It's the original sports sedan: the 1972 BMW 2002tii, complete with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. It's the bee's knees.
We're putting the last few touches on our 2002tii restoration.
Our little Bimmer is still running a bit warm.
Hot weather track testing for our Tii project
We brought our BMW to the 2012 Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta—and it's a crowd pleaser.
We install track-worthy front suspension on our 2002.
We encounter a few issues with our 2002 project and fix them.
We compete in our first autocross with the 2002tii and realize we have a lot more work to do.
We're busy getting our 2002 ready for its first autocross event—it's time to get this project going fast!
Now that our 2002 has a properly running engine, we got a chance to photograph it out on the road.
We install a locking differential in our BMW 2002tii.
We drive our BMW to work for the first time in a year—and then need to work even more.
We missed our goal of having our 2002tii running for our display at the Rolex 24—but we're so close, we can smell it. Well, that might be a fuel leak.
We're getting a little antsy waiting for engine parts to arrive, so we're second-guessing our wheel color.
We install our BMW's engine from the bottom, like the factory recommends.
We button up the long block.
We spent our holiday working in the garage getting a lot of little tasks done.
We refurbish a dash console for our 2002.
Sorting out the wiring is taking some time. We're using a modern tool to make it easier.
We finish the Classic Tube brake line install and start the assembly of our BMW's engine.
We try on some big wheels for future F Street Prepared autocross fun.
We finish up the trim work and start on brakes.
We spend some time on our 2002's brightwork.
We work over the weekend on our interior installation.
We get our windows installed in the 2002tii by a professional.
More restoration work over the weekend for our BMW 2002tii.
We spend a few hours installing a new BMW factory headliner in our 2002.
We add some brightwork to our bright-green 2002.
Our BMW 2002 slowly progresses.
The reassembly phase starts for our BMW 2002.
Our 2002tii project gets some paint—and boy is it a cool green.
Our 2002 now wears a full coat of primer as block sanding continues.
Our BMW 2002tii gets block sanded—again.
Our BMW is moving along nicely at The Body Werks.
We take our BMW's engine bits to Daytona's Machine Shop for a look-over.
Our 2002 has a date with some giant robot arms.
Our 2002 project is shipped off for a coat of paint.
Flares necessitate some modifications to our 2002tii's little chrome bumpers.
We smooth out the bodywork on our 2002tii.
We slowly fill in the low areas on our BMW.
We start smoothing out our 2002tii's rough spots.
We spray our 2002 project with a direct-to-metal primer in preparation for more bodywork.
We remove the 2002's doors and sand the door jams. Fun stuff.
We get our fenders back on the 2002 and start sanding the problem areas.
Our 2002's new nose panel is now welded on and ready for fenders.
We treat our metalwork with Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator paint.
We replace the fender flanges and start on the doors.
The next repair target on our 2002tii project: the fender mounting flanges.
More progress on our 2002tii: We replaced the passenger-side rocker panel.
We spot weld the trunk and tail panel back onto our 2002tii project.
We dig into the rusty panels of our 2002tii trunk—and wind up cutting out the entire floor.
We replace our 2002tii's driver-side rocker panel with new sheet metal.
We've stripped our BMW to a bare shell. Now what? Oh yeah, let's fix some rust.
We pull our 2002's engine, taking it one step closer to a bare shell.
We remove the entire nose section of our 2002.
We really dig into our 2002 project and get started on rust repair.
The 2002 tries on some flares and gets classic wheels and new tires.
Before repairing our 2002's sheet metal, we start removing trim and bumpers.
We get a load of BMW parts from Al Taylor's reptile farm.
We throw the 2002tii on a set of scales to see just how much it weighs.
We fix a hole in the driver's-side floorboard of our BMW 2002tii.
We install a full LED setup from ClassicAutoLEDs.com in our 2002tii.
Our new-to-us BMW 2002tii gets a quick cleanup and attends a meet-up.
Say hello to our BMW 2002tii.
