Hello all! ive had the grinder out!

[Borderbmw]

Missus at work and the kids away for the weekend,i decided to attack my scabby rear wheel arches,just made myself a nice holiday week job replacing both rear arches and make up inner arch repairs! Bugger!!

Guess i better buy a new mig,as i killed my last one welding my mates 4 mini's

Why didnt i just watch the telly instead of playing with power tools!?

[316eyes]

Because there's always work to be done on an E30, and you want to drive around in a smart E30, so you just got to go and do it, DON'T YOU?

Saturday afternoon telly is Crap anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[johnl320]

You are not alone, the grinder has been out and i have been in some strange positions in my boot! i have managed to change three tiny holes into fist size holes, simply heartbreaking ,but its all for a good cause . Time to cut some patches to size , good luck with those arches, I'm glad mine are okay
regards
john

[Adammcf]

PICS! LOL
Oh well at least you can do it all yourself and have the tools available. Some people pay silly money to get it all done.

[StuBeeDoo]

Oh well at least you can do it all yourself and have the tools available. Some people pay silly money to get it all done.

Gotta agree there! I'm dreading the tinworm getting into my beloved!

[Borderbmw]

I quite agree,saturday afternoon telly is crap,and so was saturday night aswell!! 999 channels and sod all on!

Might have to splash out on that plasma cutter ive always lusted after if im going to be doing arches ,anyone know how much new cills are from the stealers while im at it?

[316eyes]

Plasma Cutter? We'll all be fitting Phasers and Proton Torpedos instead of fog lights soon! Fire when that yellow camera comes in range Mr. Sooloo.

[Andy325i]

This is what we found in a customers car last week. It only started as a hole small rust patch lol

[gareth]

last time i tried to repair a hole like that on an e30 (b-reg 4 door 320i) i manages to set fire to it!

ho hum....

[Jesus325iTouring]

last time i tried to repair a hole like that on an e30 (b-reg 4 door 320i) i manages to set fire to it!

ho hum....

I can beat that....

Whilst welding a Fiat X19,I managed to set fire to myself

[gareth]

hehe! class!

my brother managed to set light to the crotch area of his insulated overalls (like a duvet) while angle grinding!

[Jesus325iTouring]

hehe! class!

my brother managed to set light to the crotch area of his insulated overalls (like a duvet) while angle grinding!

[pete69zx]

I once chopped up a Renault 5 GT Turbo with a petrol stihl saw, and setfire to myself whilst wearing overalls (and there was still fuel in the bloody tank aswell, opps )

[Borderbmw]

Ive singed various parts of my anatomy while grinding in the past ,maybe i should wear an asbestos suit while im doing it!

[E30Mark]

Reminds me when a trainee lecturer at my local College of lesser Education was welding up his Mk II Cortina, he managed to burn down the workshop! muppet didn't take out the carpets but tried to weld the floor

[Borderbmw]

That just made me laugh! a lecturer of ours was demonstrating how to change a cv boot on a ford orion and put it all back together and drove it 20 feet and the wheel fell off(with hub!) he hadnt put the hub nut back on!

[hoshy]

I was up at my fathers garage late one night when I fancied having a go a patching up the two rusting holes from where the alarm had been removed (inner wheel arch)

I'd never used a welder before and there's was nobody there to help me....lol

Manager to just about get the plate cut and bent to shape but when it came to welding it in ended up with a big blotchy blobby pile of crap haha I hadn'tturned the gas on properly.

stil, it's quite solid.. if a little rusting cos it's not been painted yet

If anybody's interested I'll show them at ace cafe on sat.