Bassboy3313 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I got the parts back from Dan (vinyl wrap guy) last week. They look great! A lot better than I could have done. Last weekend I started up again on the body work. Applying thin layers of body filler over areas that needed smoothing as well as welding up more holes. I went to remove the paint around the driver side door trim holes to prep for welding and when I got the the 2 front holes, nothing but bondo. Gahh!!! The curse of Fat Bob strikes again! So, I immediately got onto Craigslist and found a guy in IL parting out an e21. He wanted to sell the doors as a set, so I talked him down to $100 for both doors. Rust free California car doors, works for me. drove down there last night to pick them up and he ended up throwing a cracked up dash in the back of my car too. Not sure what I will do with the other door and shitty dash, but whatever. Now to start prepping the drivers door for trim hole welding, body filler skim coat and vinyl. On a side note, this guy had a pretty damn impressive BMW collection. 2 e21's (one being parted out), a 2002, an e9 (up for sale), 3 e36 m3's, a fully race prepped e30 m3 and about 3 other cars on storage lifts with car covers on them so I couldn't tell what they were. P_Roloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 That’s great you were able to find a door easily Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retoropak Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 On a side note, this guy had a pretty damn impressive BMW collection. 2 e21's (one being parted out), a 2002, an e9 (up for sale), 3 e36 m3's, a fully race prepped e30 m3 and about 3 other cars on storage lifts with car covers on them so I couldn't tell what they were. If thats the guy that i gave you contact info to than there is another e9 under one of these covers in pristine condition. I believe its a 3.0cs with the csi swapped engine. And there is another e30m3 under one of the covers. Also i think he has two e46 m3s. He also had e23 745 turbo for sale and euro e30 325ix fairly recently. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Man! That's just crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 New tires arrived and mounted. 245s removed the slight stretch the 225s had. I'm happy!Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk m42b32, P_Roloff and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Roloff Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Mmm, those look meaty. Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Hnng! those are amazing! Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Gonna look wicked=) This car needs the meat to look proper imho Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Thanks guys!Today I removed the driver door due to the surprise bondo work. Actually went super well considering all the nightmare stories of removing the door brake pin I've read and heard. I swapped all the odds and ends from the old door to the new and slapped it on. It needs to be slightly pushed towards front of car to be perfectly aligned, but it still closes fine. I figure it's good enough for now seeing that I installed it myself with no help which was a chore. LolSent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Jdesign and m42b32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Aligning body panels is never fun. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Nothing fun for an update. Body work continues in prep for the vinyl wrap. Would be nice if the weather could stay above 50 for an extended period of time also. Ordered more 2K epoxy primer and also found some fender flare welting to try out. We'll see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 let me know if you need a hand with that door alignment Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Looks like the welting works pretty well... Jdesign, jc43089, P_Roloff and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 One step closer Jdesign, wasnt m3, Boris3 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Bassboy3313 said: One step closer P_Roloff, Jdesign and Bassboy3313 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Roloff Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Mmm, I love the way it sits, in my opinion that’s just about the right amount of wheel gap. Definitely a fan of the meatier tire on there too, looks so good. Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Epic!! Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Thanks guys! I got the passenger side and rear epoxy primered yesterday as well. It still definitely has its flaws, but I am building this car to drive, not to trailer. So I am fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Man this looks stellar. Please finish this year! I need to swing by and check it out when Im in your area next! Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Been real busy so far this year with work and other stuff, but slowly getting more progress done. I have the a, b & c pillars wrapped on both sides along with a few other areas. I am ordering more vinyl today to finish the doors and roof. Then i have to cut the rear arches, weld, modify the flares and get them fitted. Then I can order the remaining vinyl for the quarters and rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Bassboy3313 said: Then i have to cut the rear arches, weld... Hahaha! This can be a pain in the penis depending on how much of a perfectionist you are. Maybe it will be easier with your lift, but for me it was difficult to see what I was doing after I stuffed my head, weld shooter and hands all into the wheelwell, all while manuvering around the brake drum/suspension/etc. Remember that the wheelwell holds the weight of the car as well. I'm assuming that the connection between the inner fenderwell and quarter panel is fairly important to the structure of the car. In hindsight, I'd like to investigate that area to see how many spot-welds there are, but Ben scrapped out all that metal for me.... It may not matter much, but if possible I'd recommend angling the filler pieces up from the quarter panel to the inner wheelwell, rather than making them a simple horizontal filler strip. CAD templates (cardboard-aided design) are your friend. Good luck and godspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 So apparently this thread has flown under my radar. This looks incredible. Street car or will these see track time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 3 hours ago, HipMF said: Hahaha! This can be a pain in the penis depending on how much of a perfectionist you are. Maybe it will be easier with your lift, but for me it was difficult to see what I was doing after I stuffed my head, weld shooter and hands all into the wheelwell, all while manuvering around the brake drum/suspension/etc. Remember that the wheelwell holds the weight of the car as well. I'm assuming that the connection between the inner fenderwell and quarter panel is fairly important to the structure of the car. In hindsight, I'd like to investigate that area to see how many spot-welds there are, but Ben scrapped out all that metal for me.... It may not matter much, but if possible I'd recommend angling the filler pieces up from the quarter panel to the inner wheelwell, rather than making them a simple horizontal filler strip. CAD templates (cardboard-aided design) are your friend. Good luck and godspeed. Depending on how the inner and outer skins separate once cut, my plan of attack was to leave the inner a hair longer, pie cut it and bend up to meet outer skin. Then burn them in together. Any and all pics you have of this process would be great! If you don't mind sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 3 hours ago, SteelBlue said: So apparently this thread has flown under my radar. This looks incredible. Street car or will these see track time? Thanks! This will mostly be a street car, but planning on attending some track days here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 19 hours ago, Bassboy3313 said: Depending on how the inner and outer skins separate once cut, my plan of attack was to leave the inner a hair longer, pie cut it and bend up to meet outer skin. Then burn them in together. Any and all pics you have of this process would be great! If you don't mind sharing. That sounds like a good plan. No pics of mine sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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