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| E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars. |
01-23-2006, 04:27 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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started working on the e30
Over the last week or so we started working on the car. We took out the door handles and installed poppers. The left side is ready for primer and theres alittle more work to do on the right side. We glued the sideskirts up with panel adhesive the other night. We'll get those prepped tonight. I hav pictures and I'll try to get those posted sometime today. |
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01-23-2006, 04:41 PM
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Name: komodo
Title: Administrator
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Athens, GA
Your Ride: 1995 M3
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Awesome. 
Also, if you do anything worthy of a DIY, you should take some pics and throw it together to help others down the line.
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01-23-2006, 06:54 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: e30
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01-23-2006, 07:03 PM
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Name: witeshark
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Miami FL
Your Ride: 89 325i 5 speed
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Feelin' the E30 love  |
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01-23-2006, 08:26 PM
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Name: Numark318i
Title: has an empty wallet
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Only place in the world where people say "Hella"
Your Ride: ^^
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looking good
thinking about upgrading the lights?
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01-23-2006, 10:09 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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yeah... im looking into getting a nice pair of angeleyes... one step at a time |
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01-23-2006, 10:10 PM
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Name: nick_318is
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Detroit, MI, I Heart E30s
Your Ride: 1991 318is (e30 m42), 2007 Mazdaspeed 3
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Looks good, can't wait to see the finnished product. |
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01-23-2006, 10:46 PM
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Name: Red_Rocket
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Coeur D' Alene, ID
Your Ride: E30 325
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yea dude, dont over do it with the bondo, lol
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01-23-2006, 10:53 PM
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Name: Cellardoor
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: RI
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 95 M3
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awsome man, how about a DIY for the shaved door handles? that would b an awsome thing  !
-Hutch-
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01-24-2006, 09:18 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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Originally Posted by Red_Rocket
yea dude, dont over do it with the bondo, lol
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the door had a past repair and they screwed it up pretty bad... so we had to sand out all the high spots and we ended up using a lot of body filler. its all straight now though, just look at the shot along the side of the car |
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01-24-2006, 09:50 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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heres a few more pics... the hood is pretty far gone, the people that worked on it last didnt do a great job. so im replacing the hood and the front bumper needs quite a bit of work too. it has lots of high and low spots. so were gonna try working the spots out tonight. ill try to post some more shots later
http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0130.JPG
http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0131.JPG |
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01-24-2006, 10:32 PM
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Name: Numark318i
Title: has an empty wallet
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Only place in the world where people say "Hella"
Your Ride: ^^
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looking good.
once u shave the door handles do u use an alarm to open the doors or what?
What happens if ur battery dies?
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The aural sensations of 1st gear WOT
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01-24-2006, 11:50 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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the set up comes with two remotes... and we set up an emergency switch in the back that shuts the doors off. were gonna try and fit a little button in the bottom of each mirror to pop the doors. and if the battery dies.... im basically screwed. i would need a jump. ive heard about cables that run through the door and if ur battery does die, you can pull on em and pop the door mechanically. i guess you could run it out to the wheel well. im not really sure how its set up.
i fired up the patch on the right door handle so ill make sure i take some DIY pics wen it gets patched up again... i dont hav any pics of the actuator and popper and how we rigged it up in the door but ill put up a quick walkthrough for anyone interested. its not too difficult |
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01-25-2006, 08:22 PM
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Name: Akuma
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: UK
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should be good when its fully resprayed. Tip, see if you can get hold of the M-Tech 2 side door panelling, will look better with those side skirts you got on there otherwise it might look a bit plain and stuck on, trust me on it!
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01-25-2006, 10:09 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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the left side is primed and after alittle wet sanding the right side will be ready tomorrow. i should be getting a new hood friday... ill see how it works out. im gonna use the sun roof off my 84 cuz theres a few rust spots on the one in the car right now. heres some more pics
http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0144.JPG
http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0145.JPG |
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01-26-2006, 12:43 AM
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Name: Numark318i
Title: has an empty wallet
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Only place in the world where people say "Hella"
Your Ride: ^^
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We all get the urge...Saturday early morning...nothing to do till noon... BMW FTW
The aural sensations of 1st gear WOT
**CGM **(Certified Garage Mechanic)
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01-30-2006, 10:04 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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finished up with the eyebrow and the grill tonight... we ended up fixing the hood. if all goes well, the front will be primed by tomorrow - hood, grill, eyebrow, and bumper. i hav a few pictures so ill post them in alittle bit |
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01-30-2006, 11:36 PM
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Name: defkon99
Title: Upgraded Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: San An, TX
Your Ride: 1993 E36
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damn HOW! great!!! im so jealous ! you have my project car man
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01-31-2006, 10:39 PM
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Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
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02-01-2006, 12:51 AM
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Name: Numark318i
Title: has an empty wallet
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Only place in the world where people say "Hella"
Your Ride: ^^
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looking good. that hood looks 200percent better. cant wait to see a finished product.
any engine mods planned? or did someone already ask?
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We all get the urge...Saturday early morning...nothing to do till noon... BMW FTW
The aural sensations of 1st gear WOT
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