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Post Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:12 pm

am extra careful with grinder .......

yeh just bought some acettyline and oxy ........ so gonna get cracking wif it next week
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:07 pm

more work done over the past few days

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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:14 pm

Nice one mate glad to see that other side off hopefully u can start getting your welding started
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:15 pm

I hope you are handy with a welder!
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:29 pm

iiiii the other side totally collapsed m8 ..... jason gonna start welding it asap ........

petchy me m8 doin the welding for free i just have t buy the bottles ........
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:37 pm

bigredbmw wrote: petchy me m8 doin the welding for free i just have t buy the bottles ........
Sounds good. I see you've jammed yourself yet another massssive lockup!! jammy bugger!!

looking forward to seeing the car come back together. :D
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:46 pm

i'd run as far away from that as my little legs would carry me.


best of luck with it Paul,rather you than me :D
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:33 pm

magpie wrote:i'd run as far away from that as my little legs would carry my big rotant belly


best of luck with it m8,rather you than me :D

iiii its defo a big project like
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Post Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:22 pm

just a few pics

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started cleaning all the inner arches ready for new ones to be fitted ^^^^^

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parts of inner arches to be repaired and re fabricated ........ but luckily we have a fibreglass specialist next door to us

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Post Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:54 pm

bet that took some sweeping up 8O
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Post Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:02 pm

its all in a nice pile for you my friend lol
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Post Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:26 am

Your mental!

i hope it goes well for you.

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I have good sources of new parts give me a shout if your stuck i may be able to help
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Post Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:55 pm

Tondeur wrote: Magpie Your mental!

i hope it goes well for you.

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should do just gonna take time to do it
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:06 am

i think you're mad!

certainly the most ambicious rebuild i've ever seen 8O

i have no idea how you're going to piece it all together, but best of luck with it! 8)
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:23 am

got new bits for it my mate is doing all the welding for me
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:11 pm

just come buy my tech 1 and be done with it mate lol....your a brave man and no doubt you are earning the deserved respect of this E30 community with this rebuild...epic mate..really hope you get it finished :clap: :thumb: :rock:
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:53 pm

your keen!!!!!!!!

just keep going

ps. you have a good friend!!!!
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Post Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:26 am

have a few good friends ............ vendetta aka gaz , magpie for parts , steviet1986 for the coffee's when he is there and kev and jason for the help
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Post Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:27 pm

really really need to get my finger out on this or i will end up losing interest .... i want it welded before christmas and start rebuilding it after the new year ..........
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Post Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:33 pm

Jeez, think that is the most bare I have seen an E30.

Best way to do it to get rid of the rot.

Will watch the thread with interest :cool:
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Post Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:45 pm

iiii i didnt want to go so far but when i looked at the inner arches they were shot but at least at this rate i can sort it properly especially over the winter months .... if i need any fibreglassing done the lad next door is a specialist in fibreglassing he owns the rights to the mr2 ferrari kit and he builds them from scratch ...... i just need to get on with it now and get it finished
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:03 pm

crazy man but still good luck with it mate will be minted once finished
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Post Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:06 pm

christ it looks like a 50000 piece jigsaw puzzle, good luck with it you must have the patience of a saint.
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Post Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:58 pm

gonna get the bottle of oxy at weekend so can get on with the welding eventually
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Post Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:02 pm

bigredbmw wrote:gonna get the bottle of oxy at weekend so can get on with burning this eventually
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Post Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:37 pm

Fooking hell red you mad brave coont, thats a project and a half that. Not sure whether to congratulate or commiserate... only joking fella.! Nice to see someone doing a resto instead of breaking.. ;)

What lump you gonna chuck in that?
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Post Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:42 pm

1.8 m40 lump already have engine sorted its been fully rebuilt
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:34 am

i am no longer using the second hand inner tubs i am buying brand new from dealers in january may as well do the job properly
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Post Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:01 am

brand new inner arches at £120 each = ouch ya bastid :cry:
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Post Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:00 pm

but they will last tho mate
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Post Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:06 pm

i reckon thats what 90% of e30's look like if you take the underseal crap off
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Post Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:27 pm

90 quid each plus vat
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Post Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:54 pm

also buying new outer arches and new sills as well
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:55 pm

well ave made £400 in tips this year for christmas so i am ordering these few parts after new year

http://www.bmminiparts.com/DiagramView. ... MOSP=47251

parts 6 and 7 and new sills and outer arches
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:06 pm

now 190 quid lighter as bought the new wheel housings from dealers will put pics up soon
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