someone killed my e30 so got a new project any help welcome

[whipsey]

someone drove into this outside my house and wrote it off so now im gonna mke a start with this


any help welcome

[whipsey]

just took some photos of my chedder cheese e30 lol have i bit of more than i can chew?

[ClemQjeronimo]

jebus.

alot of rust there dude. theres more rust than solid metal it would seem. good luck

[dobbie82]

would it not be cheaper to by a SLIGHTLY rusty e30 and repair that? will cost a few hundred in electricity to weld that back to MOT standards!

[whipsey]

was thinking that myself anyone go a decent shell up for sale cheeeeep lol

[maxfield]

I'd get a decent shell if i was you thats really bad

[dobbie82]

ask local garages for mot failures? or pick one up on ebay? (glad you didnt take offence!)

[Jon_Bmw]

I'm all up for saving e30's, well not chrome ones , but that is pushing it a bit far!

[julianm40]

Thats some eeevil rust you got there mate!

[Jhonno]

where's the solid metal?!

[E30Mark]

Dude, you got a fetish for welding ???

Your original car looks easier to fix than this bag of rust. I've rebuilt a few cars in my time, as long as you don't mind spending more money on it than it's worth then go for it!

[whipsey]

lol my original one looked like a bananna someone drove into it last year and drove off i'd just rid the shell of rust as well w*****s im a believer in working with what i've got and as the shells there waiting i though i'd have a go at giving it a bit of a shed to showpiece makeover lol i've got my work cut out for me lol

[whipsey]

i've already got the replacement rear arches and three front wings lol as well as a facelift front panel so may as well do it lol

[EThreezero]

Let that poor bugger rest in peace man jeeeeesus did you pay for that??? put it out its misery

[whipsey]

i like a challenge i think this is it i think im gonna have to do regular updates and see just how long it takes me to get the whole car done lol

[Brianmoooore]

That is terminal! There's rust everywhere. It'll be in all the box sections and you'll never kill it all.
There are far better shells than that being scrapped every day.

[smithy318i]

That is terminal! There's rust everywhere. It'll be in all the box sections and you'll never kill it all.
There are far better shells than that being scrapped every day.

I agree.

I've broken better E30s than that.

[whipsey]

well like i said if theres a decent shell going cheeap local im interested this kinda loks worse in the photos than it really is

[mattpina]

Have you tried Alan Cowlands (now called Almik I think) in Burton Latimer? They usually have loads of E30's in for breaking.

They must have a decent shell somewhere.

[whipsey]

I phoned him years back when i was after parts for my other car he said he definatly had the bits but didnt even look till i got there and guess what he didnt was a bit of a knob to boot i might try there if i get desperate

[mattpina]

I go there fairly often. I've always had good service, you must have caught them on a bad day.

[whipsey]

i spose its worth giving them another go if i get the same response though im gonna be pissed lol

[mattpina]

Good luck!
They do get very busy at times which affects their customer service skills.
No excuse, but they've always done a good job for me.

[whipsey]

hey matt where abouts in northants r u?

[mattpina]

Wellingborough

What time are you going to Billing tomorrow?

[ROC]

Small world and all that, I live in Raunds, (well someone has to )

[whipsey]

im goin sunday now gotta pick a car up from london sat morning

[mattpina]

C U there. Mines the bright red C2

[whipsey]

will do

[dobbie82]

C U there. Mines the bright red C2

I don't think you can miss a C2 let alone a bright red one





(sorry if i am post whoring!)

[mattpina]

It's bright red now it's had the zaino treatment.

It was a bit pink before.

[whipsey]

just a quick update ive started to remove the body panels and my rear arches have turned up


dosnt look too bad as of yet but im kinda getting the feeling im gonna be a dab hand on the old welder by the time im done lol
any one know of where i can get some new floor panels and at what sort of cost?

[Jhonno]

can see more rust on the sills from the look of it.. bit of a mission you've got yourself there..

[whipsey]

just a bit of surface rust both sills have already been replaced

[Jerran]

Did you manage to get a decent shell ? I saw the snaps of the one with all the rot ? I've got a 320 2 door I'll be breaking soon, not any way as bad as yours, has got 5 months mot ( though did have until I lost the certificate ) any use ? It's just a basic 320 manual in white, can e-mail snaps if you wish.

Jerran