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I know i need to strip the front to change my front valance. going to total wax oil the car and change anything that needs doing.

Good start made , that valance looks like somethings been chewing at it.

Valance really easy to remove, just a few bolts as i'm sure you already know.

Look forward to seeing this develop

Thats bad.

Oh well easy to fix, good luck with it!

Nice hole

Never knew the tech 2 lower valence fitted over the top of the original valence

just waxed oiled the new one so will be going on tomorrow now i`ll get picture when fitted.

Jesus christ man, that valance is bad!

yeah but it wont do today unless its raining which it is now at 4.30 in the morning.

Good stuff Baz. I would never have thought your motor had rust like that tucked away from looking at it at Santa Pod.

I read this yesterday afternoon and went home to the M3 and took the bumpers and sideskirts off for an insepction! I wouldn't have been able to sleep otherwise, happily all was rust free and lovely and shiny. One lucky boy!

I'll be watching this with great interest dude.

What's the rest of the car like rust wise? Is this the start of a full strip down?

Ollie

No not really Ollie, taken in mind that i payed very little for this sport so i know there were a couple of things that needed sorting. Once the fronts done then it will be straight to back for a new rear valance as there is the same again on the rear.

The sides i.e doors, sills, floor pans, bulkhead, well just about everywhere esle is solid.

so i was happy to take it on

Excellent stuff fella, glad to hear it. It certainly is a lovely looking motor.

Ollie

Thanks dude, hows yours doing you put yours away for the winter or do you use it all year round.

It's all good mate, had to replace the alternator and the starter over the last couple of weeks but nothing major.

It lives in a garage for most of the time, but will come out on nice days. I like tinkering with it as much as I do driving it tbh!

Ollie

DAME bloody rain..... wish i had a garage

06.11.09 New valance went on after i waxed oiled it with black schutz and also done the front cross member under the lights, this is never going rusty again the nuts and bolts have all been copper greased
as well.















i`v just read the can of schutz stuff it has a protective life of 50 years so pretty good stuff.

Looking good Baz!

Might have to read up on that Schultz stuff, sounds really good!

Hope the weather is kind to you this weekend mate so you can get some more done.

Ollie

thanks Ollie

We use it for the floor bearers on containers and apparently its been used for bloody years and years.

i`v used it in my wheel arches and when it`s been raining if you go and rub your hand over it, its dry the rain water just fulls of it, its the boll**ks

So what's the deal with the Schutz stuff? Do you just paint it on and then paint over it? It looks like it will do a pretty good job keeping corrosion away.

Edit: Not bad for a tenner http://www.amazon.co.uk/Schutz-Textured ... B001KJ9GKU

i`v just painted on fella as there parts that your not going to see. if you can get heat to it it thins it out and you can spray it on for a better finish.

i might be able to get it for around £5+postage a tin.

Good to see another being saved rather than broken.

finished my front lights last night so today i`v put them in......very please with them

how have you done your lights mate??

If you go on the e30 wiki and look under smoked lights it will show you everything you need to do.

Looking good Baz. Is there anyway of making the lights look even darker? IIRC your cabs looked "DARK"

yeah they did look dark because i did them wrong, as i painted the whole inner lense instead of doing the crosshairs



thanks for your comments tho guys

what happend to your cab?

Nothing fella it got sold to make way for a sport the person that brought it has it in the for sale section for sale.

Good work here Barry, did you get that lip from BBB or is it still there? I'm going down the same route with mine I think. Should look good.

yeah Dave i have it fella all cut down ready to be fixed on once the bumpers and valance are sprayed.

Looks spot on, I'm going to make three smaller cuts I think so it's a bit more subtle. They are not mega expensive new

Baz666 wrote:yeah Dave i have it fella all cut down ready to be fixed on once the bumpers and valance are sprayed.

Hope you don't mind me asking, what lip is that?

Hmmmmm shell i......yeah dude its a e36 m3 front spliter cut down.

Baz666 wrote:Hmmmmm shell i......yeah dude its a e36 m3 front spliter cut down.

Nice one, i'm not copying. I've got the AC Schnitzer one from the e36 m3, the top edge is the same, just a bit more meatier. So wanted to work out if its fitted just like yours.

Dude whats thei AC you have can you get a picture up for me

Baz666 wrote:Dude whats thei AC you have can you get a picture up for me

Heres a link to a chinese sellers one in Carbon, its the same shape as a normal e36 evo like you have, just deeper. I don't see the point getting a Carbon one as it needs to be cut to fit, so i got a fibreglass one for pennies.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E36- ... arQ5fParts

Now thats a nice spliter.