Tin worms suck

[Arshloch]

Here is my little 68'. Originally a cali car, she appeared to have 0 to none rust when I purchased it. But at a closer inspection with a screw driver and a hammer, it revealed the hidden rot! And lots of it. Well, I guess it's time for surgery, I said to myself pulling out a grinder and a welder.

This car came with a good interior and decent repaint that I really did not want to mess up. This issue complicated pretty much everything except my floor job, as I could not afford cutting into my 1/4 panels and replacing the front fenders. When I cut her open, I realized that the car's rockers are rotting from the seams up and that issue will have to be dealt with later. Thats when I had to stop myself from replacing every panel on that car, meaning that I might as well restore the whole car!

[Arshloch]

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[Arshloch]

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[Arshloch]

To my surprise that surface rust on the 1/4 spread all the way up the roof pillar and probably inside the roof. In a few years I might end up with a hole in roof. He he.

[jmon0261]

Well- Keep slugging away at it !!

It will be worth it when you have it back on the road.

People have used; E 30 spare tire wells-

You can have a full size spare.

Might be easier to find.

Should be a thread here on the FAQ.

Good Luck !

[Guest Anonymous]

I have a 4 speed and a battery tray available plus other odds and ends on Ebay.

[PatAllen]

Looks like yo need to upgrade your air filter...restrictive is the wrong word to use i think.

lol

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,download/id,13390/

[Arshloch]

Thats a K&N, came with the car. I also have the stock one.

Dont know how restrictive it would be, but I have see similar but smaller ones on minis set up the same way. And that one on there is the size of civic cold air intake.

[PatAllen]

I know what a k&n is. Even if you saw this kind on other cars, IT IS restrictive as hell.

Go on their web site and use the calculator, it will tell you the surface area of the filter you need so it will not be restrictive. All you need is to enter few parameters such as engine size.

[Arshloch]

It shows 3 by 3.5 at 5500 RMP. This thing is a tad smaller.

I honestly think that a stock air box with an after-market filter and the snorkel will do just fine at higher RPM. I dont want to mode this thing or anything like that, she is too old for that. All that Ill do to it is the brakes, springs, shocks and bushings.

[SDKmann]

Oh trust me, thats the fun part! I dont have a 02 but I actually think working on rust and rot is fun. Thats definity a great car to start with, good luck.