todays task of going over the 323 to see whats what....

[RichIS]

drivers rear 1/4


from inside



pass side 1/4





washer bottle in rear drivers 1/4 ?





















































thats pretty much every spot of rust on the car be it soft or just surface rust.
now for the serious task at hand a price to sell her on as this is a bit out my league and even if i tryed it wouldent be up to the standard this car needs.

[Alex]

I think its a breaker that

[DanThe]

One way trip for this turd unfortunately.

Re-shell is the only saviour, but well worth it IMO

[RichIS]

I think its a breaker that

if it wasnt for the fact its suspected oldest know rhd e30 being the 137th and the fact its an ex demonstrator it would be broke by now im sure brave sole may take it on with this in mind thought.

[Rav335uk]

That's very bad, as Alex has said, it's a breaker, or maybe possible Re-shell??

[maggspower]

I'm sure there is a man who will buy that off you, he buys cars like he buys fruit. By weight

[RichIS]

That's very bad, as Alex has said, it's a breaker, or maybe possible Re-shell??

but by reshelling it it will lose its id wont it ?
so will me losing the main thing thats keeping it a whole car .

[Rav335uk]

That's very bad, as Alex has said, it's a breaker, or maybe possible Re-shell??

but by reshelling it it will lose its id wont it ?
so will me losing the main thing thats keeping it a whole car .

You can order a stamped scuttlepanel from BMW

[DanThe]

That's very bad, as Alex has said, it's a breaker, or maybe possible Re-shell??

but by reshelling it it will lose its id wont it ?
so will me losing the main thing thats keeping it a whole car .

No, when you re-shell you fit everything from the old shell to the new, plates 'n' all

[RichIS]

That's very bad, as Alex has said, it's a breaker, or maybe possible Re-shell??

but by reshelling it it will lose its id wont it ?
so will me losing the main thing thats keeping it a whole car .

No, when you re-shell you fit everything from the old shell to the new, plates 'n' all

i thought that was only possible on a brand new shell? which i doubt are avalible as if it was re-shell'd in to a good doner it would be classed as a ringer ?

[capri_rob]

sh1t the fooking bed

[RichIS]

spose this is what happens when you sit a car up for 10-12 years plus to do the brake seals

[aimlessrock]

thats one very brave resto....

you would need to be highly motivated and have deep pockets to sort this turd out.

could be done though...

[redcar]

spose this is what happens when you sit a car up for 10-12 years plus to do the brake seals

Hello

If it's been sitting for 10-12 years, do you have any pictures of what it was like 10-12 years ago?

[mr_dink]

but by reshelling it it will lose its id wont it ?
so will me losing the main thing thats keeping it a whole car .

No, when you re-shell you fit everything from the old shell to the new, plates 'n' all

i thought that was only possible on a brand new shell? which i doubt are avalible as if it was re-shell'd in to a good doner it would be classed as a ringer ?

Technically yes I suppose, but these things go on!

As long as the scuttlectomy is done well who's to know?

[RichIS]

spose this is what happens when you sit a car up for 10-12 years plus to do the brake seals

Hello

If it's been sitting for 10-12 years, do you have any pictures of what it was like 10-12 years ago?

no sorry im the 3rd owner now i belive only had it a few months and by the sounds of it maybe its last. previous owner did say that the local bmw dealership have got photos of it back in the day but not sure if thats right or not.

[redcar]

spose this is what happens when you sit a car up for 10-12 years plus to do the brake seals

Hello

If it's been sitting for 10-12 years, do you have any pictures of what it was like 10-12 years ago?

no sorry im the 3rd owner now i belive only had it a few months and by the sounds of it maybe its last. previous owner did say that the local bmw dealership have got photos of it back in the day but not sure if thats right or not.

Cool, would be awesome to see some really old pictures of it

[DanThe]

but by reshelling it it will lose its id wont it ?
so will me losing the main thing thats keeping it a whole car .

No, when you re-shell you fit everything from the old shell to the new, plates 'n' all

i thought that was only possible on a brand new shell? which i doubt are avalible as if it was re-shell'd in to a good doner it would be classed as a ringer ?

Well its either that or bin the lot as that rot is beyond repairable. Classic car preservation, not ringing

[sweep]

Dan your so negative..how could you even think about giving this car a brother

[Grrrmachine]

I'd take that on

You'd need new outer sills, rear quarters and a scuttle. And you'd need lots of new steel to fix the inner sills, floor pan, bulkhead and inner wings. But fook it, a project's a project.

[Blitz]

I'm sure with enough money that could be restored.

[Daryll]

Ouch. Save it. It's a historical car and deserves saving. If you don't thorough can I have the grille badge?

[ah]

It would great if it was saved,an old 323i but it looks to far gone,what a hero if you can save it.

[RichIS]

It would great if it was saved,an old 323i but it looks to far gone,what a hero if you can save it.

i wouldent know where to start to even try an save it gunna write up a forsale advert with a very rought price for a week or so see what happens if theres no bites she will be getting fragged.

[swindler]

The MGB and E type boys have it easy - you can essentially just buy a new body. I wonder if that day will ever come for the E30

[E30S]

Think Sarah Beeney would struggle with this one

[DanThe]

I'm sure with enough money that could be restored.

Can you even buy the floor pans and chassis rail box sections?

[B7]

It would be a mission to be sure, but worth doing IMO.

But is it definately the oldest one surviving? Would be a right bummer if you threw a load of money at it and then an older one shows up!

[kieran325]

My old man fragged an early 323i back in the 90's, it had 350k on the clock and was a genuine 1 owner car, the chap still drives a E36 328 on a N plate which he traded the E30 in for it.

It was a Y plate in met blue/silver and last time I was in BMW Mcr I was trying to find more info on it because the service guy sold it to my dad, sadly I've not seen my dad for over 6yrs and I know he has loads of pics of it somewhere.

[mcbonio]

Wow, You any good at welding?

Could be worth saving though, do it! Keep another turd on the road!

[Demlotcrew]

Ive seen road going M3's with more rust than that!

[RichIS]

Wow, You any good at welding?

Could be worth saving though, do it! Keep another turd on the road!

welding is one of the art forms i havent tryed yet mechanical wise il give any thing a go though.

some of the pictures is just surface race the type which most people would wire brush the underseal over.

[Andyboy]

What a terrible shame. It's scrap really - I doubt there's much actually worth selling from it. What it needs is storing somewhere dry until it's vaguely financially viable.

[hennabm]

Old thread resurrection warning....


Anyone know what happened to this one?