325i cabby project (Update pg3 Front end)

[Blitz]

To do list

Remove carpet and clean it properly
Rub down any surface rust underneath + repaint
Passenger sun visor
Passenger wing
Respray door (bodyshop)
Better bonnet
Change most fluids diff gearbox
Change tired belts
Respray front valance
1 fog light
1 headlight
Chrome exhaust trim
Tidy up the leather
Make sure every screw and fixing, carpet is put back.
Renovate the hood and rear screen
New centre console
Nice set of tyres
New chrome trim windscreen
Fix boot lid
New rear upright seat
Bilt + wax protection important areas. inc inner wings.
Speaker upgrade
New instrument cluster
New resister for heater

Not really big things just lots of little things that make a big difference.

First thing I'm doing.

Last summer


Seat runners are rusty and stain the carpet, so off with them for a repaint.

Pictures are awful with phone camera.

[eko]

Good maintenence plan

[Ollie_bwoii]

Will make all the difference. Keep the updates coming.

I'm just about to put a list of my things to do on my thread.

[Blitz]

I was thinking about getting the gear and handbrake gaiters in matching beige.

Should I?

[helga]

yeah i think that looks good, nice looking cab

[Blitz]

I might put remote central locking. I think Alex installed one aftermarket one. The only problem is that it has a aftermarket immobilizer which I don't want to interfere. I also want to get that feature were you can control the windows with the fob.

[tonybtonyb]

Keep up the good work!

[Blitz]

Found some at the bottom of the rear valance on each corner. Prodded it with my screw driver.

So it looks like the rot has to be cut out, I'm sure the hole is much bigger and new metal welded in. Its the only way to do it. No P40 here. I suspect its because the under-seal is peeling which is the cause.

The rest of the body is fine. Some spots of surface rust on the boot lip. And light surface rust around the boot floor. Prodded with screw driver and its nothing. Battery tray has some surface rust. I'm going to have to do a lot of sanding and under sealing on this car.

I just want to tackle all this before it gets worse.

[Alex]

that where mine has gone, but they have been left to fester

scrape all the underseal of yours may be bigger than it looks

luckly someone has allready scraped the underseal off mine

[Blitz]

Yeah the hole will probably be much bigger. Is it an expensive area to weld?

[Alex]

Yeah the hole will probably be much bigger. Is it an expensive area to weld?

just needs a plate

[Blitz]

Yeah the hole will probably be much bigger. Is it an expensive area to weld?

just needs a plate

Cool.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Do you get water in the boot well?

[Blitz]

Do you get water in the boot well?

No. In the rear foot well theres rust stains which are all solid, I'm guessing this from the rusty jack that was there. The whole boot is naked no carpet as I took them out.

Its been out in the rain before for days before, no leaks.

[andrew320i]

That is a big list good luck working your way through it & looking forward to seeing your progress!

[Blitz]

Started cleaning out the arches.

I thought there was a lot of crap in the arch lip. But the arch lip seems to be much thicker on the Cabby's.







Did not know the sill was that deep

[Ollie_bwoii]

Looks like you've got a really tidy cabby there tbh.

Can I just say, don't do the gear/handbrake gaitors beige. I've got black in my car and they look great with the centre console.

[Alex]

does not look too bad, the rear arches look different to mine at the bottom

i need a plate in one of my inner arches but the other is absolutly mint

[Blitz]

does not look too bad, the rear arches look different to mine at the bottom

i need a plate in one of my inner arches but the other is absolutly mint

Inner arches were mint last time I checked. Flooded it with waxoyl last year.

[Blitz]

Update

Instead of respraying the door as it wont match the other panels. Going to respray the whole left side For £330. As the right hand side apart from a few blemishes is OK.

Want to respray the whole car in the future though when I have the money. Will cost about £1200 to £1300.

Guy doing it is top quality as I've seen cars hes done before.

Looks like the car was resprayed badly in the past and they have not bothered to take the trims off and not prepared it properly. Some idiot probably done it on the cheap.

[mabz]

looks really good mate not really a massive amount to do.my last cab had rust on the rear valence i got it cut out and welded by a mate for a score and he done a really good job.i started stripping my cab down yesterday as there were bits of dirt i couldnt get to(rearlights mainly)i ended up taking the whole backend down and have even cleaned and polished inside the bumpers(looooser!!)but i want to do this to the whole car and have taken photos at every stage but im gonna start a thread at the end of it and its looking really good already.good luck with yours pal and look forward to seeing the pics

[Blitz]

Thanks. Going to get all this done before July when I get insured on it.

[Blitz]

Got some nearly new tyres ready for the cabby. I was looking at Toyo TR-1's but £220 for all 4.

I dont think so, so I bought these Subaru wheel with nearly new 205/55/15 Bridgestone Potenza RE71. This model has been around for a long time but there very good. First used on the Porsche 959 .

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

I dont want to spend £160 to refurb the BBS's so I've accumulated 14 ones which some of them I got for very cheap and I will choose the best ones out of those. I will serve those mint Subaru wheels ones I've taken the tyres off them.

Proper Council!

[Alex]

How much did it cost to get your floorpan welded up? did they cut all the grot out

just want an idea on labour rates etc

[Blitz]

I think it cost about £80 and rot was cut out. The guy I use is very good is what my dad has used for years. Its a workshop out in the sticks.

[Alex]

seems very reasonable

[Blitz]

Quoted £60 for the rear valance.

[Alex]

i somehow think my rear valance will be more





I dont know wether or not to give it a bash myself and buy my own welder.

[Blitz]

If you know how to weld then buy one. I wish I could.

Quite big hole, but ones its done it will be worth it in the end.

[Alex]

Looking at the rust in the cabby, i can see exactly how to patch it and where panels overlap etc and fabricating a piece of metal is easy so i think why not

I dont think i would trust many people with it, ive seen previous repairs on here that have rotted back out and i'am worried that someone else wont cut the rust out properly.

thing is i have no electricity at the garage and the only means i have or moving it now are when it goes for its MOT

[mabz]

ouch alex thats a nasty one.

[Alex]

ouch alex thats a nasty one.

thats only the start, will be an Alpina C2 2.7 replica when finished

And not in a council way, no alpina roundels or bk's here thanks

[Blitz]

Generator?

[Alex]

Generator?

i did think of that although i'am not sure the local neighbours would be best pleased

[Blitz]

Solar power