my 2002 project........

[stbaz]

hi guys , just wondered if you lot would be interested in my old 2002 project car? il post up a couple of pics from when i got it last year to how it is now and if your interested il fill in the middle bit later on for you

when it was bought summer last year.....







and a year later.....





clearly alot of inbetween stuff going on so as i say if enough interest i will do a full right up

baz

[E30BeemerLad]

go mad fella, love a good project thread

[Mrs_pac1982]

thats a right funky motor, could you tell me why its called a 2002? always wanted to know...

[The_Diddler]

Nice, get the pictures up

[aaronsmart]

one day i will have one

[stbaz]

hundreds of pics to come!! from start to the painted shell. i will start to put more up tomo as i have to go for now.

[inlovewithRWD]

thats a right funky motor, could you tell me why its called a 2002? always wanted to know...

One of the cars that saved BMW was the four door saloon called the Neue Klasse (New Class). These were available IIRC in 1.8 and 2 litre variants. The 1.8 was an 1800 and the 2 litre was a 2000. BMW decided to develop a two-door version with a 1600cc which was called a 1600-2 (1600cc and 2 door). This was so popular that they then made a 2 litre version and called it the 2002.

Hope that answers your question.

[inlovewithRWD]

Nice car OP! I used to have a 2000 Touring and loved it! Just out of interest, why are you changing the colour? Or is it simply being restored?

[Alpina99]

Go for it with the pics, nothing better than a good resto,
(Looking very nice by the way so far)

[poolnoodle]

Keep 'em coming...doing an '02 resto myself though not to full respray (well not yet... ).
Check this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BILSTEIN ... ccessories

[SDM]

Excellent! More pics required!!

About three years ago I was pimping through boro on the way home and noticed a 2002 Turbo a couple of cars back! Wowaweewa!
I pulled over to let the others past and we cruised along together must have been a great sight!

[Mrs_pac1982]

thats a right funky motor, could you tell me why its called a 2002? always wanted to know...

One of the cars that saved BMW was the four door saloon called the Neue Klasse (New Class). These were available IIRC in 1.8 and 2 litre variants. The 1.8 was an 1800 and the 2 litre was a 2000. BMW decided to develop a two-door version with a 1600cc which was called a 1600-2 (1600cc and 2 door). This was so popular that they then made a 2 litre version and called it the 2002.

Hope that answers your question.

aha, I see, makes sense when you think about it!!
thankyou very much

[town325i]

Yes more pictures a 2002 is one of my dream cars

[bmw-mad]

more pictures just got myself a inca orange 2002 which is going to under go a full restoration

[DawieM3]

Hi

Good luck with your build. I`ve just recently finished building an M2 Alpina Replica.

Will be at Lakeside meet on Saturday.

Cheers,


dave

[inlovewithRWD]

more pictures just got myself a inca orange 2002 which is going to under go a full restoration

Is it a round light or a square light? My brother has an Inka orange '02 and it is probably my favourite colour.

[stbaz]

right guys..... im not going to right up a big story as this will take ages with the stage im at now. il post up the pics and they will more or less tell the story....

the change of colour......because it is having the green and blue alpina decals on it.... looks best on white imo.

the reason.... i bought this car a year ago after being told edinburgh retro cars had restored it from the owner at the time.... my god was i in for a shock.... also may i add, i informed the said company i had bought the car at that point they said they had done loads of body and mechanical work..... once they seen some of my pics emailed to them i never heard back!! shock!!!!

here goes from taking it into my workshop to how it sits now





























welding of a resoration company????!!!!!!!!
it was at this point i knew there was no going back! its all or nothing..... so this happened












at this point i started to buy some new bits and bobs , i got carried away shall we say......













































also had a full roof lining made in this retro perforated material



im going to leave it at that point for now. its taking ages to go through all the pics i have,.....

continued very soon!!

baz

[E30BeemerLad]

whooaa!

Somebody has been spending

I snapped a pic of this at Donnington about 5 years ago, love it

[inlovewithRWD]

I remember this being featured in a magazine and it looked really well restored. The pictures would suggest otherwise...

[stbaz]

I remember this being featured in a magazine and it looked really well restored. The pictures would suggest otherwise...

thats where i seen it too.... retro cars magazine!! the same mag the did a company profile write up on edinburgh retro cars and gave them a glowing report

[murran]

thats why you do resto's yourself or dont bother.
a million cut corners can be covered easily with filler and a paint job. they spend their time bodging it then charge you for it.

least its being done right this time by someone who spends the money on parts insted of labour!

[stbaz]

right ......back to the pics guys























at this point i decided to mock fit the engine and make up some mounts










then it came out again for some undersealing and painting and primer.







































i sent all the subframes atc away for blastong and powder coating.......















and now i have started to rebuilt it all.....





yesterday...16/5/2010 i realised i was going to have a problem with the turbo manifold i bought from obx racing....its going to hit the steering box WITHOUT a turbo on it!! so......i spent the afternoon AGAIN fitting the engine in so i could modify the obx manifold so it now fits upside down.... had clearance issues with this but i have got around it..... this is the latest pics i have to this point









obviously its to come out again for cleaning and painting but im happy to see it even in this state!!!

baz

[SDM]

looks fantastic so far, love to see them at this stage so clean!

[stbaz]

thanks mate

[bss325i]

This is going to be awesome when finished!

[Blitz]

Never knew there were 2002 Alpina steering wheels.

[stbaz]

its an e21 sport wheel thats been retrimmed......... not original alpina 02 part but then again niether was the 16v turbo

[Tedswagon]

Amazing project - keep the photos coming.

[poolnoodle]

its an e21 sport wheel thats been retrimmed......... not original alpina 02 part but then again niether was the 16v turbo

Looks great, defo being looking at this option for my '02

[stbaz]

couple of update shots, started getting the bay back together for the final fit of the engine and also started to paint up the engine











baz

[MrBenn]

Awesome!! The 02 is this winters project for me, will be watching this closely. What sort of power do you think the motor will be making once full setup? Mines currently got a blown head so the engine conversion is very interesting stuff. Were the engine mounts easy enough to make? Keep up the good work.
Alex

[stbaz]

Very easy to do if your handy with a welder. im aiming for a realiable 220/240 hp

i have a spare engine i will be building into something better at a later date

[Falkster]

That really is an awesome looking car!! Top job!

[stbaz]

minor update. engine is now in to stay, external wasgate position has been moved and wastegate fitted and had to get hold of a diferent front spoiler as the one off the car just wouldnt fit so some more painting to go......

pics









baz

[gatesy23]

sweet