was really not in the mood for more welding today . . so I decided to try if the engine fits . .
pretty ok . . . I think . .
lots of room for radiator and stuff in the front . . and since the M62 is quite short there isn't much of the tranny going in the passenger space . . all good so far ...
I was quite busy the last few weeks . . so not much progress . . . (sorry for the useless pictures . .)
Today I cut out the firewall
unfortunatly the Battery box had to go as well . . really a shame . . it was in like-new-condition
luckly rust isn't a issue . . except on the body and frame...
my plan is to stay away from "modern" parts . . except the engine and fresh steel of course ;) . . interior is going to be pretty minimal and I haven't made up my mind about the color yet . .
but after seeing this . . flat primer olive-green has suddenly become a option . . .
yeah it already has suicide-doors [cl . . .
sorry I'm not gonna put big alloys on there . . it's gonna keep it's original steel wheels on the front and depends what rear end I get, it will get wider steel wheels in the back . . . not a fan of those Rods with huge modern wheels . .
The engine...
yes there is a LOT of rust . . yes the body panels are more or less complete (I will go fenderless though . . I think . . . love the look ) . . yes it's basically a big pile of crap . . but I love it! [dr
BMW thought that this 2l six-cylinder engine with a whooping 45hp was the way to go ...
I'm a BMW nut aand I'm working for a BMW dealership . . so it was obvious what I had to do . . . build a Bimmer-Rod!!
First I needed a pre-war BMW . . . well . . that's a problem . . even the really really bad ones cost at least a arm or maybe a leg . . . and honestly . . building a hot rod...
wouff wouff!! :D "Berner Sennenhunde" are cool . .
yeah the 2002 are nice . . had a few of them myself . . but they are also kind of too popular around here . . everybody likes em . . I like to be different ;) . .
I wouldn't cell em BS-rules . . but some of em are very annoying . . on the...