E30 Zone

Hello

Can you guys help me with my a rust hunt on my 325 cab,please

I have spotted some


Rear valance driver side
Is this in need of repair??

SDC10201 by Georgee73, on Flickr

I guess so

SDC10202 by Georgee73, on Flickr

Rear valance passengers side


SDC10205 by Georgee73, on Flickr

I found a receipt saying that the rear valance was "repaired" some years ago so I assume this will need to be repaired correctly this time.

driver side rear arch

SDC10198 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10188 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10182 by Georgee73, on Flickr

passengers rear arch


SDC10206 by Georgee73, on Flickr

passengers front arch


SDC10191 by Georgee73, on Flickr



SDC10230 by Georgee73, on Flickr
inside the car

passengers side


SDC10177 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10173 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10172 by Georgee73, on Flickr

drivers side


SDC10175 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10169 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10168 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10167 by Georgee73, on Flickr

engine bay

battery tray

SDC10237 by Georgee73, on Flickr

Can get a screw driver anywahere and it come off with a quick scrub with a wire brush. It started to rain so I will tackle this later.



drivers strut

SDC10099 by Georgee73, on Flickr


passengers strut


SDC10086 by Georgee73, on Flickr

scuttle


SDC10239 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10233 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10232 by Georgee73, on Flickr

under the car

this don't look good


SDC10200 by Georgee73, on Flickr

boot

SDC10049 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10080 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10075 by Georgee73, on Flickr

passengers side...this was solid though.


SDC10076 by Georgee73, on Flickr
boot
passengers side 2 by
Georgee73, on Flickr

hood compartment


SDC10135 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10132 by Georgee73, on Flickr

the rust must be the only thing holding this together


SDC10053 by Georgee73, on Flickr

I will get an OEM replacement probably one from the breakers around the south east...any one got some?

Wing mirror..not too expensive so I will get a replacement


SDC10093 by Georgee73, on Flickr

rear bumper off


SDC10223 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10222 by Georgee73, on Flickr

hmm something broke off but it broke off cleanly so it should be welded back on quite easy



dumb ass picture of the day


SDC10208 by Georgee73, on Flickr

I don't believe I wanted to do that. I will read the instruction manuals before I start next time....it was the first time I ever jacked a car up though.....on a serious note is the diff leaking/weaping? the car is SORNed of the road so have not driven it more than a few feet in the last couple of years.

look at that exhaust

these look shitty but the big brake upgrades are way down teh line


SDC10212 by Georgee73, on Flickr


Is there anywhere I have missed? On the whole I don't think it is too bad. I just want to make sure that the car is worth restoring to it's pass glory. (for an absolute newbie)

TBO,as I scrolled through the piccies I was thinking that it looks pretty good!

Battery tray could do with a clean off and re-paint,but there's not much else to worry about,really.

Diffs do weep a little,like all mechanical bits they enjoy being used,leaving them in one position means that the seals dry out and get out of shape,hence the dribbles.

Brakes may well clean off with use,exhaust looks scabby,but these are all 'bolt on' bits that can be regarded as service items.

Thanks Daimler,

That's is what I thought too.

The car has got worse because it has been sitting around for so long. I was thinking I would get it back on the road this year just to clear it's lungs every now and again.

daimlerman wrote:TBO,as I scrolled through the piccies I was thinking that it looks pretty good!

Me too. Taxed a lot worse.

back again.

I have revealed a bit more but I am not sure how much further to go.


SDC10299 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10297 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10295 by Georgee73, on Flickr


SDC10300 by Georgee73, on Flickr

I can't afford the planned full respray at the moment but would it be better to expose more and just treated it for now.

I probably will not get the respray for a few years!!

Would it be best to get the rusty bits cut out now and sorted. I am not sure if this is within the budget at the moment either but I get the feeling that the cost will just rise. I do not want to fill all the holes with filer either.

As it is on and around the Valance my mtech 2 bumper will cover all this.

I have just put krust on the bit I have exposed at the moment

The car may spend another winter on the drive with a cover on it(if it survive the wind this time)
so I am a bit worried about exposing even more surface to the elements.


what do you guys suggest?

All E30's are rusty mate, I mean all.

Just get stuck in and repair it best you can so you can get through each MOT or strip it completely and do it properly.

Best part of owning E30's is the fear of what lurks

Depends on how much you can do yourself,and how much you intend to farm out.

Bodywork welding/repair is a bit of a 'black art',I was lucky enough to catch my bodyman at it one visit to check up on my cabbie;



To make this kind of repair invisible needs far more skill than I can muster up.
May be an idea to slap a coat of zinc rich primer onto your bare metal to attempt to contain the rot until you can afford to let a bodyman loose!

I used a guy who works literally at the end of the street that I live on,this enabled me to wander in and out with my camara pretty much when I wanted to.
He largely fitted my job in around his day to day work of knocking dents out of modern metal,suited him to work this way and I was'nt too desperate for the car back.

Thanks guys,

I do not believe I will ever be skilled enough to do any decent welding and will farm this out.

I will reveal a bit more than a coating of krust and primer will have to do until i get a body shop to look at it.

Now i have a new dillema of working out what makes a good body shop...i guess it is in the quality of the finish.