72 Restomod clubracer build

[bdigel]

Ive got a huge to do list to get the car race ready , so I spent my time on useless bling ! I hated how the door handles looked without the rest of the trim.

So we cut them down and shaped them to fit the curves and gave it the " Mangus Walker " effect , drilled and countersunk holes

and reinstalled

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Handles might look nice in a mat black or color coded to the car? Just a thought- the chrome looks a little out of place but who am I to judge

 

[bdigel]

Handles might look nice in a mat black or color coded to the car? Just a thought- the chrome looks a little out of place but who am I to judge

Peter you can judge all you want , hahaha Your work on your coupe is stunning so I value your opinion ! wish I had thought of that while it was apart , may have to revisit that if I get distracted again .

 

[Markos]

Peter you can judge all you want , hahaha Your work on your coupe is stunning so I value your opinion ! wish I had thought of that while it was apart , may have to revisit that if I get distracted again .

I have no street cred as far as restorations go, but I was wondering if bavaria handles would be a direct swap. They are tapered on the ends since they aren't integrated with the belt-line trim. The <Magnus>personal touch</Magnus> speed holes are a must though.

They look great!

 

[bdigel]

I have no street cred as far as restorations go, but I was wondering if bavaria handles would be a direct swap. They are tapered on the ends since they aren't integrated with the belt-line trim. The <Magnus>personal touch</Magnus> speed holes are a must though.

They look great!

I don't know if they would fit , I don't even remember what they look like !
worked on one of the last large projects remaining this weekend , The air box is actually making progress, and after test fitting in the engine bay I had to relocate the fuel lines , coolant lines ,hose clamps, dipstick , etc. etc .

Now the Carbon Fab guy can build the endplate and we are ready to roll

one more test to make sure the strut bar would clear

 

[adawil2002]

The drilled door handles may look better body color or black?

 

[Stevehose]

In my opinion the drilled handles are a little too much for the era represented. Surely they didn't drill them back in the day? I'd keep them they way the cars were prepared. Your car looks amazing btw.

 

[Markos]

40 pages of an amazing build and all this drama about door handles. I recommended the e3 handles because of the gap at the top of the handle. I couldn't figure out why yours have a gap. Well after much consideration, it is because Your door handles are upside down!. This is my one and only technical contribution to your thread.

Should look great after you flip 'em over.

 

[aearch]

Stamp

Yea get a bmw roundel stamp
and pound it in the handle

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

humbled yet again! Great catch Markos!!!!

 

[bdigel]

40 pages of an amazing build and all this drama about door handles. I recommended the e3 handles because of the gap at the top of the handle. I couldn't figure out why yours have a gap. Well after much consideration, it is because Your door handles are upside down!. This is my one and only technical contribution to your thread.

Should look great after you flip 'em over.

Ha ahaha ! thank you ! I knew something seamed wrong, its hard to get things together when you get a car that has nothing , when I got the car besides not having floorboards, drivetrain, it didn't have any trim or the door handles . the body shop hung the handles after they painted the car , and I just never could wrap my head around what was wrong , thanks Guys !!

now back to getting it race ready !! hoping the carbon guy will actually finish the damn airbox ! its time to run the car for what I built it for .

 

[aearch]

Straight

You can bend the prongs to align it straight
its out of line

 

[bdigel]

The label tape was peeling off so got some different label's , and they look a bit better

made another "to do list" , hopefully I get this list cleared out and get the car to the track I the next couple of weeks

 

[bdigel]

since you guys disliked the outer doorhandles ,I doubt you'll like my solution for the inner's

 

[aearch]

simple and elegant

 

[Stan]

I like the contrasting color but I admit, painting the outer door handles would improve the look.

 

[bdigel]

I like the contrasting color but I admit, painting the outer door handles would improve the look.

one of these days I may get back to the door handles ! haha . I made a huge effort to try to get the car ready for a track day next weekend, but I just didn't get enough done . really bummed out . anyway's one project from today that I think you guys will approve of . Scored a set of Wed's ayear ago, got some 10 inch barrels made to fit them, put them together today and mounted one of the fronts

 

[adawil2002]

Wheels look great!

 

[floridabmx]

Those weds look amazing. way better than the bbs rs, IMO. I always imagined you would go to BBS considering you live in Atlanta and put in an order for some new BBS E50 :mrgreen:

 

[1Jarhead2]

Awesome and in the words and action of the long gone but not forgotten Siskel and Ebert, this build is given a solid two thumbs up.