Pekwah1 - E30 325i Manual Convertible restoration

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pekwah1
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Fri May 29, 2015 9:03 am

Hi Guys,

Picked this up yesterday after finding it rotting away in someones driveway!

It's going to need a lot of work, going to start by stripping it down, work out what's missing, and make a plan to address the most rotten bits, although to be honest other than the rear arches and a hole on the boot, doesn't look too bad.

I'll update as i go, hopefully nothing too terminal, think the interior and wiring will give me the biggest headache although looking forward to seeing if the beastie 2.5 fires up ok!

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Fri May 29, 2015 1:59 pm

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pekwah1
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Fri May 29, 2015 2:05 pm

It just needs a t-cut :wink:
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Fri May 29, 2015 2:16 pm

Bloody hell.. you're brave!
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pekwah1
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Fri May 29, 2015 2:33 pm

Haha, i was pulling apart last night wondering what i've let myself in for here!
Well i like to have a project to work on, i've certainly got that!
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Fri May 29, 2015 8:17 pm

you cannot be serious!
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Fri May 29, 2015 8:27 pm

Good luck mate :thumb:

Hope you know how to weld or have a welding buddy nearby who likes drinks... alot of them! :snigger:
Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
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Fri May 29, 2015 8:53 pm

Brave man !!

Wish you luck :D
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Fri May 29, 2015 11:35 pm

Honestly, it's a project for sure.....but a huge amount of work ahead. Hats off to you if you see this through.
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Sat May 30, 2015 12:32 am

Has it got an interior?
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pekwah1
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Sat May 30, 2015 9:45 am

Parts of... I have some old beaten up seats, carpet pieces, trim Etc... Not all there but I've got some!
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Sat May 30, 2015 2:32 pm

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Sat May 30, 2015 9:23 pm

Was this in Crawley by any chance?
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pekwah1
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:31 am

it was indeed! Ifield to be precise
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:32 am

I thought it was, I walked past it a few times. Glad to see someone is rescuing it, good luck!
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pekwah1
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:35 am

Yeh i've been driving past it quite a lot, thought i'd take a punt on it!
Just need to strip it down a bit more and see what needs doing, if nothing else it has a roof over it so can't be rained on any more!
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:35 am

Brave man, well done.
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:44 am

everyone deserves a second chance, even a car!
See if i'm still saying that in a month....! :D
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:31 am

Good on you, be methodical and take your time and you will be rewarded with a
Lovely car. far worse have been saved. :D
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:16 pm

Good to see some more Crawley zoners!

Good luck with it and as said, brave man!

A facelift manual 325i cabrio helps makes it worth doing.
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pekwah1
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:19 pm

Well i'm actually Horsham, but i'll leave that rivalry well alone ;)
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pekwah1
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Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:10 pm

Thanks for all the comments so far guys, unfortunately as quick as I've got this, I might need to let her go already.... SWMBO isn't impressed with me getting yet another project, and with hindsight I don't know when I'm actually going to find any time to work on it. So on that note, it might well go up for sale or breaking very soon.... Guess I'll decide for sure this week what I want to do....

Oh, and i gave it a wash!

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Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:24 pm

right decision. good luck with it.
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Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:31 pm

Harrow ! :D
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Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:34 pm

pekwah1 wrote:Well i'm actually Horsham, but i'll leave that rivalry well alone ;)
Well I'm actaully Crawley Down village and only recently, moved from Horley last month to be precise. :)
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Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:58 pm

I have a 320i cab in manual needs fettling ideal project :)
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