WILL IT START?!? Iconic BMW 2002 Rescued From the Dead - Abandoned for 13+ Years! Epic Revival! 

Well, in Tactical Ground Mobility training with the military, they taught us to use the starter to pull trucks uphill if we were to stall them mid-climb. The reason for that is to not burn out the clutch with an ascending re-start. In fact, '80's Toyotas had Clutch Bypass switches installed from the factory for the same use. So YOU don't have to think much of it, because I'm sure this is the first time you've seen such a maneuver, but the rest of us who are in-the-know will continue to do this safe procedure. It really is a neat car though. Thanks for swinging by.

Thanks bro!

Nah. That's why I went for a few seconds then stopped. Battery and ground cables were the reason it didn't crank worth a damn, so it never really got enough current to ever burn up. It's all good now, after the fact. Lol

It will be a FULL restoration (a bit custom though) on my channel eventually. It will be tastefully updated to more modern tastes, but with a vintage feel. I hope you stick around for it.

The bad car had good glass that I removed, but there was not much else to save. Your English is great! Much better than my Spanish. Gracias por ver!

Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely get in there some day to make adjustments.

My little wasp harem is still there, I checked on them today. They have been busy...I don't understand what they do, but they have been doing it. lol

The green one isn't mine. I bought this from an estate auction, and someone else got the green one. I've got some cool plans for this one though, so stay tuned if you don't mind some American and Japanese cars here and there.

You'd think I had a hatchback, because I got rust in 2003 places! Lol But thanks man, I already have some awesome upgrades for it. (EFI, LSD, 5-speed, seats, etc.) I can't wait to make some room between my other 12 project cars so that I can get started on it!

@@tinygaragefab Mine needed nose, doors, trunk lid Fenders trunk floor outside rocker skins, floor was good Mine was covered in hundres of mud wasp nests When l bought mine it already had Ireland engineering stage two suspension LSD and five speed conversion Mine got started early last year so my restorer managed to get the parts needed But now he's crying for parts ashe has another 5 in the queue! Have you heard of restoration design in Canada l got lots of parts from them and good quality Took 8 months to get my injector pump rebuilt

Awesome, thank you!

DONNY! Glad to have you swing by my little channel!

I did wash it in the video. But I'll consider its "first wash" complete after I fix the rust and repaint it. Then it will be really fun!

Now that we're in the future, I can report that it was exactly what I thought it was: bad battery and ground cables. I've since replaced them and cleaned up their connection points, and it turns over much faster and easier.

It did, and that's what it was running on towards the end of the video! I was surprised it ran on the old gas. Lol

Nah, man. Those little buggers haven't hurt anybody. However, they will need to be evicted some day, and hopefully I can convince them to move without threat of death.

I did put fuel in the carb... I've had a few VWs, and friends with BMW, Audi, etc. and they were ALL junk. The only reason I bought this is because it's too old to be in the era where the Germans realized that they could add some pomp and pretentiousness and make people think they are buying quality because: "European"

Thanks! She's a little rough, but this will be a decent little project.

That's awesome! I'm doing a road trip soon from VA to Chicago. If you're anywhere near that route, I can come pick it up. Or we can figure out shipping.

@@tinygaragefab nope, I'm in Texas.

It did look a lot better, but sold for nearly 5x more. I don't have that kind of money.

Nah, I have the skills and tools to make all the repair panels needed. Stay tuned for an impressive transformation!

Then who should I leave all my vintage Toyotas with?!?!? Lolol

Technically running it on Mountain Dew gas from a fresh container, but perhaps some old gas (probably non-ethanol due to how old it is) got in. If you think I'll just "send it" without rebuilding the carb, changing fluids and ignition components, then you don't really know me. BTW, I missed your video on how to do everything "The right way."

What part? You must be new to my channel... lol