Well, the end of the 60s at least. The 1600 soldiered on with me long enough, surviving numerous autocrosses, countless mountain road blasts, and enough rain to rust through stainless steel. It was time to let it go. So I passed it along to a friend. It has been a fun journey, but the M3 [...]
I bought some cheap springs for the 1600-2. I attribute their cheapness to the fact that they are intended for circle track race cars, not to a lack of quality. I have no basis for this conclusion. The springs only come in certain lengths, none of which are appropriate for ancient German sport sedans. I [...]
No more offest! Hoo freakin ray. I am thoroughly impressed with myself. I fabbed up some brackets out of angle aluminum from home depot (6 feet for 11 bucks). Just some measuring, and drilling. Oh, and filing. Lots of filing. Apparently my measuring and drilling wasn’t so hot. I made the new brackets to hold [...]
SWEET SEATS! I ended up with two passenger seats, but hey, I am poor. Someday I will see if I can get a driver’s seat. For now, I am stoked. I have only installed the driver’s side, as I need to make my own brackets for the other seat (I only got one set of [...]
Done! I have replaced all the stuff listed in the heading right there. And you know what? The car is still old. But now I can REALLY drive it hard. In so doing I found that the car will lift the inside rear in turns. And I mean LIFT. Like Joan Rivers’ face. It is [...]
What happens when you buy the cheapest car ever and then drive it as hard as you can? Well, besides that tingly feeling on the backs of your wrists and neck as you pitch so violently into corners that oncoming cars actually just drive off the road to avoid you, you begin contemplating how quickly [...]
So, hey, it has a fair bit of body rust. And a banged-in fender. And the bushings bushed their last when Bush was still just a vice president. But come on – I NEVER HAVE TO SMOG IT, and it weighs 2028 lbs. What more could I want for 900 bucks? The car was a [...]
The BMW 2002 is a car that needs no introduction. Its status among enthusiasts is legendary, and the standard it set is one that every sporting sedan has had to live up since the 2002 first tore up the roadways in the late 60s. But, wait, what’s the 1600-2 got to do with all of [...]