bigred's newly aquired shell

[bigredbmw]

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

yeh just bought some acettyline and oxy ........ so gonna get cracking wif it next week

[bigredbmw]

more work done over the past few days

[vendetta]

Nice one mate glad to see that other side off hopefully u can start getting your welding started

[petchy]

I hope you are handy with a welder!

[bigredbmw]

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 ........

[petchy]

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.

[magpie]

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

[bigredbmw]

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

iiii its defo a big project like

[bigredbmw]

just a few pics



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



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

[magpie]

bet that took some sweeping up

[bigredbmw]

its all in a nice pile for you my friend lol

[Tondeur]

Your mental!

i hope it goes well for you.

Tondeur

[bigredbmw]

Magpie Your mental!

i hope it goes well for you.

Tondeur

should do just gonna take time to do it

[harry_p]

i think you're mad!

certainly the most ambicious rebuild i've ever seen

i have no idea how you're going to piece it all together, but best of luck with it!

[bigredbmw]

got new bits for it my mate is doing all the welding for me

[walrus1968]

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

[scottnomie]

your keen!!!!!!!!

just keep going

ps. you have a good friend!!!!

[bigredbmw]

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

[bigredbmw]

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 ..........

[maxfield]

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

[bigredbmw]

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

[craggsyE30]

crazy man but still good luck with it mate will be minted once finished

[rallygaz]

christ it looks like a 50000 piece jigsaw puzzle, good luck with it you must have the patience of a saint.

[bigredbmw]

gonna get the bottle of oxy at weekend so can get on with the welding eventually

[Rav335uk]

gonna get the bottle of oxy at weekend so can get on with burning this eventually

Fixed

[mcbonio]

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?

[bigredbmw]

1.8 m40 lump already have engine sorted its been fully rebuilt

[bigredbmw]

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

[magpie]

brand new inner arches at £120 each = ouch ya bastid

[bigredbmw]

but they will last tho mate

[iceox]

i reckon thats what 90% of e30's look like if you take the underseal crap off

[bigredbmw]

90 quid each plus vat

[bigredbmw]

also buying new outer arches and new sills as well

[bigredbmw]

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

[bigredbmw]

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