BMW 2002 1971
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| This is a very original BMW 2002 1971 model car but needs allot of work | View of the engine | Interior of car, already there is evidence of heavy rust with the accelerator pedal coming out of place from the floor, while test driving the car before we commence work |
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| Front view of car, as the owner wants the same colour of chamonix white applied to the body |
Bare metal body after
paint stripping
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Rust on the front lower apron panel |
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Bonnet in bare metal
ready for epoxy primer
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Bare metal boot lid ready for epoxy primer | The rust on the OS lower quarter panel |
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OS inner sill
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Fabricated panel oxy welded in before the outer sill is put on | OS inner sill primed, ready for fish oil then weld outer sill panel |
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| OS sill panel ready for welding |
Fabricated os lower
quarter panel
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NS floor pan before we begun work and removed the sound deadening pad |
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| Lower firewall panel welded in place and inside chassis rail primed ready for fabricated floor pan to be welded in place |
NS floor pan welded in
place
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NS fabricated floor pan welded in place and primed |
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Fabricated ns lower
quarter panel welded in place
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NS inner sill ready for primer and fish oil then for outer sill panel to be welded in place as per original | NS outer sill panel |
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| OS lower quarter panel file finished |
Rust on the bottom of
front guard
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OS front guard rust work completed and trial fitted to check gaps |
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| A bodgy attempt to repair rust on spare wheel panel | Part of the bodgy section cut out and fabricated a new panel to be welded in place as per original |
Fabricated panel oxy
welded in place
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spare wheel panel, good
as new
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primer applied to the spare wheel panel | fabricated door frame section where it was rusty and welded in place |
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| fabricated top of door skin where rusty, ready to weld in place |
file finished lower
repair door section
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top of door skin area file finished after welding fabricated panel in palce |
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| front lower apron panel primed, repaird and ready to weld in place | the condition of the front lower apron panel |
front lower apron panel
removed
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fabricated panels on the
insides before apron panel goes in place as per original
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fabricated panels on front lower apron panel | front lower apron panel welded back in place after fabricating the lower rusty sections and repairing all the dents nd imperfections |
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trial fitting door after
fabricating lower door skin section
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inner front guards stoneguarded | boot floor stoneguarded before applying body colour |
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| boot floor painted | front inner wheel arches painted before permanent fitment of front guards |
body masked up ready for
paint
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another view of the body
painted
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body freshly painted in original chamonix white | engine bay area painted as best as possible with the engine still in place |
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| door painted | inside door frames painted |
inside bonnet painted
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| fitting the parts on the car | more parts being assembled onto the car as everything is coming along perfectly | now its ready to go to the trimmers then its comes back to us for us to finish the car off completely |
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