been awhile so ill just copy from my e30owners thread.
The donor has arrived!god is it rusty looks like it got a brand new wing so ill be keeping that.maplight mirror left in it. full stainless steel scorpion dtm style in the boot. so this saturday it is getting completely stripped. the digger will be a great help getting it sripped
few pics of shell and some morsels
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so we started out on the donor todayfirst off we cut the roof off as theres a great tray in it for sale.took off the top mounts on the front and rear,steering knuckle,removed some parts we need and some i will sell.then we moved the digger in.we would of been lost without it.turned the car on its roof and started removing the suspension.used the digger again to lift it all out
suspension will all be powerwashed down and sprayed a few coats of hammerite anti-rust black paint.all bushes put back in and raised onto the good shell.
some pics hope you enjoy.any questions please ask. thanks
convertible anyone?
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now my tech 2 wheel...
the leather on both sides as pictured is ripped,can i bring this into a shoe repairer to get stitched? or is there place any one knows thats good at this stuff?
and my tech 1 gear knob ,its a complete leather thing ,no gap between the knob and gaiter its all the one,real cool
and i cleaned up the rear view map light mirror.steering wheel and gear knob were all either polished with black shoe polish
few more pics...
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hi ,
bit of an update. hopefully all the bushes will be bought this week or next week.dtm(eric) on here will hopefully be sandblasting my rear subframe and trailing arms in a few weeks.
BIG QUESTION:
as you can see in the pictures the car is about 2 foot up in the air on a non adjustable dolley.you may know where im going with this.... the question is, How the heck do we get it down once it has the suspension on??
we have three ideas
1.stack up bricks and have two planks the width of the car and lift the front up with the digger and roll it down the planks
2.lift one end with a hoist and the other with a digger a lift it up and down
3. put it on a trailer and bring it to a garage and get them to lift it up with a two post lift.
if any of yous have any suggestions they would be welcome thanks
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update:
started off today by prepping my silver bonnet for the respray. filled the dents,sanded and sprayed.still need a light skim and it will be done.primed the back also. salvaged mint bonnet insulation from the bad bonnet so will be resticking it onto the silver bonnet. i have salvaged from the 316, calipers,air ducts,discs,bonnet,front+rear 51 mm shocks,license plate surrounds,clear lenses. few pics of today.
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after
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another update:
got a cream carpet,speaker covers,parcel shelf from seanmul just need a good clean. also received an electric aerial and shwartz mirrors from lion_yo on e30zone this weekend i will be red oxiding the chassy legs,jacking points arches etc.... and the a coat of hammerite anti-rust black paint.
won a near mint knee roll for £20 delivered on ebay so that will be coming in the next few days few pics...
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my knee roll arrived today just need to find the little panel above the switch that covers the two little holes
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looking through the shed today i found some parts i am going to use.2 brand new bosal exhaust rubbers,thermostat(will that one fit a m20b25?) radiator mount,battery. all the suspension and parts inside the car will be brought home tommorow. on the way home i am bringing the suspension to my local shop to get power washed to get the 22 years of dirt off everything
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suspension has been brought home and power washed.i got my gt cupline shocks out of my old struts ready to go into my new ones.3.91 lsd the discs in the pictures are grooved but not much meat on them so the ones of the 316i will be useddiff is leaking new seal needed ordered x2 subframe bushes,x4 trailing arm bushes,x2 droplinks,m20b25 engine mounts and bumpstops with dust covers today. all lemforder execpt bumpstops and engine mounts which are febi bilstein crosshairs and meyle hd rear topmounts should arrive also this week
few pics:
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Just ordered the diff gasket. 3.50 delivered
heres the original spec list for the black 88` (found out from this its an 88 )car. surprisingly the 89` car has the same equipment.although im missing black leather interior,rear headrests and parcel shelf with blind
S209A SPERRDIFFERENTIAL 25% Differential lock 25%
S215A SERVOLENKUNG, DREHZAHLABHAENGIG Power steering, engine-speed-dependent
S219A SPORT-LEDERLENKRAD Leather-covered sport st. wheel 380 mm
S286A BMW LM RAD/BMW STYLING BMW light alloy wheel BMW styling
S314A FRONTSCHEIBENWASCHDUESEN BEHEIZT Door mirror, driver lock, heated
S350A WAERMESCHUTZGLAS GRUEN, RUNDUM Therm.insulat.glass green
S401A SCHIEBE-HEBEDACH, ELEKTRISCH Lift-up-and-slide-back sunroof, electric
S410A FENSTERHEBER, ELEKTRISCH VORN Window lifts, electric, front
S415A SONNENSCHUTZROLLO FUER HECKSCHEIBE Sun-blind, rear
S481A SPORTSITZE FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Sports seat
S497A MITTELARMLEHNE IM FOND Centre armrest, rear
S498A KOPFSTUETZEN IM FOND Headrests mechanically adjustable, rear
S500A SCHEINW.WASCHANL./INTENSIVREINIGUNG Headl.washer system/intensive cleaning
S551A BORDCOMPUTER II MIT FERNBEDIENUNG On-board computer II with remote control
S704A M SPORTFAHRWERK M Sports suspension
started work on the suspension yesterday took the diff out. tried to get the trailing arms off be the bushes are keeping to bolts in tried burning them but no luck.burned one subframe bush completly out.and the other a little.
will be ordering unions for the brake pipes this week .
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then moved onto the diff with the wire wheel. i taught the gasket was leaking so i ordered a new one from bmw. after wire wheeling the back plate i noticed a crack the whole way accross the top. so now i need a medium back plateanyone got one?
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recieved these today from seanmul
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started work on my diff as it has to be welded and i have a new gasket for it. opened it up no bother but the crack is no crack. it has snapped in half but on the brightside there was no obvious damage,metal filings or wear inside the diff on the clogs. today my crosshairs arrived from rav and i test fitted them.just need to buy some matte black heat resistant spray and drill the 3mm holes for the crosshairs themselfs. the lights in the pictures are my practice set. i will be going for a set of hid`s aswel further down the line
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continued work on my suspension today.removed front and rear anti-roll bars.took off the droplinks and arb bushes.wire wheeled the brackets for arb bushes ready for red oxiding.got one strut off as the outer tie rod ball joint is knackered on the other so the thread spins with the nut.vice grips will sort that outtook the shock out of the strut. tried to get the disc off but the little nut is rounded and a wheel bolt is snapped in side.will have to drill them out.put on my new e36/e46 hd meyle top mounts.can feel the difference compared to the ebay ones on it. going to order either febi bilstein or skf front top mounts,which are better? and outer tie rods the spending goes on....
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the full thread is herehttp://
www.e30owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17183
enjoy
not really dont even have an engine haa 
