316i lux for 60£ almost there...

[kiefer316i]

seems like a lot of effort for a 316 lux for £60 but fair play for saving it

it is alot of effort for a 60 quid motor, but with how much iv spent and how much il sell it for i wont really be losing out, how often can you get hold of a 60 quid running e30 with minor rust and decent interior? lol

[MurphyE30]

conversion for bigger lump maybe?

[kiefer316i]

conversion for bigger lump maybe?

yep already put plans in for swapping a 325 into it, then eventually move up to bigger and better

[MurphyE30]

sounds good, all the money you have saved on buying can get your self a conversion done

definately a bargain at £60, keep u the god work

[kiefer316i]

sounds good, all the money you have saved on buying can get your self a conversion done

definately a bargain at £60, keep u the god work

plus the donor vehicle for conversion will half pay for it self with breaking

appreciate the comment

[kiefer316i]

havent polished it up yet only wet and dryed a few tiny marks, also realised once i had rolled it out saw the over spray had hit the bottom of the sills due to inadequate covering so will correct that later on along with spraying the last couple of bits

[andrew320i]

Looks good, keep up the good work!

[adit]

not completely sure why i put the mirrors valance grill and lights in just felt like i needed to...

it's impatience overtaking enthusiasm. also putting that old bonnet badge on made me laugh

good efforts Keifer, keep it up.
that looks like dents on the passenger door, hope they're not (just dry patches?).

[kiefer316i]

Yeh extremely inpatient me lol and had to put the old badge on for time being as can't buy a new one lol and unfortunately that is a dent in the door, the metal has thinned out quite abut so pops in quite oftenly :@ will be sorted tho

[oomz1975]

This is coming along nicely.

[tonybtonyb]

The transformation is looking fab

[reggiebaby]

looks good mate . fair play to you ithink a lot of people are scared off by doing a bit of work sometimes

[kiefer316i]

spot the difference the photo angle /position has nothing to do with it





10 imaginary points for whoever guesses it lol

[RM2186]

Tinted lenses?

[The_Haywood]

ahhh they looked better before dude

[kiefer316i]

Tinted lenses?

Yh tinted lenses well done! Lol

[kiefer316i]

ahhh they looked better before dude

I quite like em plus for the price I ain't complaining only 8 quid delivered, plus the original lights where broken Mot fail so had to been changed, pricing on normal lights little bit out of my reach at moment probably will change back in the future

[andrew320i]

[bmw320iSE]

Loving the work mate how much did the paint cost you in all.

[kiefer316i]

Paint cost me 70 quid alone, thinners standard 5 litres cost 20 quid 4 litres of primer came to 40 quid so 130 quid all in all.

[Ranchero]

I see you've colour-coded the tyres aswell.

[kiefer316i]

Haha yeh, attempt at White wall tyres ya see lol

[kiefer316i]

so yesterday the secondhand wishbone came through with some hub nuts for the rear shafts , so set about fitting them today aswell as removing and replacing the rear shafts, with them fitted finally got to take it for a spin for the second time praying nothing would go wrong like it did the first time with the prop and diff :@, and whey hey drove like a dream! and some oomph in it as well for a 1600 thats been sat for almost a year! idled quite high but soon sorted itself out once reched operating temp, all it needs for fine running is plugs leads oil and filters. one main problem iv come across that is way out of my depth unfortunalty is the wiring im not sure if its just messy or if someones tryed fitting a cheap aftermarket alarm system and made a mess of it il let the pics do the talking with that...










for those that cant make it out the box reads ( sparkrite advanced radio controlled electronic car security system) i dunno if thats standard or not and not sure if the wiring just needs tidying up with cable ties or needs some serious rewiring but if anyone can help with this be much appreciated.









im not trying to show off my golf thats just where i happened to park it and pull the bimmer up next to it lol

[kiefer316i]

picked up these mims this morning i tjink they look amazing with the dish on em, toying with the idea of stretched tyres, but thats such a common thing now not sure on what to do tyre wise anyone got an idea? also thinking bout having them professionally furbed, powder coated and maybe diamond cut rather then me just respraying em, anyone know any cheap alloy furbers in cambs area?









started with the rust in the passenger footwell, whats the stuff that you put onto a new section to prevent rust and to clean up the section aswell? also all the rubber stuff thats inside the foot well what is it? and can i get more to layer over the new patch?








i did actually weld up the rust but seem to have lost the pic will upload one next time

[Duke137]

Nice work there mate, would be nice to see the repair work on that rust though.

Also, did you check the bulkhead for rust? ie, behind the glovebox and also behind the pedal box on the drivers side? Many E30's have fallen victim of this recently...

[kiefer316i]

Yeh checked the bulkhead for it and there's just a tiny bit of it, haven't checked tbehind the pedal box will have a look later cheers for the info and will get pics of the repairs up today hopefully.

[kiefer316i]

so cracked on abit more with the rust removal and welding in the new sheets, before you go into it, just bare in mind im still a novice with welding and yes i did use some steel sheets i found lying around my lock up, not the greatest to use for renewal but its all i got and being a student cant afford alot else lol

passenger footwell, apologys for the poor quality pics, camera phones there crap lol








passenger side inner arch, was a bugger for space to weld and positioning , didnt want to have to take the wing valance and strut out again just because i put them back on the other day, ah well will teach me to rush things i suppose.











i done all the welds bar a couple small ones, on top rather then underneath because every time i got into a good position for it underneath the sparks from the welder kept setting me on fire, plus the fact cained my neck trying to see what i was doing lol

i know it looks like a right mess at the moment but its only a small percent done as i ran out of mig wire, and my local shop for it is about a 20 mile drive each way, so will finish it off on thursday as its pay day aswell! lol

[Duke137]

Well done mate

[kiefer316i]

more welding done, just needs tio be grind down, some waxyoil and undersealant

[kiefer316i]

all been ground down and have sholtzed em, ready for mot now but typically the mk3 golf i was going to sell to pay for tax and test im having a bit of trouble shifting so its put a hold on it, so if anyone knows someone that wants a mk3 golf 1.4 which is tax and tested pics above then let me know! i reallllllly want to drive my 30 on the roads for the first time EVER! help me out! lol

[kiefer316i]

whey hey road legal!!



.....and after a couple of hours of driving..



no worrys tho, felt a slight vibration in the steering, and pulled slightly to the left, using my colleges laser tracking equipment to get it all sorted for free being the jammy bastard i am lol

also stuck new plugs leads filters and oil while i had the tools out running much better, but im still not convinced its running as well as it should be theres some noises one being the release bearing which i really wont have the time to sort now this is the only car iv got oh well.

still loads to be done with this main one being getting the tyres for the mims once i have resprayed them, may consider sorting the stance and raising it i think its too low for my tastes also bottoms out in the parking lot due to a raised ramp bloody council

excuse the vw wheels

[bmw320iSE]

Well done mate did it go through the MOT ok?

[kiefer316i]

yeh passed fine did get adviserys on some rust near the rear arch which was spottable as soon as it was up on the four poster, only missed it seeing as all i got is axle stands lol and the offset on the vw steels cause it to rub on the struts which would of been a fail but know the guys up there and they know i wont take the piss, other then that, that was it

[kiefer316i]

slowly gettin to half decent now bar the constant breaking down

[pony]

that is pretty good for 60 quid.

question is how bad is the rust?