Barney’s Baikal Blue coupe refresh

[BarneyT]

After having had a BMW 2002 for the last 46 years and refreshing six over the last seven years I decided to start looking for a E9 coupe project. After a few months of talking with friends my buddy Mike Pugh told me about a dry 71 2800 Baikal Blue With white interior that had been sitting for fifteen years in North Carolina that was coming up for sale, After reviewing pictures and working up a tentative price on April 7 My wife and I loaded up the car trailer and headed to North Carolina give it a look over in person…pleased with what I saw we went ahead and made the purchase.
The start to getting it going again started as We removed the fuel tank Packed it up and send it to company In Houston that specializes and fuel tank renovation, They cut two holes in the tank to sandblast the interior /resealed it and coated the inside… after receiving it back and reinstalling the fuel tank in the car it ran like a champ With a few issues to be addressed, we replaced the differential hanger/replaced rubber boots of half shafts/adjusted the valves/repaired oil leak at valve cover caused by two striped out bolt holes…
after driving the car a few months and over three thousand miles I decided to start the refresh…

the goal to refresh and be finished in a year are less…started to disassemble first week of November going to glass bead blast to metal December 13 / remove & fill in holes at side reflectors and repaint Bailak blue / change the interior to red leather and install a rebuilt 3.5 engine / a five speed

 

[halboyles]

Amazing work as always Barney! Can't wait to see the beautiful result next year. Red leather seats! Yowzaa!

 

[Oldbmwcoupes]

Car looks really solid! Nice start. I wish that I could be so bold and take the plunge into a restoration. I’m just keeping my cars to the point that I have proper time to devote.

 

[adawil2002]

Looks like a good one. Going bare metal?

 

[teahead]

Nice rig!

I'm partial to the white interior tho.

 

[BarneyT]

Nice rig!

I'm partial to the white interior tho.

I like the white as leather as well, but at some point the white leather was replaced with white vinyl that is one reason for change, from the paper work it was originally white leather, I’m going for this look…

 

[dbower]

Barney, while you have it stripped, go ahead and cut the top off to complement your Baur 2002. Piece of cake.

 

[Stan]

The only other coupe with a white interior that I have seen is @Wayne9 Wayne Killen. It is a very nice combo.

 

[adawil2002]

@BarneyT, Consider a slightly darker red for the interior.

 

[teahead]

I dunno. I think red interior looks best on a silver or black car.

 

[Stan]

I dunno. I think red interior looks best on a silver or black car.

Hey!

 

[vince]

Hey Barney,

Not to pile on but, as much as I love red interiors, please stick with the white. It's just so period seventies cool and looks incredible with the Baikal,

 

[HB Chris]

The only other coupe with a white interior that I have seen is @Wayne9 Wayne Killen. It is a very nice combo.

Stan you are confusing our Wayne Killen, e9Wayne, with that guy on BaT, Wayne9.

 

[Stan]

Stan you are confusing our Wayne Killen, e9Wayne, with that guy on BaT, Wayne9.

You are right, I am

 

[BarneyT]

Leather is in, Red it is…I’m just not a white interior guy.

 

[BarneyT]

First lot of cleaned parts back from vapor blasting…

 

[HB Chris]

First lot of cleaned parts back from vapor blasting…

I shoot Ceracote matte clear ceramic on them which eliminates the overly bright look and then you can wipe them with a tissue if you like.

 

[BarneyT]

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This car listed on BAT is Exactly the way I plan to do my interior in red leather…

 

[teahead]

I'm sure your spare tire well looks better

 

[adawil2002]

As soon as I saw the Baikal/Red CS on Bat, I immediately thought of you, Barney.