E30 Zone

Hi guys this car is a 1 onwner car which was a bit worse for wear so i have decided to give a car a bit of TLC the engine is away to my bro'sto given a top end rebuild and a fll inspection will probally end up being a full engine rebuild
Here are the pics and i will keep updating as i go along the car is going the standard colour and just kept standard

All parts fitted to the vehicle are genuine

superb work, make a thread in the photo gallery section and keep updating it there

welcome to the zone !

OMG now thats a rebuild

I'm deeply, DEEPLY impressed. Must be the only Tech 1 with ZERO rust!

[quote="Grrrmachine"]I'm deeply, DEEPLY impressed. Must be the only Tech 1 with ZERO rust![/quote

Thanks for the positive comments the car is a Tech 2 i will create a image gallery hopefully won't take to long to complete but will have to complete this around jobs coming in


cheers Raj

Thats awsome

Please keep the thread on topic.

Great work! will be worth some good money if its all done right! Cant wait to see progress on it!

Nice to see one done properly. Well done. More photos please??????

You got an end date for it or is it happening as and whenit can be fitted in?

awesome work mate

Now doesnt that look better

Thread too

Not a jig in site! lol

I hope the OP comes back and does not let his first experience of the team taint his views.

B7 wrote:I hope the OP comes back and does not let his first experience of the team taint his views.

Doubtfull I think.

I hope he comes back too, its got all the hallmarks of a proper restoration.....

For me, Resto's like these are always thought of as an education of some sort...

Typical zone welcoming.... (the greatest of all time, being the one that Bonkers got when he insinuated that he just took delivery of TWO delivery miles Sport Evo M3's, a delivery miles 190E Evo2 and a delivery miles RS200!)..... that will never be beaten...

Hi guys thanks for all your great comments sorry for not been on in the last couple of days there will be more pics hopefully this weekend all the wiring looms have been stripped out of the car everything is out of the engine bay all going well i am expecting to have the car done in 3-4 months (taxed and m.o.t) The Engine is off up North to my brother he is a mechanic and his task is to overhaul the engine i suspect it is going to be a top end rebuild valve stem's etc etc as the bottom end's are bullet proof and will be as good as new.
All the running gear is coming off and then taken back and powder coated new shocks suspension arms etc will be replaced,

And any input you guys have regarding uprated suspension bushes regarding ride/comfort would be gratefully received as i don't want the car to be a harsh ride

Cheers Raj

Also could a Mod move this thread to the photo gallery or is it cool that i just upload to this original thread


cheers Raj

Hi there Raj, as I said before the thread clean, well done for choosing the right car to save. and the work looks great so far. I too am glad you have returned.

As for suspension, go with the standard metalastic bushes, ECP do OEM quality with a few quid saving. Important ones to do, if they have seen better days, are the rear beam ones, they are a pain to do but can transform a car. If you want to uprate, look for the bush void fillers from DanThe on here. You can fit the M3 lollypops to the front wishbones to sharpen up the front too, the car will need to be retracked though, again these are metalastic. The rest I would just fit standard.

Some more pics guys here the interior and engine bay have been stripped back ready for painting and a pic of the interior going back into the car





interior




cheers Raj

Is this a resto on a 316i Auto?

interior looks fresh nice project mate

Here is a pic of the car before we started and the later pics are of the scuttle which was replaced on Friday



Scuttle off



Dressed



Trail fit with glass



Done

m40 airbox mount I see

still it looks to an epic build lots of work going into it

I can see the m40 engine mount in the bay.

baltiboy got busted.

jonb wrote:I can see the m40 engine mount in the bay.

baltiboy got busted.

There is no way the donor shell was a Tech II, unless the kit was glued on!

Does it really matter?

Loving the VAG action - UR Quattro and a Tornado red G60 on Ronals. Niiiice.

Fooking hell, hes preserving an E30, doing what most people on here would do, now even admin shooting the boy down!

There is a load of sad cunts on here

Andyboy wrote:Does it really matter?

Loving the VAG action - * I tried to use text speak but the text speak filter stopped me * Quattro and a Tornado red G60 on Ronals. Niiiice.

+1

the boys doing what most folk on here only dream off and some folk have already done but not been slated for doing it..

what's up is he to new to be in with the crowd ?

Dare I say it. 4 pot horn mount mmmmm. Scuttle swap

A lot of quality metal work.

scott180gtb wrote:Dare I say it. 4 pot horn mount mmmmm. Scuttle swap

A lot of quality metal work.

Rebuilding a typically facked Sport with a better 4 pot shell. Way to go, and it'll be a nice end result. The alternative is that the car gets broken and its gone forever.

My 'text speak' was 'U R' Quattro.

Andyboy wrote:Does it really matter?

No it doesn't. The guy is doing a great job.

Please stop wrecking this guys thread. No wonder no f*cker can be bothered to be in this gaff anymore.

Just needs some 18 inch khans for the win.

jonb wrote:Just needs some 18 inch khans for the win.

Not really.....

Demlotcrew wrote:

jonb wrote:I can see the m40 engine mount in the bay.

baltiboy got busted.

There is no way the donor shell was a Tech II, unless the kit was glued on!

Will somebody tell this muppet to F$&$ off the subframe is different because the origiinals are away getting shotblasted and powdercoated
Ive had enough of this Forum i share a project and some small minded twats are just waiting to pick faults and criticize