Reshell project -It runs :)

[eko]

Right as most of you know i recently discovered some horrendous rust under my roof lining.
This was going to work out to be a costly fix to do right and to be honest once id found it there my heart just wasnt in it anymore
Ended up buying this 316i off another zoner E30318isbry for what i would say is a very good price.
I need the car on the road within 2 weeks and in this time everything including the full inside/under bonnet/suspension etc will be swapped over.
Only picked the 316 up yesterday and planned to make a start ASAP.
Had all good intentions of removing the rear beam/diff/brakes etc today and hopefully the replacement tomorrow ready for refitting on Wednesday.Well the shitty weather has put a hold on that(no garage) so instead of having it just sat there i decided that id start on the interior first.
So after work today i set about ripping the 316 trim out.After my previous experience with roof rust i could wait to get the roof lining out so i crudely hacked it out with a stanley knife.I am pleased to say that the roof tray is mint,not a sign of any water build up or rust spots etc.
So tomorrow ill call and get a tin of waxoil and pump loads in there,should last a good few years then.Black roof lining will then be refitted along with the rest of the interior from the other car.
Hoping to get most of the inside done by Thursday but depends on what time i finish work and weather

Not going to make this a full on photo rebuild thread but ill post up pics as and when i take them along the way but please excuse the quality as my camera has now packed up so these are from my phone.
(5 minutes and ill get some pics up)

[320Touring]

Best of British Tony

[CHRISP]

Good luck Tony

[oakey]

good luck with it all mate

[Speedtouch]

What will you do with your (t)rusty chromey shell?

[eko]

What will you do with your (t)rusty chromey shell?

Not too sure yet mate,probably just fill it with M40 scrap and weight it in.

[eko]

Right heres a few pics.The quality is absolute rubbish so wont even waste forum space with those.Heres the ones ive taken so far anyway!




Mint inner arches

[tristan325]

Bloody hell Tony, are you sure that's an e30? Why isn't it orangey brown in places?

[bss325i]

Good luck fella, good to see you have a good shell to work with.

[eko]

Tristan is it very very clean.Only rust ive found so far is surface crap on the battery tray up front,did a bit(well lots) of prodding there today and it is rock solid so this will be scrubbed down/treated/painted.ECU for the M50 will be mounted there and boxed in.
Just starting to blister on the lower rear valance.Again it is minimal and i reckon if i sort it out now it will be fine.Thats it,rest is totally rust free from what i can see,certainly been well looked after in its life

[eko]

Good luck fella, good to see you have a good shell to work with.

[bmwe30mtech]

Nice one Tony. That 316i reminds me of my 318i when i first bought it. Inner arches look the same! Get lots of waxoil in there, i hope it all goes well.

[eko]

Paul its getting well coated in Waxoil

[tristan325]

Tony, Dynax s50 is MUCH MUCH MUCH better!

[eko]

Dynax s50?
Tell me more/link?

[DanThe]

You may never need touch a welder again with that mate

Absolutely superb

Colour is

[eko]

You may never need touch a welder again with that mate

Absolutely superb

Colour is

Im well happy with it and for what it cost dont think i could have got better
Fooking awful to drive though,standard as you like and gutless,comfort seats that just arent comfortable,radio is crap,steering wheel huge..................but not for long

[whipsey]

damn why can i never find decent shells

[Sanchez]

good luck tony but it looks pretty straight forward with no rust to deal with.

[m3ben05]

Best of luck with this dude, will be a sweet car once its done

[eko]

Best of luck with this dude, will be a sweet car once its done

Thanks mate
to be honest it will be loads better than the other one,not sure about in looks as personally i prefer the `chromies` but in detail etc it will be loads better.
Ill put that little bit more efffort needed into this one with the engine bay wiring etc.O2 sensor for instance.When i was doing the other one last year i ran out of Black insulation tape so just wrapped it in Red
Little things will go a long way

[OBs]

Good luck Tony me old mucker!

Regards battery tray - Ill bring etch primer and some paint over on Saturday to do that

Looks a gooden

Chromelessnessanessnessness

OBs

[eko]

Regards battery tray - Ill bring etch primer and some paint over on Saturday to do that
OBs

Yes please

[whisper]chromeless for now [/whisper]

[OBs]

[whisper]chromeless for now [/whisper]

[whisper]hopefully tow-barless by now to?[/whisper]

[A1BMW325iSport]

looks like a minter mate can't believe those inner arches

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Loving the colour and the wheels. This car will be a weapon.

So clean too!!!

[oguz327]

Looks like a very good shell, great find.

Best of luck with it Tony

[swindy]

Doing the same thing, and because of the same thing, my 320 rusted right through the roof itself, so got a 316 and started a reshell, might as well do it properly and renew everything as you go mate, good luck with it, I jelous over the arches though.......

[DanThe]

Get a proper flywheel dropped in while you have the lump out

Good time (only time) to do the sump gasket if it leaks

[eko]

Get a proper flywheel dropped in while you have the lump out

Which would be best?
Keeping the M50 box

[eko]

Well Black rooflining is now fitted!
Well almost,just got to finish the electric roof conversion then put the Black panel/sunvisors in
Pig of a job though!

[eko]

Update!
Got most of the interior back in today and finished off the rooflining and sunroof.
Plan is to try and finish early tomorrow and get the engine/box and maybe front xmember off.Then Saturday morning ill give the engine bay a good clean up in preperation for the M50.
Smoked headlights/indicators/side repeaters fitted too,looks loads better already

[spook]

where do you find the time to do all this eko, your certainly cracking on,

[CHRISP]

where do you find the time to do all this eko, your certainly cracking on,

cant fit windows in the rain

[eko]

where do you find the time to do all this eko, your certainly cracking on,

cant fit windows in the rain

Can but it certainly gives you incentive to finish quicker