Project 2002
| by Adrian Burford
Full steam ahead
Sometimes when I get frustrated I just have to look at pictures from the middle of 2013, with the donor shell for
BMW 2002 Youth Project on the trailer next to my own Boston Green 2002.
W
e’ve made
loads of
progress,
even if at times it
seems to be in fits and
starts, which acts as
a constant reminder
of the challenges that
come with building
a custom car. My
BMW 2002 has
recently returned from
Evolution 2. It has
been freshly fettled
with Bilstein dampers,
an upgraded cooling
system and uprated
Ferodo brake pads
and discs, now mated
to BMW E30 calipers.
An amplified fourspeaker set up,
plus a 200 Watt
subwoofer in an
acoustically sealed
compartment in the
boot and projecting
through the parcel
shelf, should provide
sweet music, with
the Cellsound
team using all the
tricks of the trade
to make sure we
get maximum
bang from our
Rockford Fosgate
components.
➲ One day the BMW 2002 on the trailer will be
the better of the two in the Burford household
Project 2002
I mention this because it will in many ways
act at the template for my son James’
2002: the cooling systems will be virtually
identical, as will suspension (though the
Project car will get trick H&R springs in
addition to Bilstein’s), and the brake system
will use the same discs, calipers and pads
in front (but with the added benefit of ABS
and rear discs).
One of the biggest differences
will be the acoustics: while I drive
my BMW 2002 accompanied only
by wind, road and mechanical
noise (and there’s plenty of each by
modern standards), James will be able
to plug in his iPod via an Aux cable,
and pair his phone via Bluetooth.
We’ve insulated the interior with a
combination of stick-on rubber matting
from Pro Auto Rubber (lining the doors,
rear quarter panel, and rear bulkhead),
while more sophisticated Thermo-Tec
heat/sound insulating blankets will be
used for the cabin floor and the roof,
so that he can actually hear the music
- or callers.
In the meantime, work
on the door-less shell
is continuing apace at
Evolution 2’s Kyalami
workshop, with various parts
in for fabrication, and others
on order from our various
partners…
➲ Ice specialists, Cellsound, will handle the
➲ Our front bumper and grille in black chrome, courtesy of Supreme Bumpers.
Cibie lights will help us find our way. Jonnesway and IndyOil continue to play an
important supporting role in the project
| words in action
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may 2014
installation of the Rockford Fosgate sound
system. It will include speakers in the front
doors, with the end result looking something
like this