I have bought so many different types of chrome vinyl that simply don't stick. This was sourced from a local 02er and at around $130 a meter it wasn't cheap. however, I only used about about 6-7cm worth as the roll it comes on is about 1.25m. Patience was the key, such a boring job. I just hope it stays put.

 

 

 

This stuff worked pretty good for me to seal up cracks and worked as a bit a filler too.

 

Phone pry tools you get on fleabay for less than the cost of a stamp - worked great at sealing the edge closest to the vinyl.

 

 

The idea here was to be able to centre the pieces. I ended up with a different approach for each strip.

 

 

Finally, the exhaust is complete. Probably not necessary on the 02, but the ceramic coating (which is actually underneath the black) made these pieces look great. At least the spark leads won't get fried any more.

[felix_666]

Have been meaning to install this for a while. Haven't turned it over yet, waiting to get the driveshaft right, adding a few spacers to lower the centre bearing.

 

Makes static timing a cinch.. 

[felix_666]

The bonnet was a pain, took three goes, but happy how it came out in the end, these photos are before locking the bonnet down...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a temp setup, need to work out how I'm going to install it. Hopefully this will help keep an eye on my oil pressure.

 

Nearly there....

[02gus]

Beautiful car!