E30 Zone

I took these pictures today, check out the complete lack of a floor, and the far side front suspension mount. Project time?!

Wow.. What a shame..

What a waste.

Certainly a shame.

As I opened the door the cobwebs broke. I doubt anybody had looked at the car in many years. The door hinges were rusted shut, making it hard to pull open.

I wish I could say that was the only one there as well

lightweight version. . . how does something rot that bad inside a building!!!

Awesome!

That's gotta be the worst ever.

A project fit for Mike Boroughs me think, another "Rusty" for his collection

that is rusted as fuck, how does it rot that badly inside a building! unless its been outside for many years and brough it, gota be one of the worst ive seen

A tub of p40 should do the trick.

Rav335uk wrote:A project fit for Mike Boroughs me think, another "Rusty" for his collection

Who?

adit wrote:

Rav335uk wrote:A project fit for Mike Boroughs me think, another "Rusty" for his collection

Who?

Keep up at the back there OLD BOY.

This Guy

Driver's seat looks okay.

Unfortunately, that's scrap. Take a few useful bits off (if you can find any) and drop it into a foundry. It's been stood outside for a long time, and then dragged into a barn.

Yes it's certainly scrap, I was just joking about the project idea. Clearly not been inside most of its life, and will fall apart if it is moved about much.

The interior was actually quite nice though, surprisingly.

Whats that on the dash above the radio ??

That ain't going anywhere

Take off the bits and sweep the rest into a bin...

kieran325 wrote:Whats that on the dash above the radio ??

Taxi meter?

That's what I thought at first

bmwe30mtech wrote:Yes it's certainly scrap, I was just joking about the project idea. Clearly not been inside most of its life, and will fall apart if it is moved about much.

The interior was actually quite nice though, surprisingly.

Paul is there any chance you could bag the air con vent console (the one that is angled above the gear selector) for me?

Forgot to say, that's Ceylon Gold - very If I may say so. But then I am biased.....

Forgot to say, that's Ceylon Gold - very If I may say so. But then I am biased.....

Andyboy wrote:Unfortunately, that's scrap. Take a few useful bits off (if you can find any) and drop it into a foundry. It's been stood outside for a long time, and then dragged into a barn.

Sat in long grass by the looks of it.

Now thats 'Stanced'

Further evidence to demonstrate just how fabulous a ruster the E9 was.

I've heard stories of unloved ones being terminally rusted out even as far back as the late 70s.

I bet there's a bit of valuable salvage on that though - is the dash OK? And, as someone said, the seats? Glass? Could be great for some old chap doing a resto.

e30mazm3 wrote:

kieran325 wrote:Whats that on the dash above the radio ??

Taxi meter?

It looks to me like an aftermarket sparkrite OBC that was available in the 80's.

I was right.

Sparkrite Voyager!


By b7tmw at 2012-02-17

"Kirk to Sparkrite Voyager, come in please"

Wheels look like they'd be okay after a refurb...?!

B7 wrote:I was right.

Sparkrite Voyager!


By b7tmw at 2012-02-17

WTF ??

Never seen anything like that.....

My father was developing something very similar back in '75. what stumped him was getting a signal from the cable driven speedos and therfore any distances. I still have all his sketches and drawings for it.

I remember when the above came out I was particularly interested in how it gained all it's data. he'd sadly passed away by the time it appeared.

B7 wrote:My father was developing something very similar back in '75. what stumped him was getting a signal from the cable driven speedos and therfore any distances. I still have all his sketches and drawings for it.

I remember when the above came out I was particularly interested in how it gained all it's data. he'd sadly passed away by the time it appeared.

What a very clever man! You should be very proud.

B7 wrote:
I remember when the above came out I was particularly interested in how it gained all it's data

It probably just made it up!

Gert_8 wrote:

B7 wrote:My father was developing something very similar back in '75. what stumped him was getting a signal from the cable driven speedos and therfore any distances. I still have all his sketches and drawings for it.

I remember when the above came out I was particularly interested in how it gained all it's data. he'd sadly passed away by the time it appeared.

What a very clever man! You should be very proud.

Oh he was. And i try to live my life the way he would. As i rebuild a car, complete DIY etc. I try to think how he would have tackled it. It's worked 99% of the time.

Anyone remember the mechanical Central Heating / Hot Water programmer from the 70's. I thisnk it was Potterton ans was buff coloured with a line of 5 sqare buttons down the right hand side? He designed that and has a few Patents to his name.

Sorry off topic for a mo.

How you can leave something like that for so long begs a question!