my bmw e30 318is project : UPDATE 26/04/2014

[craggsyE30]

so iv just joined and everyone has made me feel welcome so ill get these pics up of the e30 i just picked up.

212000 on the clock drove it back on a 100mile journey in 2 hours and had no problems what so ever. the bodywork has seen better days but the two major rust spots are the wings which im just going to replace and repair the other two bits on the sill. all electrics work fine anyhow some pics sorry for all the random pointless pictures but its my first one so it gets full attention:

[sweep]

What area you from ?

[craggsyE30]

north east mate

[craggsyE30]

[magpie]

keep us updated with your progress and findings

[BATTS91]

welcome fellow is owner

[craggsyE30]

cheers guys im bout to change the euro lights not keen on them at all.

[Andyboy]

The roof looks a bit fruity - I'd be looking at that first tbh. Good colour and spec though.

[craggsyE30]

rite guys just changed all lights to normal looks soo much better riped all the shity stickers off and washed the fooker.

plan of attack:

replace both wings as they are rusted to crap
repair all rust spots even if i only get into primer ill be happy
repaint the wheels as they are rusty too
all dints will be done in time but in the meantime ill be giving it a full machine polish just to give it a bit of shine to it
get the mechanice next door to look at it she if anything needs doing
defo need a new exaust its blowing


also does anyone know what this problem may be when i start it its chudders a little and sounds like its about to conk out but then gains life and idles fine, ill take it to the garage anyway but wonder if anyone knows what it may be cheers.

will get some pics up afternoon need pick my sister up from catrick army so will be a while

[craggsyE30]

so changed the lights back over looks ten times better.










had a go editing my pic again and i like it looks mean

[polsta]

welcome to the zone, nice little project ! whats the thick black stuff around the bottom of the turret ? is it weld painted over or some thick black stuff ? get that checked out !

really you should get the car stripped and a good look at it for rot and rust before ploughing money in and get a good picture of whats needed ,ie as andy says get that roof checked out as that can be a breaker senario, and the rear arches from inside behind the rear door cards etc

[craggsyE30]

right see i havnt really owned older cars so ill do what you guys sed and that thick black stuff i was consernd about ill have alook now se whats under it

[craggsyE30]

so heres a pic of whats under the black shit a whole like gaping hole !

[craggsyE30]

not much to update you guys on part from a mechanic (family friend) is going to help me with it rust etc and check the car over so heres a vid of the car something different blowing exhaust

http://s1132.photobucket.com/albums/m56 ... 012015.mp4

[gurj247]

Shall be keeping an eye on this as i'm going to be slowly sorting my 318iS out too.

That hole

[aimlessrock]

welcome, nice project..very pleased your getting rid of all that council tat..bodywork is not to bad, mine was like the flinstone car when i took the carpets up!

plenty of good people who can offer advice and provide parts if you get stuck..

keep up the good work matey

[craggsyE30]

cheers man yh i havent looked under the carpet yet thats only place i havent looked atm so going to see what the mechanic says about it anf if it needs working doing its going to be done over the next year so basically untill i turn 21 (next year when i get insured on it) it will be getting built up and looking good so i can jump in it and drive.

[craggsyE30]

big thanks to rodent racing for helping me out with a new exhaust and at such a good price.

[craggsyE30]

right bit of an update, magpie has gotten me some awesome wings very cheap so im a happy man. mine are very rusty ans you can see and these only have dints which i can repair easy enough.







and iv also changed the front grill (squares or some thing) from chrome to black but cant refit them till tomorrow as the usual shitty england weather is pissing down.

[magpie]

black grill FTW!

see ya tomorrow m8

[craggsyE30]

oh aye black all the way haha and yh man ill se you tomoz glad that my car is starting to get thoings done to it. also got some stone chip on the way as well as acid etch primer to do some of the rust so the car is going to look patchy.

[craggsyE30]

oh the front grill is back on and its black looks much better

[Duke137]

Good work mate, keep at it

[craggsyE30]

thanks pickin the front wings up today so ill be strippin the front down and put the new ons on

[Duke137]

Check the jacking points whilst the wings are off, poke them with a screwdriver and see if they go through

[craggsyE30]

i know the left side is ok i had it jacked up few days ago not sure about the other side though ill check today when i take the wings off. are they an easy repair ?

[magpie]

it's pishing down here mate and only got the bumper off so far ..boiler suited up and spanners are ready waiting for it to stop,only a shower but a bloody long one

you best giz a ring before you set out m8 but they will be off today regardless.

[pacerpete]

Check the jacking points whilst the wings are off, poke them with a screwdriver and see if there is any metal left

[craggsyE30]

right cheers magpie for the wings spot on got them fitted what a fuck on since i didnt have the torques that i needed had to do it all without taking the front bumper off

[craggsyE30]

should be doing some of the rust next week

[bigredbmw]

welcome to the zone m8 ............. looks a good project there m8 .......

[Alpina99]

Welcome,
Looks good,
Keep the updates coming,

[magpie]

just noticed the wind deflectors around the doors......1st time i've seen them fitted to an e30.

not sure how the hell you managed to get those wings on with the front bumper fitted, for that i take my hat off to you.

did you remove the outer casing on the bumper leaving the carrier on the car to get a bit more access ?

[craggsyE30]

haha it was a right part on mate basically since the old wings wer getting scrapped i just took them off any way i could but when i was fitting the new ones it was a right 2 hours work i took the two 10mm bolts out the side of the bumper and some other parts to get to the underneith of the front bolt that right next to the light, as for the part thats right behind the side of the bumper i put a bit of card board in so i could just say fit a spanner in was a nigh mare

[craggsyE30]

right so before the northeast motorfest im changing the exaust for it as mine is blown, so in about two weeks time ill be doing the bodywork or at least starting it. as for the exhaust it will be sent next week so ill be waiting about two weeks for that aswell