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Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:48 pm

This the 325i i bought ages ago for parts as it is basically a sport, it had every option from new e/w, e/m, e/s, c/l, opening rear windows and lsd. It then had the full M-tech package fitted at dealer in 1988 consisting of M-tech2 bodykit, suspension and steering wheel, x-spoke alloys and maplight rear view mirror.

trouble is its totally rusted, both inner and outer arches gone like totally, battery tray non existent, sills inner and outer on pass side are naff, drivers side outer has gone a bit as well, rear floor at base of rear seat totally gone on pass side.

hence the reshell.

so i then bought another 325i in metallic black that has mint shell but is standard apart from lsd and abs, so am transfering all the parts over from the M-tech 325i

started dismantling the rusty 325i here are some photos of the rust at the rear....

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Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:52 pm

lol that rust! Looks like its been pulled out the sea or something! :eek:
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Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:55 pm

More picture's of the rust please!

This will make the m-tech massive who are too scared to look under their kits more scared! Crikey that is well bad. Was it washed with salty water it's whole life!
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Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:57 pm

i`ll take photos of the rear floor and sills 2moro as i took the sideskirts off today - not a pretty sight.

here is what my other 325i looks like inside, interior was all stripped out, now its full of parts from the rusty 325i ....

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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:04 am

they ALL go some where under the side skirts no matter how mint with the kit on! I take it the scuttle is rusty too?
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:10 am

the rear metal valance is gone and rear corners of boot floor below rear lights

Simon13 - surprisingly the front of the car is pretty sound :wink:
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:18 am

what about passenger side floor pan? front wing at the bottom surely there?! thats where mine needs some attention
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:30 am

This must have been an E30 built by British Leyland!
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:33 am

front wing bottom is good pass side floorpan is not bad either
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:37 am

fcuking stroll on!!!!! okay, even by MY standards of believing that any e30 is a savable e30........... thats fcuked!!!!!! fukked as fukked gets. that is wankered! totally!!!!!!

That makes my sport (pre bodyshop) to be a minter! :eek:
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:54 am

SCOTT325SE wrote:that is wankered! totally!!!!!!
I think that covers it nicely :yeahthat:

What's going on in the boot on the drivers side. It looks like it's got part of another car hammered over the inner wheel arch.

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Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:19 am

Oh my god thats bad. Im getting worried about finding a nice clean 325 Sport now!
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:23 am

Early cars aren't the best for rust protection, loving that fibre glass repair, proper MOT job. :D
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:32 am

totally agree, i only bought the car for parts, there is no way i would take that shell on for restoration :lol:

wait till 2mora i`ll post some more pics up of the floor and sills
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:36 am

the boot did look quite tidy when the carpet was in there :wink: :lol:
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:54 pm

Paul325i wrote:Early cars aren't the best for rust protection, loving that fibre glass repair, proper MOT job. :D
nothing wrong with early cars ive got 2 and no rust
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:50 am

My old 1985 323i went the same way as this. Inner wheel arches, outer sills, inner sills and floor. Jacking points dissappeared into the inside of the car too. As you said it looked fine with the carpet in! This is how it looked 2 weeks before it was scrapped - I used engine, interior, wheels and suspension on my current Sport. I put it down to having had a shunt at the back and only being properly repaired on the outside.
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:01 am

My old 1985 323i went the same way as this. Inner wheel arches, outer sills, inner sills and floor. Jacking points dissappeared into the inside of the car too. As you said it looked fine with the carpet in! This is how it looked 2 weeks before it was scrapped - I used engine, interior, wheels and suspension on my current Sport. I put it down to having had a shunt at the back and only being properly repaired on the outside.
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:27 am

Blimey :cry:

Such a shame! If an E46 325 looks like that in 15 years I will be worried!
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:52 am

got the bonnet, wings, bumpers and the front valance off now.

here is some more pics of rusty areas from yesterday and this morning...

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Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:06 pm

oh my god! even MY car wasnt that bad! :eek:
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:12 pm

can you imagine what would happen to that car in a shunt!?
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:16 pm

i was just about to say..
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:19 pm

luckily i never drove the car, well only off trailer and into garage :wink:
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Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:59 pm

So why do some cars rust like that, yet others hardly rust at all?
318iS became MR2 Turbo became FTO GPX Mivec became Impreza became Rover 620Ti became Honda S2000 (current) became Fiesta 1.25 and 200SX Drift Slag (when the Honda has gone)
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Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:10 am

the other 325i has mint shell luckily
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Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:44 pm

having seen that i may go rebuild my 325i se i thort it was bad but a couple of doors and sills and it could well survive any1 handy with a welder in leeds lol Daz
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