E30 M3 TLC Project

Here you go Brian.....

The last pic is taken from outside the car (OSR behind bumper) looking in at battery tray in boot!!

Its having a new bonnet, scuttle, rear panel, lower rear wing sections, outer door sills (NOT covers!), and "UK" front wings for now. The roof and rear wings had little or no filler but the scuttle was full of fibreglass. There is some nastyness under where the fusebox goes, Uwe was right with this one, it has a hole! Didn't become apparent untill removing the sealer under the NSF inner wheel arch. There is some cracking to the bulkhead too so the shell will be put on a jig, pulled in line if needed (doubt it), welded and strengthened where it had cracked.

I never intended to go this far with this one, as it was supposed to be an everyday driver/engine/management project car, but it should turn out as good, if not better than my black SE. I can't wait to get it back on the road.....me is missing it.  And I now have a C/F Airbox to go on too

Now on the look out for a replica Evo3 rear spoiler and flap.

Also, has anyone got a genuine Evo2 lower rear spoiler too? The one on this one was a cheap fibreglass copy and broke when removing.

Well, I was going to get it blasted, but when I turned up last week, the lads had already put about 3 gallons of paint stripper on it, so now I guess I will leave them to carry on with what they are doing. Underneath is as good as the SE was if you can remember what it looked like underneath?

Mine too has a hole on the nsr where the jack and tools are kept, although nothing like the osr. The scuttle is gone in 4 places. But judging by the amount of paint that came off, its been re-sprayed a few times I reckon. I was suprised however of the lack of dents in it. There was one bit of filler above the nsr wheel arch. Looks like a shopping trolley accident. Its a very straight car - honestly!

As to the SE, I am pleased with the finish....but maintaining it is a nightmare! We are going to used different paint and top coat with the Evo2. Apparently there is a very hard top coat out that is very resistant to scratching. Its expensive, but I'm looking at it.

Good luck with your's too Brian, these cars are very good at hiding all sorts of nastyness. Looking at yours and my Evo2, you would have never have knew how much rust can actually be there.

respect to you guys. keep up the good work.

in the words of an ex alcoholic(namely me) one day at a time.

look forward to seeing them finished.

then you can come start mine.