The BMW 507 Ultimate Build Thread!!!

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Thanks Bary. Good news is I stink at golf, and it snowed here today but before that happened I got my side garage bay done on my mini-MCACN workshop! Yes, SuperDave's Vintage Coachworks, Restoration, Fabrication, Pet Rescue, Barn Builders and Home Remodeling, Inc., is almost ready for business!



So last couple weeks I spent on the rear. More fun things on the front, but the rear isn't without it's charm! As you can see by the initial tape measurements, everything needed to be equal on both sides. I did this on the front but have to do it again once I connect the fenders to the fascia and cowl. Like my stock buying motto of buy high and sell low, I measure once and cut twice! I'm getting the hang of panel forming so I think the next body I make out of Aluminum will be way better. We'll see. I hope my buck stands up to the abuse. Oh and speaking of that, two crucial errors on my initial buck sculpture: trunk relief line and lower rear quarters/tail panel transition wasn't correct. But that's the advantage of visiting the real deal and getting measurements! Easy fixes and the buck is more accurate as a result.






All the welds we're completed then ground smooth. I used USC's All Metal to seal up the welds. I use this mainly anywhere lead would have been originally used. Works great! Final body work to follow and one will note that the rear quarters aren't complete yet. No wheel lip or lower edge. If I did that I couldn't remove the entire section as it would be locked on the buck. That's why I didn't join the fenders to the fascia.




So right now, the only panels left are the cowl (just need to make a new one... That one on there was made by a third grader!), doors, hood and trunk. I want to wait until I mount the body on the frame before I start making those parts. The trunk and hood need frames and the door skins need an inner structure so I'll wait on those for now. Up next will be priming, then I'll start into the frame! Woohoo! Disaster is sure to entertain all!

Drivetrain:. Update to follow on this, but after several meetings with higher ends builders, I'm leaning on BMW V8 power to keep it all BMW.

More to come ...

Cheers
Dave