Pick-up day

I picked up this '73 BMW 2002 in June of '06. I took it from Jersey where it had been sitting for about 4 years. It was originally bought in New York with a current mileage of about 110k. It hadn't been driven in about four years when i made the stupid decision to pack it full of my stuff, and spare parts, and attempt to drive it over 200 miles. It was a somewhat scary and very uncomfortable ride for Jay and i.
Things i learned on the trip home:
-blinker switch is on the right
-30 year old horsehair seats or about as comfortable as a log covered in pinecones
-fuel guage doesn't work
-it only likes to go 55mph, the driveshaft wants to go for a ride at any other speed
-drivers door opens itself on a regular basis
-i should have brought a boombox
The car made it home through traffic with no problems.









The plans as of now are to strip it down and start from scratch. I want to build it up to be a compromise between daily driver and weekend racer. Everything on this car is going to be stripped down and either replaced or recoated. My goal is for it to look better than new, and more durable. Plans as of today(subject to change any and every minute):

-white paint, no bumpers, turbo flares, as much fiberglass as i can afford

-custom turbo, rebuilt m10, 5 spd., 3.90 lsd

-urethane throughout, modified subframes, coilovers, e21 rack and pinion, etc......