E30 Zone

Hey guys,

In this one I repair the rear of the left sill and front of the rear left arch on the 325i Touring.

It was a bit more involved than I thought it was going to be, but overall I'm quite happy with the repair.

let me know what you think!

Steve

Hey guys,

In this episode, I remove the running gear from the 325i touring in preparation for the final welding episode and the underside restoration.

This episode turned out to be such a pain in the arse, only half of the job was done.

Enjoy my struggle!

Hey guys, After dealing with some personal stuff I had to attend to, I'm back on the 325i touring at full speed until it's finished. In this episode, I tackle the front valance, the bumpers, the bumper trims, and the rear inner fibreglass bumper, which was cracked in multiple places, in preparation ...

Hey guys!

I hope you're all well.

In this episode of Restore It, I finished half of the prep for the full respray in a coming episode. I also prepared the interior and removed two dents on the rear quarter panels.

Enjoy!
Steve

Hey guys, In this episode, I remove the rest of the surface rust from the upper bodywork, prepare all of the door and boot jambs for paint, strip the front and rear bumpers and prep those for paint. I remove some damage to the bodywork caused by improper use of a jack and what was possibly a small c...

Hey guys, In this episode, part eight of the 325i Touring mini restoration, I revisit a mistake I made back in Spain when I was slightly less experienced than I am now. I also strip most of the parts off of the car that need to come off for the respray. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/JqZMvyDttsc Steve

Hey guys,

Part 7 of the 325i Touring restoration is here!

It's time for me to take a break from welding and focus on getting the car ready for its respray.

Part 7

Enjoy!
Steve

Hey guys,

In this episode, I tackle the infamous front bottom corner, which some assume is a jacking point. As well as repairing a few spots of rust behind the pedals.

Enjoy!

Hey guys, I'm back again for another instalment on the 325i Touring mini restoration. In this one, I made a start on the floor panel rust, fixed the temporary immobiliser delete, rebuilt the dash and glovebox, and sorted the leak coming from the throttle body. I also have an exciting announcement wh...

brutus wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:27 am
HI,
yes of that very type ! i do have the comfort lower piece availably only ,
thanks,

Hey Brutus,

Long time no speak!

How much are you after for that mate, and where did the top section go?! Haha.

Steve

Hey guys, I'm back with another one on the touring. In this episode, I fix the rusty bracket in the touring's sunroof, find out why the gearbox won't go into fifth, give the engine and fuel supply the new parts they're crying out for, and remove all of the surface rust in the footwell. https://youtu...

Hey guys, As mentioned in the title, I'm after a driver's side (preferably) Pacific 0151 Front Comfort Seat. I've attached the scan from the upholstery page with the style I'm looking for. It's the bottom blue one. The passenger side will also suffice, as I'm pretty sure I can swap over the seat bel...

Hey guys,

Back again with another Touring episode!

In this episode, I see if I can get it crank and maybe even run, with the help of the E30 Zone troubleshooter.

I also tick off a few other tasks on the ever-decreasing list of things to do.

Enjoy!

Steve

martauto wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:31 pm
Nice one Steve, good to see the same old "cant leave it like that " attitude lol.

Mart.

Thanks, Mart! haha, you know me... too much of a perfectionist.

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:30 pm

Stevieabz wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:40 pm
Would you mind changing the title of this post to;

"BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration | Part 2 - Digging Deeper"
Done!

Legend, thank you!

Hey Brian,

Thanks for the support!

I'm not sure I can make any changes to this post. Would you mind changing the title of this post to;

"BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration | Part 2 - Digging Deeper"

I've mistakenly put Digger Depper like a right lemon.

If not, all good!

Hey guys, In the second episode of the touring mini-restoration, I dug a little deeper to have a good look at the condition of the chassis and to make sure I don't burn the car down when I start welding. I also prepared for the new headliner and tested the starter motor to see if had seized. https:/...

Hey guys, I'm back with some more E30 content, now that the new workshop is pretty much finished. In this mini-series, I'm going to give my 325i Touring and mini restoration to get it ready to sell. Sadly I no longer have the space to keep it and could do with the funds for the main 325i sport proje...

Hey guys, I'm back! After spending way too long on the new workshop, I'm putting it through its paces In this week's episode and I'm back to working on the E30. This is my all-time favourite episode that I've made in the five years I've been doing YouTube, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did mak...

Hey everyone,

The E30 is back on the channel and I couldn't be more excited to get back to it.

The current situation isn't good, but I think it'll make the comeback all that more worth it.

Lots of episodes to come!

Enjoy.

Steve

Hey guys, it's been a while!

In this episode of Restore It, I restore the BMW E30 700kg emergency jack that came with all E30s from the factory.

I'm about to get the 325i Sport back from Spain and can finally get to work on finishing it!

Enjoy!

Hey guys, I have a Getrag 260 - 260.0.1346.90 for sale and I'm having a hard time pricing it up due to a lack of others being sold. I'm wondering if these things have become rare or if there just aren't any for sale at the moment. I can see one on eBay for £500 but I thought that was silly money. Do...

Hey guys!

In this episode, I restore this BMW E30 fuel/jerry can.

Enjoy!

Hey guys, In this episode, we continue restoring the salvageable parts from the 316i's engine. I show you the new block and head that I stripped out of another engine I picked up for £50, which had covered 135k miles instead of the 270k miles like the original engine. There's one more episode after ...

Hey guys, In this episode, we carry on restoring the salvageable parts from the M40B16 engine I originally took from the red touring. I have now stripped another M40B16 for all of the main components that were ruined in the original, including the block. This new engine had covered 135k miles before...

Hey guys, In this episode, I make a start on the parts from the M40B16 engine. Because the engine was deprived of oil due to leaks and the pick-up pipe being plugged, the entire engine is covered in oil that's been burnt on whilst the engine was running too hot. The machine shop episode is coming so...

Hey guys,

I'm back with another engine series, this time for the 316i touring.

Episode one is the dismantling.

Enjoy!

Thank you!

Let me just double confirm what I definitely need and I'll come back to you on this thread as that's more pricey than I was expecting.

Just to confirm, can you deliver to mainland UK home addresses? It's been a while and I can't remember how you do it.

Thanks,
Steve

Hey there, I'm sure some of these are NLA but whatever is, I need. Thank you. 8* Lock Bolt M10x19mm - 33131212693 1* Differential Gasket - 31511210884 1* Crush Washer Gasket Seal Ring 22 x 27 mm Aluminium - 07119963355 1* BMW Crush Washer Seal Gasket Ring 14mm x 18mm Aluminium - 07119963200 1*BMW Ga...

In this weeks episode of the M40 project, I remove the engine in preparation for the full restoration series that's coming soon

Enjoy!

Hey guys,

Part three of the M40 Project and I decide to change the plan and go all out on the 316i.

Enjoy!

In this episode of the M40 project, I give her a deep clean and start removing broken parts. I also check out the engine, which didn't go well at all, and I end up changing my plans of this being a quick project to a more indepth one. Next episode the carpet comes out and you can imagine how things ...

In this episode, I take delivery of a new project whilst I wait for the sedan and silver touring to get back from Spain. It's A BMW E30 316i Touring from 1992. This project will be quicker and less in-depth compared to the 325i sport restoration. I wanted to challenge myself to do a working project ...

In this week's episode, we continue to make progress on the new E30 workshop!

Progress is slow at the moment as I'm still in the process of moving back to the UK. Once I'm settled things will speed up and return to better than normal.

Thanks for watching!

Hey there,

I'm looking for a shell or a project car 2 dr or touring E30.

Can be in bits, crashed, or compete if the price is right.

Cheers.

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BMW E30 Jacking Point & Rear Arch Repair | BMW E30 Touring Restoration - Part 13

Removing Running Gear From Hell | BMW E30 Touring Restoration - Part 12

BMW E30 Front Valance & Bumper Restoration | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Part 11

Ready For The Painters! Kind of... | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Part 10

Removing Damage & Preparing for Paint Continued | BMW E30 Touring Restoration - Part 9

I Made a Big Mistake! | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Part 8

Preparing The Body For Paint | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration

The #1 Rust Spot on a BMW E30, Fixed | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Part 6

Removing Rust & A Huge Announcement! | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration

Re: Driver's Pacific 0151 (Blue Checkered Pattern) Front Comfort Seat

Sunroof Rust & Engine Progress | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Part 4

Driver's Pacific 0151 (Blue Checkered Pattern) Front Comfort Seat

First Start In 4 Years, Will It Start? | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Episode 3

Re: BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration | Part 2 - Digging Deeper

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Re: BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration | Part 2 - Digger Deeper

BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration | Part 2 - Digging Deeper

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BMW E30 325i Sport Restoration - What Went Wrong?

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BMW E30 Jerry Can Restoration

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