E30 Zone

For a bit of a laugh/inspiration/motivation - what's the worst e30 rot wise that you have saved and some pics of it?

I'm currently at the point where the subframe/tank etc is off and I've got to start cutting out and welding - it's bad - and I'm getting called mental by everyone who sees it - but I've repaired worse.

So let's see what you've fixed to make me feel better.....

Well this thread will need pictures, so don't be shy....

The on that is coming in this week will be the worst. Rear arches are non exsistant.

Also you're not too far from me...

i'll get some pics up tonight - tried with the phone yesterday but no one will work out the rust from the blur.

where are you maxfield?

Mansfield Woodhouse

ha really close then - I'm only in huthwaite...

you fix them for a living then?

I'll fix any car for a living but would enjoy only working on E30's.

where'd you work at then? own place?

just found got a pic of the front pass floor so that's a good example of before lol:

Yes mate got my own place.

I have a few E30 bits laying rounf if you're ever after anything.

dont suppose you got any larger case diffs? ideally after a shorter one than the standard 325i

Mine went from this:



to this:



with a large portion of those repairs hand-beaten from sheet steel. It's all documented in the restore thread in my sig, along with sill, floor, boot and wheelarch repairs.

i had a very rotten cabby, decided to give it a bash welding it up, welds were messy but strong, but when it was about finished i fragged the turd.

yes just read your thread, very involved! thankfully i haven't got the bulkhead or sunroof issues but i think i'll be taking the front wings off shortly to check there.

A couple of my tech one before i saved it!

that's mint that you saved that - any pics of during/after?

As I sold it



And the guy that has it now.
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

It came out really nice and the guy that bought it is very happy with it. Everything was sorted on it.

Brutal bonnet rust!

Grrrmachine wrote:Brutal bonnet rust!

Must be a pattern part.

staley_turbo wrote:A couple of my tech one before i saved it!

Stick a bonnet bra on and it will be reet

the whole front end of my e30 m3 was a mess





















so it was all removed










and replaced

Kos that is intense

Kos i hope you replaced it with a 318is galvanised front end

I like this thread..

too many times I see people suggesting perfectly good E30's should be fragged and weighed in because there is a little bit of rust on a wing..

glad to see some people out there not afraid to get the welder out..

Standard issue stuff :











Handiwork thanks to DanThe I've never welded anything in my life

Front Chassis leg is about the worst. Easy job really but had to drop the engine out to get it done

Simon13 wrote:Front Chassis leg is about the worst. Easy job really but had to drop the engine out to get it done

We should have saved that Tech 1 Si. Would have been heroic!!

yeah this thread is really making me feel like a girl for whinging - brilliant stuff! here's my rear inner sills - or lack of them:





scarily enough the subframe, tank, pump and lines etc all came off cleanly!

it will live again - i'm aiming for a lazy timescale of end of jan.

@maxfield - you'll have to come over for a cuppa/beverage if you get bored one eve.

i guarantee mine is the rustiest uv all seen. well used to be. i dont have photos of the rust becauseits not something i thought wow cool, lets show all my mates. i could photograph the patches though, will show the scale

This is what I'm currently looking at:






Inner arches are shot on both sides...

I had pretty much written the car off in my mind; unless someone fancies a go at it with a welder in exchange for a can of Guiness and my eternal gratitude!