316i lux for 60£ almost there...

[kiefer316i]

now i know this dont look any where near decent and compared to the others iv seen on here it looks like a right shed but be that is it may, someone did ask to see some pics of the 60 quid bargain so here goes..












it definatly needs alot of attention to the body, i probably will respray it either lach silver, some sort of red, or keep it with the alpine white, which i will get round to eventually, at the moment the main focus is to get it running as smooth as possible and patching up the rust in the inner arches on both sides also couple of mechanical problems with the prop shaft at the moment thanking you so much previous onwer! plus my eagerness to take it for a spin, woops

i would like to start some sort of repair/build project thread on here as i did with my mk2 golf on another site, so that people can share and comment on what im doing also throw pointers here or there, also so i can monitor what i spend on it, as im really forgetful lol so if anyone would be interested in seeing a thread for it then say so as it will give me the enthusiasim for posting one sort of thing lol
anyway thats that for today cheers .

[xr666]

very nice bargain

[kiefer316i]

cheers

[Ranchero]

For £60, you can't go wrong. Just make sure it's fundamentally/structurally sound before you start throwing cash at it.

I'd like to see a repair thread if you get around to it.

Good luck.

[kiefer316i]

yeh i checked already to make sure the rot hadnt spreaded to far which it hasnt bit on the arches and tiny specs on the sills which will all be dealt with soon as, the stucture is all good as well, same with the body other then aload of dents but thats it im glad to say
and lovely il start a thread should i just update it on this page or is there a proper section for it?

[Ranchero]

If you look near the top right corner of the site you'll see a button that says project blogs. You could try that but, speaking personally, I never look at them.

I'd start a new thread if I were you.

[kiefer316i]

well been slowly cracking on with the repairs due to college and work, but after a nice argument with my manager i now have a lot more spare time on my hands so really been digging into it, so heres the updates so far...

all windows masked up, rear lights removed also took off the rear lip spoiler causing one dent rght on the edge in the process







masked up the rear lighta debadged it, removed rear bumper and primed over sections of the car mainly the back



now the reason for removing the lip spoiler, found this fibreglass rep now toying with the idea of putting it on or just smoothing the boot lid and leaving it without a spoiler all together im half decided both ways but decided to rub the spoiler down and prime it in case i do use it.







now heres a couple of issues...



right on the bottom of the back bumper and thers another one on the other side directly underneath the bumper iron thats bigger and badder, not 100% sure where to go with this any ideas people?



this is just on the edge of where the boot mech sits, and further to the left is another one



il either grind out and fibreglass over or cut it out replace with some sheet metal welded in and then fibregalss it over, best route?

this is as far as i got as i ran out of filler primer, so started with filling over other dents and scratches on the body whilst waiting for that to dry started fixing the idle issue on my golf blah blah blah lol wont be able to finish off the priming for a while as iv run out of cash due to the loss of work, so tommorow will just be focusing on the two dents on the bonnet and rear quarter and treating the rust on the arches and anywhere else i find it hopefully not that much! will update with more pics tommorow

[Sanchez]

Nice bargin you got there. Good find.

[tonybtonyb]

A good buy mate!Good luck with the repairs.

[capri_rob]

£60 ! for a BMW !!!

Nice work so far - look forward to seeing how it progresses.

IMO I wouldn't fit the spoiler unless you intend to fit the rest of the tech 2 kit - they look out of place without the rest of the kit.

[kiefer316i]

A good buy mate!Good luck with the repairs.

cheers mate

[kiefer316i]

£60 ! for a BMW !!!

Nice work so far - look forward to seeing how it progresses.

IMO I wouldn't fit the spoiler unless you intend to fit the rest of the tech 2 kit - they look out of place without the rest of the kit.

absolute steal isnt it, to be fair the bloke did have it up for 250 quid at first but beat him right down with a bit of banter.

iv always wanted to fir the tech 2 kit but just cant afford anything along those lines so probably best if i dont fit it, think il just flush the boot, cheers for the advice

[Cloggy Saint]

Result, with a bit of work that will easily look like an 80 quid car

[kiefer316i]

Result, with a bit of work that will easily look like an 80 quid car

aha funny f**ker lol

[MurphyE30]

Bargain

nice work so far, keep the updates coming!

[oomz1975]

Fill it with petrol & it'll become a £100 e30, but seriously thats not a bad find.
Good luck with this project & keep us updated.

[kiefer316i]

Fill it with petrol & it'll become a £100 e30, but seriously thats not a bad find.
Good luck with this project & keep us updated.

actually came with half a tank of dead petrol! lol

small updates in a minute

[kiefer316i]

fibreglassed the holes left by the lip spoiler and one deep dent on the corner of the wing that i couldnt beat out





took off the grill surround rubbed it down and primed, have actually sprayed it balck now with a 2k gunmetal black that i had lying about and iv added a silver flake mix to it couldnt take a photo as my battery died but will have dryed once i go back there so will lacquer harden it and take a pic, but looked really nice when i left it drying with the one coat.



started with the wing mirrors, who knew it would actually be a bit of a bastard to get the cover off them without snapping the plastic bits that hold it in! typical lol anyway have now been rubbed down and primed



this is where iv spent most time filling, the edge of the bonnet wheres its been dented and buckled, had to beat it and bend it back before filling it, have actually done 4 coats of filler to get it spot on, spent about 2-3 hours over two days in all rubbing it down and feathering it out, still needs one layer skimming over as well!

thats if so far as phone battery died so couldnt take ne more pictures, only carried on with rubbing down the bonnet filler and boot fibreglass aswell as rear wheel arches, did abit of welding up in this hole on the inner arch...



the blackness within the red lines ins one big hole from rust the iv grined out and given a straight dege to, put sme sheet metal under it and tacked it to, will weld it up completely and fill in the center to cover up in bumps. and that is everythin g so far!

[andrew320i]

Bargain BMW! Keep up the good work!

[DABOX_E30]

what you doing with the old spoiler pm if you want to sell it please lol

[kiefer316i]

what you doing with the old spoiler pm if you want to sell it please lol

sorry mate all the bolts where rounded off, so had to rip the spoiler off in 2 pieces lol

[tonybtonyb]

It's getting there fella!keep up the good work

[kiefer316i]

so small updates didnt get alot done as got drafted into repairing shattered front suspension coils on ford focus, one word of advice dont agree to do it for 20 quid...

said i was going to spray the grill black with the silver flake mixture added, done 3 coats of paint then lacquered,



cant really make out the flake in the pic but its more of a subtle amount applied in the second coat didnt want it looking like a christmas tree lol



all the fibreglass was rubbed off from the flushing fillered over the top have started rubbing that down



now for the more painful bit -



the whole length of the door and front arch the long dent and scratch i was on about, thats going to be 3 days of rubbing down seeing as my d.a. has died

another layer on the bonnet edge due to air bubbles from the former layer



same with the rear arch in abit of a rush with this one



and thats all for tonight should hopefully get aload of rubbing down tommorow evening then straight onto the basecoat

[andrew320i]

Nice work, look forward to seeing the next lot of update pics!

[kiefer316i]

right couple more updates here

so took the door off so could have a proper go at the dent and scratches, also fixed my d.a so took off the bulk of the filler



first layer wasnt good enough so stuck another proper layer on






stuck the door back on once rubbed it all down featherd it out



took all the lights off and the bumper irons



finished off the boot edge



finished the two arches



primed the whole of the car with high build half and half











wont be back up my lock up till next thursday so will see how many dents are left in it then decided with sticking to the asame white for ther respray to much agro with changing the colour no ideas whow long will take to get round to buying the paints might be a while! lol

[andrew320i]

Nice work!

[kiefer316i]

valance off, refillered the edge of the bonnet and 2 spots on the bootlid from spoiler removal. reflatted with p240 then p1200 and left to dry.






seen better days

[tonybtonyb]

Looking good fella..

[Alpina99]

Keep the updates coming, good work,
Enjoying this,

[kiefer316i]

Cheers for the comments hopefully have the paints bought ready for the weekend.

[jamiebmw32]

looking good dude

[kiefer316i]

finally got it sprayed unfortuantly ran out of paint before i could spray front valance, bumper or wing mirrors typical :@

















not completely sure why i put the mirrors valance grill and lights in just felt like i needed to...

the paint has come up really well considering the conditions had to spray it in being the dust, just needs bit of wet and drying t-cut polishing back up and wil be smashing! and obviously finish spraying the other parts lol used pure white gloss cellulose 2 litres of for anyones curiosity as well as standard thinners couldnt afford fast not that i need it with how quick this paint dryed out annoyingly

[martinpallot]

Get some high quality products on that as soon as you've polished it. Cellulose starts oxidising almost instantly and will lose its shine after a couple of days out side if not protected well.

Out of interest, why not use 2k? not much in it price wise and would give a better finish.

[polsta]

seems like a lot of effort for a 316 lux for £60 but fair play for saving it

[kiefer316i]

Get some high quality products on that as soon as you've polished it. Cellulose starts oxidising almost instantly and will lose its shine after a couple of days out side if not protected well.

Out of interest, why not use 2k? not much in it price wise and would give a better finish.

what sort of products do you mean? didnt use 2k simply because im a novice sprayer and cellulose is the best to learn with, i would of liked to use 2k tho just for the finish, just not skilled enough yet really.