The Great Jacking Point Debate

[capri_rob]

I dont care what any of you homo's say or think, an unmolested E30 is foooking gay! They have to be molested to make them worthwhile otherwise they would just be 'another old shitbox'

Jacking pads FTL!
If mine had rust they wouldnt be going back on, if I was being fussy I would just fit a small bracket to screw the arch liner to, nothing else is needed, Amen

He speaketh the truth.
"jacking pads" fookin shyte !












Fook em off I tell ye

[magpie]

what's this odd piece of metal in bottom of pic ...........



and here ....

[e30topless]

they hold the M3 bumper on the sides Mick

[Jim320i]

That a home made car stand?

By the off chance, do you know how much weight it would hold?

Keep thinking to myself I need something similar, fed up of laying on the cold ground or turning the breakers on their side by myself. Also want something I could use to replace the wheels and cart them around a bit easier, as well as not have to leave the struts/rear beam until the last minute and miss on sales when people are after them

Just tip it on its side Jim, Ghetto style.

Thats what I d with all of them, but I dont have anyone at hand with me when i'm doing it so its a dangerous process of jacking it up off bmw jacks on wood... Lots of wood, 2 jacks, 1 side getting higher than the other each time. Then depending on how stripped the shell is I can usually lift it up and over onto its side, but if it still has its engine in then I have to get a car to pull it on its side... Would just be nice to be able to spin the fooker on the spot.

@Kedge - You seen how much crap I have... Thats why it all remains on them for so long, else I would run out of space Plus, i'm never in a rush!

[daimlerman]

Thought you lived/worked on a farm,Jim?

Must be a forking truck knocking about the place....

[Jim320i]

Unfortunately there isnt, the last place wasnt a working farm. We've moved now too, althugh there is a farm up the road a bit, dont know anyone well enough to ask yet. Plus I like the idea of not having to rely on others to get things done

[E30_Aza]

This thread just sums up the zone for me lately, full of shite!!! 4 pages on this? Really?

[bss325i]

I dont care what any of you homo's say or think, an unmolested E30 is foooking gay! They have to be molested to make them worthwhile otherwise they would just be 'another old shitbox' p

I'll have to disagree with you there as would many.

You telling me, for example a completely original unmolested E30 M3 is gay? I think not and these ones that will come more valuable and sought after. Fact!

[sunnyr83]

Well you clearly didn't read the aerial thread Aza.

[E30_Aza]

Oh no I read that too!

[Andyboy]

I dont care what any of you homo's say or think, an unmolested E30 is foooking gay! They have to be molested to make them worthwhile otherwise they would just be 'another old shitbox' p

I'll have to disagree with you there as would many.

You telling me, for example a completely original unmolested E30 M3 is gay? I think not and these ones that will come more valuable and sought after. Fact!

Nothing says 'I've been rusty and repaired' quite like missing jacking pads. It would make me question the standard of the other resto work.
In the case of Diddlers Moredoor, Beardymatt did the work so I know it was done right. Anyone else though........

[Meatballs82]

Life is way too short for this thread!!!!

[Jim320i]

Life is way too short for this thread!!!!

Only because you sorted yours already... What did you go for Matthew?

[Meatballs82]

I went for the delete option (twice now )

Here's a pic of my car with jacking points intact


And here's a pic of my car with jacking points deleted


My car is a welded up snotter and I love it dearly

[Jim320i]

Matt, you have a lovely front lawn... Do you trim it yourself or does Nancy do it?

I prefer your car without the jacking points. Looks much better

[Green]

I went for the delete option (twice now )

Here's a pic of my car with jacking points intact


And here's a pic of my car with jacking points deleted


My car is a welded up snotter and I love it dearly

It's nothing but scrap now then, time to frag

[Meatballs82]

Matt, you have a lovely front lawn... Do you trim it yourself or does Nancy do it?

I prefer your car without the jacking points. Looks much better

We take it in turns Jim, but I will tell Nancy you said she has a lovely front garden. The rears a right mess at the minute

[Jim320i]

I went for the delete option (twice now )

Here's a pic of my car with jacking points intact


And here's a pic of my car with jacking points deleted


My car is a welded up snotter and I love it dearly

It's nothing but scrap now then, time to frag

Matt! Ring me

[magpie]

did you go for rear wheel arch delete ? what coulour are your iner arches if you still have any and can i have the exact measurements in old money of how your ///M-TECH badge sits on your front ashtray .

Mick.

[Meatballs82]

It's nothing but scrap now then, time to frag

I think it was time to frag a while ago!

[Meatballs82]

did you go for rear wheel arch delete ? what coulour are your iner arches if you still have any and can i have the exact measurements in old money of how your ///M-TECH badge sits on your front ashtray .

Mick.

Rear arches are all present / body coloured and minter than a colgate colonic.

I did opt for the Mmmmmm badge ashtray delete Mick

And I took the rear one off the bootlid too but couldn't bring myself to remove the front badge. I really like the contrast against the satin black kidney grill

[magpie]

your no f00king use then

[Jim320i]

I really like the contrast against the satin black kidney grill

With this and your non factory jacking points, according to zone law, you should be Hanged by the neck until you are dead...

[Meatballs82]

I really like the contrast against the satin black kidney grill

With this and your non factory jacking points, according to zone law, you should be Hanged by the neck until you are dead...

Once the pads were removed, I stapled them onto the tourings undercarriage so you can have extra kudos when you pick it up this weekend.

[Jim320i]

People will stop their cars as I pass them on the street and shows will be focus around me with 2 sets of them!

[Meatballs82]

People will stop their cars as I pass them on the street and shows will be focus around me with 2 sets of them!

Ain't no streets where you live farmer boy!

[DanThe]

I dont care what any of you homo's say or think, an unmolested E30 is foooking gay! They have to be molested to make them worthwhile otherwise they would just be 'another old shitbox' p

I'll have to disagree with you there as would many.

You telling me, for example a completely original unmolested E30 M3 is gay? I think not and these ones that will come more valuable and sought after. Fact!

Barry I apologise and have amended my post accordingly, completely original/unmolested/mint cars belong in museums

Anything used often enough on the road will need repairing/molesting at some point

[polsta]

I went for the delete option (twice now )

Here's a pic of my car with jacking points intact


And here's a pic of my car with jacking points deleted


My car is a welded up snotter and I love it dearly

its clear to see thats a molested and no good car coz of that, shame on you !!

[Jim320i]

I went for the delete option (twice now )

Here's a pic of my car with jacking points intact


And here's a pic of my car with jacking points deleted


My car is a welded up snotter and I love it dearly

Just a quick one while i'm thinking about this too... At what point does it become a ringer? I mean, this car is prefacelift more than it is sport now

[B7]

Matt, you have a lovely front lawn... Do you trim it yourself or does Nancy do it?

I prefer your car without the jacking points. Looks much better

We take it in turns Jim, but I will tell Nancy you said she has a lovely front garden. The rears a right mess at the minute

THATS the only thing worth reading in this thread!

[tomislav]

I went for the delete option (twice now )

Here's a pic of my car with jacking points intact


And here's a pic of my car with jacking points deleted


My car is a welded up snotter and I love it dearly

You can clearly see in the 'after' photo that due to the weight loss of the jacking pad delete that it is at least 8 inches higher than before, has completely ruined the camber angles and now, because of your smooth jacking points there will be at least 999999ft/lb of lift creted thus flipping the car over once above 90mph. Be careful

[tomislav]

I had Matt make these for one of the turds I'm doing, the man got skillzz





it was worth the effort

Who the hell did your welding, i want them to do mine, thats a seriously tidy piece of repair work