325i Cabby Project/Resto -Small update 18-11-10

[Rav335uk]

Where's the chrome ends on the bumper gone?

[Alex]

only drivers side is missing, as said its on a tech 1 sport currently

hopefully i will have it over the next week or so

[Blitz]

Great progress. With the viscous coupling, I got a hammer and hit the spanner with one big smack and it did the trick.

Did you phone the dealer and they send it through the post?

[Alex]

mine isnt attached to the alt belt so if i hit it with a hammer its just going to fly round.

I need something to hold it in place, what do other people use???

also is it worth fitting a new one while its off

[bodger]

alex, put the old belt back round the pulley and use mole grips to sqeeze it tight then undo the bolt, dont forget there opposite thread

[Alex]

alex, put the old belt back round the pulley and use mole grips to sqeeze it tight then undo the bolt, dont forget there opposite thread

ive removed the alt bracket, is it going to be easier to put it back together then and undo that way?

yep i know wrong way round thread

[bodger]

no just put the belt around the waterpump pulley, use the mole grips as close to the pulley as you can so its like using a strap type oil filter remover, if you know what i mean

[Dezzy]

Looking good mate.

[Alex]

no just put the belt around the waterpump pulley, use the mole grips as close to the pulley as you can so its like using a strap type oil filter remover, if you know what i mean

i got ya

[blackE30indy]

I did this yesterday mate, I used the mole Grips way too

[Alex]

Mole grips it is, might pop out tomorrow and see if i can get it finished

[blackE30indy]

I didn't have to shock mine with a hammer or anything
just a quick turn, and it was loose
did you get a powersteering belt too from halfords,how much was it
mate need 1 for mine aswell
Indy

[Alex]

i got the PAS belt from ecp £3.01

Alt Belt £1.97 Halfrauds with Trade card

Thermostat was £7.35 (comes with seal) (ECP wanted £10.79 with seal)

Bargin

bought a pas and alt belt for the IS last week one was about £1.50 and the other £2 something

halfrauds trade card FTW

when i did the viscous on the IS it needed more than a shock with a hammer, i had jammed it still somehow, must have taken me 2 hours to do the whole thing

[blackE30indy]

Of to halfords tomorro then,hope no one reconises me
going in there,run in run out

[blackE30indy]

when i did the viscous on the IS it needed more than a shock with a hammer, i had jammed it still somehow, must have taken me 2 hours to do the whole thing

I think some cars are like saints some are like devils
my other e30 everthing I did on it went wrong or took
the micky
on my new 1 everything is goin smooth for now

[Alex]

Plan of action today was to finish off cam belt but since my mole grips have gone walkies i decided to get headlights, grills and obc back on aswell as change the thermostat.

The headlights i had were pretty crap one had a broken carrier and one needed a new adjuster, luckly i had loads of super glue which glued the carrier back together. I had loads of adjuster bits from where i fitted new ones to the IS so i used some on these and have them all working. Ive also painted the headlight rings and cleaned them to death with glass cleaner.

they are the wrong ones for the year but they will get me by for now

The grills have been scrubbed clean and soaked in auto glym vynal and rubber stuff.

Results look amazing

i fitted the grills with new clips and screws





OBC installed




I decided to do the thermostat but i got so far and got stuck, Again 4 pots are easier to work on






How do i get the bloody thing out?????

should it not just lift out?????

[Dezzy]

Its just suck on the rubber alex a little screw driver is my wepon of choice.

It is looking amazing my friend

[Alex]

i tried that it wouldnt budge

prehaps i was being too gentle

needs a new bonnet the finnish on the current one is terrible looks like something has reacted on the paintwork and stone chips at the front

i was hoping my c2 2.7 grill badge would be here today to fit too

[Dezzy]

Use a big one though it and push like a goodn then. Man up Alex you can do it.

I am looking forward to seeing this when finished

[Alex]

should look good dez, i cant insure it till Feb 11 so next summer, once its back together i'am going to cut all the shitty rot out and take it to a mate who does MOT's, he is good at welding too, he welded the footwells in my old 316 and he did a proper job too, i cut the hole out back to clean metal and he cut the metal the right size and welded it in, not the usual MOT patch over rust jobs

[Dezzy]

Nice to see the work going in mate. Will be a car to be pround of once finished. Are you starting a collection of white E30's like Chris Evans's ferrari's?

I think next summer will be the ideal time to M52 the is then mate!

[Alex]

Nice to see the work going in mate. Will be a car to be pround of once finished. Are you starting a collection of white E30's like Chris Evans's ferrari's?

I think next summer will be the ideal time to M52 the is then mate!

i fancy m52'ing a baur to be honest

a facelift poverty spec baur, i need help

pick up a minty 316i or 318i baur

its all about the lightweight

[Dezzy]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

You need help.

Saying that i want to S50 a bronzit 4 door chromie
I want ollie's interior in it and bbs 15" now thats cool!

[Alex]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

You need help.

Saying that i want to S50 a bronzit 4 door chromie
I want ollie's interior in it and bbs 15" now thats cool!

i like unique but still oem

although there are harldy any Baur cabby left at all

5 year ago there were at least 8 on ebay at any given time

a baur with an m52 engine will probably still be as light as a standard 316i or something

as far as i know there aint any m52 baur's on here anyway

[Ollie_bwoii]

Looking good Alex.

Are those the grilles you found stupidly cheap on some website, sorry can't remember details.

[Alex]

no they're just some used ones that came of my 84 Chromie

[josh-hocking]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 500wt_1182

Any good to you?

[josh-hocking]

Picture doesnt do it justice.. its a good bonnet alex.

[Blitz]

Great progress. Need get my arse in gear and start on the cabby. Clean out the garage first.

What type of primer did you use?

[Alex]

Picture doesnt do it justice.. its a good bonnet alex.

It will have to wait for now josh all spent up this month

[Alex]

Great progress. Need get my arse in gear and start on the cabby. Clean out the garage first.

What type of primer did you use?

For the valance?? Just normal grey primer followed by a bmw Alpine white II Aerosol, the cheap ones never match

[Dezzy]

Did you not need sink primer alex with I being a rusty turd.

[Alex]

Did you not need sink primer alex with I being a rusty turd.

that valance came of a 316 C reg Rusty turd moredoor in Gloss black

[Ollie_bwoii]

Alex, where do you get the BMW paint from? I can't find it on realoem for the life of me.

[Alex]

Alex, where do you get the BMW paint from? I can't find it on realoem for the life of me.

no i cant, i bought a 300ml spray tin off parts auction paint section, and wrote the part number down, Its over £10 for a 300ml aerosol thats half the size of the small ones in halfrauds worth it though. The caps on them have a good spray pattern and come out in a flat line unlike halfrauds rattle cans which spray in a "fountain" effect if that makes any sence.