BMW Restoration

The sunroof always worked pretty well and never leaked that I remember. Before disassembly This shows a piece of headliner hanging down at the front of the sunroof opening. The headliner was wrapped up underneath and clamped in place with the sunroof pieces. The headliner was glued in place under the track work. Sunroof actuator…

The headliner had 50 years of grime, as well as the wear and tear of being driven with the windows down. With no air conditioning, the faster you go, the cooler you get, right? This car has a sunroof, by the way. Headliner being removed This is a view from the rear looking forward. Headliner…

The windshield had terrible cracking around the gasket. When cut, the gasket just crumbled. The windshield gasket was awful. The insert was, too. Much of the rust probably came from the windshield gasket. Windshield detail showing the edging that holds the headliner and A pillar fabric. The windshield was cracked and in bad shape. The…

After removing the seats, I began removing the interior. 50 years of grime had taken its toll on the carpet. Passenger’s side The interior was brown, but the door panels were black. The door panels had a tweeter speaker on the top, making it hard to operate the wing window, and a bigger speaker at…

This blog is a record of my restoration of a 1972 BMW that I bought in 1991. I drove the car for at least 100K miles, rebuilt the engine, and my son drove it through high school. Sadly, it was not reliable enough for him to take it to college, and the BMW was parked.…