E30 Zone

Just to let people know she is back and has a new position in my garage away from all the elements!
Pictures will be posted tomorow morning for all to see, so dont say "this thread is pointless without pictures"

Nice one clart i wana see those pics real soon

cant wait to see this car now!

SCOTT325SE wrote:Just to let people know she is back and has a new position in my garage away from all the elements!
Pictures will be posted tomorow morning for all to see, so dont say "this thread is pointless without pictures"

Meh, you've ruined my fun - so wanted to use that smiley

Cant wait to see it though

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Just for the new guys, this car has pretty much had a full restoration lifeline, has it not?

Nice work (saying in advance of seein pics :p)
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in all honesty, if i had removed the diff and suspension, it would have gone to the scrappers! It was, in effect, 2 hours away from death before i decided that she would get a new lifeline!

190,000miles and not a single stone chip....how's that for carefull driving???

congrats, looking forward to the photos!

Nice one mate,what's the next step in the resto' project ?

Andy335Touring wrote:Nice one mate,what's the next step in the resto' project ?

Next step is to re-fit the kit and front wings then get all the brake pipes replaced underneath the car. any underside work will be next, then im gonna get the prop shaft back on the car, get the backbox and centre section of the zorst on there and re-fit all the boot trim bits and rear lights.

When thats done im going to get all new seals so the car is water-tight. They wont be cheap, thats for sure!!!!

After that, I think I'm gonna start refurbing the block of the engine so I can stick that back in the car together with a gearbox refurb. When the block and box are back in, it should look as it the project has a meaning!!!!

When the block and box are done, I'm gonna start on the headwork. When thats done im gonna set the engine up and bolt the new downpipes to the engine and zorst.

Then Im gonna rip the wiring loom and dashboard out and remove the stupid alarm thats fitted, repair the loom to original spec, fit new dashboard and then get someone from Sextons in Swansea to come and fit a Toad alarm at my house. I will over-see the work and make sure Im happy that he's not butchering my cables and the cars looms.

After that, i'll wire the whole car up again. This will be some time mid-summer now, so I will be looking for cheap Dynamat to keep her quiet in the cabin. Fit the dynamat, doorcards and then its a new carpet, new steering wheel and leather interior!

Then, she should be just about finished, so it will be a trek down to the MOT station, get the tester to dribble over her for a bit, and then take a trip to the post office to tax her!

After that, i'll take her out, drive, pose and feel happy with what ive done.

Lot of work there mate ! Things like brake pipes can be a bitch to do.

It's going to be a real acheivment to be proud of when it's all done,sitting there looking totaly mint

Is the engine going to be modded up as you do the rebuild ? 2.7ltr ? Head ported ? Cam ?

I'll bet it's great to get it home so you can start working on it your self.

Good luck,Andy

You prob find that the fuel tank is knackard when u do the pipes
just had thsi with the touring

yeah go 2.7 dude!

u r going to all that efort, it would be silly not to stick a nice simple 2.7 in there, nothing that extreme, just something a bit more special than a 2.5 if u get my drift

2.7

I hope your local Sextons is better than mine!

congrats Scott - everyone said you were mad to do it but now its come in underbudget and it'll be well worth the cash!

i vote NO to a 2.7! keep it original and in a few years it will be well worth the initial investment as these cars are getting rarer now. I don't imagine you'll be ragging it up and down the B roads quite as much now its looking good!

GET THOSE PICS UP!

Karan wrote:u r going to all that efort, it would be silly not to stick a nice simple 2.7 in there, nothing that extreme, just something a bit more special than a 2.5 if u get my drift

I think drift being the oprative word there

Andy, yes mate, a lot of work! Im buying a copper brake pipe kit with all the fittings and connectors and flaring tools too, so brake piping shouldnt be a major problem.
The engine is going to be standard mate. I may polish the internals up though to make the gasses flow a bit better and improve the burn pattern, but cam and mods like that will be a no-no. standard engine pretty much.

Ive put her safe in the garage and ive already been out to look at her 14 times since she got home at 6pm! lol lol lol

Richy, the tank is good actually. Im gonna take it out anyway and have a look at it closely and if theres any corrosion at all, for the sake of Ԛ£85, i'll buy a new 1.

Simon, i cant afford the 2.7 mate.

Dom, Swansea sextons are good and Cardiff Sexton is VERY helpful! Ive been into Swindon sextons and i agree, they ARE SHITE!!!!!!!

Scott, Top man on the 2.7wrongness topic! I wont be ragging her anywhere for a while mate! The only time i think i will be ragging this will be the day i become a dad and im racing back from work to make it to the hospital (hopefully that will be a few years from now tho!!!!)

mine looked mint m8. It wasnt untillremoveall that it was knackard. Ive even seen it so i know the garage aint pulling a fast one. I was well still am gutted

For the sake of Ԛ£85 Richy Im not going to stress over it mate. The amount of money ive spent on this car already could have bought me a minted red H plater with 100k on the clock with FSH, with a responsibe and festideous owner and I would have only needed to travel 60 miles to buy it! (we know which car im on about) but no....im stupid/mad (delete as opinion apropriates) and i bought a shed!

Oh well, shes worth it!

top respect to ya bruvs!! sheԚ´ll be worth it in the end

SCOTT325SE wrote:....im stupid/mad (delete as opinion apropriates) and i bought a shed!

Oh well, shes worth it!

You talking about me there lol
its me that buys sheds

it's only a fuel tank and a few brake lines richy. not as if the car is falling apart with rust. At the end of the day 200k is alot of miles, and even the best motors need lots of love to keep them A1. Plus it will keep falling apart if you drive it like you do all the time!

glad to see it back scott...i can't wait to see the pics. i bet you are a very happy man.

Nice one Scott - looking forward to the pics and glad you are keeping it standard, as the other Scott said decent standard early sports are like rocking horse sh*te...

Respect to you for your efforts

Chris, im a very happy man mate!

Mark, thank you mate! The standard car posse remind me why im keeping her original! Original is sometimes the most elegant!!!

additional....
I need someone to do me a copy of the ETK mind, coz i need to know a million part numbers to put this thing back together!!! Anyone with a working ETK for Windows XP please email me and i shall furnish your palm with some cash if you can send me a working version!

Simon13 wrote:it's only a fuel tank and a few brake lines richy. not as if the car is falling apart with rust. At the end of the day 200k is alot of miles, and even the best motors need lots of love to keep them A1. Plus it will keep falling apart if you drive it like you do all the time!

I do take my time sometime si.
I just need to get it to a decent body shop now. get the body sorted and ill be happy. Underneath its realy solid.

Scott once she sorted m8 ill take a run down i'm dying to see her fella

Richy, when shes sorted mate, you'll see her and me in some uber-kool Raybans/Diesel shades at a meet!!!!!

SCOTT325SE wrote:Richy, when shes sorted mate, you'll see her and me in some uber-kool Raybans/Diesel shades at a meet!!!!!

I may even bring my missus!

SCOTT325SE wrote:I may even bring my missus!

if im LUCKY!!!!!!!!

SCOTT325SE wrote:if im LUCKY!!!!!!!!

buy her something nice you might get then

Bout damned time! Great to see Scott, it'll be the mintest -tec 1 around!

Good work Scott. Am really jealous of your little project. If i had the time, space and cash i'd love to do something similar.

Let's see them pics then ...

Nice one fella. Waiting to see the pics...

Just one thing... in your list of stuff to do... how you gonna get her to the MOT station...? You don't mention putting any wheels on her...

Seriously, bet you're well chuffed. Suprised you didn't sleep in the garage last night...