The BMW 507 Ultimate Build Thread!!!

[Z282NV]

Whatever you decide to do Dave, it will be killer. Looking forward to your next megathread.

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Joe. I’m all over the place with my interests so who knows what’s really next?

It drives Kelly crazy!

I’ve decided I’m going to tackle the 507 upholstery myself too. I mean, why not? I’ve done this much, might as well try a new skill.

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

Getting closer and closer! Sound/heat insulation is down in preps for carpet. I'm going to do that myself. It shows up tomorrow and the binding material is already here! The heater bezel is all connected via control cables to vents on the floor for both driver and passenger (lower two controls) recir/fresh air vent (upper the control), and temperature control. Of course, fan speed in the center. My second iteration of the steering wheel came out almost identical to the original. And speaking of that, I was able to buy an original wheel and it's being shipped from Germany as we speak! Woohoo! This one is an aluminum boat wheel and I fabricated the center cap to match the original. This is 15" in diameter versus the 18" one I had before. This will allow Charley to sit in it better! The knobs and wheel are Ivory and I found an almost exact match to that color. After I sprayed that I used my PPG clear to get the final smooth finish.

















Windshield is in via glass urethane adhesive. More detail work on that in a bit. The doors are all weather stripped and shut solid with a nice thunk and not a clang. Engine bay drip rail is installed too. A lot of loose ends wrapping up.

I'm redoing the door panels out of different material and making the armrest full like it's supposed to be. I added electric windows so I can position the switch where I need it, and with that, the switch is the style that uses an old crank handle so it appears to look like a manual crank yet it's an electric switch.

Trunk details are next!

Cheers
Dave

[SS427]

Your crafting skills are amazing. If you fly as good as you fabricate you should be doing barrel rolls, loops and even lomcevaks with all those passengers smiling and laughing!

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Rick. See, they don’t let us do stuff like that anymore. Ask Woj. Last time I flew with him we were loopin’ all the way to Cedar Rapids!

I’m trying to get a lot of details correct so it appears as original as I can hope to achieve. Here’s the heater and radio from Albert Bold’s original 507 which is one of the cars I used as a reference for my build in comparison to mine. My temp control is different as far as hot/cold direction, it it’s close!




Cheers
Dave

[RPOLS3]

Wow - just wow

[67since67]

Originally Posted by A12pilot

Ask Woj. Last time I flew with him we were loopin’ all the way to Cedar Rapids!

Cheers
Dave

Whoa, wait...You and Woj were in Cedar Rapids and didn't call?? I'm hurt!

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Jake!

Oh, fear not, we weren’t in Cedar rapids recently. This was way back in May of 2001.

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

Glass is in with trim, and I'm installing all the weather stripping all around. I boxes the trunk in like the factory with a removable left side panel to access the jack/tools/storage. This will be trimmed in vinyl around the back side panels and carpet on the floor. Speaking of that, I'm trimming the carpet as we speak!













Tedious tasks trimming everything out, but the more time I take the better it looks. Putting the carpet in really makes me feel like I'm nearing the finish line! The real 507 steering wheel shows up next week!

So much fun!!

Cheers
Dave

[olredalert]

----Dave,,,When you mentioned boat in reference to your steering wheel I immediatly remembered seeing these on small outboard boats in the 50's. There's a marine salvage place near me that probably has 20 or more of them. The owners nick name' is "Earl the Pearl"....Bill S