E30 Zone

Just though id post a few pics of my new e30 donor.

Shes an 325 auto SE, high millage but has a good original straight shell, hopefully will get years good service from it.






After seriously stacking my sport at the ring last week, there was no other option but to re shell.
Both chassis rails bent, inner and outer wings, bonnet, front panel, slam panel, bumper and dented pride plus lost of rust in its early and advanced stages mean its not worth saving.
Absolutely gutted to have to break the sport, Ive had her 4 years, just had all the welding done and just about had new everything sorted mechanically.

I will miss the old tech 1, but at least it got killed in action, oh well, onwards and up wards.



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Many thanks to all the zonners who have offered shells and have been helping me look for a new E30, most appreciated

hard luck mate - but good luck with the silver one!

Great stuff Oz.

I'm really pleased.

I'd love to come down and help with this in some way if I can.

Get that for sale sign out of the back!

Can never put an old dog down

if your gonna kill an e30, kill it at its home

good luck with the new beastie

Nice one mate, chuffed that you're on the road to getting back on the road (wtf!?)

Well up for getting stuck in ASAP.

Nice one oz. Say goodbye to crome.

Plastic turd looks tidy.

Plastic wrongness

I'm off to the ring in august sorry to see you killed your tech1 where about on the ring did it happen?

In Germany.


p.s. The right hander before Hatzenbach at the NÃarburgring.

miss hit miss they call it, tricky little number i have found

Ozmund Sterling silver is the dogs bits, looks to be a very nice!

Will be helping where applicable no doubt!

Good find!

Andrew

Simon and I can go on another 1 hour beer hunt.

Davenotouring wrote:Simon and I can go on another 1 hour beer hunt.

Gotta say thank you to Andrew (demlot) for all his hard work getting the car ready for the ring, all the good bits can be used on the new shell so all is not lost.

Massive thank you to everyone on the trip who helped get the car roadworthy again for the 600 mile trip back to the Uk nice one, Boybimmer, Demlot, Andyboy, Karan and everyone else who helped out.

looks tidy dude so you switching engine and gearbox yeah? gonna be at guildford??

your tech1 looks ultra bad ass in that motor way pic but silver looks pimpin if done right

dark_sounds wrote:looks tidy dude so you switching engine and gearbox yeah? gonna be at guildford??

your tech1 looks ultra bad ass in that motor way pic but silver looks pimpin if done right

Cheers Ali, going to switch, engine, gearbox, lsd, suspension, brakes and various other good bits onto the new turd.
Wont be done for a little while yet but will still be at Guildford in the van

cool man, catch up there then

lol just noticed your subname, captain armco lovely.

swtiching subframes?? over? (this is what i had done, much easier, that way, front suspension and brake set up moves along, ) also means that you wont have to fiddle about wth gearbox removal, unless you want to change the clutch?


anyway cathc up with you guildford, i still aint listened to your CD yet,, bloody exams and no cd player in car

Shit dude, I hadn't heard about the ring off. Sad to see the old girl that way.

Good luck with the change over. Looks to be a nice base car.

as we spoke about it earlyer, well done, now get it rid for the tracks and pod

Shame you couldnt find another Chrome turd to reshell into.. But look like a goodun, great colour!

Nice looking car which doesn't thankfully for you match its reg plate
Sorry to hear about your off fella but these things happen.
Spadge...

Although a black tec 1 would have been bad i agree it would be near on impossible to find one! Is this making an appearance at guildford mr o?

As said before, sorry too hear about your old car, this one looks nice and tidy

Nice one. Oz, Bet your smileing ear to ear..

Still keeping an eye out for a metal one for you though....

Sorry to hear about your old car, mate.

The new one looks in good shape though, so look forward to seeing you swopping the parts and the finished project.

Glad people helped you get your old car road- worthy for the trip back to Blighty..... good to know helpful people still exist:D

Bummer about the Tech 1 .

Nice looking 325, i'm sure it will look the nuts when you swop everything over.

congarats oz, you dnt hung about do you?? lol, and am sure the tech 1 wont be forgoten that easy.

Bummer about the tech 1. Although the hero damage to the tech 1 makes the car a worthy monument, like top gear did with the Hilux.

Good lick with the new shell. looks clean. How much did you pay for it?

blatantarrogance wrote:Bummer about the tech 1. Although the hero damage to the tech 1 makes the car a worthy monument, like top gear did with the Hilux.

Good lick with the new shell. looks clean. How much did you pay for it?

Got a very good deal on it, will reveal all once its picked up hopefully tomorow and safely locked up at Atech's new HQ

i saw ur pic's formt he ring mate glad ur ok mate

Liking the new silver beast mate



glad ur alright

Cheers Neil, looking forward to getting started on the new turd, have a few plans for it but the main thing will be to re-shell and get it through an MOT.

Still not sure about all this plastic business but one things for sure, its a hell of a lot less rusty than my old tech 1 and has never been welded so all good

I'd cut the rear end out and stitch in a pre face lift one (did i mention i had one also lol)

Well done Oz, fast moving there fella

I know i'm miles away from you but, if you need a had just shout.

Neil.

Cheers Nelly and many thanks to everyone who has offered to help with the re-shell it means a lot.

Thanks to Ant (Atech) for picking up the new turd today, Ant will be doing all the re-shell work for me as i don't have the time, space or knowledge to do a job like this.

Hopefully will be back on the road soon

Oh mate - have only just seen this!

Good luck with the new motor. At least you've got a project again.. Getting the new one just how you like it will keep you busy.

good luck mate looks like a nice motor to be putting it all in!