Friday we made a little step forward dropped off Seat covers at the upholstery shop…and I drove out and checked on progress on the coupe at the body shop almost ready for first prime…
Barney’s Baikal Blue coupe refresh
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Up sized sway bars arrived today, and a friend of mine checking on his 2002 sent me a couple of photos of my coupe at body shop…
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Prime, sand, prime, sand, prime, sand & sand some more. The "Hey it looks the same" for a month or so but that's where the magic happens.
Making good progress on one of this year’s goals the shop addition…the coupe is supposed to get some paint on back side of a few panels for color approval…72 Ceylon 2002 tii is in final primer at a different shop, slow progress.
The Sahara car'd look good in there....and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
What are the shop's final dimensions?
Have you visited garagejournal.com yet? They love projects & seeing progress too.
Have you visited garagejournal.com yet? They love projects & seeing progress too.
Dave I’m going to finish the two cars I have going now before deciding what car will be next…but right now I plan on driving this coupe coast to coast in 2023…
Andrew the addition is 28’x28’x15’ (784sq/ft) tall my existing car work area is 25’x32’ (800sq/ft) so this will double my interior space… I was constricted by the two massive oak trees on size, My goal is to move the lift and tramway system from the front of my shop to the interior of this addition so the front of my shop/retirement office doesn’t look so much like a garage…
Real prog on the shop addition, going Monday to approve paint color on back side of hood of coup …coupe should be final painted and headed home in two weeks..
There is enough headspace there for a lift !
starcruiser
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Here is a coupe from a member, Baikal Blue with red interior from the factory.
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Freshly Restored 1972 3.0cs Baikal blue
Posting for a friend. 1972 3.0cs One owner car. Original factory Baikal blue with red interior. Just finished a very long total nuts and bolts restoration.. Zero miles since the restoration. Body , interior, wood , chrome ,engine transmission etc... everything has been meticulously gone...
e9coupe.com
Here is a coupe from a member, Baikal Blue with red interior from the factory.
Freshly Restored 1972 3.0cs Baikal blue
Posting for a friend. 1972 3.0cs One owner car. Original factory Baikal blue with red interior. Just finished a very long total nuts and bolts restoration.. Zero miles since the restoration. Body , interior, wood , chrome ,engine transmission etc... everything has been meticulously gone...
thanks for link, Exactly the look I’m going for my car
dbower
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I contend that there are more "official" shades of Baikal than any other BMW color. Prove me wrong. 
Don I’m using BASF paint and this matches the color under the panels on the trunk lid…Baikal sure has different coloration depending on the light… more concerned about my 2002 being painted Ceylon being the “right” color
dbower
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Barney, you will get a much truer Baikal by matching original paint, as you know and are doing, than relying on current "original" formulations that various vendors use today. A high-end painter here matched my hood most closely by mixing a variant of a Peugeot color, of all things. And you're right about Ceylon -- it may be trickier than Baikal.
A couple of pictures of color
with clear…
The finished coupe will be stunning I’m sure.
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