Been a while fellas! Comin after you!

[trent]

So many familiar faces still here! Rob/Steve, this looks like an awesome section! I will be using it for finishing up my project!

[BLUNT]

welcome trent. what are the plans for that 02??

[H_Krix]

nice wheels, dude. Is that a momo GT steering wheel?

[trent]

Blunt, I was a Deuce guy before I was an E30 guy, here is a pic of the car in 2000. I am one of the originals around the FAQ, just have been out of the scene for many years while I was into E30s. I built up the car over the last few years. A little background for those who don't know, my father has owned the car since '74, and handed it down to me in 98 or 99. Slowly it got a 5 speed, 3.91, suspension, and a nice engine, 10:1, Schrick 304, DCOE 45s, Stahl, etc etc. I decided to paint the car myself, and has been a huge undertaking that I overestimated! I will use this project blog to just post pics of progress!

Stripping a car is the worst work in the world. Especially engine bay!

[Jack]

Welcome back. Good to hear from you. Look forward to watching the progress

[TMK-001]

Looks like a great project! Good luck with it... make sure the Apexi sticker disappears :-P

[bmw1602.com]

welcome back! Remember me?

we raced each other at the SD club auto-x once but you left early. I just also finished painting the car myself.

IT was a HUGE undertaking!!!! Good luck!

I pretty sure I never want to do that again!

I did everything in my brothers driveway. I ended up with a pretty nice paint job!

in case you haven't seen it check out my site or my project blog

here http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,273181/

Good Luck! I hope to see you around at some auto-x so we can finish what we started may years ago! Our cars should be pretty similar....

[trent]

It actually isn't a Apexi sticker, it is a sticker for a local shop, apexengineering.com

[trent]

Of course I remember you man! I checked out your blog and it looks awesome! I am taking my car back a few steps, and removing the roll bar etc...it is going to be more of a driver!

[Tommy]

Hey, welcome back!

Why don't you just take the engine out? It would be a lot easier to work in engine bay and the result would be better - don't you think so? Looks nice and I bet you'll love it again after e30!

Tommy

[trent]

Tommy, engine is coming out in a week or so...just don't have access to a picker yet, but will soon! Storage space for the engine is also nil -- it has to come in and out fast!

[bcthomas122279]

Take that engine out of there!!

[73_02]

Well Trent I came back a few days ago. What happen to all the 02 San diego guys. I can`t believe you still have el duce, I figured you would have blown the thing up. Still working at apex.

I just bought a 72, sold my tii almost 3 years ago.

rey 74_tii

[trent]

man its been a while since an update...

Always wanted to get rid of that

Neighbors were not happy with sandblasting in the front yard

Endura EP-2C aircraft epoxy

Doors were not ready at this point...they were up next..

Doors get the epoxy while the engine bay gets the Endura 421 hi-build...

Now everything gets the 421

Gettin closer...man this is a lot of work.

[trent]

Finally stuck the fenders on...

whoo...they are never coming off.