My first proper E30.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:08 pm

Spadges description not mine.

Anyway, as threatened, here,s a few pics.
Its a 316i touring , clean, tidy, and i,m quite enjoying it.

Few cosmetic rust spots, and dents, but nothing to worry about.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:15 pm

Thats clean.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:29 pm

Looks nice! Is it a run around or have you got plans for it?

Is that the scrappy down by leonards road? Did you get it from there?

Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:56 pm

That's very clean. Nice and unmolested. Any plans or are you keeping it original?

Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:18 pm

No plans atm. Need to find out all it,s little quirks and niggles and try to sort them out,
like the bright metal Wood screws that are currently holding the number plates on.

Yes Ollie, thats the scrappy down Ransome Rd, was looking for the rest of your Chromie in there.

Was down there yesterday, Dave 318 told me about two E30,s they had in there, one with a Zender front and rear spoiler on it, unfortunately, the front was laying next to the car when i found it, damaged beyond repair, and the rear valance was fubared.

Good job i,ve allready got a Zender kit.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:21 pm

Any nice bits on them E30's? Was either one of them a chromie? I really need a parcel shelf!

How does the little M40 go?

Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:45 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote: Any nice bits on them E30's? Was either one of them a chromie? I really need a parcel shelf!

How does the little M40 go?

No mate, both were complete dogs. All i managed to get was a door handle for my cabby

.

Tbh Ollie the M40 is ok, bit strange when you plant your foot down, and nothing happens for 10 mins, but it,s fun in its own buzzy little way. I,m quite enamoured of it.

Guest · Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:22 pm

Pleased to see your getting on with "the chicken" Rob, my kids nicknamed the touring "the chicken". If you had said you were off to the scrappy I'd have sent you to Bloxham on the way back, everytime I've been there over the last year they always have more than 6 E30s getting pillaged.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:30 pm

plumb wrote:Pleased to see your getting on with "the chicken" Rob, my kids nicknamed the touring "the chicken". If you had said you were off to the scrappy I'd have sent you to Bloxham on the way back, everytime I've been there over the last year they always have more than 6 E30s getting pillaged.

Hi Mark,
have to say the journey home was much better than the one there. Up at 7 to catch the 8.30 bus to Oxford, only to find it had been put back till 9.30. Then it stopped at every bus stop between here and Oxford, and there are a few

Still, these things have to be done, and was pleasant driving
home with the sunroof open catching some rays.

Guest · Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:37 pm

Yep it drives well for an old 316 bit slow getting there but stays there when you get there if you know what I mean.

I'll have to get my M52 touring project moving again now i aint got a touring to run a round in anymore.

Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:30 am

Nice bus Rob, is this just a run around while the cabby gets restored?

Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:28 pm

Rob
When i said 'your first real e30' i totally forgot about your other one

Didn't that get towed by the council though

Looks ok but i can see a few things you need that i just happen to have here

Jules...

Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:32 pm

SPADGE wrote:Rob
When i said 'your first real e30' i totally forgot about your other one
Didn't that get towed by the council though
Looks ok but i can see a few things you need that i just happen to have here
Jules...

Ah, that,ll be the four screws for the number plates, cheers mate.

....... and how could you have forgotten.........
it was you who served it up to me.....................

Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:00 pm

looks nice , ill keep an eye out for it

Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:57 pm

You have seen the light, Welcome to the clan Rob.

Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:40 pm

zaust wrote:You have seen the light, Welcome to the clan Rob.

It won,t/can,t replace my cab mate.
But it,s more than ok.

Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:28 pm

Nice looking car Rob,hope you had a good holiday.
Are you still after a window screen?
How's the cab coming along.

Ollie-bwoii,I believe I have a parcel shelf in me lockup,if your interested PM me.

Roy

Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:01 am

Hi Roy, holiday was great, until our youngest Daughter joined us on the second week

Cab is undergoing major surgery but is expected to survive

Yep, still after a windscreen, a green tinted one.
Loving the four pot, it,s so chuckable.

Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:40 pm

C'mon the tourers!

nice n clean one mate.

Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:51 pm

Cheers geez.

Sorting out a few rust spots on it atm, but i,m like a Cow with a Gun when it comes
to stuff like that.

Luckily it,s all cosmetics and not structual.
The Heat shield stuff underneath the bonnet is absolutely mint, and it,s nice to drive over
speed humps without imitating a Land crab.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:05 pm

May not be immediately obvious from these poor pics.....

.... but i have replaced the nasty plastic door/body mouldings with
some nice shiny chrome ones.

Next step, the bumpers. Spadge, i,ll pick the valance up asap mate, been a hectic few days here.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:18 pm

so whens the m30 going in?

Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:13 pm

Nice touring Rob.
Touring's seem to be the model of choice atm spesh up here in Scotland.

Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:33 am

whipsey wrote:so whens the m30 going in?

Not on my watch Shaun, i,m keeping this original

Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:55 am

shedrool83 wrote:Nice touring Rob.
Touring's seem to be the model of choice atm spesh up here in Scotland.

Cheers Jake.
Not just in Scotland though, pretty popular down here too,
and i can see why, proper old battle wagons.
Practical, handle well and look pretty damn

as well.
Incidentally, i took the new rear quarter for my cab to the bodyshop in it yesterday, and one of the fella,s working on it
has fallen in love with tourings after seeing mine.
He,s a self confessed Vauhall/Opel nut, currently turning a v6Calibra into a cabriolet

, and he is now a touring fan.
He also happens to be a Scot.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:07 pm

Decided .as they had a few scrapes and marks, to spray the wing mirrors black.

Then thought i,d do the headlamps.

Well, it makes me happy, and that,s all that matters. Chrome bumpers next.

Guest · Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:48 pm

Any up dates

Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:54 pm

Been too busy Mark, got some front bumper brackets off ebay, need a good clean up
though. Prefacelift valance from Spadge, that i hope to pickup tomorrow,
so as soon as i get a day to myself will stick the front one on, and give the car a bloody
good clean.

Guest · Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:18 pm

Sounds good, I aint done anything to my touring since September, aint had the time due to work and doing martial arts all day every sunday in November, hopefully I 'll get the engine and box out before christmas and get her down the body shop to give her a good check out before the new lump goes in.
Dont forget to post some pics up as you move on with the bumper fitting.

Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:06 am

Looks great! could easily past for a

2.5

Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:48 pm

That looks very tidy. Congrats

Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:31 pm

gooner1 wrote:
shedrool83 wrote:Nice touring Rob.
Touring's seem to be the model of choice atm spesh up here in Scotland.
Cheers Jake.
Not just in Scotland though, pretty popular down here too,
and i can see why, proper old battle wagons.
Practical, handle well and look pretty damn as well.
Incidentally, i took the new rear quarter for my cab to the bodyshop in it yesterday, and one of the fella,s working on it
has fallen in love with tourings after seeing mine.
He,s a self confessed Vauhall/Opel nut, currently turning a v6Calibra into a cabriolet , and he is now a touring fan.
He also happens to be a Scot.

that will be me then rob,lol

Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:42 pm

I must admit i fancy another touring.. but i really need to get the sport finished first.

Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:21 pm

tazz666 wrote:
gooner1 wrote:
shedrool83 wrote:Nice touring Rob.
Touring's seem to be the model of choice atm spesh up here in Scotland.
Cheers Jake.
Not just in Scotland though, pretty popular down here too,
and i can see why, proper old battle wagons.
Practical, handle well and look pretty damn as well.
Incidentally, i took the new rear quarter for my cab to the bodyshop in it yesterday, and one of the fella,s working on it
has fallen in love with tourings after seeing mine.
He,s a self confessed Vauhall/Opel nut, currently turning a v6Calibra into a cabriolet , and he is now a touring fan.
He also happens to be a Scot.
that will be me then rob,lol

How you doing Damian, nice to have you on a proper forum
mate

How,s the soft top Calibra coming on ?

Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:34 pm

Had a spare hour after Gym, and before work tonight,
so thought i,d fit the DIY smoked non smiley Hellas, and the Tech 1 Steering wheel i restored.

The Hellas are for my Cab eventually, but will need doing again as i,m not overly
happy with the X -hairs. Happy with the wheel though, wished i,d taken
a pic or two before i "restored "it, was only fit for the bin.