E30 Zone

So now I find this crap. One rusted so bad I'm not sure if it's usable. The other is WELDED in. https://i.ibb.co/1GPsCmm/PXL-20210811-212839858.jpg https://i.ibb.co/GMHCw7Y/PXL-20210811-212827152.jpg A good set of uprights is now on its way to me from California. I'll strip these and stick them on t...

Got some work done on the spit over the weekend. Last night I welded the shaft into the c channel. Now gotta get the other one finished as well. Going to have a think about some bracing too.

This is regarding the sound/heat insulation on the engine side of the bulkhead. I've priced up a new set. So now I'm wondering about alternatives. I want to maintain the comfort/sound deadening of the original car. Is it that bad without, and maybe add an extra layer of underlay inside the car? Or i...

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Thu May 27, 2021 6:49 pm
It's a good ideal not to try to sort out the part numbers for these obscure bits, and to leave it to the dealer to identify from your description. That way, if the wrong part turns up, it's the dealer's fault and not yours.

Good tip!

Ok never mind, I got it haha.

Weird that most of these aren't on realoem.

Blue one is 61131378402. Not sure why they changed the colour. 90 deg version is 61131378418. Going to need all 4 of these. Horns, fogs, washer bottle, speed sensor, and fuel pump/sender.

From my research maybe it's 61131378402. But those are grey. At least the shape of the plug looks correct.

Hi all, Looking through my loom and there are a few terminal plugs that were out in the elements and they crumbled when I took the car apart. The terminal ends inside seem fine. Looking for the part number on the blue guy, nothing on realoem. Seems like these blue ones are used for the horns and the...

Thanks folks! I have definitely watched retro power, and would love to have that kind of job done. Follow up question would be, how to get the underside of the car blasted properly? Something like a paint stripper to get the majority off, and then blast it? If blasting the underside is not going to ...

While we're here, whats the general consensus on deleting the "jacking pads"? I think I'll coat them well enough that they'll last this time, but if they really arent necessary I'll save the expense/hassle. Better to keep original in case of future sale?

Looking at your shell, I think it is not so bad and the work in hunting down the rust, grinding it, treating it and etch prime is still less than re- seam sealing an entire shell but it is never an easy call. This is the kind of experience in looking for. I think Barry's process on the M3 is what I...

I've been counseled by some to look at acid dipping the entire shell. I have to say it's appealing, if it was local I'd be all in. But I would need to bring the car to Toronto, 3000km away.

Still, I'm considering it.

Thanks so much for that. I've been told a bunch that it's not worth prying out the sunroof tray. I think the problem is that most people in North America don't experience the weather that we do. Newfoundland is much more comparable to coastal northern Scotland than most other places in NA.

Taking opinions here while I have time to make up my mind. I have a lot of work to do to this shell, no doubt. One of the things I've been considering is completely stripping the shell to near bare metal, including popping off the sunroof cassette so I can get at the join between it and the roof ski...

OK, haven't touched the car since Jan. Got out for a full day and pretty much completed the tear down. Front and rear suspension is out, along with the petrol tank and wiring harness. Ready to build the rotisserie now. https://i.ibb.co/q0fCD1Q/May-7-P1.jpg https://i.ibb.co/mbvyDdc/May-7-P2.jpg https...

BAM. Dont ask me how I found this, pure fluke. https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?id=2001-EUR---114-BMW-1502&mg=61&sg=20&diagId=61_1123&q=61131353661 Maybe the site is not dead after all ?? lol Mart. Now that you told me where the real action is haha. I can start my bombardment. Lots of questions.

Thats the only thing its listed for on the E30, but its holding the wiring that crosses the car under the seat back on my car. Its a sedan.

BAM. Dont ask me how I found this, pure fluke.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?i ... 1131353661

Right on. I'll find something suitable, like the one I pictured, to replace. I'm just happy I was able to find the 16 white clips I needed or along the inner rocker. Bit expensive but I don't think there's a good substitute. And they ALL broke off, not one came out. Most wiring clips on the car actu...

BenHar wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:00 pm
I don't think they are original.

Ben

Weird, it didnt look to me like the harness had ever been out. Do you know what usually holds the harness under the rear seat? Just the normal push in ties?

Like this one:

Yeah, that's my problem. Can't find mention of this clip anywhere in any catalog.

On my car, they hold the wire under the back of the rear seat where it crosses the car. There was also one holding down some wires on the steering column support.

Anyone got a part number for this guy? I broke a couple where the wiring goes under the rear seat and I've scoured the internet and come up short. I managed to find some of the white ones for along the rocker on fleabay.

Good luck with this and keep the pics and info coming please ? Mart. I'm pretty much ready to give up, the only reason I post on a forum is to engage with people who know more than I and get answers to questions, maybe a touch of helpful advice. Is there maybe a facebook group thats more active whe...

Good luck with this and keep the pics and info coming please ? Mart. I'm pretty much ready to give up, the only reason I post on a forum is to engage with people who know more than I and get answers to questions, maybe a touch of helpful advice. Is there maybe a facebook group thats more active whe...

Anyone got a part number for this guy? I broke a couple where the wiring goes under the rear seat and I've scoured the internet and come up short. I managed to find some of the white ones for along the rocker on fleabay. https://i.ibb.co/G9Zq3Dw/Clippy-thingy.jpg Any Binky fans? Got my BOM mug and l...

Got my sunroof out and headliner down. Cassette looks to be in ok condition, the passenger side rear drain hose looks to have some junk in it. I also have to split the sunroof itself to deal with some internal rust. Looks like the glue BMW used for the headliner foam also was a little corrosive, the...

I was curious about my wiring loom. So I started tracing all the connectors to their corresponding ECU pin. Everything looks good, corresponds to the DME 3.1 diagrams, to match the 403 DME I have. I labeled everything, and I pulled out the auto trans cables. Will be easy to splice my E30 engine side...

Finally got another day at the car. Took me a while to wrestle the steering column and heater box out, then I pulled the carpet to really see whats what. I found one hole I didn't already know about, and the bit of floor around the throttle pedal mount is a bit scabby. Pretty pleased with the condit...

And now the engine is out. My journey to a stripped shell is getting closer.

Finally some good news. I was looking at my engine harness to see if I could use it with the 403 DME. Unfortunately the pinouts dont match. But when I tried to confirm a couple pin locations, they werent in the right spot. So I checked the pin locations against the early E36 non-vanos pinout. Lo and...

Taking apart the dash tonight. That's fun.

I found the flashlight!!! Tucked in under the fan control. So happy.

Finally got a day to start stripping the car. Got most of the interior removed, the glass, and the doors. Very lucky to find no extra rot, apart from what I already knew. I know, the carpet isn't out yet so don't hold my breath. Shell is in surprisingly good shape. Dash has one crack I hope to repai...

Thanks and will do. Updates will be regular but slow. I don't intend for this to be a quick project with the large sums of capital required.

Good luck with getting it up and running - the wiring looks like a bit of a brain-ache, to say the least! Nice exhaust manifold, I see... Thanks. That harness will be junked, wrong ECU connector on those I believe. I would much rather start with something uncut too. Body side harness is in great sh...

I decided to kick off this thread. I fully expect this to take 4-5 years minimum due to the time and capital required, but I have to start sometime. Car has been in my garage now for over 3 years. History on the car. I'm not sure when it came to Newfoundland but definitely late in life, as the drive...

Thanks for the kind words. With regards to knowing where to put things back, over the last 20 years i have owned, broken for spares, restored and worked on countless E30's as its what i do for a living so its all from memory. The last E30 resto that we completed was delivered to us as a freshly pai...

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