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

[bss325i]

Fire and smoke?

[Alex]

Fire and smoke?

In one

[ImysE30]

Good progress Alex

It is quite rusty

[Alex]

its a heap of shit Imy

Dont know why i bother to be honest, if the welds last a year then i may re mot it next time round

[The_Diddler]

its a heap of shit Imy

Dont know why i bother to be honest, if the welds last a year then i may re mot it next time round

Quality statement Alex, quality and honest.................

[e30topless]

Dont know why i bother to be honest,

it's all a learning curve, any first time resto is ,

it it was mine I would have fragged it but you seem to carry on towards your goal,

it's good to see enthusiasm from a young chap like yourself with limited funds/tools in a small garage

your almost an inspiration

still, get your act together and sort the bird shit welding out !

[bss325i]

Still, at least if you do throw the towel in with it after a year or two, you'll still have plenty of morsels to transfer to another shell.

[Alex]

Still, at least if you do throw the towel in with it after a year or two, you'll still have plenty of morsels to transfer to another shell.

My exact thoughts Barry

[Alex]

Dont know why i bother to be honest,

it's all a learning curve, any first time resto is ,

it it was mine I would have fragged it but you seem to carry on towards your goal,

it's good to see enthusiasm from a young chap like yourself with limited funds/tools in a small garage

your almost an inspiration

still, get your act together and sort the bird shit welding out !

When i add up all the morsels up ive bought, i relise if i sold them i could put a deposit down on a 118d daily hack on finance or something. its very very tempting steve as i will be racking up the miles at my new store

[Topblag]

There's nowt wrong with a sensible daily fella, makes the E30 all the more enjoyable when you drive it.

[Alex]

There's nowt wrong with a sensible daily fella, makes the E30 all the more enjoyable when you drive it.

Dont encourage me, i was scrapping this cabby yesterday over this thought

[jimmyspeed]

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/

tonnes of info on here and in the forum - lots of people doing similar projects with all sorts of gear - might be of some help

could just be your'e welder as i theres some nice stuff even with the cheapo clarkes !

[Alex]

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/

tonnes of info on here and in the forum - lots of people doing similar projects with all sorts of gear - might be of some help

could just be your'e welder as i theres some nice stuff even with the cheapo clarkes !

allready joined got a thread going on there need to update it if i can be botherd

[jimmyspeed]

well, all i can say is keep on going !!

[magpie]

any progress reports Alex?

[Alex]

Nothing much mick However i'am very prowed of the fact i have managed to line all the windows front and rear up correctly. non of this catching on the hood or overlapping with the rear windows. all the lines are exact and the top of the windows sit nicely where they are suppose to. i belive this is an art to achive

Ran like a bitch yesterday with loads of backfiring, but after an immense backfire like gun fire it now runs nicely

log book arrived after 9 month

i will be honest, i'am really fighting for either this or an e90 or 1 series next year though fancy a 320d or 120d and taking it to the re mappers 200bhp + and a stack load of torque

Also toying with the Idea of prehaps going for a tech 1 look all colour coaded??? For the price i sell some of the alpina morsels for it will pay for all of that. if i stay with my current look i need a set of alpina wheels and a steering wheel ££££££££

[magpie]

mick baur has some tech1 shizzel.

side skirts aint gonna be easy to find though

[ImysE30]

Steve's got some skirts but keep the Alpina look IMO

[Alex]

My weldings still shitty but ive almost completed it all

ive sorted a Tech 1 kit with nice rear chrome bumper and have sorted some tech 1 cabby skirts. will be collecting the skirts and getting the rest of the kit next week hopefully.

I think i also might have done a deal for a set of Blue leather cabby sports seats which will finish it off nicely.

here is the door shut and behind the side strip, the door shut needs a good rub down and some fine filler and the stuff ive used so far was quite messy



Side bit, i did this in small sections at a time so i could get behind the patch with zinc primer and seam sealer so shouldnt rust anytime soon.



Tech 1 skirts will cover this hence why i used hammerite further up than it should be



when welding it burnt the paint off at the bottom so i'am going to have to touch that up.



Inner arch

i used a genuine bmw inner arch and used the lower half to patch the whole up.



PS. i ran out of filler and used fiberglass reinforced filler on the arch lip Nasty stuff wont use it again







Before





i started doing the battery tray today but ran out of materials and couldnt be arsed going to get some more. hence the hammerite

i need to trim this patch down where the red line is



some random pics of ze turd

[Dezzy]

Tell the truth Alex that's been down to Breadymatts for the resto.


Well done for having a go though mate. Also with them shitty hobby migs your doing well to get as far as you have.

[Topblag]

I'm planning to learn the art of welding soon, a mate of mine used to do it for a living so he's going to be Mr Miagi, with me being Danielsan.

[Alex]

Tell the truth Alex that's been down to Breadymatts for the resto.


Well done for having a go though mate. Also with them shitty hobby migs your doing well to get as far as you have.

Put matt to shame


good luck with it Colin, wish i could weld better its strong though just ugly

[B7]

You need a set of rubbing strips for that

[Alex]

i do

got something on ebay ending in 2-3 days B7, so can send you the funds when it finishes

[B7]

No probs. When your ready.

[Alex]

[ImysE30]

Not going for the Alpina look now?

[/// KAMI]

looking good.....

[Alex]

Not going for the Alpina look now?

No Tech 1

The only alpina bits that are staying are the rear spoiler and instrument cluster

[magpie]

when is it going for the mot?

are you keeping it?and the 'IS'?

or will you move it on late next summer??

nosey fecka me like

[Alex]

Keep em both. Date for MOT will be Start of Feb. God knows if it needs out, had a look underneith suspension seems ok, rear subframe bushes and front wishbone bushes seem ok. rear arb bushes look a little frilly though.

I have a funny feeling emmisions may be a problem it puffs out a bit of black smoke and has a little hesitation but its been of the road for 3-4 years so ive changed the plugs, oil, done tappets, cambelt and water pump and had the whole intake off and used expanding degreaser and intake cleaner up it.

need some headlight adjusters for MOT i know that. the car itself should be finished by xmas.

then once the car is on the road i'am going to take it somewhere where i can get a new rear window fitted.

Could do with some new shoes too the current ones are cracked to death, probably an MOT fail

[magpie]

greed

[Alex]

if i had a choice between them both i would keep the IS, as that hasnt been fragged twice in its life, has no history and has shit welding

[Blitz]

How long would it take for you to get this good?

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=88328

[Alex]

Probably never with my welder and limited resources, thats seriously good, its hard enough cutting a piece that fits correctly, check out the spacing between the new panel and the cars bodywork