Jim's Chromie Thread - Hail Storm Aftermath

[Ajsingh]

Id come but the car is not taxed... And the rusty 2.7 will get a grilling! Lol

[Rav335uk]

Id come but the car is not taxed... And the rusty 2.7 will get a grilling! Lol

LAME EXCUSE!!!!!!!
Borrow your bro's Golf.

[gooner1]

I'll bring a can Jim

[Rav335uk]

I'll bring a can Jim

Ooooooh you are BITCHY!

[Dezzy]

Finishes at 12pm Jim.
Get the sausages and Birdeye chicken burgers on about 1pm, i'll be there by then

Its an order from the Captain Jim

[Rav335uk]

I'e discovered new ones Dezzy, Spicy Chicken Qtr Pounders from Iceland.

[gooner1]

I'e discovered new ones Dezzy, Spicy Chicken Qtr Pounders from Iceland.

You sure that aint Penquin, Cap?

[Rav335uk]

Nope, defo Chick Chick

[jonny323i]

so whos going

[Dezzy]

Nope, defo ar5eholes and eyeballs:D

[Rav335uk]

Nope, defo ar5eholes and eyeballs:D

That's only in Northern Shops

[Jim320i]

Birdseye?! I dont buy branded food

I'll get the canoe on the lake for the Captain though so he doesnt get Land sick

@ AJ - No E30 needed to show up at mine mate, not for this. Its not a 'proper' meet, just luring in the scrap so I can steal things and let my dags pish on their alloys.

@jonny - fook knows how many will turn up, but under 5 is the most likely outcome

[Wingnutleft]

Cars cleaned just got to hope she starts tomorrow now! Been a,month since it last moved.

Got a little treat for the Captain

[Jim320i]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Made a thread but its only us gays turning up. Ahh well, I bought some food and beer so turn up.

[Husker_1]

i adore your E30, some brilliant detail work on the engine, well done, what a gorgeous car. I want mine up to this standard at the end of all the hard work, mine's a 2 door chrome bumper too

[Jim320i]

Thanks fella!

Unfortunately, at the moment, she looks a sorry state Need to crack on with it and I will be soon. Thinking of building up a 2.7 engine to pop in her too!

Once she has the holes welded and a respray, and a new engine She'll be a new car... Literally

Yours looks tidy in the picture. Whats your plans with it?

[Rav335uk]

Thought Rick was having the 2.7 Jim

[Jim320i]

Changed my mind Rav. Keeping it for myself due to how easy it would be to drop into my own

[Rav335uk]

mmm, 2.7 with a spaz box, great combo!

YOu might as well do a manual conversion Jim, it's east, and you have all the bits to hand.

[Jim320i]

Manual? Those Gear things?

I really don't like manuals at all But love Autos

Would be the fastest Auto E30 too, unless someone else has done it...

[blackE30indy]

Ooh,auto 2.7 = super cruiser

[Husker_1]

plans with mine involve some BBS style splits, leather and a lot of tidying

[Jim320i]

Weathers been crap recently, and the unit has been a mess which has put meoff stripping the interior out but today I thought I'll just crack on and worry about it all later.

Weathers been crap but I made some progress


First thing was to get the seats & carpet out so I could see what the damage was.

I knew it had previous patch work from when I last took the carpet and noticed it but never really thought much of it...





And small little blemish where someone has landed on something?




Anyway, I couldnt see the hole I found on the passenger side arch but I could feel it if I poked my finger up... So then attempted to move the loom around, then though, fook it, get the dash out...




Which I could now see the extent after moving/pulling away the bulkhead sound proofing





BUT... Its not all that bad



Needs cutting out and patching back in so shouldnt be too hard... Would be stupid to just give up because of this hole now, considering its there and accessible

I'm hoping someone who is a bit more clued up on welding can tell me if that loom needs to come out still to weld this area or could it be welded with it in place?

And a quick nosey at the other side



Which made me


Think i'm gonna pull the heater matrix while i'm here and just check it out to be safe but everything else looks fine behind there


The patch welds to the footwells I might get someone to look at and just double check them to make sure someone hasnt just patched on top of rust as I have no clue about the extent of the previous rust.

In all, its not as bad as I was thinking it would be and it looks pretty fixable...

Just need to inspect behind the rear door cars now too.

[Duke137]

Plenty of work there still mate, doubt you will have this on the road again this year, that top bulk head rot is more serious than you think, it looks a bit awkward and looks like it creeps on to the next panel....

I would be more concerned about the bit above it where the bonnet catch cable goes through and treating that that area is a real b*stard to get to with any kind of tool!

Before you try and repair any of it, get yourself round them rear arches, the worst bit is where the inner arch meets the inner sill, outer sill and outer arch behind the rear beam bushes.... Also where the rear bumper mounts are at the back of the arch can be hiding a world of pain

Don't give up!!!

[Jim320i]

Where the bonnet catch goes through, I hit it with a screwdriver to see if it was solid and it was, looks a little worse in the picture than it actually is but I think its treatable...

Nextstage is the rear part just to check it over, hopefully I find what ever might be lurking, but once its all been found its being loaded on to the trailer and off to be welded

I'm wanting it back on the road for this year so hopefully I can get the welding sorted, then the respray will have to wait But all depends on what else I find

[Duke137]

Where the bonnet catch goes through, I hit it with a screwdriver to see if it was solid and it was, looks a little worse in the picture than it actually is but I think its treatable...

Nextstage is the rear part just to check it over, hopefully I find what ever might be lurking, but once its all been found its being loaded on to the trailer and off to be welded

I'm wanting it back on the road for this year so hopefully I can get the welding sorted, then the respray will have to wait But all depends on what else I find

You have some man-hours to put in mate getting it respectably roadworthy from how it is now. It can be done though mate, at least you work from home....

[Rav335uk]

I'm dreading pulling mine apart later

[Jim320i]

Its GAME OVER

Upload pictures in a moment, but bodgery on the rear arches behind the door cards


Proper sad...

[Rav335uk]

My carpet is all wet passengerside

[Duke137]

[Jim320i]

Bring it over Rav...I seem to be great at finding the issues

[Rav335uk]

I know I have 2 issues on mine, water from the bulkhead, and my rear driverside arch, nothing else

[Duke137]

Jim get the pics up!

They are all fooked underneath every one I have seen of late has been scrap.

I found what I thought was a good one and even though the majority of it is treatable I still got this in the drivers footwell

[capri_rob]

Its GAME OVER

Upload pictures in a moment, but bodgery on the rear arches behind the door cards


Proper sad...

NOOOOOO !!!!

[Duke137]

IMO you should attempt to save it, but I have already scrapped 3 in your position