someone killed my e30 so got a new project any help welcome

[whipsey]

might be interested send me some pics and a price your looking for is it rolling ?

[Jerran]

Rolling ? Yes, am using it to get to the station and back each day ! Let me know your e-mail address and I'll get you some snaps tomorrow eve, if there's any areas you want snaps of specifically I'll do my best,

Jerran

[whipsey]

im still undecided on what engine to put into my car at the minute its a 1.8i that i had an idea of putting a turbo on , then theres a 2.7 conversion i was thinking about but i've just seen a 2.3 engine up for grabs locally fairly cheap or a 4.0 v8 whats gonna be my best option here? any body help

[dobbie82]

where did you get the rear arch panels? thinking of getting some meself?

[whipsey]

does anyone know what the part number is for the front floor panels?

[Rich_W]

If you can still get the panels then go for it. Bonus is that once its done you know its done and secondly you can do all the smoothing/delocking etc before the final paint.

Take a look at a friend of mines Resto on his RS Turbo. Hopefully that will give you some inspiration.

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/rr_ww/?start=all

[whipsey]

nice one at least i know it can be done lol its like a never ending task at the min

[whipsey]

just a quick update in pics



and a quick question ive got a set of alloys off an e36 they are 18" m3 ones how hard would it be to make these fit an e30 bearing in mind if i have to hack the rear arches to make them fit i might as well do it now i'm looking at fitting the e36 front struts and the z3 rear arms will this work?

[whipsey]

i want to fit the wheels off of this to it

[tregzybmw]

wrong amount of studs, totally wrong offset, to wide, and far to large in diameter @ 18''!!!

[whipsey]

if i use e36 hubs front and z3 hubs rear then the studs are fine 18's can be fitted to anything if you want the hassle hence the reason for trying before i fit the new arches i want it to be different so im gonna have a go any way

[hammoj28]

This is some project mate. Good luck. Your gonna be an ace welder by the end of it!lol. Only way to learn though.

[whipsey]

yep i hope so it would be nice if i was given a bit of support along the way by more people like yourself thanks

[mudskipper]

seriously dude, i know its one hell of a mission but i reckon you will be proud of the end result.

GOOD LUCK

[andyborris]

If you enjoy it, or you want the learning experience, go for it.

Andy

[whipsey]

im still undecided on the engine choice though i've bought the e30 restoration bible and its got in detail five different engine swaps

[whipsey]

wrong amount of studs, totally wrong offset, to wide, and far to large in diameter @ 18''!!!

just to prove a point link here can be done will be done
http://www.ubersaloons.co.nz/uber3/5lug.htm

[e30bmlover]

just seen this thread...........@uck me! its like something that fred flintstone would drive good luck dude......................good luck.

[whipsey]

just another quick update i've got one of the holes welded up today


removed the dash and found some more


found out where the hole in the battery tray goes

got the grinder out on one of the sills just gotta give it a bit more metal


i cant remove the engine yet as i've gota drive it round the corner to my sisters house while drive gets done but its getting there very very slowly

[whipsey]

nearly forgot gave the lower part of car a bit of a spray to stop any more (could there be any more) rust appearing

[Jhonno]

ive seen soo much better in the scrap yard!!

gonna get me some shares in welding wire..

[whipsey]

think of this as a learning tool i've got it sitting ther so may as well have a go

[fuzzy]

i like a challenge myself but that looks a bit much

[whipsey]

to be honest at the minute im not finding it that hard im kinda enjoying it just not too sure about when i strip the rest out and rebuild the brakes not sure on the abs and power steering side of it

[whipsey]

another quick update just got a bargain off ebay so now i've decided what engines going in i've chose the m50 2.5 these should fit nicely bit of a bargain i think
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K%3A1&rd=1

[ROC]

Good to see you are making progress Whipsey. Gotta say your a brave man taking on all that rust, wish you all the best with it.

Cheers,

Rich.

[whipsey]

thanks rich i see your localish if you every fancy having a look feel free to drop past

[TW166Y]

where's the solid metal?!

[whipsey]

on the bonnet