Automaton wrote:Chatted with another garage owner, since the one i've been waiting for is not particular in a hurry or disposed towards restorations. Six months to change oil and belts is long enough to stretch friendship and patience.
Owning an e30, you should learn to do these jobs yourself.
Invest in a good quality socket set, trolley jack & a decent set of axle stands. Then read the wiki & away you go...
Point taken, but things are different here. No space to store tools, don't have a covered garage, etc. Have been doing the simpler stuff. Rest I would rather leave to more competent hands with proper tools.
Found a guy willing to open up the sunroof and get it working. Work starts, hopefully, tomorrow.
Automaton wrote:Chatted with another garage owner, since the one i've been waiting for is not particular in a hurry or disposed towards restorations. Six months to change oil and belts is long enough to stretch friendship and patience.
Owning an e30, you should learn to do these jobs yourself.
Invest in a good quality socket set, trolley jack & a decent set of axle stands. Then read the wiki & away you go...
Point taken, but things are different here. No space to store tools, don't have a covered garage, etc. Have been doing the simpler stuff. Rest I would rather leave to more competent hands with proper tools.
Found a guy willing to open up the sunroof and get it working. Work starts, hopefully, tomorrow.
No one has a back passage as large as Pete's!!
PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would
All the fragging of unwanted and unloved E30s will surely drive up prices in a few years.
Me and the mates from Australia won't feel so bad paying our higher prices
I spent an hour and half removing a couple of bitty pin stripes that had been on since the nineties that where looking doggy! Now just the glue to polish off! Also found bit more rust which is always nice
Test-fitted the 16" wheels I've sourced to replace the current 17"s due to arch clearance issues. Didn't clear the E36 M3 front brakes. Ordered some hubcentric spacers in order to remedy the matter. And a stud conversion kit for good measure.
1993 e36 Coupe, but spent 2 hours with the grinder and wire cup brush cleaning all the scabby underseal from around the rear jacking point rubber bungs, cleaning up the heavy pitted rust and priming/painting with waxoyl underseal. Also replaced the tired indicator switch with a really nice tight one.
Dropped it off at the bodyshop for a few bits of minor work - rear arch, passenger door and rear towing eye. None are too far gone but I thought it best to get them all nipped in the bud before welding would be required and before the winter salt-fest begins! Will be picking it up on Thursday hopefully.
Fitted OBC the weekend, found a duff light bar, replaced this , confirmed the temp sensor works and using the code funtion to turn the radio on and off ;)
