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Bought these two with the intention of swapping everything into the shell which is i really good shape.


Got them back to the garage and made a start on tidying the shell up ready to start bolting bit onto it.Three very small bits of welding have been done ,a new slam panel (someone used it as a jacking point ) and all loose underseal removed seam sealed and stonechipped.

looks like you've got a nice little project on the go there, will keep an eye out for updates.

Engine bay primed

Well if you're going to do a job,do it properly, and this you've done!!!
Nice garage too.

Good stuff Jake, e30 love never dies....

Sanchez wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:31 pm

Good stuff Jake, e30 love never dies....

So true. Still never driven another car that puts a smile on my face as much as an e30 does.

Bit of colour on the engine bay

Donor shell stripping has begun

Got the sound proofing and a few other bits cleaned up and in tonight.

You don't hang about do you! Great project.

Bit more done as can do with this rolling soon.Few bits wire wheeled and coated in black hammerite.
Brake lines ,clutch line and fuel lines all done.
Petrol tank bolted into place and front struts loosely sitting in place .

looks to be coming along nicely,

bet you can't wait to have it all back together ready to go.

Back on its wheel for the first time in over ten years

Pretty decent suspension set up from the donor which is blistien b8 shocks front and back ,eibach springs and h&r arb.
Front brakes are rx7 4 pots with tt discs (i think ) and wheels are 16" vag steelies (i think)

Still loads to do

Water pump ,tensioner ,timing belt and thermostat done.(i did swap the broken rotor mounting bracket)



Engine back in the hole

Loosely test fitted the front end and wings to check the front slam panel positioning was ok before i start prepping for paint. Glad to say everything looks like it will line up ok .

looks to be coming along nicely,

Small bit of progress.

Started rubbing down in prep for paint and found another small bit of rust that needs addressed.

coming along nicely.

Car is in primer .Did plan on doing it in it's oem bronzit colour hence why i painted the engine bay bronzit.Had a change of heart and i want to go blue and thinking san marino blue .

San Marino Blue would look great! Are you going to put the bumper trims back to black? Or have them body colour?

SeanOB wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:03 pm

San Marino Blue would look great! Are you going to put the bumper trims back to black? Or have them body colour?

Tried to remove the bumper trims but wasn't going to happen without breaking all the clips so they are going body colour.

shedrool83 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:03 am

Tried to remove the bumper trims but wasn't going to happen without breaking all the clips so they are going body colour.

Crank the central heating up to max. in one room of your house, bring the bumpers inside, leave them for an hour, then try. As I've just posted in another thread, a bit of warmth works wonders on the flexibility of plastics.

Finally got some paint on .bonnet has tiger stripes and not had it outside to see if the metallic is patchy (probably will be )
Lost the will to live painting this ,first attempt was a bit cold so rubbed back down ,second attempt got bad reaction in places so rubbed back down barcoated and re-primed whole car again .I should stick to plumbing

Looks great in blue! Was the old shell beyond saving rust-wise?

JungleGus wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:25 am

Looks great in blue! Was the old shell beyond saving rust-wise?

The old shell needs welding in a the usual places. It is going to be repaired at some point by my cousin who is currently making a rotisserie for it.

Very satisfying!

Great thread. Hope you can get it on the road soon and enjoy it!

Thought i would try the borbet a in white ,but not sure tbh.
Ride height is way to high ,not sure why as it was fine on the other shell before i stripped it surely it would have settled by now if it had to settle at all.

Anyone any thoughts on the ride height ? Only difference now is there isn't a sub box in the boot .

I think the blue and white combo looks great!
Did you put in new top hats and spring pads when you swapped the suspension over? My only guess as to what might have lifted it. That, and the low profile tires might exaggerate the gap.
Will look perfect if you can get her to sit down a bit

SeanOB wrote: ↑

Thu May 07, 2020 10:55 am

I think the blue and white combo looks great!
Did you put in new top hats and spring pads when you swapped the suspension over? My only guess as to what might have lifted it. That, and the low profile tires might exaggerate the gap.
Will look perfect if you can get her to sit down a bit

Everything off the old shell was put on to this nothing was changed as the suspension had under 2k mile on it . Even the tyres have been swapped over for the 16" steelies . I was wondering if a drive would sort it out as it hasn't left the garage but i reckon it won't.

Got it outside today and apart from the bonnet having tiger stripes i'm happy .

On to the small electrical issue m having like
no reverse light (more than likely the switch in gearbox)
I cant find the wires for the washer bottle (anyone tell me what colours the wires are ?)
Foglights not working (anyone tell me what colours the wires are ?)
Also need a horn as old one had rusted away (anyone tell me what colours the wires are ?)

https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.p ... g_Diagrams

Ben

Far better wiring diagrams here: http://www.autolib.diakom.ru/CAR/BMW/19 ... 0DIAGRAMS/

Washer: purple/black and brown/black

Foglights: LH: yellow/brown and brown, RH: yellow/purple and brown.

Horns: brown/yellow and brown.

Reverse lights might well be switch (it's a very poor internal design), but check fuse 10 first.

BenHar wrote: ↑

Sun May 17, 2020 10:51 pm

https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.p ... g_Diagrams

Ben

Thanks