LIKE MY INTERIOR ?

Post Tue May 03, 2005 12:23 am

The only trouble is .... your looking at it through the wheel arch !
Had a good go at it today , mostly done as i wanna go to the Taunton meet next Sunday , i only got the other side to go now ! ! !
FOOKIN ROTTEN

jIBBERS

Post Tue May 03, 2005 12:35 am

Oh dear, no-one likes to see that mate, good luck hope you get it sorted

Post Tue May 03, 2005 12:45 am

Hmm, that looks familar...

Easy to fix with a grinder and a welder and some metal

Like so
And so

Post Tue May 03, 2005 12:59 am

So do itake it that lots of e30 s go there ?
I thought that was the case, its all down to the jack point i reckon , a right little water trap , it was only a tiny hole when i started !
Its mostly done now tho , but as ever ,bank holiday and i run out of gas for the mig SOD IT !
:lol:

Jibbers

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:04 am

Bah, you don't need gas for MIG welding steel

I did those on mine with no gas at all.

(Jos waits for the welding experts to come and tell him to cut them out and redo them...)

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:13 am

AH yes but by the looks of your garage i reckon you got a nice big mig , mines a little baby sip 105 turbo { vrooom psssshhhttt }.
It aint much cop without gas , in fact seagulls could do a better job with their turd
:lol:

Jibbers

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:15 am

Jos wrote:Bah, you don't need gas for MIG welding steel I did those on mine with no gas at all.

(Jos waits for the welding experts to come and tell him to cut them out and redo them...)

Safer job than I did on my old 318,I fibre glassed mine up.
Mind I work with fibre glass a lot (not the kinda of crap they sell in Hellfrauds!) and TBH it's just as strong if done correctly

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:19 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote: Safer job than I did on my old 318,I fibre glassed mine up.
Mind I work with fibre glass a lot (not the kinda of crap they sell in Hellfrauds!) and TBH it's just as strong if done correctly

If only Mr MOT thought the same...

I'm actually much fonder of Halfrauds since I got my li'l orange trade card!

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:22 am

Mornin Jesus , what do you mean fibre glass , i thought you were a pliers and parcel tape kind a guy ! !

:lol:

Jibbers

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:22 am

did you get tempted 2 run any think over so you cud see it go splllllllllat :lol:

you wud'nt wona hit a big cow patty tho

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:23 am

Ziggy wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote: Safer job than I did on my old 318,I fibre glassed mine up.
Mind I work with fibre glass a lot (not the kinda of crap they sell in Hellfrauds!) and TBH it's just as strong if done correctly
If only Mr MOT thought the same...

Mine did!

I made sure to sand the fibre glass smooth,then re undersealed and there was no way anyone could have noticed! :lol:

I would like to add though,I wouldn't do this on any major stuctrure points such as seat or seat belt mounting or suspension component mountings.
Would only do areas that would fail but don't really make much difference to anything.

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:26 am

Looks nice jibbs.

You defo going to this meet near Tuanton, as i am with my missis.

If so i'll keep a look out for you/your car.

ps. what colour is your car

Mine will have a lovely mint iS interior by the weekend

Adam

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:29 am

Now i can see why they call you MR MEAN , some poor defenceless animal , i did look for a traffic warden but there was none about !

:lol:

Jibbers

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:30 am

jibbers wrote:AH yes but by the looks of your garage i reckon you got a nice big mig , mines a little baby sip 105 turbo { vrooom psssshhhttt }.
It aint much cop without gas , in fact seagulls could do a better job with their turd
Jibbers

not so little but still small SIP 130 Turbo, actually it belongs to a mate of mine.
I have a Kempii 1400 DC Inverter Welder with TIG attachment, still learning TIG but I can stick weld down to 1mm with it. Going to buy a proper TIG rig at some point, HF Start >> Scratch Starting..

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:37 am

Hi adam , will be there if i get the weldin done !
My car is

JIBBERS

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:40 am

Jibbers,tell me thats not COC written on your reg plate

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:40 am

I MIGHT EVEN

BRING THIS ONE !

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:43 am

WHY ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME ITS ONE OF YOUR FIBRE GLASS SPECIALS ! :lol:

Nah mate its COD luckily !

Jibbers

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:46 am

jibbers wrote:WHY ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME ITS ONE OF YOUR FIBRE GLASS SPECIALS !

Nah mate its COD luckily !

Jibbers

My fibred up 318 was sold,ringed and then scrapped!

Good news about your reg plate............phew!

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:46 am

I though you had 2 cabs and that grey 325?

who's is the burgandy one, and is it another 325?

Looks sweet tho.

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:53 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote: I made sure to sand the fibre glass smooth,then re undersealed and there was no way anyone could have noticed!

Good effort! 's what I'd have probably done if I'd kept the 320!! :lol:

Did you get round to trying out those bargainous welders you got? Really must get round to finding one & having a go... I wonder if halfords sell em?!

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:54 am

Iwish i had 2 cabs mate !
I got red 4 d 320
wine 4 d 320
silver 4 d 325

I reckon i must like 4 d then :lol:

Jibbers

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:57 am

HERES THE SLAG OF THE BUNCH

JIBBERS

Post Tue May 03, 2005 1:58 am

Yeas mate,tried all the welders and they all work fine,need to get some more mig wire for the migs,and the welding rods I got with the arc have at some point gotten damp and don't work proper,they'll be put into action very soon on the Herald.

For a cheap welder try www.frostrestorers.co.uk they usually have something on offer,I wouldn't bother with Hellfrauds,having said that you've got a special card now!

Post Tue May 03, 2005 2:00 am

Sorry that should be www.frost.co.uk

Post Tue May 03, 2005 2:08 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:Yeas mate,tried all the welders and they all work fine,need to get some more mig wire for the migs,and the welding rods I got with the arc have at some point gotten damp and don't work proper,they'll be put into action very soon on the Herald.

For a cheap welder try www.frostrestorers.co.uk they usually have something on offer,I wouldn't bother with Hellfrauds,having said that you've got a special card now!

Excellent stuff

(<= note the welding goggles & highly accurate hair!)

I wouldn't normally go near halfrauds, but they decided they wanna give my huge discounts (more than 50% off in some cases!!) so they'll do!

I do feel "special" lol

Post Tue May 03, 2005 9:57 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:Yeas mate,tried all the welders and they all work fine,need to get some more mig wire for the migs,and the welding rods I got with the arc have at some point gotten damp and don't work proper,they'll be put into action very soon on the Herald.

For a cheap welder try www.frostrestorers.co.uk they usually have something on offer,I wouldn't bother with Hellfrauds,having said that you've got a special card now!

Should always store rods in a dry place, the flux absorbs moisture from the air and makes it spit like hell. If you can't keep them dry best thing is to put them in the oven at 120C for 30mins or so to dry them out.

Post Tue May 03, 2005 4:46 pm

Thats moisture is a killer on your wire too , just got going again and found the damp has rusted my wire out later on in the roll , its cool got me some new now , and tips n gas also , no stoppin the mighty Jibbers from weldin his turd up now !
Nah it aint a turd , just needs a bit of that there TLC stuff ! !

:lol:

Jibbers