iceox- 325i se RUUUUST

[iceox]

from this, and its worse then it looks. looks like a 5 year old had painted it with a paintbrush!



then this!!!!



AND FINALY this, such a bloody relief when it comes up with no little scratches so you have to start again lol



its not perfect on this inside where there was 3 mm of laquer but ten times better. next up is to respray the centre.

[Duke137]

Nice work mate, only 3 more wheels to do then

[Ranchero]

My thoughts exactly .

[Duke137]

beat you to it ranch, but I'm liking the work iceox!

how are your fingers/thumbs now....

[iceox]

oh and heres my beuty.
stuff done so far
-new front end-wishbones, bushes brakes etc
-refurbed headlights and adjuster (what a ball ache)
-fitted is splitter
-full service, cambelt, thermo and flushed everything!
-just refurbing my new borbets at the mo!
-re-soldered all stereo wires cause edward scissor coont had been at them!
-refured calipers....twice

next up is refurb rear beam and fit the lsd and braided lines that ive been meaning to fit for 3 months!

[Sanchez]

Get an auto and lift the back end and there u have it, just have to hold the sandpaper.

Kids dont try this at home.

[Andy325i]

Get an auto and lift the back end and there u have it, just have to hold the sandpaper.

Kids dont try this at home.

I thought that only worked on FWD VW's? Manual would also work

[mercdriver]

and mind the valve doesn't de tip your finger!

[Rav335uk]

Don't forget to put some "Poorboys" wheel sealent on those polished lips, or you'll be back to square 1 before you know it.

[iceox]

Nice work mate, only 3 more wheels to do then

lol yeh. done 2 now, one a day. didnt think it was going to take literaly 6 hours a wheel. thumbs aint to bad. just jacked the beast up and put it in fith. made shore it was steering towards my wall so it didnt shoot off into the garage lol

[iceox]

got some of this stuff, says it protects. what do you reckon?

[Rav335uk]

got some of this stuff, says it protects. what do you reckon?

Dude, it does what it says on the box"Metal Polish".
You need this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Poorboys- ... 415b34bb12

[iceox]

Meguiars all Metal Polish, New anti-corrosive technology locks in the shine. NXT All Metal Polysh cleans, polishes and protects all wheels, stainless steel exhausts, chrome air intakes and valve covers, aluminium, brass, copper, silver and all other bright-work components. Meguiar’s Microscopic Diminishing Abrasive Technology (MDAT) removes built-up oxidation, tarnishing and staining faster and safer than traditional/harsh abrasives.

this is the description. best of both worlds aint it? autosol is good but a bit to abrasive and is a pain in the ass. heard that stuff works a treat?

[Duke137]

take Rav's word for what you need mate, best advice I can give you

[iceox]

NEW Poorboys World Car Wheel Sealant - opens in a new window or tabItem ID:280703056658 - Price: £11.99
Quantity:1

haha jobs a jobbed, fook having to get the sand paper out again!

cheers for the link

[Rav335uk]

Don't go using TFR on the wheels either to clean the brakedust of, all you normally need with this is a bucket of water and a sponge to clean the wheels.
Best way to apply this is take all the wheels off, clean them "PROPERLY"!!! and then seal the whole wheel.

No jet wash either or you'll end up removing the sealant.

[mercdriver]

I agree with rav 100%

[Jozi]

I used a nanolex sealant, hope it does the job. While I didnt have lacquer to get rid of it still took ages polishing the lips on my borbets.

Also get some pre-cleaner or what ever it's called to get the metal perfectly clean and free from grease spots etc so the sealant can adhere properly

[iceox]

Finaly got some free time on my hand so i thought it best to start to tackle the old girl.

To start off with, the rear beam bushes needed a little TLC (in other words are fucked) and by TLC I mean smash the hell out of them for 10 hours!



Sooo it begins.



Tools and bits of my hands everywhere!



Dont know how but managed to get these out free of charge (shame the rest made up for it)



Like everything else it seems, never been changed since new!



Exhaust gonna get cleaned up and painted black (thats if theres anything left after i scrape the damn surface rust off)



Coffee break, cant see, but my knuckles no longer have any skin left



After many searches of the zone and my very own tech help thread, this heap of ********************* let go of the car lol! ONE WORD 'EMOTIONAL' got an nice little lsd to slot in here.

While i'm waiting for my bushes and my bank balance to build up, i thought i'd get rid of the rust that is creeping out of the old bird. knew it had some bad spots so werent suprised when i saw this-







Look at the last pic, some tard had just stuck a patch over some serious rust... GOOD JAAAB BUDDY!

Need to get a replacent boot shizer before i cut out the old grot from there, but started on the battery tray.



ooo i like a good gaaap

Thats its for today, bloody rain made shore of that!

[Duke137]

This is how it starts, you find a job and you end up stripped to a bare shell. I hope you don't end up fragging like me

Keep the updates coming mate

[Silverfang]

http://www.mothers.com/02_products/05100-05101_b.html



I swear by this stuff when polishing up aluminium and such, once you've done the wet / dry paper to about 1200-1500 grit.. this stuff brings it up to a mirror finish:



Not a great image, but this is what it went on:

[iceox]

already got two tubs of the mquiers stuff at 10 quid a pop, see how it goes, seems ok so far. cheers for the tip though

[iceox]

This is how it starts, you find a job and you end up stripped to a bare shell. I hope you don't end up fragging like me

Keep the updates coming mate

started to have thoughts in the back of my head today but then i just read through a couple threads and mine isnt no wear near as bad as some of them, so fook it i'll just keep going. starting to think about a full respray now

[Duke137]

This is how it starts, you find a job and you end up stripped to a bare shell. I hope you don't end up fragging like me

Keep the updates coming mate

started to have thoughts in the back of my head today but then i just read through a couple threads and mine isnt no wear near as bad as some of them, so fook it i'll just keep going. starting to think about a full respray now

That wasn't my chav car was it? That fooker got the better of me today

[iceox]

This is how it starts, you find a job and you end up stripped to a bare shell. I hope you don't end up fragging like me

Keep the updates coming mate

started to have thoughts in the back of my head today but then i just read through a couple threads and mine isnt no wear near as bad as some of them, so fook it i'll just keep going. starting to think about a full respray now

That wasn't my chav car was it? That fooker got the better of me today

what what?

[Duke137]

started to have thoughts in the back of my head today but then i just read through a couple threads and mine isnt no wear near as bad as some of them, so fook it i'll just keep going. starting to think about a full respray now

That wasn't my chav car was it? That fooker got the better of me today

what what?

Look at my thread in the gallery, page 8 mate for a rust run down! I knocked it on the head after the rear arches just fell apart

[skipunda]

My advice is to not give yourself a hard time over the project as a whole but try to set reasonable deadlines each week, say 50% of everything you do is timed to your ability i.e 'I want that bit in and sanded by Sunday lunch so I've time to apply paint/protection properly'

That boot section needs cutting out of a good condition model. It wont be facelift, pre-facelift specific for that part of the work. The boot does require a bit of measuring up first due to the unwieldy replacement section but it's quite easy aside from that.

The other boot part above the light looks a bit fiddly. I'd be cutting that out of the same good car.

Looks like a fun project. Keep updates coming!

[iceox]

would be nice to find a car near me with a clean batter tray section but as we all know these cars are almost impossible to get with no rust. i'd probably have to cut up ten cars before i found one good enough to steal the battery tray off! the boot bit should be ok to find because ive never seen one with bad rust like mine there.

oh and a little tip, go out and buy new seals for your number plate lights, rear lights and the actual boot seal. pretty shore thats why mine is rusted becuase of fooked seals letting the water in.

[skipunda]

'ere yar, this is what you want. Get it done much quicker when you've got the replacements ready made.

[Jozi]

What about getting a new battery tray from the dealers? http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/41111929429/

[iceox]

yup just what i'm after. gonna try and get the whole length though if you know what i mean. the whole thing is shot to be honest! cheers for the pics. asking about but no luck yet. only have a couple scrappies near me to, gonna have to trawl some of them me thinks, might find some hidden treasures

[iceox]

What about getting a new battery tray from the dealers? http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/41111929429/

would love to mate but at the moment dont have a fixed job so kinda scraping the barrel! good practise making up my own panels anway, not going to be as pretty as a new oem panel but i'd rather have the 40 quid in my pocket for the other hundred things it needs lol. cheers for the link though!

[Jozi]

I know the feeling, I started my project with a job, had some money saved to more of less finish it. Between getting bits here and there I should just manage to pull through and come out with what I want but it can be hard deciding what to get and what not. At least your being kept busy and going insane of boredom.

Did I post this link in your thread already? http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=70135

you should get some inspiration and confidence from it if you needed it

[iceox]

I know the feeling, I started my project with a job, had some money saved to more of less finish it. Between getting bits here and there I should just manage to pull through and come out with what I want but it can be hard deciding what to get and what not. At least your being kept busy and going insane of boredom.

Did I post this link in your thread already? http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=70135

you should get some inspiration and confidence from it if you needed it

thats is some epic work done right there.

[Jozi]

thats is some epic work done right there.

It's class and very helpfull, I've a link to a thread abot some lads rebuilding an old transporter, serious skill going on in that thread.