Cheers dudes - Yeah new battery box with chassis leg sound sthe biz as its only the end 2" thats damaged - Apart from that the shell is a sgood as they get.

I need to fit a new rear panel as I have a donor shell which has had a bash and the D/S rear chassis leg has been squashed in about 1/2" and rear panel is badly mishaped. I have bought the panel from my dealer £125.00 - BMW tell me that it was the last one in the UK and that Germany have none left n...

Got a new Shell !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Oakey ! - Great guy to deal with and a Bargain. After a 1300 mile round trip NW Scotland >< Surrey Left Tue Morning back wednesday - Hired a car Transporter Trailer. Shell is in much better nik than mine. Started stripping it wednesday. http://i569.photobucket.c...

Yeah its official - re-shells the way ahead - trying to source one at the mo.... Mind you - big improvement on the welding front today - had the co2 turned up fully must've been about 7 bar - this was my main problem when I reduced it to say 3 bar immediate improvement, nice neat welds not dis-simil...

Yeah - West Coast Highlands - The ol' Sea Air doesn't do me any favours nor the neglect of the past 5 years. My MIG welder arrived - fek its not as easy as I thought - I was going to post a few pictures of my practice welds on here but I'm not going to further embarass myself. Need a little more fin...

Yeah - My pics were too big so just resizing them so that they load up quicker

I have a new scuttle from BMW Germany with my VIN stamped. I don't suppose its legal to have that fitted to another shell though ?

Thanks for the advice Guys will get the carpets and headlining out as you suggested Ricey. Wow - bmwe30mtech - what an undertaking - I like the approach though. It is quite appealing going down that road, knowing that the entire panel is solid. - I never knew until coming on here that these rear inn...

I am Planning a Restore on my 1990 325is - Have had the car since 1999 and have let it down badly - Sitting out in the rain for the past 10 years and off the road for the past few years cos I just couldnt look at it - Its now in my garage and have decided to do most of the bodywork myself as its gon...

My 1990 325is is in dyre need of restoration, sills, Jacking points, scuttle, rear panel, Various inner wheel arch at rear etc. I have heard of a guy Chris Warburton e30 Specialist who does restorations but does anybody know of anyone else ????? Just so that I can make comparisons - cost etc ? Thank...