Ready for a paint-job

"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris) 02/27/2014 at 10:15 • Filed to: BMW 2002TII TOURING

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Tonight the internals of my hard-body '02 touring will be painted. Next week it will go to a professional painter to have the complete outside done.

Next sunday I hope to finish the removal of all parts of the 'body-gone-bad'.

For the tii-conversion I seem to have all parts complete, I've even found a Kügelfischer-pump for a reasonable price. As for the pistons: I'll have to measure the cylinders to see if they fit.

Just one part seems impossible to get: The dust-caps for the front disc-brakes. It's possible to mount Turbo ones when it gets to the size but those won't be cheap...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jobjoris 02/27/2014 at 11:19

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Nibby > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/27/2014 at 11:43

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BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Jobjoris 02/27/2014 at 12:03

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Purdy. I do love '02 Tourings.

What's the plan for the final car? Are you going with turbo flares or keeping the stock narrowbody? What wheels and what colour?

505Turbeaux > Jobjoris 02/27/2014 at 12:12

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please go one of 2 ways

turbo

or Alpina

Both were fakes anyhow, but dead sexy

Jobjoris > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/27/2014 at 13:33

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The final car will be stock narrowbody, I'm not planning to make it look too much different, want to keep it authentic.

Not sure if I'll lower it a bit, has been on my mind. I now have the alpina 13" 20-spoke on but I've sourced Campagnolo 13" in Hungary and they are shipped as we speak:

They're magnesium and don't even do 5 kgs each!

Colour will be Inka Orange.

Jobjoris > 505Turbeaux 02/27/2014 at 13:36

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The lower one is the look I'm aiming for, it's also the 'facelift'-nose. Not sure if I'll be able to resource the Alpina spoiler though. Rally-lights are high on the wish-list but I'll probably end up with only 2 instead of 4.

I'm more determined to make it technically a proper performing tii.

505Turbeaux > Jobjoris 02/27/2014 at 13:51

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regardless, awesome to see someone doing it right, down to the bones and build from there

Jobjoris > 505Turbeaux 02/27/2014 at 16:16

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Thanx! Believe me, bein' in the process of it all also is highly regarding!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Jobjoris 02/27/2014 at 17:31

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Cool :) gorgeous cars whatever you do with them, and Inka Orange is one of the all-time great colours

I've been looking at a set of magnesium wheels for my Spitfire. Not sure though. I've already got a set of Cosmic MkIVs, which I love the look of. Can't touch the Dunlops for weight though.

Jobjoris > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/28/2014 at 03:33

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Those Dunlops are only 4 kgs and they're 6J, ideal for more power! I'd go for that if you're able to refurbish them yourself.

I also love the clean look of the MkIV-steelies (with the black center-cap) but they're probably not wide enough to master the power you're going to get, are they?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Jobjoris 02/28/2014 at 05:51

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I would be refurbing them myself, and they're definitely tempting. I wonder if they're still for sale, as it looks like it's a relatively old website.

The steelies on a GT6 are 5J rather than 4.5 with the same style, so I could go for them. I think the widest tyres I can fit without rubbing are 175s on the front and 185s on the rear. So long as they'll fit that I'll be happy :)

I'm keeping the steelies that came with the car so I can mount winter tyres :) should be great fun