So I Just Bought This 6-series.

[2015 Griff]

Originally posted by mixalot@Jan 14 2005, 10:28 AM
One problem will be getting those painted tires to look cool. Unless, you are going to fabricate the plastic covers, which I imagine would be very difficult. You may have to ignore the strict movie restoration when it comes to the wheels and buy some sweet 18's.

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those wheel covers are fiberglass. and i have all of them. in fact, the front ones were designed to turn with the wheels (at low speed) by using a set of rollers inside the wheel, and a return spring to bring the cover back in, and prevent it from catching air and ripping off.

and the strips in the sidewall paint are nothing more than where the 2" masking tape was applied.

[Torque]

nice

[mixalot]

I was on the "backlot tour" (i.e., where Jaws jumps out at you) of Universal Studios, Hollywood in the spring of 1999. They had 3 of the BTTF2 cars parked behind one of the studios. I took a pic, but all I remember is that one of them was that Mustang. I'll see if I can dig out that pic, because it sure would be funny/sweet if one of those cars was your bimmer. Although, maybe you already know where it was in 1999.

[2015 Griff]

Originally posted by mixalot@Jan 14 2005, 03:27 PM
I was on the "backlot tour" (i.e., where Jaws jumps out at you) of Universal Studios, Hollywood in the spring of 1999. They had 3 of the BTTF2 cars parked behind one of the studios. I took a pic, but all I remember is that one of them was that Mustang. I'll see if I can dig out that pic, because it sure would be funny/sweet if one of those cars was your bimmer. Although, maybe you already know where it was in 1999.

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trying to think of a mustang.. doesn't seem familiar.

perhaps you saw this lineup?

[2015 Griff]

Alright, i know your all anxious to hear the latest on the griff car, so i'll get right now down to the nitty gritty.


First thing up. the rear deck lid. That piece that was originally here was stolen years ago. The orignal molds are in a warehouse somewhere owned by Jay Ohrberg. Unfortunately Jay is in parts unknown for reasons i shall not discuss. Now Paul from Code One would know these molds when he sees them, but he's not on speaking terms with Jay.

Now Paul had reformed a new back decklid with the louvres,. but they fit for crap. He did it in a pinch, and it's "ok", but could stand to fit a little better.

You'll notice a counter-sunk screw close up here. there's another one in the same spot on the other side. and one in the center of the board, the'se all extend into the drunk and are wing-nutted on to hod it in place and keep it flat. We also cut out the holes for where the headrest backs go. I don't have a pic here, but the front piece of the wood lines up really well with the interior trim. We made a template first using some posterboard from Staples. and then drew lines, and trimmed it to fit, then roughed out the wood with a jig saw and used a sanding board to clean it up.. fits really well. at the very bottom of the pic, you can see the raw steel where the oritgnal "C" pillar of the car was. we kocked out the bondo that was in this area to make the wood flush.






Here's the piece that Paul made, but we cut out the louvred sections (which are really rough) and then screwed them to the wood and layed some fiberglass reinforced bondo between the two to act as a glue and to give it a bit of a raise up to help clear part of the headrest backs. Later, these will be made to meet the wood using fiberglass and bondo.








Now the next 3 pics, you seee 4 major things about the condition of the car.

1) the amount of sanding that's been done with a DA (dual action) sander
2) The rear decklid section.
3) The rear ground effects valance is tacked up in place and being fiberglassed back into one piece.
4) something is missing.. can you guess what it is?





If you said the rear wing, you are correct, because it's been pulled off the car. Kinda makes it look completely different, don'tcha think? it did look weird to mee too, because after seeing it for so many years with a wing on it, this just seems so.. unnatural.

Ok, so that's where it's at after today's work. I now have to locate some 2" rubber molding thats going to be glued to the body to cover the rouch lines where the fiberglass piece merges on the back.

[2015 Griff]

Here's today's update.

Got the enitre car done being sanded. along with all the hover parts.






There was also a section on the front fender that someone, i'm guessing the original owner, had tried to fix. underneath there was a welded metal section. on top of that was straight up fiberglass (doesn't stick to steel!) then a bit of bondo, primer and paint. it was a mess. so we filled it with fiber reinforced filler.





here's the trunk with the metal panel re-riveted. this piece had covered what appeared to be a trunk key, yet there is one underneath.. weird. i also put the badge on the back to see it in place for the hell of it you'll notice the driver's taillight removed now too. (anybody wanna buy a screen used taillight lense? LOL) I found that the lense is from an 1980 320i . I've got new lenses on the way. I think they were replaced so the original owner could import the car and have it conform to US standards. we also layed fiberglass over the decklid to strengthen that up and allow us to bondo it up and finish it off.





and finally..

we took the front valance, buffed up a few square inches and took it to the paint shop and they used a spectragraph and matched it. I call it "Nemesis Red". I plan on using it on something else...

[zeaq]

Looking forward to the finish product...So willl this car will be your everyday driving car?

[2015 Griff]

Originally posted by zeaq@Jan 20 2005, 07:04 PM
Looking forward to the finish product...So willl this car will be your everyday driving car?

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not in the least.. it'll see exercise every once in a while, weekend cruising, parades and such, but i can't take it to work everyday!

anyways!! More stuff!!



Alright, in this first pic, you'll notice that i have both taillight buckets out and masekd off , this was so i can primer the bumper with self etching primer. (forgot to get a shot of that) You can also see that the rear valance has some body filler on it finally, this making it one solid piece again. it was temporarily tacked up on both sides so they each could get work done.





Here's another shot straight back. Notice all the rust where the taillight buckets are. what a mess.




Here's a shot of the grills, I took them out and used self etching primer then put them back in.. it's starting to look vaguely familiar in its blackness. To pain over chrome, use 36 grit sandpaper and and take the shine off the chrome, then use self etching primer, then regular primer, and finally your paint.





Hey, what are these things??? The rear louvers are getting new body filler to make them appear as they did in the movie. First some blocks of wood were layed on each side, then lite filler was put in to make the risen edge. then the heavier filler in the back to help fill out that taper. You can also see where i started using primer on the window molding and doorhandle.





What i forgot to get pics of:

The rearview mirror and driver's window molding and doorhandle in primer, And pics of the rear bumper in primer. I'll get those tomorrow!!


That's All (for today) Folks!

[zeaq]

Any pictures of the enjine?

[2015 Griff]

i can get a few tonight for ya.

[jllphan]

Keep it coming my man, this is so bizarre and interesting at the same time. It's like watching "My Classic (Hollywood backlot) Car" or something!

[2015 Griff]

it's confirmed.

I'm slated to do an autoshow in 2 weeks.

http://www.fmautoshow.com/

[kman]

hey dude i proabley sould have look but do u plan on taking silly scoop off

[2015 Griff]

Originally posted by kman@Jan 21 2005, 09:06 PM
hey dude i proabley sould have look but do u plan on taking silly scoop off

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yes, you should probably have looked. Have you ever seen "Back to the future 2?" or the pic at the beginning of this thread?

Removing that "silly scoop" would completely ruin the car. This is no longer just a BMW, man, it's a piece of film history. dismantling a film used car like this would destroy the value!!

anyways...today's update!

Here's the pic of the rearview mirror in primer.



and the rear bumper in primer too..


and here's where there was some cracked bondo before, all sanded down real nice.



And check out how that back deck is looking!!!

[Bmw1990]

Wow I just discovered this thread. That is some serious work u are doin. At first I thought It was a joke, but now i can see that its looking really sweet. GOOD LUCK!!