the new E30

managed to blag the use of a ramp today and checked out the 325

NEED'S: rear spring, front O/S wheel bearing, speedometer sensor plug, as someone has cut it of!, sump is slightly damp, rear O/S driveshaft is slightly damp (outer side), one plate needing welded right bellow the battery (boot) apart from that "it is solid underneath"

think that's all .. once ive replaced that stuff i'll start on the body work   

also fixed the driver's leccy window, replaced both mirror's, fitted some ICE, gutted the dash and window's

i think i might get in to some bother once ive got this car running sweet  i can't help but twitch the steering on sharp bend's not a clever thing to do with a broken spring and wobbly wheel though!

treated the nasty paint work to a treat tonight, first i cleaned the crap of the car with a 50/50 mix of T-cut and cheap polish ... does the same job as T-cut but come's off far easier, then i went over it all with tar remover then finaly (for tonight) i gave it a coat of stage 3 McGuire's, i'll do it with 2 & 1 at the weekend

looking far better already .. even the rusty patche's look better! also going to fit the chrome arche's from my 2 door for now, i'll prep and paint the rear arche's & O/S wing later  once i hopefully have it running like it should?

Paul ive changed the ICV round and it's running just the same

turning the icv around wont make any difference to the running

it is the wrong way around though

job's to do

sort some scabby paint, paint the O/S wing (new replacement fitted) fit a new front wheel bearing, rear suspension arm bush, front fog's.

tonight i changed over the leather seat's, speaker shelf and front grille's + eye brow spoiler's all from my red one  

also hoovered out all the carpet's, mat's and boot.
not great pic's but this is it with the leather all fitted

if the weather hold's out then tomorrow night i'll start on the engine bay, then front wheel bearing and rear suspension arm bush  :wink: then hopefully insure and tax it and hit the road's .. while i'm preping the body work  8)  for some painting  :wink: