[scream]Fukcing fuming[scream]

[randomdave325]

i've just read your pm tony. that looks good. failing that the 'field' 318 has a good roof.
i'll pull the headlining out tomorrow and check for sure but other than all the mechanicals rattling the shell is pretty good.
As my welding skills match your tea making skills it could be another sunday mission.
i'll keep u posted bud

[munky30]

any day's fine. You know me, my career is laziness and I'm damn good at it!

Actually, thinking about it, would probably be better next week as we still need to take the engine out, and the exterior is inside the car atm so a roof would be handy until its totally stripped and doddys moved all of the bits to his garage...

Will give him a bell tomorrow and see if he wants to pick it up sooner. Either way, if its good, its yours.

[eko]

i've just read your pm tony. that looks good. failing that the 'field' 318 has a good roof.
i'll pull the headlining out tomorrow and check for sure but other than all the mechanicals rattling the shell is pretty good.
As my welding skills match your tea making skills it could be another sunday mission.
i'll keep u posted bud

Dave would love to take you up on the offer but the MOT is now up(Sunday) and all the interior is bare Oh and the front suspension legs are in the boot but that will be sorted soon!
Fancy doing it here?
Would have got Chris to do it but you know what he feels about welding cars Took some pursuading to convince him to do the arches!

[eko]

any day's fine. You know me, my career is laziness and I'm damn good at it!

Actually, thinking about it, would probably be better next week as we still need to take the engine out, and the exterior is inside the car atm so a roof would be handy until its totally stripped and doddys moved all of the bits to his garage...

Will give him a bell tomorrow and see if he wants to pick it up sooner. Either way, if its good, its yours.

Joe if you could have a check of yours anyway just incase Daves is a no go

[munky30]

yup will do

[randomdave325]

Tony. I've just been outside for a while armed with a grinder etc and have cut out the back half of the sunroof panel. after some careful work i amazingly didn't manage to mark the paint on the outer skin, Refitting it without affecting the paint might be another story
I agree it is probably easier to change the whole panel as it is only spotted into place and held on with sealer.
If i had a spotweld drill and indeed could be arsed it wouldn't be too hard to change.
However, after being sat looking at the pics of yours again the actual roof skin it's self is quite badly rusted.
The outer skin of the tray looks like it has gone completely.
If i'm honest mate. i think we have 3 options.
1, We mess about on your drive in the rain (probably) for hours repairing this roof.
get it so we're both happy with it eventually(though secretly not really as it's not perfect).
paint the arches and sods law says the roof. mot it and spend the next year driving it watching the roof for the small rust spot you know is coming at some point along with a load more falling out of it somewhere else more likely (rear inner arches, inner sills etc )
2, Treat the rust, take the sunroof seal out, fill it with black rtv sealant, disconnect the switch or fit a non sunroof headlining and thrash it for a year till you find a shell. (cheapest option)
3, Get a better car, do a straight forward subframe and interior swap. drive on

It may seem a bit harsh to some people and if it something a bit special my views would be different. But for years this was just standard 320i auto that was quite tidy other than at some point has been left parked outside at an angle for a period of time with a blocked sunroof drain slowly eating it away.

It's only in the last year it had the love and a much needed kick up the arse by tony to make it what it is today.
The most annoying thing is if we'd have found it first before some decided to fill it with expanding foam it would have been just a simple painless repair that would have lasted another 10 years .

As ever mate i'm down with whatever you want to do. I'm confident we could do something with it it just seems like a lot of effort with loads cleaner cars out there for next to nothing and both of us have tools and know every bolt on e30's. I reckon with a few people we could seriously do it in a day!
I love your car but spent years doing similar jobs keeping my hartge on the road. with 'the egg' i had much less to worry about.

In the time you've had it you've changed so much it's probably due a reshell and with all the good bits taken off it's just a rusty 88 320 shell.
With all the good bits on another car and not much work it's a minter.
Let me know how that other one goes init. I've still got that diamond black (not grey ) 316i if you want it.
You can have it at cost or on credit if you need it. tidy shell with a nice plate. it just needs a bit of paint (ob? )
let me kno wot u iz finkin *isn't this text speak??*
dave

[tailoutcharlie]

let me kno wot u iz finkin *isn't this text speak??*
dave

thats just daan wit thu kidz speak innit.

wise words there methinks^^^

[eko]

Dave couldnt agree more,nothing but a tarted up 320 auto at the end of the day!
Still winning the one on Ebay but only just and cant really afford to go much higher keeping in mind the distance to collect.
Still keeping my options open.
One for sale on here now would make a good donor but price is a bit high for my liking and again its at the other end of the country.Travelling to get it isnt a problem but the overall cost is!
Ill know more tomorrow when the auction ends

[randomdave325]

Ill know more tomorrow when the auction ends

no worries pal
i can borrow a trailer for £20 and use the van if you need it.
rich was going to take it to glastonbury but took the 730 instead.
i haven't been on a roadtrip for a while and will only cost diesel then.

[eko]

Ill know more tomorrow when the auction ends

no worries pal
i can borrow a trailer for £20 and use the van if you need it.
rich was going to take it to glastonbury but took the 730 instead.
i haven't been on a roadtrip for a while and will only cost diesel then.

sounds good,ill let you know

[eko]

Ah well thats me outbid http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

[tailoutcharlie]

looks like a road trip

[Rosc0PColtrane]

What's your budget Tony??

That slush-o-matic looks very clean!!! Any room to bid further???

[eko]

What's your budget Tony??

That slush-o-matic looks very clean!!! Any room to bid further???

No chance mate.Went upto £501 to try and meet the reserve but fot outbid straight away
Worth a try though cause it does look very tidy!

[Rosc0PColtrane]

To be fair, that car appears to have another couple hundred in it...

[eko]

^I know,would have been a good buy if i got it for that.Had £600 in my mind as a fair price for it.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Feck it. It's not terminal, there's no rush. Hang in there mate!!

[eko]

Feck it. It's not terminal, there's no rush. Hang in there mate!!

Well techinaclly there is a rush.
Not going to bother doing this one cause even after ive bogged the roof ive still got to get the other side arch finished/MOT/TAX it oh and swap the drivers wing
My enthuisiasm for this car has gone down so much since last weekend,just not `feeling de love` for it now so time to move on!
Ive got the use of Bens 318is for the next couple of weeks so hopefully ill find `the one` in that time.

Its now official though-this one has run its course!!!!

[eko]

Thinking about it i havent really done to bad with this car!

I paid £600 for it last August with 10 months Tax and MOT.
Got it home and sold the BBS`s/sport seats/maplight mirror/rear blind and got just over £400 back leaving me out of pocket by £180 for the purchase.
The interior etc in there now was all from my old 318is and the M50 install paid for itself easily out of the donor car salvage.
The Mtec1 rear/sideskirts are on Ebay now at about £120 and rising.Everything from this car ie full front/rear suspension/engine and box/wheels/trim/dechrome etc will now be transfered onto the next one.
All in all i work out that it has cost me virtually nothing,oh and ill sell off what i dont need from it too so hopefully make a couple of quid!

Cheap yearly motoring

[ed325i]

The Mtec1 rear/sideskirts are on Ebay now at about £120 and rising.

I am going to put my old ones on now I have my new ones.

[Sanchez]

Ah well thats me outbid http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... mot_widget

its up again tony.

[eko]

Ah well thats me outbid http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... mot_widget

its up again tony.

He is obviously too ambitious with his reserve then IMO.

[ed325i]

I dont know how far this is from you.

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CA ... 5289824830

[eko]

I dont know how far this is from you.

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CA ... 5289824830

Ed that would be ideal but just one thing.....toooo many doors for me

[ed325i]

I had a feeling you was going to say that

[eko]

I had a feeling you was going to say that

316i for sale on here now that is tempting its just the price IMO is way too high.Dont mind travelling to get one but budget is so low to start with it may take a while!
Just popped upto my local auctions on the off chance.Going in tonight is a Alpine 2dr 325i,poverty spec but is T&T and will be cheap,£100 id say,but its too scabby for me although from afar doesnt look too bad.
Tucked away in there compound is a Calypso(SP) 320iSE 2dr which really is spotless.Nearly a full MOT and really does look in nice condition.One tiny mark on drivers rear arch but other than that A1.Went and made some enquiries in the office and the guy said it sold on Monday gone

[tbmw]

good luck finding the right one tony

sure you'll find it soon espec with dave helping out

[randomdave325]

Thinking about it i havent really done to bad with this car!

I paid £600 for it last August with 10 months Tax and MOT.
Got it home and sold the BBS`s/sport seats/maplight mirror/rear blind and got just over £400 back leaving me out of pocket by £180 for the purchase.
The interior etc in there now was all from my old 318is and the M50 install paid for itself easily out of the donor car salvage.
The Mtec1 rear/sideskirts are on Ebay now at about £120 and rising.Everything from this car ie full front/rear suspension/engine and box/wheels/trim/dechrome etc will now be transfered onto the next one.
All in all i work out that it has cost me virtually nothing,oh and ill sell off what i dont need from it too so hopefully make a couple of quid!

Cheap yearly motoring

yeah mate it had it's fun. get it in a skip init! you never know you could be drinking out of it next year!

[randomdave325]

i'm going to look at a no sunroof 316 on saturday with tax n mot for very cheap to use round the field.
m10 + carb + welded diff + field = happy days!
i'm fully expecting the shell to be hanging but you never know .
i see matey has re-listed that car on ebay. it made 550 reserve not met.
better luck this time mate init.

[eko]

i'm going to look at a no sunroof 316 on saturday with tax n mot for very cheap to use round the field.
m10 + carb + welded diff = happy days!
i'm fully expecting the shell to be hanging but you never know .
i see matey has re-listed that car on ebay. it made 550 reserve not met.
better luck this time mate init.

Dave you got PM

[munky30]

sorry for the brief OT tony... but dave, how much to weld a diff?

[eko]

Right id just like to say thanks to those that offered me help with this inc randomdave/Munky/Jesus etc.
Ive decided not to go ahead with repairing and have bought a very tidy 316i to reshell mine into.
Ill be collecting the 316 on Sunday and hopefully the swap over will begin straight away!
Ill post pics of progress as and when.

Thanks again everyone

[B7]

Pictures ASAP mate and good luck.

[Sanchez]

Right id just like to say thanks to those that offered me help with this inc randomdave/Munky/Jesus etc.
Ive decided not to go ahead with repairing and have bought a very tidy 316i to reshell mine into.
Ill be collecting the 316 on Sunday and hopefully the swap over will begin straight away!
Ill post pics of progress as and when.

Thanks again everyone

Nice one Tony

good Luck

[bss325i]

Good to hear you've decided to keep with an e30 and not sell up! Good luck with the re-shell and get some pics up!