My e30 Before I started!

[Gok]

Yeah good job as doesn't sound baby friendly. That looks quality, seems to be bracing the diff mount too? Nice reinforcement of the rear shock towers.

I'll show my fabricator this pic see what he makes of it.

[Jamie8GTi]

Getting a bit OCD on this car, Its looking like everything is going to be replaced/reconditioned





I was always going to do the fuel lines as they had started to go in a few places but after removing the beaten up tank I think that will go as well!





I've had fuel leaks since owning the car.. it used to actually puddle if I filled the car.. Which I now think is partly to do with the expansion tank and its pipes, but the tank itself has suffered a rather big knock and is starting to rot away at the seams!



Im currently stripping the entire underbody of the car to weld where needed and underseal. Like I did to the back end..




nice blurry wide angled view!



On the other hand the bay is getting smoother

[Jamie8GTi]

Probably a reproduction over the £1,000,000 genuine part

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fuel-Tank-55L ... 58a8a152c0

[goosiegander]

Skillz there Jamie!

Keep up the good work!

[Jamie8GTi]

Skillz there Jamie!

Keep up the good work!

Cheers mate!
I saw the s50 up for sale a while back???

Please don't tell me its gone???

[goosiegander]

Skillz there Jamie!

Keep up the good work!

Cheers mate!
I saw the s50 up for sale a while back???

Please don't tell me its gone???

Still hibernating in the garage dude, fear not!

[Jamie8GTi]

thank god! not enough love for these more doors!

[Jamie8GTi]

Money saved is money earned!







Used the old bearing shell I punched out as a spacer for my press!! more updates to come, this was the only night I had my phone on me!

[Gok]

I was just about to update my progress with similar photos as I got the trailing arms back from the powdercoaters.

Looking good Jamie.

I need to make up my own threaded car bearing inserter or just take em to local shop to do if i can't be bothered.

looking forward to more progress.

[Jamie8GTi]

thanks mate, not really to bad to make but jeez! gives you a fair old work out unless you have a 6ft bar over the spanner haha

Updates probably won't come to frequent as I'm under the shell mainly and can't really get any pictures as its a bit to close!
But”¦

Finally got my hands on the gearbox + prop combination!!!
A huge thanks to DanThe for the link he sent me which resulted in all this for just £51!!!


The e36 328i ZF sport box + prop (basically the 5 speed m3 box!)

Spent all of saturday bidding on, partying over, then picking up the gearbox and then sunday had to sort out some things on my daily driver But managed to get a little bit more welding and smoothing done!








I know its a bit fussy! But should look good when its all together

[mcbonio]

Good work with the DIY bearing press.! ;)

[Jamie8GTi]

Good work with the DIY bearing press.! ;)

Thanks for the tip mate! worked well!!

Just forked out £340 for a full poly bush kit! gotta admit I was putting this purchase off as its so much money for some hard rubber!! but then again, had to be done

managed to get the rear beam off but one of the aluminium inserts has snapped off in the chassis so I'm currently trying to pry that out! updates to come when I can find my phone lead lol

[Jamie8GTi]

Don't know how I ever lived without one of these!




started on a few pipes indoors!



and spent the best part of an hour sanding my rear arb






I'm pretty happy with the bay! but it dawned on me there was a few spots of welding to do in the front inner arches, so before I spray I'm sorting that!


Didn't want to completely remove the wings so just pried the bottoms out the way!








No cardboard template this time!







Turned out okay in the end!




Still got bits to do but its not a hole anymore at least, spent the rest of the evening sanding down and spraying the front arb but my phone died!

[Fastroad]

Nice work, some good progress. Great idea on the bearing press

[mcbonio]

If you think thats useful chap get yourself a set of these flap discs.! They shift crud like no other.!

[Jamie8GTi]

If you think thats useful chap get yourself a set of these flap discs.! They shift crud like no other.!

My dad swears by these! probably should have got some but coming to the end of the welding now! maybe next project somewhere down the line hahahahaha

[Jamie8GTi]

Got busy with the lethal weapon and have started to finish up my 6cyl suspension, bought a cheap sand blaster to do it all but its useless so progress is very slow

Yesterday spent a fair bit of time on the right strut leg and front arb cups..





Cut off the old mount for the abs and wear sensor and even went as far as filling a few small dents!! hahahaha sad or what!











Really impressed with the finish of everything

Spent the entire night tonight on the rear subframe alone”¦
Its a job I've put off for a while and christ am I glad it's done!

The pictures don't really show up very well but I've taken everything back entirely to bare metal.









Bushes could be here this week so trying to get things ready to go back on”¦ Waiting on brake disc guards so I can make up the new rear brake pipes

[goosiegander]

Good Work!

[Gok]

Work is looking Top man wish i had room to work, I've ordered some backing plates too along with new bolts nuts and washers.

Quick Q: what did you use to remove paint from the bearing housing face? Just wondered on the importance of the face if it needs to be polished smooth for the bearing fitting ?

Cheers

[Jamie8GTi]

Just a wire brush wheel in a cordless drill.. I Just cut the paint out as the bearings are tight enough as it is! the smoother you get it the easier the bearing will press in

[Jamie8GTi]

Another slack weekend! had to go get my girlfriends new car on saturday and she's started a part time job so I've got my little boy all day sundays now


1.4 tdi 206!! wish it was my daily lol




Bushes came!


and got the front subframe done..











Got a little bit of time of work from Friday to Tuesday so the plan is to get the welding done, undersealed and bay sprayed then things can start going back on!

Just got the left front strut to strip and paint and the front wishbone lollypop things then all of the 325 parts are done! phewww

[mcbonio]

Use the same threaded rod technique you used for the bearings to now fit the the new bushes in trailing arms and sub frame.

[Jamie8GTi]

Almost all done!!



The left strut proved to be ridiculously frustrating!!





But its now ready for paint!



These little buggers also proved difficult!



first one came out with a little spacer I made



Second one bend the spacer then took me ages!! I kept trying to weld to it so I could knock it out, but the welds kept breaking and in the end I realised I could just cut it out with a hacksaw





getting some bits painted tonight after fully clearing out the shed and should be cracking on with the shell again

[Jamie8GTi]

Ever since I bought that twist knot grinding blade every things become a lot shinier!!

[Jamie8GTi]

Only a small hole passengers side


















Bought a big tin of brushable seam sealer, dries nice and hard but still flexible like the original rubber stuff, so everything that was stripped got a good coating before underselling.



















Finished all my callipers now! almost ready to bolt on



whole underneath is ready for underseal.


new brake pipes fitted nice







lots of goodies turned up! been to busy to post recently will get some more info up when I've got more time!

glad to say all the welding is done!!!

[Jamie8GTi]

Nice little build up of my struts tonight..










Really pleased considering the state they were in

[mcbonio]

Nicely done chap, making a nice job of this. Except for the m50 engine, should of gone m30b35.!

[Jamie8GTi]

Thanks mate! its coming along a bit better nowadays!
anythings better than that old m40 I had before haha
m50 will do the job for now! s50 would be my top choice

[Gok]

We'll done Jamie top work! Those struts are completely transformed! Nice one keep up the effort