My 325 touring project

[shedrool83]

Colour match on the leather is good. Jealous of the unit.........

Anytime you need it bud its's there for you .

[shedrool83]

Finally got round to doing a job i have been avoiding for a while now.
The manual sunroof didn't want to open and there was signs of rust on the panel.

Eventually got it opened enough to remove the panel to find what i already knew.

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After i got the panel out i can now see why it didn't want to open (apart from the rust that is).
The guides either side seen to be out of sync.(anyone know how to sort this ?)Also how do you remove the sunroof headlining panel ? (the wee metal arms)

Next was the head lining to come out and clean off the old crap ready to retrim.

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Also put inners and outer tie rods on the newly purchased purple tag.

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[Brianmoooore]

The guides either side seen to be out of sync.(anyone know how to sort this ?)Also how do you remove the sunroof headlining panel ? (the wee metal arms)

Sync. by removing the motor and gearbox assembly, manually pull each side of the mech. to full tilt (I think there's a couple of holes for pins each side that line up when this is achieved, but I've never used them), connect the electrics back to the motor, use the switch to set the motor to full tilt, and refit.
More importantly, how did it get out of sync in the first place? Hopefully no damaged gearbox cogs.
IIRC, the small metal arms just pull off. It's definitely not difficult, or I would remember.

[shedrool83]

The guides either side seen to be out of sync.(anyone know how to sort this ?)Also how do you remove the sunroof headlining panel ? (the wee metal arms)

Sync. by removing the motor and gearbox assembly, manually pull each side of the mech. to full tilt (I think there's a couple of holes for pins each side that line up when this is achieved, but I've never used them), connect the electrics back to the motor, use the switch to set the motor to full tilt, and refit.
More importantly, how did it get out of sync in the first place? Hopefully no damaged gearbox cogs.
IIRC, the small metal arms just pull off. It's definitely not difficult, or I would remember.

It's does look like the arms just pull off put they weren't coming easy so thought i'd check rather than break anything.

Its a manual sunroof and the handle was slipping now and again when i tried to get it open.

[Brianmoooore]

Its a manual sunroof and the handle was slipping now and again when i tried to get it open.

Well, that explains how it got out of sync. Hopefully, no damage gas been done to cables or gears.
Be very careful of the large stainless steel plates when you dismantle the mechanism for cleaning and lubrication - the edges are razor sharp.
Pull the cables out of the tubes, clean off all the old grease and apply new.
Synchronising the cables is much the same with a manual roof as with an electric. Just set the manual winder to full tilt before refitting it.

[shedrool83]

Thanks Brian

[shedrool83]

Had a go at the sunroof mech today and thanks to Brian's instructions it seems to be back in sync and moving freely.

I'll stick the new panel on tomorrow and hopefully it still works as it did today .

[shedrool83]

Glad i stuck this up in the garage roofs many moons ago .Not 100% rust free but very little.

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Fitted

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[martauto]

I am so glad to see that we are still doing "proper" things to our cars !!!
I have most bits for mine , and when it`s not around freezing, then I will attack it in the same way and attitude you have

Mart.

[shedrool83]

Can’t get near this atm due to prepping an e46 for a banger rally ,but did manage to pick up new wheels.
Complete with 4 new toyo proxes

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[Tedswagon]

Are these the wheels Morrat was selling?? I was tempted , , , , but I have a set of BBS sitting needing refurb so guess I will just be sending them away some stage in the future.

[shedrool83]

Are these the wheels Morrat was selling?? I was tempted , , , , but I have a set of BBS sitting needing refurb so guess I will just be sending them away some stage in the future.

No not those wheels mate, i found these local.I was in the same boat my 15" bbs needed a refurb and new tyres and these worked out cheaper so i'll be selling mines soon.

[shedrool83]

Finally getting a moment on the e30.

Dying the boot carpet and carpeted trims



Headlining retrimmed and 80% fitted

[Tedswagon]

Love a black headline. Great work. Forget about the banger!

[magpie]

that dye is murder to get off ya hands like , good work as usual ... it's all about attention to detail

[shedrool83]

Love a black headline. Great work. Forget about the banger!

Things no so much a banger now (apart from appearance lol)It ended up near a full refurb underneath and the engine has had everything changed i can get to without pulling it out.Actually a decent car to drive now

[shedrool83]

that dye is murder to get off ya hands like , good work as usual ... it's all about attention to detail

Cheers Mick

My hands seem to always look dirty no matter how hard i scrub them so a bit more black marks on them isn't a problem .
The only time i get them totally clean is if i'm off work for a week or two

[shedrool83]

carpet dyed too

[shedrool83]

A year nearly to the day got i posted this and its finally in paint.

Wee summary since most of the pics have disappeared























My first attempt of painting a whole car from start to finish.Few runs in the clearcoat to sort out and a colour sand but quite happy with it . I'll do the door checks and the engine bay when the engine comes out again .I did plan to keep the car silver but marrakesh brown came out my mouth instead of silver at the paint suppliers.

[brutus]

a million dollars in the making !

well done mate !

[Tedswagon]

Wow, looks great, totally transformed.

[shedrool83]

Tried colour sanding the top panel of the tailgate to see how it came out. Not to bad in my opinion.

[shedrool83]

More sanding and polishing done over the weekend until i ran out of polish and my arms couldn't take anymore .

Still have 2 doors and roof to do plus a machine with finishing conpound then polish and wax .Hope to have this finished by the end of the week it's tediuos work.

[Gavla]

WOW!

The effort put into the paint job was well worth it...looking awesome and cool colour...

[martauto]

WOW!

The effort put into the paint job was well worth it...looking awesome and cool colour...

Say no more !!

Mart.

[shedrool83]

Cheers guys.


Just the roof to do now , can finally see the end as far as sanding goes.

[shedrool83]

Roof is done .

[Tedswagon]

Feck..... it's like a mirror. Brilliant work. Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh.

[shedrool83]

Probably looks better in the pics Ronan tbh. I can still see scratches which i hope is just from compounding and have my fingers crossed the polishing stage will remove them. There is a decent reflection tho just from the wet sanding and compounding .

[TurtleDesignTech]

Looks excellent. Top work.

[shedrool83]

Getting there slowly but surely .

[Cloggy Saint]

Very nice sir!

[Tedswagon]

wow, looks great. Very quick transformation too.

[inkeys]

This build looks incredible.
Plus I have a severe case of garage envy, too

[shedrool83]

This build looks incredible.
Plus I have a severe case of garage envy, too

Cheers .Garage in an expense i could do without as i only use it for my own cars but it is good to have .