KaiserRolls Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I vote gut it and make it a fun car. Use funds that would've went to making it pretty to making it gnarly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I vote: Race seats and harnesses suck suspenceful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I vote: Race seats and harnesses suck Unless they plan to track the crap out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 1 hour ago, HipMF said: Nice! It'll be intersting to see what happens with this. If I donate an M50 swap can I drive it at the track? If you try to take the dent out, you'll want to start at the edge of it and work towards the center. Trying to push in the center to "pop" it back out will almost definitley make it worse. Thanks for the tip. I would love to put an M50 in it if it's free. You can drive it either way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Just to clarify, we're not "rebuilding" the motor. We're freshening it up with new gaskets, seals, timing belt, water pump, etc. We won't be cracking it open. As far as the interior goes, we're still up in the air about it. I'd love to track the crap out of it and shed some weight. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 +1 vote for gutting it KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 3 hours ago, SteelBlue said: Thanks for the advice on the door dent. This is definitely something we are going to be discussing with people that have more body work knowledge before we make an attempt to fix it. We didn't get any pictures of the interior after, but the carpet cleaned up really well (Jake will post some later). We pulled the center console and back seat out to make sure we got everything with the vacuum. I washed all of the center console parts. I was able to clean up the trunk pretty well but this dude must have spilled a whole box worth of nails in it because they were everywhere. We are in the process of pricing out all the gaskets, seals, fluids, and parts for the engine rebuild. The goal is to pick up a transmission next week and then pull the engine and start the rebuild process. Hopefully start it that weekend? Let me know what parts you need and I may be able to help with some pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 20 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said: Let me know what parts you need and I may be able to help with some pricing. This is what I'm looking at on RMEuropean.com right now... e30-parts.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 48 minutes ago, suspenceful said: This is what I'm looking at on RMEuropean.com right now... e30-parts.pdf Just sent you a message. I only included parts where I could beat the pricing. By my calculation it's about $20 less than RMeruopean even with the shipping price included in my estimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Had a half day at work today. So I headed to Jake's right after so I could continue to remove the rest of the interior. It was a hot and humid one today and the E30's resting place as of now is in the driveway. Luckily, the garage felt like it had air condition in it, so I made trips continuously between the two. Was able to pull the rest of the interior minus the dash, carpet, and seat belts. Pulled the headlights, kidneys, and headlight grills to be cleaned and repainted. Removed the IS trunk lid to be repainted and to make buffing the car easier. Pulled out the tail lights to red out the amber turn signals (these need to be wet sanded and polished). When I pulled out the dead battery I was greeted to a fuckin colony of ants living under this thing. Quickly grabbed the shop vac and vacuumed up as many of them as I could. When Jake got back from work we tried hammering out the dented side because it had been sitting under the sun all day. It looks better than where we started, but its still not very good. We cant be too upset given the condition we got it in, but it does look better. Will probably revisit this later. He also polished the area after to remove some of the paint transfer. I will be attempting to buff and polish the car tomorrow weather permitting. Dented side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Another hot day today. Thankfully, there is some really good shade cover from some big trees on the road in front of Jake's house. Was able to keep the E46 and E30 cool all afternoon. It was probably an easy 20 degree difference being in the shade and being in the sun, would not have worked today had I not been in the shade. Just ran a long extension cord across the road to get power for the rotary wheel. Also just used buckets of water to wash the car on the side of the road as the hose did not reach. I only cut the car today, so the car still has swirl, but the depth was really brought back out. I will be hopefully polishing and waxing it tomorrow to finish up the paint restore. It has cleaned up pretty well. Some areas will need to be revisited, but overall I am happy with the outcome. Buddy from Bergstrom stopped over with some metal polish and helped me with the bumpers and window trim while I finished buffing the car. Hoping after the polish and the wax the car will really shine. suspenceful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Teach me your paint restoration ways! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Finished the paint restore today. Was much cooler out so that made being outside a lot more enjoyable. The paint came back really well and I am happy with the result. The products I used for the restore were Meguiars Ultimate Compound, Polish, and Liquid Wax. I didn't test it, but the paint should have a really good bead. I'll ask Jake to take some pictures with the DSLR so you guys can get a better idea of how it came out. The iPhone pictures will suffice for the time being. This is after polishing, before waxing Compounded vs. Polished These are all polished and waxed pictures REKIII, B C and patsbimmer1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks great. Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 I wish I had the patience for this. Looks amazing Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 The iPhone pictures don't do the paint justice, but it looks great. Exponentially better. Now we're going to clean up the trim pieces and tidy up some loose ends. Plan is to pull the motor this weekend, freshen it up, and drop it back in with a new trans. Then we're gonna get the hookup on some cheap used JOM coilovers and eventually get some cheap wheels. The car should end up looking pretty decent. Also, we tried pounding the dent out a little bit. The "after" picture makes it look better than it really is, but it's improved for sure. SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Something happened last night. Only took two hours. Now to clean the bay, delete unneccessary crap, and freshen up the motor. Hoping to drop it back in this weekend with a new trans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 There was a dude in classic BMWs giving away a g260. Idk if it's been spoken for yet or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 48 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: There was a dude in classic BMWs giving away a g260. Idk if it's been spoken for yet or not Is this a Facebook page? Was it in good working condition? I'll have to look into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 There was a dude in classic BMWs giving away a g260. Idk if it's been spoken for yet or not Is this a Facebook page? Was it in good working condition? I'll have to look into it! Tagged you (If that doesn't work here's a screenshot) Maybe it works, maybe not. For free tho why not give it a try (if yours is totally borked) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 41 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: Tagged you (If that doesn't work here's a screenshot) Maybe it works, maybe not. For free tho why not give it a try (if yours is totally borked) I saw that and joined the group. I think it's spoken for, but we want one that's pretty much guaranteed to work. Snap said John Prusinski had one so I reached out to him. He said he has one that should work and is selling it for a good deal, so we'll probably pick that up on Friday. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 If you value your sanity. Promptly leave the group as well GunMetalGrey and SteelBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 1 minute ago, KaiserRolls said: If you value your sanity. Promptly leave the group as well Noted! andyhundley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 2 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: If you value your sanity. Promptly leave the group as well But how will I know who wants to trade shitty wheels?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Took the clutch/flywheel off so I could mount the engine on a stand. Clutch has plenty of material left. Gonna get the flywheel resurfaced (if cheap). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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