Rotten Scrap - Tech 1 Sport

[Kedge]

Well i've been promising picks of this Tech 1 Sport i'm breaking for a while now just to show how rotten it really is.

Had quite a lot of interest in this from people want to buy this to restore when i advertised it for breaking, i'm sure after this you'll be glad i said it was good for breaking only.

Also bare in mind this was on the road as recent as December































Pics aren't the best i know but i'm sure you get the idea. CAn't quite see in the pics but there are a lot of repair patches under the fuse back along with the one in the footwells and the door frames have nearly rotted through and the boot lid is rotten out through the seems.. Also the car has had a shocking respray and is covered in micro blisters and a layer of filler.

And finally the roof;




So who would have attempted to restore it then?

[Nogaro325]

Sh1t man did you have too post that up its just made me sick,now i am deffo not so sure about my tec1 purchase

[jbh]

hmmm yip seen a few like that my self.. the one ive got the now is mint in comparison to yours and my previous 2 ...

off topic.. hows the front legs on yours? interested in them

[bilun777]

Sh1t ,makes my new cabby look brilliant,how do they get that bad? has it done 400,000 miles?

[DanThe]

Bodgetastic!

Is this the council approved shitter?

[Blitz]

Sh1t ,makes my new cabby look brilliant,how do they get that bad? has it done 400,000 miles?

Mileage has got nothing do with how much it rusts. You often find cars that standing around like this.

[E30BeemerLad]

she's ripe mate

[Kedge]

Yep, this is the council approved car that's supporting my car repair empire Dan

You can just notice the quality speaker install on the rear shelf, quite a tidy job compared to some i've seen.

Still puzzled that the outer arches are still looking good though

[Jim320i]

Nice... Lol... I seen it in flesh and didnt realise it was that bad. Atleast its not on the roads...

[oakey]

Wow. That's impressive! Looks like it would've been better left alone rather than to have been so badly "restored"

[Rav335uk]

Dave you lazy sod, that was saveable

[B7]

I honestly reckon Simon and I can beat this with the titanic like turd we currently have. The roof on this is positively mint compared to the diamond black Tech 1 we have.

I'll get the photos asap but the nearside screen pillar is missing from the wiper arm to a third of the way up. It's blown so far it's pushed the screen out of it's seal with the trim strip still in place.

The roof has blown right around from where this one has to the back corner of the sunroof on the same side. It looks like a mole is between the headlining and the roof skin.

And thats before we remove boot trims and carpets.

Photos soon.

[Kedge]

Sounds like there isn't much holding yours together then Trev . Just goes to show what can happen to a car when its left standing though, being on the road to the bitter end probably helped this one live a little longer.

[Craig_C]

Makes me happier about my RS Turbo now. That's not pretty underneath but it's not quite as bad as that! By comparison though, my 320 looks brand new. It's got a dodgy rear inner passenger arch and that's the only rot on the whole car

[gare30]

looks as if its been living under the sea for the past few years lol

[VeinAST]

My word that's rotten.

[magpie]

that will make rusty toasters

[bss325i]

Stevie wonder MOT'd that last time round then!

Trev and Si's turd is comedy though! The flexible near side door appature cracks me up (excuse the pun lol!)

[adit]

JHC! that's a crumple zone waiting to happen!
that won't need to be crushed, they'll just fold it up by hand!

[Japandrew73]

Well everything looks solid there! haha

[Ranchero]

I don't get it , isn't that normal?

[adit]

erm...yes!!

this is what you get for poking around with a screwdriver!




not too bad around the battery area:


and for the driver's side, much of the same really:



what do you reckon Scrumps?

[magpie]

i think she's asking you the same m8 ^

[B7]

Don't look like that now though Adi. Had a quick squint Thursday and it was looking well!

[Alex]

what a fooking shit heap, unfortunatly most original tech 1 sports when stripped down are pretty fooked. Sad but true

What happens if rot isnt cut out properly??? or not rust protected????

[adit]

i think she's asking you the same m8 ^

cheers Trev, that Painterman's good isn't he? just got to sort out the running issue, then enthusiasm will be re-ignited

oi Alex, see B7s comment please!

[suedenim]

what a fooking shit heap, unfortunatly most original tech 1 sports when stripped down are pretty fooked. Sad but true

What happens if rot isnt cut out properly??? or not rust protected????

On top of what looks like dodgy repairs, are a lot of the problems caused by the fact that the body kit allows moisture and dirt to be trapped there, even on dry days it never really dries out?

I've fancied a Tech I for a while but getting put off more each time I see one that's been stripped for a light resto Can you actually check for these sort of issues when viewing one for sale??

[suedenim]

Just realised how old this thread is

[Kedge]

The bodykits do make the Sports more prone to rusting because they act as moisture traps. However all E30's suffer with the brown stuff really.

As for checking the area's when buying, you need to get the boot lining out and the rear door cards out as a bare minimum to give you a good view of the rear arches and sills. If the seller isn't happy about you doing this then walk away.

[djsimmy]

this is a mess... mine is not to bad i dont think compared to that!

i really nee to take kit off and get carpit out to propa have a look at mine but i am scared!