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jbh325i
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Posted: 29-October-2009 at 01:03 |
I purchased this late last year localy. ive been determined to have a tech1 Sport for years and have had a few which ive learned a lot from ( mainly where they rust ) ive used them as a learning curve and have built up a good supply of spares from them. when i went to see this one i checked the usal places for rust and it didint look to bad but was far from being perfect but truth be it it was the best of a bad lot that ive went to see and had. once i got it home I started stripping it but was put on hold over xmas and then had other comitments plus i got married so its not progressed as fast as i would have liked it to. being able to do the mechanical side of things helps but i cant weld and im not realy wanting to start learning on this so this has held me back aswell. heres the progress pics so far..
in all honestly apart from the rear bumper being removed it didint look to bad. the wheels were horid though.. well here we are i got a spare 5 Min's at it and separated the abs loom from the main car loom and got a few pics of the rust..
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well the misses was out the bairns was at his aunties so i decided to go out and hit the rust with the grinder and wire brush attachment... not to bad if i say so my self..
in behind all the panels it doesnt look to bad. the front wings were gooners, so was the front valance.
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that's the progress so far on my car. been a bit slow this year due to getting married and stuff. I've got a boy coming on Friday depending on the time he finishes work to give me a price on welding. I've got 2 new rear arches, 2 genuine front wings and genuine front panel to go back on during the rebuild. any suggestions or views will be welcomed |
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Sporty1
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Good luck with the resto.
In all it doesn't look too bad, just the ususal area's........... seen worse. |
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jbh325i
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I know what your saying. the last 2 i had didn't have inner arches. my first one had rot in the roof and the A pillar |
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I remember my first E30 316, wish I had pics of it - makes yours look mint.
Rescued it from a flood and the bodywork was rotten completely and has since been scrapped. 2nd one was a facelift 320i and that had rotten wings (looked ok when I bought it but my finger went straight through when I scratched a little bit of bubbling - ended up with a hole on each side you could put your fist through. Good pics btw, will look great when its finished. |
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well wee update.. i picked up a half stripped 525e today so after an hours work i had this lying in my mates workshop floor 2.7 eta block. so its new home will be in the bay of my sport running with a stadard 325i head and inlet with a chipped ecu to make it all run nicely.. . i know theres more ways to build a 2.7 m20 but im not wanting to start decking blocks extra.. |
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