333i project..moving on,

[Alex]

i want that garage

Good luck.

Ps there is no point paying £800 to get it acid dipped, you wont see it again

[adit]

Tech1's plenty good enough

have you got one in the stash ?



The front panel is surprisingly solid !

oh, one or two mate

looking positive steve

[e30topless]

i want that garage

Good luck.

Ps there is no point paying £800 to get it acid dipped, you wont see it again

I had a tech 1 dipped they sent this back .....

[Alex]

i want that garage

Good luck.

Ps there is no point paying £800 to get it acid dipped, you wont see it again

I had a tech 1 dipped they sent this back .....

[Gortour]

That could be the one Adi has now...

[e30topless]

ok so I finally found the charger for my camera

here's some lovely pics of rust, I love scrap

jacking points or what's left of them ....



back floor is very good !




check out these lightweight rear arches !





Daylight !



and where's the sill ?




this turd may take a while.....

[beardymat]

Which idiot thought it a good idea to build cars from a material that dissolves in water and then send them to england where it rains all the feckin time.

coming along nicely that one steve, bin full yet?

[e30topless]

the bin is more than full Matt,

and yours will be too once you get this in your workshop !

[Dezzy]

Sweeping brush spec. I fooking love road salt!

[e30topless]

Dez, I have worn out my sweeping brush in the last 2 weeks on rotting old BMW's Trigger has nothing on me fella

I would love to live in a warmer climate it would make my job a lot easier, the Kiwi's and Aussie zoners have no idea how lucky they are

[Alex]

its a bit rusty

[ImysE30]

It's not an E30 without a bit of good old rust

[e30topless]

its a bit rusty

just a bit ! thing is the inners need changing even if the holes are small, this car saves on labour by having less to remove

plans are ..

new rear inners both sides, new quarters and back panel , new inner and outer sills both sides just to be safe.. all main dealer parts ?

luckily the roof is good...

Alex can you do the welding for me ?

[Rav335uk]

Alex can you do the welding for me ?

[adit]

Managed to spend an hour or 2 on the turd today..wish i could find the charger for my camera

An hour? is that all?
could you get a move on please. will she be ready by Christmas? as i'm waiting to put these on her :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHERISHED-NUMBER- ... 3a54ea388c

[magpie]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHERISHED-NUMBER- ... 3a54ea388c

council tat,

[adit]

sorry pete, er...i mean

MAG 91E

[e30topless]

private plates are Very council, especially one that almost spells your name



I want this plate !

[Gortour]

Look on DVLA's site first if buying private plates.
A lot of these companies advertise plates held by DVLA, and then buy it themselves and add their percentage on top if you buy it from them

[spook]

Thats not as rusty as some of the 10 year old Ford shiiters ive been to view today.

[adit]

private plates are Very council, especially one that almost spells your name



I want this plate !

i know yours is rusty Steve, but it's no good pretending it's a 1973 model

[sweep]

I quiet like mine but each to there own.

[Gortour]

i know yours is rusty Steve, but it's no good pretending it's a 1973 model

You pretend yours is a 1966 model...

[e30topless]

got to spend a few hours on it today,

I have been dreading pulling the M30 out, my usual way of doing the m20's is through the top with the box on, this was a bit tight in there so as Pacer suggested.. down was the only way

I gave Sweep a call for some inspiration/tips and off I went ...

Luckily I had access to a 2 post ramp I would hate to tackle this on the floor !



it has an Alpina sump



Alpina Mounts inc Gearbox !



I unusually spent hours carefully removing the Loom and labelling everything, I don't want to mix it all up when it goes back together
Prop and Zaust off,





Back to the floor, unbolt subframe mounts top mounts and rear arm bushes and lift ..Simples !



trolley jack strategically placed under the cross member !



Nicely balanced !



thank god that bit's done, I never even broke a sweat !!

[Dezzy]

2 at once is madness but you seem to be p1ssing it. Well done I say. Good progress on both.

[B7]

I must make a trip to see this car.

Dare I say, this has the making to match a certain c2 2.7 in the making. What a pair these will make for a photo shoot.

[Simon13]

Steve selfish request but do you know where the wiring runs for the alpina vent guage as where the green,brown and grey wires from the main unit tap into the cars loom?

I know the grey wire is for the fade thing on the light pull. On a B6 LHD car i looked at it took its power from tapping into the brake light circut! - thats how alpina did the left hookers but it would be very interesting to see yours being a rhd car with a vent guage

The rest of the loom and where it runs i've sussed out

Hell of a project, plenty will thankyou later on for saving it.

[beardymat]

best way to get the donk out of any e30 imho, you will never look back.

I need to get up and see you and these rotting turds over the crimble break Steve, probably when ive got bored of drinking and eating, well mostly drinking

[Dezzy]

You finished already Matt?

I would love to pop down an take a peak at these rusty turds.

[e30topless]

Steve selfish request but do you know where the wiring runs for the alpina vent guage as where the green,brown and grey wires from the main unit tap into the cars loom?

I know the grey wire is for the fade thing on the light pull. On a B6 LHD car i looked at it took its power from tapping into the brake light circut! - thats how alpina did the left hookers but it would be very interesting to see yours being a rhd car with a vent guage

The rest of the loom and where it runs i've sussed out

Hell of a project, plenty will thankyou later on for saving it.

Si, it's no prob as I am scratching my head a bit about this too !

I have half got the Digi vent out the dash is removed and the vent unplugged from the module thingy..it seems to loop into the radio loom?
once I removed the radio it no longer lit up I quickly re-fitted the radio thinking I had blown the digi vent up ! but it worked fine

I need to trace this back I think they go to the accessory socket behind the glovebox inners I will take pics of my findings tomorrow

best way to get the donk out of any e30 imho, you will never look back.

I need to get up and see you and these rotting turds over the crimble break Steve, probably when ive got bored of drinking and eating, well mostly drinking

you certainly do !
the Henna red M3 is awaiting your verdict !

+1 on the donk removal it was so easy, I hope it goes back as good !

[e30topless]

I must make a trip to see this car.

Dare I say, this has the making to match a certain c2 2.7 in the making. What a pair these will make for a photo shoot.

it should make a really nice Car Trev, I have owned a lot of E30's and this one really appealed to me, I was hoping for Pete's B6 but sadly someone beat me to it, this will have to do !

You finished already Matt?

I would love to pop down an take a peak at these rusty turds.

pop down anytime fella your always welcome Dez


oh ...and bring your Mig,there's about 2 months work for it

[Dezzy]

I will let you know when I get a spare minute mate. I defos what to see these 2.

[beardymat]

Not finished yet dez, should be finished Thursday if we get this bag o shite lambo sorted. Could be a good excuse for a mini meet, bunch of guys in a freezing garage staring at rusty scrap, proper busmans holiday.

[E30BeemerLad]

I'm up for that

[Dezzy]

I am liking the sound of that boys. I am finished Thursday night. Won't be free till monday-Tuesday though.