my 318i auto to 2.5 diesel manual chromie project,.

[craggsyE30]

haha nice mate my plans are to get the bodywork done on mine then take it from there

[mrrodney]

yeah same here, drama i have is im doing it on the drive and its a muddy swamp in this weather, its not so bad in the summer , built loadsa cars on the drive, its a bit less muddy then lol,.

[craggsyE30]

haha same iv got mine on the drive getting built just using a car cover for all seasons to keep the water out or the repairs iv done but it slows things right down if i had a large enough garage to move around in id be working on it till i couldnt stand

[mcbonio]

Love chromies, old sckool cool.!

Must be a chromie thing as my chromie cab rusted along the rear seams just like yours did. Should be a real nice resto project. Keep it up.!

[mrrodney]

well i just ordered a 3 x 6 meter gazebo of ebay , gonna keep it out the rain while i worl on it ,


mcbonio , thanks dude , hoping some progress can happen once ive got the gazebo up,.

[craggsyE30]

sweet man good luck iv come to a stand still as the weather is too shit to be outside flattening bodge lol

[G-Bear]

well i just ordered a 3 x 6 meter gazebo of ebay , gonna keep it out the rain while i worl on it ,


mcbonio , thanks dude , hoping some progress can happen once ive got the gazebo up,.

This is what I keep thinking of getting.. good efforts.. I remember once walking down the street in a built up area to find a friend under a gazebo amongst other parked cars doing a engine swap on his mrk 2 golf... I love seeing stuff like that.. just getting on with it..

[mrrodney]

just found a couple pics of my last e30 , car owed me £50!! had a running issue, was seriously clean apart from front wing , nearly no rust on the car, mrs and money needs meant i sold it dirt cheap ,

[mrrodney]

stripped a doner car down for its complete running gear, engine , box subframe, struts and brakes etc.....


also bought some seats..


should have a complete rear end too in the next couple a days

also got clocks with the mpg gizmo...


next few days i should have a few more bits ready to start the engine change, also got a rear panel to cut up so i can redo the rear light area a bit better

[mrrodney]

finally got some progress , got car in the air to get under it (front bumper already bent and i have a spare)


old engine and box out....




new engine and box, ill clean it up once its running...



engine bolted in but i gotta wire in the loom plug and conect everything up...


once i got it all connected up ill pull the interior out and get the box loom and ecu in, then ill get the welding finished , new seats in then brakes and suspension on

[mrrodney]

engine is wired up ready to run but it isnt firing up so i gotta run through it and see whats wrong , i havent fitted the box loom and ecu so will go through the loom again once thats in

ive fitted the lowering springs too , i need a 51mm drivers side strut as mine is too rusty to use , so ive left the 318 shocks on till i get another 51mm leg

MY spare mint dash for sale on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1030036647

[mrrodney]

i still have the turbo diesel bug and really want one so im thinking about selling the 325 engine and stainless exhaust and getting a tds doner car, its what i wanted to do at the start so going to see what comes up

if anyones interested in the m20 or stainless let me know

EXHAUST..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181032978599? ... 1558.l2649

ENGINE...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181032962888? ... 1558.l2649

[mrrodney]

had a change of plan on the engine front , pulled the m20b25 back out and sold it then the same day i went and bought a 325td , engine runs nice but the rest of the car is a donkey, so soon the new doner car strip down will start

[mrrodney]

im thinking about breaking this now if anyones after anything give me a shout

[G-Bear]

Thats a shame, why the change of heart?

[mrrodney]

part of me is saying break other part get it done lol , its just sitting on the drive blocked in by the doner car and a people carrier im breaking so cant get too it , once the breaker is gone i can get my arse in gear, the doner 325td engine is still in its shell waiting to be stripped, all ive done with that is installed a chip

if no1 asks for any major parts and i get the drive cleared then ill prob get some work done on it

[Duke137]

Mate, just pull the engine out of the E36 and get the rest weighed in, nobody wants E36 bits

Don't break it after the work you have put in mate. You seem the type to see this through to the end with motivation, I reckon you just have January blues so hang in there

Bronzit chromie FTW

[G-Bear]

Mate, just pull the engine out of the E36 and get the rest weighed in, nobody wants E36 bits

Don't break it after the work you have put in mate. You seem the type to see this through to the end with motivation, I reckon you just have January blues so hang in there

Bronzit chromie FTW

This is the spirit... As duke says. Get the engine out and get rid of the E36. Once that eye saw is out of the drive you'll have some fire in belly to get going again.

January is a slog of a month too

[G-Bear]

Although I've moved out of NW London, I'm still not far. I can come give you a hand pulling out that engine if you want.

I haven't loads of mechanical experience. But am technically minded, am itching to get my hands dirty (funds and space are holding me back on my turds currently) and do all the work on my own cars..

[mrrodney]

thanks for the offer, ill let you know if i need help , im only in north london off the 406

im waiting on fixing a mates van so i can get my engine crane back here and also ill chop the people carrier up and throw it in the van to run it in , im tight so wont let the pikeys take it for free lol , .