'76 BMW 1502 The best bit 👍

Thanks for the encouraging comments guys. Been going at this just over 12 months now. Hoping to have it running & moving under its own steam soon, just waiting on Fritz Bitz for the exhaust.

Gotta divert my attention to my E21 next weekend & sort the Vanos issue

Thanks for that Rich. Your rocker looks mint, was thinking of linishing mine too

Refitted back into the car. That looks loads better. Makes the dials clearer for some reason.

So the postman came today.

Been a long summer. Quite a few updates to make. First of all got the seats and door cards back from m trimmer mate










Black leather with black alcantara inserts. Lovely

Then refurbed the headlights. New lenses and gaskets (which are a right pig to remove and even worse to refit)
Sorry didn't take any before pics but they've ended up like new








Make a timber jig to hold the glass tight while I pulled the string out the other side









Another lucky eBay find got me these

Cheers for that. More updates soon

Anyhow after weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks and a phone call and weeks and weeks................................the exhaust & manifold FINALLY arrived from Fritz. Frantically I unwrapped it. Beautiful.....only the middle section doesn't match up or connect to the back box or the manifold!!!!!!!!
Turns out they'd sent me the centre section for an E21.
That's twice I've used these folks and twice they've fecked me about. There won't be a third.

I did take some pictures to prove to them they'd got it wrong but can't find them now for the life of me.

So once installed time to start the motor. This is not the original engine. As some of you know the 1502 came with a 1600 & I wanted to go 2000. I'd got extra engines in the deal with the car, one complete & another stripped. I'd took a chance and just installed the 2000.

God knows how long it'd been stood, but it smoked like an old sofa on fire!!!!

I'd always planned on more engine upgrades so seeing as I had a spare head.







Seams you need a special tool to depress the rockers so you can remove the camshaft. After a bit tinternet searching I copied a bracket that screws down on the rocker cover bolts and presses all the rockers down at the same time, allowing you to remove the cam in one go. Genius









I opted for a Schrick 304 cam and heavy duty valve springs. Knights Engine Services just outside Towcester did the work for me. Skimmed and pressure tested, recut the valves with new guides and fitted the valves for me. Topped off with a chemical clean. STUNNING.
Can't recommend these people enough, great work and great service.
















Once back together the engine runs lovely. Needs some setting up mind but I'm well happy. These old BMW engine are unbelievable.
Love the sound of twin carbs.

Sorry. Try now

With the car back together, running, driving & stopping. It was time for the best bit. Final fit up & off for body prep and paint.



















This was back at the beginning of May and the last time I saw it 'in the flesh'. It's been bare metalled and etch primed. Can't wait to see it one colour. The work is being done by Tubbs Veedubs in Chacombe just outside Banbury.