Hello everyone. The good folks at BMW2002FAQ referred me to this forum.
I have a quandary.
A friend of mine in Texas was given what appears to be an old 2000CA coupe for a graduation present for his son. Well, long story short, he got in over his head and his son ended up moving out of state, so it's just sat in a field in the West Texas desert for almost two years.
The car was offered to me (as the "car guy" in our group of friends) for free if I just want to fix the old gal up. Clean title and all.
Problem is I have no clue what I'm doing with classic Bimmers. I have restored a first gen Mazda Miata and am currently putting together a 1965 Mustang for the wife, but both of those have crazy availability in aftermarket and online resources that I haven't yet found for this particular model of classic BMW.
She's a runner. Carb could use a rebuild. Not sure on the rust, but the car did spend most of its life in dry west Texas. The interior is dry-rotted and what you'd expect to find with what is essentially a "barn find".
What would you do? Would you take on this project? Are there other online forums or resources that I'm missing somewhere?
Thanks for reading,
Trent
I have a quandary.
A friend of mine in Texas was given what appears to be an old 2000CA coupe for a graduation present for his son. Well, long story short, he got in over his head and his son ended up moving out of state, so it's just sat in a field in the West Texas desert for almost two years.
The car was offered to me (as the "car guy" in our group of friends) for free if I just want to fix the old gal up. Clean title and all.
Problem is I have no clue what I'm doing with classic Bimmers. I have restored a first gen Mazda Miata and am currently putting together a 1965 Mustang for the wife, but both of those have crazy availability in aftermarket and online resources that I haven't yet found for this particular model of classic BMW.
She's a runner. Carb could use a rebuild. Not sure on the rust, but the car did spend most of its life in dry west Texas. The interior is dry-rotted and what you'd expect to find with what is essentially a "barn find".
What would you do? Would you take on this project? Are there other online forums or resources that I'm missing somewhere?
Thanks for reading,
Trent